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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12908, 23 February 1906, Page 4

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THE HOME MARKETS: I Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under! date, London February 21st:— "Tie wool; markgt is very firm, -with fair private enquiries. The prospects for the ensuing sales are very good. Since our last telegram prices "of tallow in general are unchanged." Mr H. H. Webb has received the follow-, ing cable message from the": .Colonial Consignment, and Distributing Company, Limited, London:—-" Napier, Wellington and North Island mutton, 3Jd; lamb, first quality, qnarters, 2|d." ' WAIHAO FORKS STOCK SALE. There was a large entry of sheep and an one of cattle. The bulk of the ■former was made up of hill lambs. Neatly all lines changed bands at satisfactory prices. Sheep and lambs, 5172 were yarded; fat ewes, 17 at 12s Id, 19"at 12s 6d, 11 at 17s 3d, 34 inferior at 7_s Id; lambs, 50 fat and" forward' at . Ids 6d 105 at lis lid, 316 at 10s lOd (passed), 225 (forward) at 12s 4d, 120 at 10s lOd ' (passed), 855 at 10s sd, 200 at 10s Id, 266 at 9s 9d (passed), 200 forward at'l2s Bd, 80 half bred wether lambs at 7s 9d, 100 fat and forward at 12s 9d, 280 at 12s fid . (passed), 208 at 10s 6d, 461 at 10» . -Id, 550 at 10s : 8d (passed); ewes, 22 old at 3s 7d, 29 2-tooth lialfbred at 15s lid, 34 old at 2s 6d, 221 sound mouth at 15s, • 38 6 and 8-tooth. at :14s, 166 crossbred at 14s, 154 at 6s 3d. (passed.), 75. at 6s- lid 1 (passed); wethers, 49 at 12s lid, 16Q 2lOd (passed); rams, 7 at 14s, to 5sV Cattle,; 2 Heifers in milk at £5 2s 6d, cow at £2, fat cow at £4 13s, bull at £2 15s, 18 steer at £2 <& , liows in profit at £2 5s to £4. j