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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 4

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TIMARU -fiRATN MARKETS. Very little business has been done on the local grain markets daring the week. Wheat fe quoted at 4s 2d to 4> 3«i de lrtered TnMUt, and oats, at Is 9d for prime line* delivered Timaru. The «!♦•■ jnand for oats has considerably <a»ed off during the week, though it H exacted thai it will come again. Potatoes are <=t»n of Bale at £3 to £3 Sit per ton f.0.b.. s-i- ' ST. ANDREWS SALE. The wsual fortnightly *ak» was ireld at fit. Andrews yards yesterday, when a yarding comprising 2300 sheep and 12 cattle* was submitted. The eale through out wus a very- dragging one. and the realised prices were a. little below uliat i.« at present considered market valuer-. Sheep ■old as follows:—9 fat ewes 16* 7d. 39 wctoers 13s Bd, 70 do. 13s 9<l, 52 do. 15r, lCd, 8 do. (fat) 16b Id. 41 «« with lambs at foot 10s. Id. 34 do. 7» 2d. 57 do. lis Id, 37 ilo. 8» 6d, pen small hoggets 7s 6d, 32 do. 7s sd, 40 ewe hogget*. 14a 6d, 37 wether boggeN lis 7d. Cuttle - Fat cows £6 to £6 10s, fepringens £2 Vh to £4 10». PROPERTY SALES. Kainneett and LeCren. Ltd.. report the following sales of town and suburbtn properties during the past fortnight:—On account of Mr W. Brooks, modern tiveroomed dwellingltoufie and outbuildings. and "section, situate in Regent street, to a client. For owner, uinc-roonied liolih.and section, situate at Maori Hill, to a client. For-Mr XV. Bnrgcm, cottage of four rooms and land containing 22 perches, situate corner of Sutton and Arthur streets, to Mr C. W. Bowcher. For Mr H. XV. LoTcgrove, modern four-roomed dweilingboose and section, MtuaU- in Wellington street, to a client. For owner, four-roomed hoa.-o and taction. lUtoatA in Victoria street, to a client. For Mr J .Dockrill, five-roomed house and section, nitoate hi Edward street, to a client. For Mr John Acton, four -room, -d dweHingbouse. with large shop and outbuildings, and i-acnp .vetinn. fituaro at Pleasant Point, to Sir Forest-r Ad^m*. THE CHHISTCHtIUMI MARKETS. Per Pre** Association. CHRISTCHCiUH. October 2.: Then? b*» Iwen a lrttl<> morv ,n.jitirv for wheat, principally front tl>- JCortfi Island miller*, and for fowl fed. and for the latter purponc milling uh.-.rt his p. b*» purchased, a* there i* practically n» inferior grain to ho foul. l J ru>C .•'.• tinner in consequent r. and up to -%i 8-1 has hem paid at country ot.itionv A number of *m«H niix.<! liu>k h»v. bands at 4* lsd. and ;» liru- of Hunt- rV wa». lmuzttt at <V> ljd .tt a 2d st.di.in Local miller* »«ot>l tak- l\..r! .m<i Tn» can. and for tho former probably ■', , 2-i would b*» paid. On-- tfioti*.in>l )■>!•■• .f floor hare lately arrived at Amkl.m.) fr»m Australia. Therv wno bu»;n<>-« i.f .i>n sequence doing in oat*, and natrJieaf t-h.iiT i* dull of ealc. £5 beins n-.»-Potatoes aro now gating imo snnll mm port, and tho busincN* jwssing v. limi'--.!.