COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13681, 25 August 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

PLEASANT POINT SALE

The usnal fortnightly sale w;is held at the above vards yesterday, when tsome 8231 sheep and 59* cattle were yarded. The demand for all classes of fat stock was good, while stores and breeding ewes were hard to quit. An exceptionally line line of 200 two-tooth ewes in lamb ( from Mr R. J. JlcKeown) realised 245, which price wat> far above the next highest obtained. The following are some of *h« saltsl4 fab lambs 16s, 19 lambs and wethers 13s 9d. 22 lambs 15a lOd. 75 ewe lambs 15s lid, 100 lambs 15s, 30 store hoggets lis. 274 do. mixed sexes 13s 6(1. 34 do. enwiU 6s 9d, 73 do. email 7s. 70 • do. 12t> 5:1, 209 do. 10s lOd, 160 do. lis 8d; ewes, 2 fat ewos 16s 9d, 52 do. 12s 2d, 48 do. 16s 6d, 34 do. lis, 50 do. 18s 9d; breeding ewes, 80 4 and 6-tooth ewes 16s od, 39 f.m. ewes lis 6d. 21 do. 14s 6d, 59 f.m. do. 8s 3d, 66 2-tooth do. 19s. 100 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 16s 6d, 250 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 15s 9d. 71 6 and 8tcoth ewes 17s, 231 2-tooth ewes 245, 129 6 and 8-tooth ewes 19s, 50 2-tootli ewes 19s, 60 2-tooth cms 17s 2d. 200 4. 6. and 8-tooth 18s 6d. 60 2-tooth 19s2d, 105 4. 6, and 8-tooth 15s 7d, 70 f.m. ewes 13s 9d, wethers. 10 fat wethers 21e. 28 wethers lambs lis 7d. 4 wethers small Si 3d, 12 wethers 14s 6d. Cattle : Priuie heavy steers £lO to £lO 15s. medium £7 10s to £9 lCs, fat cews and heifers £7 to £8 10s, store steers and heifers £3 to £5 10s, yearlings to 355.