COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13317, 20 June 1907, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

PROPERTY SALE. Th? Canterbury Farmers*. Co■ operative. Association. Limited, report the sale on account, of Messrs Talbot Rro?., "flOCOjit-rcs known as Kowpatn. situated at Wailiao Downs', together with stork, plant, and chattels, as a going concern to Mr Hugh Corbett, at a satisfactory price.

GERALDINE STOCK SALE

There was an tntry of about SJOO shsep •ve*t&rrtny. Prices for fat lambs showed It decline on previous .sales; Kore sheep were also taeier except for b:si. young ewes; the demand for fat wetheis was partii-ularlr been, and good prices vt-re realised, for ail lota sold. Fat lambs—sl at 12a lid, 75 .at 14s Bd, oO at 15s 9d, 60 at los ICtt, 5S at 12s 6d, 150 at 14: i 6d, 145 at 15?.' 240 at 15s, 176. at 15s,' 52 at 15s 4d, 77 at iCs 3d, 57 at 14s- 3d, 88 at 16s sd: store lambs—2Cs at 12s sd, SI at 8s 6d. 14 at 9s 9d, 4 at. 9s, 35 at 13*,- fat ems-27 at los 6<l, <>6 at 12.-> 6d. 27 at lis lid. 2 at 12s 6d. 32 at 10a sd. 55 ot 10s 7d, 34 at 10s 10<I. OD. at 11-s 6d. 87 at 12? t 14 at Us Id. 22 at lis 7d. 30 at Us 7d. 48 at lis 4d. 170 at 12i 6d. 17 at 14s Id : store Vwcft-40 tnves in lamb at 5s 7d. S5 at 7s 6d, 505 JUbred s.m. at 15s od. 46 at 10s 7d, 157 at. Us Gd, 44 at 10s Id. 130 at 15s : fat aethers—l at 20>, 32 at 23s 6d, 116 at 19s 6d. 157 at 16s, 205 at 18s 4d. Cattle. —About 30 head yarded including several prime bullocks which sold 2 at £6, 1 at £6 10s, 1 at £7 15s: store heif.r £2; fat cow £2 12s- 6d. Horses—A line up-s-taiidiog 4 rear old gelding at £55 ; otlifi-fc-at £SO, £25 and £2O. '

ADDINOTOX STOCK MAJSKKT.

Ter Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jim.- 19. Sheep.—Tbura was a vi'iy small entry of store sheep made up principally of hogpots -and wethirs. Prices were slightly - better in all department:?.- Hit- following trere th= principal sales:— Wethers, 75 iikrhio at 17s lOd, 26- halfbrerl at 15s Bd. at 13s 8d r 35 at 14s 6d. 55 at 8s: lambs, 120 at lis 7d, 106 IS; Id. The yarding of fat lambs was- not so heavy a:- last week, and taking the market as a whole the prices. realised were eon>id.r;-Uly *rasier. I\gs foil fully Is 6d. white oth:-rs shoved a. greater decline. Teg'- made l'/s c-d to £l." freezing lambs 14s" to 17s 6d, others from lis 6d. There was ;• fairly dieavy yarding of fat shejp, and th e sale ■nas " distinctly easier, especially towards th.- end. ■ The range of prict-s was—Ksira prime- wethers 2(s 6d to 3C* 3d, prime ISs to 255, lighter 16s to ISs 6d. prime vwes 19s to 335, medium 13s 6d to 16-.. agai 10s to 12:-.

Cattle.—Th-? yarding totalled 234 htad Mini \uis made up mostly of a large number of light and tinhni.-hed .sorts, which were not greatly in demand. SI: ers mad:£6 17s 6d to £lO 2-i 6d. extra prim- £ll 7s 6<l to £l4. heifers £4 12s 6d to £3 7s. 6d. tow.s £4 7s M to £6: calves ranged in price from 5s 6d to £2 7s. .A bruit 40 head of store cattle were yarded, and m-1 with a very poor sale. Dairy cuws brought £3 to £8 ss» 3a. yearling >te->rs £3 ISs 6d. 3 year heifers '£2 5«-'." 15 to 18 months £l* 3s. yearlings Bs, dry cow.- £1 to £3.

Pircs. —There was a large- yarding of pigs which included several lot-* of unfinished =orts. Porkers were v?ry much easier. Baconers nuiclo 45s to" 50s. heavy weiVhts 5(7« to 58sJ porktrs 39s to 37s 6d. nnlipished. SJ.i to 425, suckers and winners fis 5d to 14a, and bigger pigs 18-s to 255.

IiURXSIDI'I STUCK SALK. DUXKDIX. dime 10. Shevp. -About 0000 were penned. In consequence of the over-supply and as buyers of freezers not operating, nil classes except prime heavy weight wethers suffered si decline of about. 2* to 3s per head. Prime heavy sheep wen.- rather pyorly represented, and sold up to 27s 6d Quotations: —Best wethers 25s to 27s 3d. medium'to good 18s to 21s. light 13s 6d to 15s 6d, heavy vw.-s up to good 15s to 16s, light and inferior 12s to 14s. -About 800 lamb»' were jK-ancd, comprising udiistly nudum quality and a small proportion of well-finished soil-.-. Store lambs brought prices a, shade lower than last* wix'k, and prime iambs also showed a decline of about 2s per b ad. _ Quotations:—Best lambs 15.s 6d to l.s. extra to 19s, ineditun 15s to 14n. inferior and light 9s to ICs 6d. Pigs —About 140 were penned, suckers and slips meeting with fair competition, and prices improved by 2s and 2s 6d per head. In heavier pigs' the entry was no;: so large as last week, and porkers and bacon* rs were firm at fate valur*. Suckers sold at 9s to 12s 6d. slips _.14;: to_l"<:i h,l. stons 23s to 28s. porkers sis to 05-\ light bacore't's 4-lo -to 48s. heavy 52s to 60s.

"L'uHfc. --Atnr:f wit ■ ;.-;inli-(t. ini.ln.t- - [it-itiii- ijiHiluy h"il'; :•■-. Tlr- <!••■ niitnfl vnvs ;>!i<l [iiictf. ><»• tmtini.-Jr'l lots, wen- ;> limit t'l" sun:' ?;s lust wcdc. n-hilt- good circle v-- iv ■■- iinritr. Quotations:— -I tot bullocks £lO t<» £ll /s 6il, nuM-iutm £3 5s to £9. inftriot- £6 lis to £7 ICs. b:st iHf. r.; £6 IDs t-> £3. litvttiuiti £5 o.< to £5 IS--. DUXKDrX (iRAIX .MARKIT. Wlicnt.—Tlv- market i-- <[iu':>t : luiM.ts ;>iv sfickinjr out tor thir vl.-:t\v>-. Fowl •wheat is still s«j;ih.v. There 5; :i good <kn;ind tor se <1 iir.-'S f>f anri Tns.-:m. S':ed lines :.m' si/ll'ms at "s 9d to ss. primu milling % 5<J to ft, £<.!, milium uuliiny

and whole fowl wheat 4s 2d to 4s 3d, broken :iiid damaged 5s 9d to 4s: : sacks extra. Oats.—The market is exceedingly Jinn, uith ,i strong demand for feed lines; seed liiHS are scv.rce. Prime milling is (piloted at OS to 5s Id. good to best ft :d 2s lljd '.!> 3=. inferior and medium 2s 9d to 2s .'.ld ; sacks extra.