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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13642, 9 July 1908, Page 4

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STOCK SALES. At- the Temuka sale on Tuesday about half a dozen buyers attended and one'pen of wethers was disposed of at 15s 9d. At Washdyke on Tuesday there was only a .small-. yarding. The demand, was good, and- keen" competition brought up good prices; one pen of wetbeis, on account of 3lr J. Kelman, realised 23s 9d. • ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Per Press" Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. There was a small entry of stock in con--sejjuence. of the wet weather, and a cor"raspbntfing attendance. ' Sheep. —-There were only a few pens each of hoggets and wethers in the store .pens. Hoggets were in good demand, and 6old- at rather firmer rates, good aad forward sorts making 10s 6d to 12s, Id, and small &3d to 9s. The lines were mostly inferior sorts, and ! not up to the class that were enquired for. Brokenmonth lines in lamb 6old at 12t> 5d and a line of sonnd-mouth threequarterbredc. made 17s. There were about 1400 fat lambs penned, and they sold at late rates, tegs making, .17s to 17s 9d, and lighter lis. tol6s lOd. The entry of fat sheep was Hmallpr than, rthe previous week, and competition was confined to the butchers. The supply was not beyond requirements, and prices" aill round were firmer, prime wethers selling at higher rates than for tome time post. The range of prices wW:—Extra prime wethers to 2&, prime 1& 6d "to 235, lighter 14s 6d to 18s, extra prime ewes to 23s 3d, prime 16s 6d '6d,. medium 13s to 16s, light' and aged 9s to 12s 6d, prime merino weth-. ers,lss 3d. Cattle.- —-The entry of fat cattle totalled 297 head of fair average, and included eome;good cows and There was not „6U,ch a keen demand as last week, and-prices were easier, the range being:— 'Steers £6' 5s to £ll 15s, heifers £5 5s to* £9 3s, cows £4 10s to £8 17s 6d, calves 4s 6d.to 555. i Pigs.—There was a small entry of .pigs, and they cold-well, though the demand was not so keen as the week before. Large baconers' made 555, to64s, large porkers and light baconers 4Gs to 5Cs, light porkers' 32s to 38s, large stores 3Ca to 335, smaller 18s to 255; there were no weanera in. BURXSIDE STOCK MARKET. , " - DUNEDIA", July 8. • Cattle.—l6o were yardedj The sale ■was .extra good, probably jbn account of the small entry. Best bullocks-6old at £ll „7®-6d, medium to £B, light to; £6. t Shieepl—2loo were "yarded. A good many fight wethers went to the freezers, but" itt-heavler ; .'sl»eep-export buyers were generally, outbid by; local batchers. Wethens were firmer. Best : wethers sold at fjwm'2os to'2&'sd,-extra ;jto 245, medium IJb 6d to 19s 6d, . light" 13s 9d to 15s, best e\v£s: froml4s to 16s, extra 17s to 20s. 3d. ■ '-i Pat lambs—loo were yarded. Prices were about the same as last week, prime being,-' if - anything, ■ firmer. . Pigs.—6s were yarded, j' There were no stickers forward," and only a few slips, which met fair competition-at 'late rates.' Slij»">l3s- to 21s, storey 25s to 30s,' porkers 345, to 455, light baconers sds to 555, 'heavy 1 bacooeis 58s to 655, choppers "up/t0,.£3 18s. ... . DUNE DIN'- GRAIN' MARKET. . Wheats— is' very quiet, and practically no business is passing. Fowl wheat is. in moderate- demand, and in mapy cases milling fc sold as fowl wheat. Prime milling 4s-3d to 4s 3£<d, medium milling- and '.whole fowl wheat 46 Id to 4s' 3jd, broken and 'damaged 5s 6d to 3® 9d. , -Oats.—-The-market is . lifeless. There ref practically no demand for shipment, andvtbe prices quoted are merely, nominal. There;is-some inquiry" for. seed linesj and for best 2s 5d to 2s 7d is "obtained. Prime milling' 2s 2£d to . 2s~ 3£d, best feed .2s 2d'to;2s-3d, medium. 2s : Id to 2s 2d.