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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13937, 24 June 1909, Page 4

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CLEARING SALE. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association (per Mr J. Mundell. auctioneer), report holding a clearing sale on account of Mr -Alexander Winnie, at- his homestead, Moa Flat tarm. yesterday. The farm having been sold every lot was for unreserved sale. The live stock and farm implements were shown in Mie pink of condition. There was a large attendance of Imycrs, and competition was keen for every line at full -narket values. Tito prices realised were as iollows: —Four and six-tooth ewes 17s Id. 18s Id to • 19s, full-mouth «wes 10s Sd, two-ton' h wethers 12s lOd, two-tooth ewes l(>s : 9d. Draught horses —Voting gekli»"s -••np to £4l, aged sorts £'2l. 1 m-'le-ments —Farm drays £l2, Cambridge roller £l2 10s, cultivator and seed sower £ls 15s. second-hand bind-r £"11 ICte, five-leaved harrows £0 ss, doublefnrrow plough £5. Grain and sundries were sold, at full market rates. - ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. I ■■■■■■ * . . ' Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCII, June 23. ' There was a- good yarding of stock, hat, the attendance was not so large as usual on account *»f the change in weather. Fat- "attle were <I"H of sale, with no change in prices. Stop* ■ sheep sold up to last week's rates, as did fat lambs. Pigs sold irregularly. Sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was small, and was chiefly comr>osi"l "f hoggets, including an especially line of three-quarterhreds, which tailed to reach tbe vendor's reserve. Average lines of hoggets, which were niosH<- ■ wethers, made Ds to 10s, and small halfbreds 8s f>d to 9s Id, torwnrd wethers were in good demand at late rates, very forward three-ouarterbr-d wethers sold at I2s lid, and halfbred♦jf the same draft 12s. A few lots ot ewes sold at the usual rates. The entry of fat lambs totalled 4fiof>. about 1600 more than the previous week. There was good competition for export, and late were firmly maintained. Tegs sold at 14s 3d to J los 7d, average freezing weights 12s ,; d | to 14s, and light- and unfinished lit to 12s. There was a l»rge entry of fat sheep, including lines of freezing wethers. Tbe fact that* ew w-re sold under a guarantee of being Ire" frorn lambs, and tint there was ir>t such a large pro|>ortion in the yards, caused n. rise of Is per bend, which <• "'s maintained throughout the sale. T'»" improvement in :lte r.tt.fton mark"'' •>' Home induced keene* - competition among no me of the exnort buyers for wethers, and these a No advanced ' ner head on last iveck's rates. Tbe range of prices was:—Prime wet tiers 7.">s to 17s 4rt. fiVh'.er 13-; to 14s "•!. primp ewes 12s to 14s fid. extra to medium 9s 6d to lis (id, and aged 7s to 9s. C':> ttle.—34o H-ere y;ir»J.-<f. Th" ririalitv was good, thorn being a considerable proportion of hiriro steers. The sale wee; dull. bef nriees ' about on a level with o r I""* w°ek. Steers mad<-> f-fi to £9 I°= 6d, heifers £5 to £7 17s Gd: and cows

£4 to £6 17s 6<l. eq ii a I to 20s to L'2s for prime, 18s (id to IDs fid medium, and 17s to 18s for cow and inferior, per KHIIb. I'i^s. —The entry was small and the sali- was irregular. Choppers sold up to £'">. heavy baconers ."Vis t-o .Vis, an<l lighter |."is to <|Ss, f-rjii->I to tijcl per H>. !u Ijfl jmt H'. Porkers sold well at rlir opening of the sale, but afterwards prices fell ."is to fis |»'r head, and value per il> to ->.'. d : large sorts made Ills to 4(is. pihl lighter 32s to 3Ss, medium stores to ?4s. smaller lf>> to 23s and wcaners 12s fid to His (id. ■No htrg-; stores were offered. 1J URNS IDE STOCK SALE. IH'NEDIN, June 23. Sheep.—M22 were yarded. the bulk consisting of ewes: very few tine wethers were forward, hut a "rood number ot medium weights. Wethers all round .showed an increase of trom Is to Is fid on last week's prices. Quotations:- —Rest wethers l(ss to 17s 3d. medium Its to ios fid. light 9s to lis Ik!. lies'; ewrs 12s to 13s !)d. extra quality los. medium to good 9s to 10s. Lambs.— II') came forward. Prices were niuch the same as last week. Quotations: —Hcst :.imhs 13s to I ts (id. medium 9s to lis. inferior 7s 0:1 to Ss 9d. C'atfle.—2-)S head were yarded, the quality briny only niediuin. Prices for prime bullocks were equal to lastweek : medium weights were easier. Quotations: —Hcst- bullocks £lO to £ll. extra quality to £l2 ss. medium £ s Ids to £9 os. "nferior £6 Ms to £7 10s. best eows and lieifers £0 10s to £7 10s. extra £S, medium £5 10s to £<;. inferior £4 Ss lo £3. Pigs.—About 90 were penned. Suckers 10s fid to 13s. si ins 14s fid to 1 Xs^fid. stores 22s fid to 27s fid, porkers 3os to 395. light baconers 43s to uQs, heavy ->">s to 61s. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. Oats.— -Owing to little shipping being done, last- week has been very quiet in the oat market. The demand for both A and U grades has fallen off, while medium and discoloured are hard to place. Prime :'iilling Gartons Is GUI to Is 71*1. Sparrowhills Is fid to Is Old, good to best feed Is 4Ad to Is old, inl'urior to medium Is 2d to Is 4d. Wheat. —For all prime milling, lit' for shipment, there is a good demand, but <iny lines not prime have not the sr.jite enquiry. Fowl feed is in full supply, and lower prices have to be accepted. Prime milling 4s Id .to -l* 2d. medium to j_fjml 3s 1 Id to 4s, best' whole toul wheat . 3s -Sd to 3s 9d. uitdium 3s 4d to 3s 7d, broken and damaged 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Chaff. Large supplies of prime oatensheaf are «oming forward, and find a read* sale at £2 L2s fid lo £2 los. medium to good is hard of sale 'it t'2 to £2 7s fid, inferior is neglected at' 3iis to 37s fid. Potatoes.—Any good lines free, from blight rre readily saleable: not- prime arc hard to -nut. There is a fair enquiry f'-r seed lines. t~p-to-l)ates £3 10s fr> C 3 Ms. medium to *'"<wl C 3 to £'3 7s fid, inferior £2 -js to £2 Ms.