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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13520, 15 February 1908, Page 4

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ST..AXDRKWS STOCK SALK. There \xm> a decided improvement rn th. ■entry-- of stock at tit. Andrews, yak on Friday, including a number of fat- and forward lambs, but the bidding was rutlinsptritless. doobtltft* on account of the long spell of dry weather. Tin- following price.* wero reali.-ed :—lO5 forward lambs at IZs sd: 113 at list ICd ; 151 at. lie 4d; 130 at 12s: 176 at 11*: 83 fat.' at 15s KM; 127 6 and 8-tooth fTO ;,!; 13r lid: 150 2 and 4-tooth mvb at 17s 7d; 250 at 17» 6d. Hurt- were a few store rattle entered, but thf demand was not keen. Fat cattle sold at frnn £A Is to £5 15s. TIMARU GRAIX .MARKKT. Wheat.—Merchants Itere report that the •wheat market i« not yet very animated: milters for «imu reason or other do not wm auxiocH to bny. but even so v-erv little is offering. A* few Mtiill .si?us have ben effected at piic.is ranging fr*m e--2d for Red Chaff and Ttfecan to 4n 3d for Velvet on truck.* in Tinmru. Ye>tirday » fanner was offered tine of SCO bag.* at Mafcikihi, but he refused this and placed the parcel in tinband* of an agent who expects to obtain 4s 2d in u day or two. Win at. second* are quoted at" 3* 3d to 3=> sd. Oat.*.—L" n s iderab!y more oats than wheat v offering and .several lots hare been purchased at -2- Id delivered in Tiniaru. This >eenis to be the ruling price for all varittine—Gartorw. Duck and Danish. Potatow.—Potato.-* are slow at cumfng forward. Considering that there is plenty of enquiry to enable orders ft r .-hipment in \\± fulfilled there i.« no doubt more could b> .*old if the market were better supplied. Barley.—Prime malting bar'ev is quoted at 4» 6d to 4.s 9d. THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. February 14. With buyers not inclined to pay the price* lately ruling, there Itins \yx\\ a weaker tone in the wheat market. On the other hand settkvy are not y.t disposed to accept any reduction and in ton sequence little grain has changed hand*. Sak? hare b.en mad*' at 4.-, 2d to 4> i 2jd, and in >onie c-.t-es buyer* ar.' only offering 4„s Id. There are few fat*, hiing offered and growers are tinn in holding out for 7> 2d. which price is bein:r paid for good f»ed. Light F.ainpk".r have ken pnrckved at 2se The barky market i> w.akr and apparency Ioea! buyers have tu>w rilled th • bulk t>f tltfir requirements, and are reducing their limits of price. For cocfcssfnot up to 6:1 p<r lb ha* been "brained by direct .-hipnvent north. "Pea* are not in very keen demand owing to the' .state of the' London mark.;. For earlv varieties of new potatoes £5 TOs i.« ntf-'refl and for oiii..r ; , £5 to £3 l&s at country wtatkns.