COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13448, 21 November 1907, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

GERALDIXE STUCK SALE. There was an entry of about. 2CCO bhecp and 75 head of cattle at the Xorth End Yardsyesterday. The demand all round wits brisk; paiticularly for ciitt'-c. which sold at higher rati:-.* than for. .some time past. Fat .'Ucsp fetched pride equal to late rate:-, and pig>>. especially good slips. icaßj.'d high pries. Fat ewes: 24 ar 2Z<- 2d. 2o at lis sd. 18 at 21s 6d, 18 at, 21s. 15 at 13s 4d. 25 at 21.v, 23 (shorn} at l?s: woolly hoggets at 18--: Sd; (.-ivesr and lambs: 70 at lis 3d. 46 at 12} Sd. 24- at 11-.i 3d. 52 (merino) ar- 6s BJ. wethu;-. c-horn. 228 4. 6 and 8-tuijths at Iss-'9d.. 1-12 2-tooths at 16s 3d. V Cattle:" Fat c-.iv.> £5 S>\ £6 18s £3 se; 2 fat heifers- at £4 lCs. Dahy ci-vvs. opiingers. £3. £4. £5. £4 19.s 6d". £5 5x- to £7. Yearling t-tv-ir, and heifi:vkf 275. 30s; 52s and 335. Pins: 5 baeoriirs £2 ss. 4 porkers £1 Ki;/l do. £1 Ks 6d. 1 do. £1 7>: 6d. 7 weaiKTS IBs 6d, slips 18:,-. 22>;. to 255. - ADDIXI.iTOX STOCK-MARKET. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCIE Nov. 20. Sheep : The yarding of store slutp «:!•' » small out-: the demand w;is not quit? so brisk as of late, and prices were b:irly in lintaincd. A line of 228 shorn 2tooths i;yl«l at 11- 9d. 63 ar 12V-. 55 »u 12s lCd. 353 4-tocths : horn weiiieie 16* 6d, 91 fl and 6-tooths vuollv cures and lambs 14s 9d. 197 shorn ew\s and lamb 7s Id. Tlure uw about 6GB fat lambs penned, and with the exception of a few pens the qnality was v.-ally good. Several of the export .burns Merc operating, the price- t-U.-r paid ranging from 16s bd to 19s 2d. and lighter lamb*; tvld frr.n; 14.j upwards. There was a fair'y large yarding of fat rh.ep. nearly a'l * b-ing tlioni. and m there was a gcod proportion of Wttl::'rs the mirket- ojkr.sd well. Cattle: The supply totalled 282 he:t<l, llr< balk being of prime quality. TJi • market wa* easier in consequence of supplies becoming more plentiful. Stc< rs brcusrht £8 to £l2 1?.-; 6d. heifem £5 17f 6d to £8 If.;, tow.-- £4 17s 6d. toi £7 17s 6d: calvts , old at 5.-- 6d t.-. 50.-. Pigs : The number of pigs entered was not so large us last wvek and there was an . ail-round decline. Baeoix-rs ranged friihi 55s to 7c.;. pnikei.; 36s to 525, large t-torts 35.- to 455. medium 26; u, 32*, and weaners 18s to 245. RURXSIDE STOCK MARKET. DUXEDTX. Xovember 23. Cattle : 232 fat cattle were yarded, the bulk of which consisted of really prime bscf. At the commencement prices wen. about £1 per head below those ruling last wtek. but an improvement w;..; noticd a- th> sale progressed. l'rinie bullocks sold up to £l2 1?.;- 6d. extra to £l2 17; 6d. medium £9 12< 6d. iightir £8 7.s 6d. cows £9 15*. iiLJf r> to £lO Zi 6:1. Sht-p: 1(50 fat sheep were penned, coiiipri-ing a lot of prime heavy wethers and ewes with a per ctntage of "unfinished -b'.fp. i'ric oD-n-ci tinner than last v,-.;k. but declined from Is 6d :o 2s per head a- the .-«!e progrussed. Prime w_then sold at 2V 6d to 26.-. extia to 275, m-dium 21s 61 u. ?3s"6rl. uufinMi-d .-Mid light 19- t- 2Cs 6d. prime wethers (shorn) 21'-» to 255. extra to 24s 3d. medium lH.s to 19s. Tn far Janih; 154 ~-, , : . jKnntd. and piic i: ; ruUd pretty much on a par with hi.-: w.'k's lat-.i-;.