COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13657, 28 July 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

rOIXT STOCK SALE.

The usual fortnightly sale was held at the Point yards yesterday. There w fairly large vaTding of sheep. Coinpeuti n wds extremelv keen for hoggets, and breeding t wes, and in both classes high price*, vfre obtained. Fat sheep also me. with sood competition. - In cattle the yardin 0 was a moderate one, and all classes sold at prices considerably above lateqnotat.ons The following are some of the principal sales :-She*p-Fats, 16 fab wethers at 17s 6d,'pen do. at lis 6d, .21 do. 17s 2d, 40 do. at 20s Id, 40 do. at 15s 4d 6 do. at 17s, 25 do. at 16s 8d; af fat lambs at 13s lOd;- 24 do. at 15s 2d, 43 do. at 14s, 30 do. at 14s Id, 45 do. at 18a 3d, 1 do. at 255, 50 do. at 14s Bd, 16 do. at 14s 3d, 29 do. at 16s Id, 60 do. at 13s 4d, 44 dr.. at 14s 9d. 57 do. at 17s Id, 72 do. at 13s Bd, 34 do. at 14s; 50 s.m. hoggets at 14s 9d, 94 ewe hoggets at 15s sd, 673 hoggets at 12s 9d, to 13s, 13 do. at 14s 3d, 18 do. at 13s Bd, 120 do. at 13s 6d, 50 do. at. 13s, *l2O do. at 13s 6d, 16 at 13s 6d. 190 at ' 13s lid, 96 at, 13s 6d, 60 rtve hoggets at 15s 9d, 44 s.m. hoggets at 14?. 150 do. at 14s, 140 do. at 12s 9d. 30 do. at 14s Id, 37 at 13s lOd; 6 fat ewes at lis 6d, 25 do. at 14s. 30 do. at 10s 6d, 50 do. at 10s 9d, 35 at lis 6d, 50 do. at lis 3d : breeding ewes. 82 2 and 4-tooth ewes at 24s 2d, 24 2-tooth do. at 21s, 20 do. at 19s Id, 101 2, 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes at 20s 6d, 106 2. 4, 6, and 8-tooth 21s 3d, 93 f.m. ew*-s at 13s 3d, 70 do. at 14s, 40 f.nil do. ar 14s 9d, 201 do, at 12s lOd, 73 do. at 12s, 70 do. at 12s 6d.