COMMERCIAL.
POINT STOCK SALE. The usual fortnightly sale was heldot tbr Point yards yesterday, when 43C0 sheep, 50 cattle, and four pigs were offered at auction. The demand for sheep wa* anything but brisk, but for all that »ak* were numerous. For cattle there was a splendid enquiry, and for thi*e forward good prices were obtained. Salt a at auction were made as follow*-: —20 fat ewes 19s lid. 20 do. 14s 3d. pen do. 15s, pen do. 14* 4d. 40 do. 14?. 13 do. 18s. Bd. 13 do. Ife 3d. 25 do. 19-- 7d. 13 do. 18s 3d. 30 do. 14s. j>eii iicht wvth-t* 16s; store hogget*. 269 ewe* 13s lOd. 120 wether* 12* Bd. 92 mixrd sexes 'small* K-.-. 172 wethers 13s 7d; ew.s with lamb* at foot. 45 at 10» 3d. 45 at lh> 3d. 104 at, 7» 6d. 47 do. 10s 6d, pen two-tooths at 12s 2d, 87 at 10s 3d, 67 at 8s 9d. ICO at 9» 3d; wethers. 180 half bred 14* Bd. 174 three-qoarterbred 14s lOd. Cattle.—Fat steeTS (light) £7 1& 6-1 to £7 15s. far heifers and cow* £5 15s to £3 15*. springer* £5 IC<* to £7 12?. cowr in profit £4 IC*.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13729, 20 October 1908, Page 4
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202COMMERCIAL. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13729, 20 October 1908, Page 4
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