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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12904, 15 February 1906, Page 4

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GERALDINE STOCK SAXE. At these yards yesterday, there" was a very good yarding 'of sheep and/ cattle. Cattle—l fat cow at. £6, 2 fat steers at £5, 2 steers at £4 8s 6d, 3 steers at £4 18s, fat cow at £4 155,.-: 2 steers (forward) at £4 2s, 2 yearlings at 21s, 18 2-year-old heifers at' £2 12s 6d, 5 18 months to 2-year-old steers at <£2 ss, 4 ditto at 395, springing heifers aVi £3 ss, £2 15s, yearlings at 16s, 21s, calves at 6s 6d and lis. Sheep—Two-tooth wethers, 278 at 15s, <79 at 14s 6d, 48 at 14s 6d, 542 at 15s, 20 at 15s 9d, 37 at 16s 6d; lambs, 151 at Us lOd, 79 at lis 9d, 100 at. 12s 7d, 500 at 10s lOd (passed), 240 at 10s 9d, 6 and 8-tooth ewes at 14s . 3d, 15s 9d, ewes and lambs (all counted) at lis lOd, ADDINGTOX STOCK MARKET. Per Press Association. , OHKISTCHUECH,: February 14. There were moderate entries of most classes of stock, but the. attendance was large. Fat cattle were lower "in."price, especially, cows. Fat lambs were firmer in consequence of the . email warding and the fat slieep market was* rather better for the same reason/ There was a good.demand far store sheep, there being a rise in forward lambs. Pigs'bi all classes recovered in price, the. yarding being onla moderate one. There was only a moderate" demand for store cattle and' a good enquiry for dairy cows. ..." Sheep—There were about -3500 store sheep offered of which two-thirds- were There was a good sale for allclasses, lambs meeting with the most enquiry, and there was an advance in the prices of forward lots. The chief lines sold were—67 2-tooth ewes 17s Bd, 53 t f 6^27 n 4-tooths 17s. 3d, ,39 4 and T, t00 ™ s 15s 9d > !58 aged; 7s, 41 at 9s od, 68 4-topth wethers 16s lid 26 4 and 6-tooths 16s, 197 2-tooths 15s 9d, 103 at 14s lOd, 120 at 10s 3d-to 13s, 87 lambs 13s 6d, 30Qat 13s, 93 at 12s 6d, 145 at d> n 1 , 40 at 12s 3d > 75 at 12s 3d, 82 ™ 9d *„ 198 at 10s lld ' 446 others 10s 9d, 394 (shorn) 10s 7d, 164 at 10s 154 at, lps, smaller lots 7s 6d to 12s 6d' There were <mly mo f a t lambs penned and the short supply .resulted in an advance in prices, freezers selling at 13s od to 15s 9d, and one ixtra pen to 16s ad, and a snaall line was bought bv a grazier at 12s 9d. There was a small yarding of fat sheep the bulkbeing ewes with some lines of handy-weight 1 wethers and a few lots of extra prime. The sale opened firmly at the previous week'* rates and prices kept up right to the end without the usual-drop in ewes. .The range <tt prices was—Prime wethers 18s to 20s od, extra to 235, lighter 16s 7d to 17s 6d, prune ewes 16s to 18s, medium 13s 6d i to 15s 6d, aged lis to 13s, good to prime merino wethers 13s §d to 14s 9d, lighter Us 6d to 12s sd.

-Cattle—The supply of beef comprised 213 -bead 0 f which a considerable proportion was light weight heifers. The sale -was dragging,-.cows being especially -difficult.,; to. dispose of and ; prices all round Seven steers from Mr B. H. Khode6,-, ; (Otahiina) made £8 15s to £9 ™ s . and > steers irom-Mr Geo. Humphrey's (KaitunaK£7,los to £8 ss; steers teoogb* £5 7s 6d to £lO 12s 6d,' heifers £4 Ws M £ 7 10s, cows £4 -2s 6d to £7 IQ S , .calves 7s 6d to 435. There were a fev good Imes amongst tie st&e cattle offered and a fair amount of business was dope, but the demand was not brisk Good dairy cows met with a better enquirv Prices—ls to 18 months 27s to' 3% 2 year steers £2 175,6 d .to £3 3s, 2-year heifers £2 12s 6d to £2 17s 6d 3-year steers £4 7s 6d to £5 2s 6d, 3-year heifers £2 18s to £3 ss, 3 and -4-year steers passed at £6 2s 6d, dry cows 20s to £3 _ss, dairy cows £o 10s* to £B. Pigs—The yarding of pigs a smnl' one and there being a good demand prices showed an improvement. Baconers sold at 35s to 455, co extra ?ine from Canterbury Agricultural College at 53s and another line' from- Mr A. Dirajnmond 56r. porkers 24s to 535. jnpdiraa stores 14:to 17s, small lis to "13s, ,§uc«ers and 3s 6d to 8s 6dL

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DUNEDIN, February 14. Cattle —236 head of fat cattle were yarded, the bulk being of medium quality aid a few pens extra prime. The latter spld readily at prices on a par -with, last /week. Extra prime bullocks sold at £lO 15s, good £8 to £9 15s, medium £6 to £B.

; : Sheep—lslo fat- sheep were yarded. Owing to no sale next week there was strong competition and prices went Tip from 2s 6d to as above those of last week. Best wethers fetched 19s to 22s 3d, medium 17s to 18s, best ewes 18s to 21s 6d, xiedium. 13s 9d to 15s. In lambs 680 wero yarded, and.prices ruled =a.t about Is 6d to 2s above ..those .of. last week. Best sold at 13s 9d : to 15s, medium 10s to lis.

Pigs—B7 pigs /were penned, a small yarding. Baconers and porkers sold well and suckers and slip's" were quitted at satisfactory rates. '* Prices—Suckers 9s to 14s, slips 15s to 19s, stores 22s to 255, porkers 29s to 355, light baconers 38s to 455, heavy baconers 49s to 545. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET.

Wheat—The market is practically at a standstill, only a few choice lots laving changed hands. : Fowl wheat is in good demand.- Prime milling is quoted at 3s 5d to 3s 6d, medium 3s 4d to 3s sd, whole fowl wheat 3s to 3s 3d, broken 2s lid to 3s Id; sacks extra. Oats—Very limited business is done for export, and several consignments arriving have found. their way into the stores. Prime milling is quoted at 2s to 2s C£d, good s to best feed Is to Is ll|d, damaged Is 9d to Is lOd; sacks extra.