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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13836, 23 February 1909, Page 4

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'' WAIMATE SALES. Messrs ."Wall-and Rickman, of Waimate, repore upon their usual weekly sale, as follows: —Pigs—Weaners, lis, 12s', ; 13s 6d, 14s, 15s 6d to 19s; small stores, 17s 6d, 19s 6d, 21s to 245. Bay gelding, aged, £lO. Poultry—Hens from v ls to Is 6d, pnllets from 2s od to 2s 7d, roosters Is 4d to Is Bd. Propotatoes 7s to Bs, chick wheat 13s to 13s 6d, oats 55,. oatsheaf chaff 3s, straw chaff Is 4d, onions Id per lb. Fruit—Peaches 3d to 3?. d, apricots 2idto 3Jd, plums lid to 2d, pears 2d, "apples lid to 2d. A large assortment of furniture and sundries sold np to full market prices. POINT SALE. The usual fortnightly sale was held at the Point yards yesterday. The entrv forward * comprised . 6320 sheep and "lambs, and 35 cattle. Although tie attendance was small, competition was fairly keen, and most of the lots offered found buyers. Fat sheep — Ewes, lis, lis 2d, lis 8d to 12s 4d; wethers, 13s 6d to 15s; lambs. 13s 6d, 14s, 14s sd ; to 155.. Store, sheep—Ewes, 129 two, four, six and eight-tooths, 16s 9d; pen two-tooths, los; 160 half bred, 14s 7d; 229 old ewes. 8s 6d; 90 do. 8s 2d, 100 do. 8s 6d, 15 do. 7s 2d, 230 do 8s 9d, pen do. 7s 9d, 48 do. 7s 6d, 150 at 9s sd, 150 at lis, 204 four-year-old ewes 12s and 12s id. 225 f.m. ewes Us 6d Lambs, 11 cull lambs 5s 6d, •?90 at lis 6d, 122 at 10s 3d, 396 at 12s 4d to 12s 6d, 50 at 12s Bd, 104 at lis 8d 110 at 12s 7d, 30 small at 9s, 527 at 12s 90 at 12s lOd, 70 at 9s lOd. Cattle—Fat steers, £7, £7 7s 6d £< 10s to £7 12s 6d; do. heifers, £a 10s, £5 los to £6 10^; do. cows, £4 5s to £5 10s; milkers, £3 ss, £3 10s to £4 ss;" young cattle, *dos to £2 ss.