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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13280, 8 May 1907, Page 4

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WASHDYEE STOCK SALE. * The healthr tone which has pervaded the "stock Imafkets in South Canterbury of late, was maintained at Washdyke yesterday, when there was a good attendance of those, interested in the meat trade.} as well as farmers generally, almost the wbok yarding being cleared at the following price:*:—lo ewes at 19s, 4at 10s, 45 at 14s 4d, 36 at 17s 3d, 21 at 15s 6d. 36 at 14s 3d; 38 lambs at 12s 3d, 10 at 16s sd, & at lis 6d, 21 at 10s 9d, 3Cat 14s Bd, 126 at T7s Id. 267 at 15s, 51 at 16s; 22 withers at 18s; 69 aged forward t-WL-s at 7s 6d, 42 <at 7s 2d. .• Cattle. — 2 prima steers at £l2 10s :each, 1 fat cow at £6 ss, 1 fat cow at £5 12s 6rl. 1 fat cow at £5 15s, 1 cow at £5 s<>, 1 cow at £4 17s 6d, 7J steer at £5. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association report having sold on account of Mr S. Lin«fcav. two prime steers at the good pric? of. £l2 10s tacli to Mr J. W. Sutherland. ASHBURTOX STOCK SALE.

Per Press Association. ASHBURTOX, May 7. Cattl?. —About 26 head of store cattle were offered bnt owing to the* anxiety of vendors regarding -winter feed supply, the major poition of the entry was disposed of at. exceedingly low 1 -rates. Cows in profit nt;«le £3 to ~£o \Qs r eighteen months old 26a and two year old steers? £2 32s 6d. The fat cattle, market throughout .showed' a firm tone, and an <-ntry «f about 20 ri<:ad found ready purchasers at slightly bsttor pric-.-s tliiui those, obtaining at last Side. Two year old heifer sold at £2 I7s. heifer £2 7s 6d. unfinished beasts £3 2s 6d to £3 ss, tetter da£s 10s. inferior cow £4, yearling steers £2 7s 6d to £3 lis. two prime blasts (off tornips> £6 12s 6d to £7 IQ*. Fheop.—The- fat pens were not overstocked. Bidding throughout was spirited and late ratt.s were well maintained. butcters and export buyers operated freely and the entry w?u quickly disposed ';fBuvers appsar k"tn to secure this chi: : 3 of stepp which, owing to -the comparative shortag- of feed, an- not b:ir.g brought forward in anything lik*> large number*. Tte- pens were tiil'-J chkfly with Ismte, which changed hands at rates -well

in sympathy with those ruling of kite. Stores as ;i whole (lid not mett with a. ready sale, with the exception of a few lines of well forward lambs 'and wuthers. a class of sheep that appear to be largely sought after by those' farmers who have turnips and rape crops on hand. Broken or failing mouth ewes did not draw keen competition, and a large proportion of thesj classes were passed in at lower rates than obtaining of late. The following are individual salts: —Fat pens, 3 'crossbred ewes 16s, 34 at 15s 3d, 13 at lis 4d, 13 at lis 9d. 13 at lis 7d, 2 pons halfbred ewis at lis 2d, 20 lambs at 10Id. 42 halfbred ewes at 10s sd, 3 lambs (prime) at 20s, 2 at 17s, 1 at 14s 6d, 1 at 18s 6d, 17 halfbred ewes at lis, 16 crossbred ewes at lis lid, 30 do. (prime) at 17s 6d and 17s 6d, 40 halfbred cavcs at lis, 50 at 16s 4d, 54_ at 14s 8d and 15s, 15 lambs at 14s 4d, 66 halfbred ewes at lis and lis Id, 2 merino ewes at 7s 6d, 59 cross ewes at 13s 6d; freezers, 13.5 i lambs at 16s, ,40 halfbred lambs at 15.5, 69 Shropshire cross lambs at 19s 3d, £6 halfbred»ewes at lfc, 40 crossbred lambs at 14s Pd, 204 at 16s 6d. 379 at 13s Id ; store jims, 80 lambs at 12s lOd. 67 halfbred wethers at 13s 2d, 450 well forward ! lambs at 12s 9d, 90 crossbred knnb9 : at jlOx sd-, 60 well forward at 12s ! Bd, 704 lambs off raps at lis 6d. 1145 crce-sbred wethers 2 and 4-to.oth at, 115s 4d, 255 crossbred lambs at lis 6d, ! 155 4 and 6-too'ih ewes,!a well-conditioned j and forward line at 18s 6d, 239 crossbred I lambs at 13s lld> : '