COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12907, 22 February 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

SKIN AND WOOL SALES. The usual fortnightly-skin, and wool sales took place yesterday. Catalogues "were small all round:. The following prices aire quoted as representative:—Three-quarter-bred skins, B|d. per lb; crossbred, 8d per lb, 5s and 5s 5d each; lambs', 6s Id to 3s lOd each ; hoggets', 4s 6d eac&-; h'alf•nf 3d. to 8s 6d each; merino, 8f per Jb, 6e pelts, 4d, lOd, Is 43, 2s 7d. Os to_ 3s 7d each. Wool—Cross-bred, 9|d; merino, B^d; bellies and 'pieces-; 3|d. sid, 7^d; merino' and Jialfbred, 9£d IsEreequarterbred fleece, black, Fat, l«ss per cw.t:

ADDINGTOX STOCK -MARKET.. | : Per Press Association; CHRISTCJH URCH, February 21There was a fair entry of stock butthe attendance was small as farmers wm.'B taking advantage of the fine day for harvest- work. .There was practically do change in store sheep ancT fat lambs, and fat ewes "were fiiinsr. Prime beef sold at the previous week's rates, while cowswere again, dull of sale. A -.small • yarding of pigs resulted in better prices. Storecattle wire rather dull of sale. Sheep—There was an entry of between 60CK) and 7000 store; sheep,, -the bulk of which were . lambs. There was again a? good demand, especially for forward lambs and wethers and a good clearance : was effected. The principal sales were—27B we« Jfchefs at 16s lOd, 104 at Iss Sd, 42. 45 <j, and 8-tooth .ewes at 17s Id, lli 2 tooths : at • 17s Id, 80 mptrtHs at • 165,; 98-' '. at 14s, 95 aged at 6s, smaller lots at 6s : to 14s'6d/190'sound s mouth, merino ewes ! at 9s Id, 194 lambs at 12s 6d, 216 at 12s 6d, 119 at- 12s, 356 at lis lOd, 502 at lis 8d to lis lOd, 300 at lis 73,. 750 at lis 6d to lis 7d, 230 at lis 4d' to lis 7d, : 247 at lis sd. 398 446 (wethers) at 10s-6d. 220 at 10s. 4d', 149 at 10s 4d. 166 at 10s 6d, "300 at 9s 6d, 314 culls at 6s 9d, smaller .fets at 10s to. 12s. There •were 'orily 1228 fat lambs entered, the bulk being of moderate quality. There was better competition- on the part of butchers, only three export /buyers operating, and prices were firmer, j especially, for' - light and'backward' sorts, i There were 687 taken for freezing at 12s 9d to 15s' sd, and 516 by butchers at 12s to 15s : lOd; one extra lot at 19s 9d and. 25 were passed in. There was a medium «ntry of fat sheep of which ewes and 'we-1 fhers formed about- equal parts; . Wethers sold at about- late rates, but ewes. were firmer in consequence of the supply not being equal to butchers' requirements. The range of prices was—Prime wethers 18s 6d to 21s 7d, lighter 15s; to 'lßs, prime ieavy ewes 16s 6d to 18s 9d, medium •14s to 16s, aged lis to 13s- 6d, prime merino wethers -15s 8d to. 17s. 6d, lighter 10s 3d to 12s 3d. ; . Cattle —The rsvipply -of beef totalled 173 ihead "including; a,, few. pens of good, -steers, the bulk of the yarding beiDg cows. Prime beef showed practically no change, but. cows iFST® very dull of eale. ' Steers' iri43e JD6 17s 6d to. £lO ss, heifers £5 to £7 10s, «ows ; £4t-s^ ; ;to~£7 I7s 6d, calves 7s 6d to 465.-"">:iThe only line of st<ir^'cattle"of a-ny size in the yards Was one of 102 of mixed-ages sold jmyafeljr/ There .was a fair-'demand for young dairy ; cows •which sold"at"'£6,-i £6.105, to' £8 (for extra good), aged;- sorts ranging from £3 up,"Wards. vi • • Pigs— yarding"was .a small one and [prices all round were rather firirier. Ba■coners sold at 30e to 455, heavy to 50s, •porkers 19s' to 355" medipa^'.stores l~4s to 18s, and - weaners ■4s 6d to'Ss.