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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13713, 1 October 1908, Page 4

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♦ WOOL A NT) .SKIN* SALKS. Tlit* several local auctioneering lim*held their fortnightly sales of irmil, -kin- . and fat yesterday, wlien there ,»eiiufferinj**, ami satisfactory prices were ob>*t:uthrd- The folloTving prices give an in- ; dication of valne*: J*fcin*—Three-i|iunter-bred. 3* 3d, 3s 6d. 5s lid. 4t» 2d. 4s B<l to 6»: at per lb, 4,Jd. 4]d. 40d. 3.1, s>d to 53d. Crossbred sfcine—2m B<t. OS, C*> sd, 4s, 4s 6d. 5-s 5* 4d. 5s Bd. to 6s 2d: at per lb, 2Jd. 3Jd. 4{<l. 5d t>> sid. Halfbred ekin*—2s sd. Si. 4s, 4 s 3d. 4s Bd. sf. cs 4d. ss. 3d. 6» to 6.* 4<i : at. per lb, 4£d. sd. 5Jd to 6<l. Merino skins, lis; ,tc per iS* 4d. Sd :o 5Ad. Pelts. 6d to Is. Hoggets, skit>>. ;it per lb. 4d. Trimmings and piece* made 2j>i. 3d. sjd, 5Jd to 4d; dead wool. 4jd. 4Jd. W to Fat made 17s to 20s jv-r cut. Meesrs {.tjinntss and LeCren. I/td.. have received the following advice from their London agentb on the wool sales, which opened yesterday :—"As compared with the closing r:i'<-h of last series, prices for greasy and sconred merino an- from par to 2J, ]ier cent. lower, crossbred* are from 2j per cent, to 5 per tent, lower, tlip.woobt from 5 per cent. to 10 |»- r cent, lower." ADDIXtrro.V STOCK MAItKKT. i"HRISTCHI'IiCH. Sept. iC. Sheep.—Thert was a moderate .ritiv of store eiep. a considerable proportion ewes. For dry sheep there was an im~ proved demand. and pricvK showed soiikadvance, and there- w;«> a *.ood clearance of the whole- yarding. K-.r.- hoeitet.-. at 14* 9d. wether hogget.s 12* 6d. mixed seXr* IS> 10d. two-Moth cr. >-<-!> re. I e w«.-s 16k 3.1, merino ewes &. and ewes and i.imt** ICe, -its count.d. irh-re uere about fai iambs- ..ml riiere n.>> .i Ivtter demand tiun last week, and priced were considerably letter,, rangiri" from 16< to 2R>. Iu fat sheep, butchetfc were the only haver*. TVy com|>.-ted freely, prices for prime lots lieinsj tirni-r Towards the c!..v of the sal- prit-o were weaker. and number of w. re l«.**ed The rm»' of praes was: -Kxtr.i prim.- Wetfvr* to 27.,. prime 2Ck 22U 4d. medium '7s 6-i 19* 6d. lighter I."* to 17-, prime merino w.-tlters 14s to IS* 6d, In;liter lCs ICd to !,>, 4,J, prime .-u.-. I;» to 2b. extra 23k 6d. medium Ift* to 17s. inferior l'A> 9d to ! 9.1. h>c ir-t* i ;> t>» 16s e.!. Cattle. -■ Fl;r:> was .« >nial! >-iitrv of -..tores, and they n* t with a .-sile. Fifteen to eighteen utoiitW iii.nle 2sn. "« >ye.ir »t-s-r.-> £2 tV. :hr>— v.m: steetK £• s*. drv cms 16- r.. £.j trows £ > 10s to £6 17* 6.L I h- numis-i ii! fat c.sttic « iitereii 186. hiK lfi vi'-» of tii'- fvupplv* . ii:.!iti--d at :!»• Culv. r>:-n wile the previoijy, tli-- \ver>' -ufturien' {•< ih- tr.'i!-. Hi. pn-ru! av«-raii"" w-Jis "f f.«ir .nni included -i.ine h' if'-r-. \r.i* f.'.iriv hrisk. and atimr,: .d! !<.t.« * handed h.it:«iStevl" m.i ie £3 12- 6d'to £ll IC-. i»- if. i- £•*» t«> £9 12s 6.t. eo-.«> £l lit. 6>i t" £S ,aiv* 1-ir- f'» J .os, v.:irlin£;s 17- 6-1 I'lijs. "l:ie:e tt . .« -in >!'< - iiTj. .nrj 11 «, Usee* o«»ld reitiarkauiy -a, 11. t "h-.j.pe!:. itiad.» up to £5 a; ii-.txy fu.-on-f- > '• :■< S0». lighter 5tV to 65*. lary.- porke:.. '•/.* to 48*. smallt-r 52s 40«. .stor-t- Jv?-< to 3n». iti. o'.K to ,!mi we tner* 14P» to 23* 6<l. i:C!:.V>N>K STUCK >'A7,K. MWKfUN". Seft. 30 .Sleep. >249 «f y:trd-d. tnainlv of P'«ml ati'i .. tiutu inr of i'n.iis i.-s prime wether» were sontewint in advance ot l.»t w..k* •iDotation*. liu; • we* iiwt Mith -t vetj demand. buyer* :t*s-lv. hot prices for fn»siivz «ei<;hto uer- a shade easier than !a.*t «wV. Utrt t!f t« to 22» 6<!. extra to '2~t- .>i. iwiram 176d to I9s. in!" nor up to !£»•. he*t i

ap iu 17s 9d. inferior and light up to lis. Lambs.—l 4 were varded. and sold up to 27s 6d.

Cattle.—l9B wrre yarded. consisting of sonx? pens of prime quality bullocks, which brought priests t light It below these quoted last week. Best bullocks £lO to £l2 s>. medium £7 U* £9. inferior up to So ss. best heifers up :o £8 15s, medium £6 10s to £7 10s. inferior up to £5 ss. Pigs*.—lls were penned, and there was a brisk demand for young pigo- Porkers and bat-oners were firm at- late rat«s. There whs a small yarding of porkers ami baconers. Suckers 19s to 21s 6d. slip? 25s to 235. stores 3os to 58s, .porkers 4&> to 445, light baconers 48s to 555. heavy 58s to 60s. choppers to £4 Bs. DUNEDIX GRAIX MARKET. Oats.—Busint.es last, week was chiefly confined "o lines, for which tliere is :t fair enquiry. Tilt- export demand was quiet, but sellers were indisposed to accept a reduction on reserves, believing char the shipments now being made to England will improve the prospects here before long. Prime milling 2» Ojd t<> 2s Id. good to best ferior to medium is 9d to is lOjd. Wheat. —Prime milling has a decidedly better enquiry, and nearly- all the salt s this week have been at an advance on late rates. .Medium quality is not greatly favoured by millers, but lias a ready sale as fowl wheat. _ Prime milling 4s to 4s sd. medium 4s 4d. whole fowl wheat 4t? 5d to 4s 4d, medium do. 4s to 4s 2d., brokeu and damaged os 3d *:o 5s 9d.