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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13914, 27 May 1909, Page 4

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ALBURY SALE. The regular monthly sale was held at Albiirv yesterday, when a lair entry was submitted. Competition was good on alt lots of forward wethers and l»mbs, while backward lambs were clifricult, to place. . Prices ruled as fol-lovvs.:—-Fat lambs. 12s lOd, 13s to 13s Id ; fat U etliers. 14s 4d: store wethers 9s 9d. lis Gd to 12s 7d: store lambs. 7s 3d, 8s Sd. 10s Id, 10s 2d, 10s 3d to 12s 4d (the last price was obtained for a fine line of fat and forward lambs)}; six and eight-tooth ewes', 13s Id; failing-mouth do.. 6s.ld. Cattle — Fat heifers' to £4 10s. springers_£2 10s to £5 55,. young .cattle to £'2 3s. TIMAR.U WOOL AND SKIN SALE. There was a large at the skill and wool sale yesterday, and bidding; w'as very animated, prices showing, a distinct rise on ruling rates. The range of prices was as follows: — Skins.—Merino killed, up to (iid per lb, merino dead, aid. halfbred killed 7jd.' dead 6d, th re e-<[ 11 arter bre d killed Gid. dead o'.d. crossbred killed Gd, dead 3d. ■ crossbred killed short old, dead 4 Id, lambs killed 6'.d. dead 3Jd. butchers' skins at equivalent rates at per fcach. Wool.—Merino fleece, up ttr Vkl per lb. halfbred Bid. dead GUI. nierino bellies and pieces ojd, crutchings 33d. special lines up to 4d per lb. Fat, 13s to 19s per cwt. ALDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. May 26.fi Slieep.—The store sheep were mostly of a useful class. Included in the yarding were several lines of Chatham Island sheep. The better classes of « wes and hognets. were in rather better demand.four and six-tooth ewes making up to 16s Id, failing-mouth 10s to lis <sd, halfbred wether hoggets 7s -4d. ihree-quarterbred hoggets (mixed >exes) to lls 4d. forward wethers 12s, others 9s to lis. The entry of tat lambs was not quite so large as last week, and the quality was 011 the whole good. Exporters were operating freely, and prices for tegs were firmer. General run of prices was lls_Gd to 14s, heavv weights 13s Id to 13s. ami light sorts 10s to lis 4d. In fat .sheep the bulk of the ewes and wethers were in .good demand for export, and the better class of '"at ewes showed an advance. The range of prices was — Prime wethers 14s Gd to 17s Gd. extra to 19s. lighter 12s Id to 14s, prime ewes 12s to 14s. extra -to I3s 4d. medium 9s Gd to lis Gd. aged and light 6s 3<i to 9s, and nierino wethers 8s 2d to lis 6d. Cattle. —193 head of fat cattle were penned, and the shorter supply resulted in brisker competition, and values advanced about Is per 1001b. prime-quality realising 18s 6d to 20s. medium 16s to ISs, and cow and inferior 14s to 13s Gd per 1001b. Steers sold , at £7 to £lO. heifers £3 to £B. rows £0 to £6 7s 6d. calves from 4s Gd to £2 10s. In store cattle, fifteen to eighteen months made 38s Gd. two-year steers £2 14s. two-year heifers £2 7s 6d. three-year heifers £3 17s 6d. dry cons 20s to £4 7s Gd, dairy cow* £3 Kh to £9 17s fkl. figs.—Prices Por fats were weaker, und for stores there was only a faildemand. Chopners sold no to £4. heavy baconers 58s to 645. lighter 30s to 375. heavy porkers 34s to 40s. lighter 28s to 335. large stores to 3Gs." smaller 23s to 30s. and weaners Ss to I4s 9d. BURNSIDE STOCK M.ARKFT. DUNEDIN, May 20. Cattle.- —2SO were yarded, a fair proportion being of really good .|iiality. The supply was in excess of requirements. and the sale o[>cii»kl about ->s IKT head lower than last week's rates. Towards the end there was a further drop, and sales were hard to effect. Hest bullocks £8 10s to £H' 12s Gil. extra £ll 3s to £l3 fkl. inedinin £. to £7 10s, light £3 to £O. best heilers to £3 13s, extra to £7 Ids. medium to £4 10s. Sheep.—2B92 were yarded, of choice quality. A goo<l number of unfinished sorts were yarded. but this class beinti unsuitable for show week, prices declined about 2s )>cr Head: tor others Jiood prices were obtained. Rest wethers ]Bs to iSs <)d. extra up to £'2. medium 13s to 10s Gd. inferior up to 14s. best ewes los 3d. medium 12s Gd. Lambs. —2013 were yarded. Competition was very keen, and prices showed a general advance <>t about <id ix - r head. Best lambs 13s to extra 13s 9d. medium to good 12s to 12s 9d. stores Ss 6d to 10s.