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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 13012, 27 June 1906, Page 4

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THE LAMB MARKET. • The Canterbury Fanners* Co-operative .Association, Ltd.* T'smarn, are in receipt ■of a cable message from 4heir London •office, dated 26th June. 1906, as follows: ""We quote to-day value on Smithfield •market—Price Canterbury lamb, 5d per lb; market hardening." ' TTNWALD STOCK SALE. Per Press Association ASHBUBTOX, June 26. The yarding of cattle totalled twentysine head, store and fat being in about equal numbers. The demand for stores was fair, prices realised being—three steers at £2 ss, seven ditto at £3 14s, two heifers at £2 ss, springing cow £6 ss, cow just calved £7 2s 6d. The demand for fat cattle is still keen, and beef of prime quality reached high prices. Fat cows ■old at £5 7s 6d, £6 17s 6d to £7 12s €d, heifers £5 12s 6d, £5 10s, £5 12s 6L £8 7s 6d :tb £8 10s.

Sheep—The* .pens were not so largely filled as usualy the total entry being 3689. Owing to export buyers actively operating, the market was exceedingly sound and prices firmed somewhat. Beat grade ewes ■old at from 45s to 15a lOd, medium lis 6d to 13&-9d,.and inferior 9s 7d to 9s 9<L Pair quality merino ewes sold at from 7s 3d to lis. Prime wethers showed a hardening tendency, one small line reaching 22s 6d, while larger lines were cleared at up to 21s 6d. A nicely finished line »f atexino wethers brought 16s Id. Lambs were keenly sought after, especially prime freezing lines., Prices ran from 17s 2d to 19st 4d. Sales were—2o fat wethers at 22s 6d, 32 ditto at 20s 6d. 13 ditto at 20a 3d, 56 ditto at 21s 9d, 6 ditto at 17s Id, 11 ditto at 18s lOd, 20 2-tooth ditto at 19s lffd (118 ditto passed at auction at 20s 6d were sold privately at 21s 3d), 18 merino wethers at 16s Id, 22 ditto •& Bs, 21 ditto at Bs, 41 fat ewes at 15s, 18 ditto at 13s 6d, 43 ditto at 12s 6d, 40 ditto at 13s 6d. 12 ditto at 13s, 16 ditto at lis lid, 84 ditto at 15s sd, 58 ditto at 15s lOd, 38 ditto at 13s 9d. 32. ditto at lis 6d, 39 ditto at 9s 9d, 92 -ditto at 9s 7d, 16 merino ewes at 7s 2d, 15 ditto at 7s Id, 15 ditto at 17s sd, 30 ditto at 8s lOd, 17 merino ewes and -wethers at 4s 9d, 20 fat lambs at 18s 2d. 90 ditto at 16s 3d, 12 ditto at 12s, 13 ditto at 15s 9d r 16 ditto at 14s 7d. 6 ditto at 19s 3d, 12 ditto at 16s, 2 ditto at 22s 6d, 24 ditto at 14s 4d, 22 ditto at 15s Id, 101 ditto at 15s 9d, 87 ditto at 17s 2d, 108 ditto at 19s 4d, 40 ditto at 18a 2d, 38 ditto at 15s Id, 69 lambs fmixed sexes) at lis, 100 ditto at 14s 7d, 160 ditto at lis Bd. 280 ditto at 12s 7d. 160 ditto at lis Bd, 280 ditto at 12s 7d, 45 ditto at 13s 3d. 419 hoggets at 15s, 519 4-tooth wethers at 18s 6d, 10 merino ewes at 2s 9d, 34 ewes in lamb at 6s and 57 2-tooth ewes at 18s 9d; 519 4-tooth wethers were sold privatelr at 18s 6<L