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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12902, 13 February 1906, Page 4

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PLEASANT POINT STOCK SALE,

The yarding at this sale yesterday principally consisted of sheep, there only being, a few cattle penned. The sheep market throughout was brisk and gooa prices were maintained for forward lambs. •Very little stock was passed and the attendance was . large. ~ Prices were as follows: —Cattle, 4 fat heifers at £4 10s, 3 ditto at £4 4s, 1 fat cow at £4, 3 steers and 1 heifer at £4 10s, 6 steers and heifers at £3 Bs, 1 cow in profit at £3 10s, 1 forward heifer at £3 10s, 2 yearlings , at, 12s - 6d. . Sheep, 4159 were yarded; 87 fert wetliers at 17s 113," 7 ditto at 18s 7d, 4 2-tooth and wethers at 16s; ewes, 17 fat at lss 9d, 17 ditto at 14s Id, 29 ditto at 14s sd, 20 dittos at 15s, 20 ditto at 14s Bd, 25 ditto at 12s 3d, 20 ditto at 16s, 5 ditto at 15s Bd, 21 ditto at 16s 4d, 30 ditto at lis; lambs, 66 "fat at 14s '6d; stores, 107 2-tooth wethers at 15s 9d, 300 2-tooth ditto at 13s 9d, 200 2-tooth ewes at 18s 6d, 2CO ditto at 15s lOd, 505 2-tooth. ewes at 18s id, 3.86 aged swes at 3s, 133 s.m. ewes at 114s lOd, 56 s.m. ewes at 13s 9d (passed), 1 2-tooth Tam at 10s; lambs, 120 fat and forward at lis 6d, 75 ditto at 12s Bd, 60 ditto at 12s 3d, 160 ditto at 12s Id '(passed), 120 ditto at lis 6d (passed), 255 do at 12s, 230 small at 9s sd, 380 good sorts at 13s 6d, 150 ditto at lis 9d, 80 ditto at 12s 9d, 50 ditto at lis Bd, 160 good at l2sßd, 9d, 50 ditto at- lis Bd, 160 good at 12s Bd, ditto at 12s sd, 206 ditto at 12s r 667 smaller sorts at lis 6d (passed), 205 ditto at lis 9d.