COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13882, 20 April 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

SALES AT VAIMATE.

Messps AVaH and Hickman report upon their usual sale as follows: —An entv of .61 weaners and store pigs came forward, -and met with a keen demand throughout-. "Weaners 10s 6d ta 17s 6d, small stores 19s to 265.6 d. Poultry.— Hens from Is Id to Is od, roosters Is 2d to 2s, ducks Is 5d to Is lid. Table potatoes 3s 6d to ss. pig potatoes Is 6d tb;,-2s. ■ chick wheat 12s, oats 6s 6d to 8s: oaten straw cliaff Is. oatslieaf chaff 2-i' ffd to 3s, onions Id per 11), vegetable marrows 4d to 9d. eating oranges 7s .6d, tomatoes lid to 2d per lb. pears Id to ljd. apples Id to lAd. A large assortment- of furniture and sundries sold at full market prices. During the week we disposed of a large number of: pigs.

POINT SAL?:. The usual' fortnightly sale at the Point- yards was held yesterday, wheu about 8000 sheep and 7ft head of cattle were penned. The "bulk of the sheep varding-was composed of breeding ewes nhd. with, a moderate entry of fats. In the fat.lamb entry there was an. exceptionally -fine. draft of 290 offered on account of Messrs .T. Orr and Co., that realised 16s 8d each. Store sheep of all descriptions w*ere in good demand, and sold at sati«faetr'i*v Tirices. Fats, lainbs 12s 6d. 13s. 13s 3d, 13s 4d to'l6s 8d: e\ves Bs. 8s 6d. •Ss 9d. 9s. 9s Id to 9s 6d; wethers 14s, 14* 3d to 14s 8d; stores, two-tooth ewes 13s lid, \4s.-14s 6d. 15s 9d, 16s Id to 17s 3d: four-tooths to 18s 6d: mixed ages 10s 6d, 13s Id. 14s to 14s 6d : sound-moutli ewes, 13s to 14s 3d; full mid failing mouths 7s>"'l. 8c to Bs. Cattle. —Fat steers £6 2s 6d. £6 10s to £7 10s: fat heifers. £5 2s 6d to £o IDs: . fat cows. £3 10s to £4 os: wellbred store - steers. £3 10s to £6 os: milcli cows to £7 os* CLEARING SALE. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association (per Mr 1). A. Morgans auctioneer), -report having held s* very successful clearine sale at JVaihao Downs on "Wednesday last, on account of tl>" execi'tnrs in the estate of the late H. A. Sides. There was a pood attendance of farmers, and a complete clearance was effected, at prices quite enual to. if not beyond, ruling rates. The following are some of the prices obtained: —Bay gelding .Terrv., 4vrs. £44 bay mare. Syrs. £3O 10s: bay i"rire Daisy, ovrs, £2."): I>"v gelding Puneh, ao-erl. £26: bay geldin" .T<"']c. aged, £24; harness mure. £l3 10s* pony. £l2. -Sheen.—l34 two. four and ewes Ifis 7'l. 297 f-ii|in"--mout'i ewes £>« ;jfl to 7s 7d. 116 eiaht- + nnth ewes 13« Bd. 73 cull lmiihs Bs. Dairv C>"*S. f'fi jS 6d. £5. £3 10s. Tjjprlr.,--COP. 3-furrow tiloutli drill £2O. < l oi:ble-f»"* r 'ow*.plough £9 10s. dray am' frfipio £ls. Other implements and sundries well, up to ruling rates. -