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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13664, 5 August 1908, Page 4

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WADIATE SALES. Messrs Leslie O'Callaghan and Coy., "Waimate (per E- A. Rickman, auctioneer), reports upon their usual weekly saw as follows There was a fair entry of pigs, ■which Bold tip to full market prices i,s follows:—2 at 13s, 2 at 14s 6d r 8 at 15s 6d, 2 at 16s, 2 at 17s, 2 at 1& 6d, 3 at -20s, 2 at 235, 3 at 335. CattleCow fn call £3. Poultry—Hens Is 3d to Is sd, Tooaters Is 6d to 2s, Silver Wyandotte, roosters sb, B. Leghorn roosters 2s 3d. Produce —Table potatoes 6a to Bs, seed potatoes 2s to ss, chick wheat 14s to 16s, oats 9s, oats damaged 7s, cswede» 2s 6d to 3s, carrots 3s, parsnips 3s 6d, onions l£d per lb, apples ljd per lb. A large assortment of furniture and sundries j sold np to .full market prices. : TEMUKA SALE. The usual fortnightly sale was held at Temnka yards yesterday. The yarding was a fairly heavy one, comprising 160 cattle, 3600 sheep, and about 60 pigs. There was a good demand for all classes of fat stock, while that for breeding ewes, atore wethers and lambs was not so good as has ~been experienced at late, salee. Tha following are some of the actual sales: — 24 fat wethers at 19s 3d, 1 <k>- at 16s, 35 prime heavy ewes at las, 14- do. at JSs Bd, 28 fat ewes at 14s 2d, 20 do ab-; 10s sd, 36 do. at 13s, 40 |at lambs at'lss lid, 83 do. Ati 15s 9d, 37 -do at14s. lOd, pen forward -wethers at 15s Id. 30 "do. at 15s, 43 store do. at 12s 6d, 30 ewe hoggets at 16s, 37 do. at 15s 9d, 40 do. at 15s 'lid, 26 s.m. do. at 13s" 9d, 37 do. at 13s 6d, 184 do. at 130 Bd, 31 do. at lis 9d, 80 wether do. at 10s, do- 'at lis 3d,"-breeding ewes 1 pen at :20s 9d, 100 2,. 4, 6 and 8tooths at 21s, 70 f.im ewes at 15s 6d, 73 do. at 15s 3d. Cattle of all descriptions . sold well up to latfc quotations. Pigs' again met with a splendid enquiry; weaners to , 19s 6d,*. slips : to 265, light porkers- to 40s, heavy do. 45s to 50s, baconers 55& to-60?, choppers 60s to 85s. UHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. • Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, August 4. There' is a quantity of wheat and oats offering,- but no biiyera at the prices asked,! 4s to 4s Id at country. stations being asked for. wheat. - There is still a large quantity of chaff awaiting to be shipped to' Sydney; all available space.in. the regular steamers has been booked np to, the middle of next month, and the Whangape. has, been, put on to . relieve the pressure. This steamer has been loading principally oats and chaff' at- southern ports and completes her cargo with chaff at Lyttelton. The chaff ■to bo shipped is in fulfilment of old orders, and does not represent new business- It is said, however, that there is still some enquiry for chaff for shipment to Sydney, and buyers are offering £3 15s to £3 17s 6d, while sellers are ask : ng £A and over at country stations. - Potatoes are'dull of sale and any busi-ness-now being done is on the lower quotaticns. A good demand is set-ting in for agricultural seeds, tihe fige weather being favourable »for spring wWk. - .