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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14283, 25 August 1910, Page 4

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GERAEDJXE SALE Tl'e usual fortnightly sale was held at Gerahliue y,.i'.:.. yesteulav. The v t a.-; ru.l large; coinp: ua.-s lauiy ''i ">li and the major. tv ol tile lots oiiercd .changed Jiand.s. 1 *i■ ii•. ,-i l ull ci as follows: —l''at wethers loi 8.1 17s to L'Usjlat ones ll's sd, 13s :M la', Id to lo.; !W; ewe lioygcts las V,i'. I-J,, lu, 14s (Jd, IJs 8d to 15s; two-toot 1 ! i-wes iy& a, Jcs yd, iy 5 ad t» -jo* i.f-Joiii-coouu ewes lbs Gd, l<Js 4d to -'ls 4d; six-tuoth ewes L'l's Gil; eight t-'ot:i cu'is I'Js Ul ; weliiL-r hoggets °JOs lUd, , ,. l V 1: ?' s 4tl ; ag<:d ewes Us U;l lo !_•, 0(1. Cattle, met w.tl» a lair sale j*t lute quotations. Rigs were iicgleei,13 uit:-;side ,uarket. Per Press Association. -DUN EL) IN, August -J-l. I* at cattle 20! iverc yariuttl, ;ibuut call good to prime, the ivmamder very interior. Bidding was lairly brisk, but prices except for iirimo quality 'were tightly easier. Prime bullocks, "ill to i.l- Ills, extra to £ls; medium to good £0 to £lll 10s, light £7 10s to £8 15;; best cows and heifers £8 lUs to £lO medium £0 us to £B, light £5 to £5 15s. J: at sheep—2ooo were penned, chiefly of wethers, with several splendid lines ol heavy sheep. The sale opened with u very slack demand and prices Is lower than last week, but the demand gradually improved and closing rates were equal to those ruling last week. Prime wethers lite Gd to - Is, extra heavy ii'Js to 2-Js 'Jd, medium tu good 17s to 18s (jd, light 14s to IG<, prime ewes 15s to 17s Gd, medium liJs to 14s Gd. l''at lambs —C/f 315 penned, except two or tlireo pens, the quality was only middling. J Jest 15s to 10s, medium to good las to l is Gd, small and unfinished Us to li's Gd. Pigs—llo were yarded. Porkers and baconers wire in rather short supply and met a brisk sale at 4Jd to 5d per lb, young pigs also sold at a shade above last week's rates. Suckers Us to 13s, slips 15s to 20s, stores 21s to 'Jos, porkers 28s to 335, light baconers 38s to 435, heavy 45s to 50s. JJUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. The oats market shows no change. There is little demand from shippers and almost tlio only business passing is in moderate sized lines for local consumption. Prime milling Is lO.kl to Is lid, good to best ieed Is oid to Is 10} d, nioi'ior to medium Is 7d to lu 9d. The demand for wheat Blackened to Eoiilc extent a week ago, hut since then n better demand has been expericne-cd, and a considerable quantity of prime Tuscan ami velvet ear has changed hands at quotations. Good whole fowl wheat is not <>ver iileutiful and has a fair inquiry. Prime miHn*'; velvet 3s lid to 4s, Tuscan. velvet- ear. etc.. 3s (d io tfj 3s fid, best whole fowl wheat 3s Id to 3e 4d.

AD DING TON STOCK SALE. CriKISTCtIUPCH, Aug 24. At Addington there were larger entries than last wok and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at advanced rates. Fat sheep were weaker, there was not much demand for export, though the freezing works eloso dc.wi on Saturday. Store sheep showed l.ttle change. A few fat .iow seasons fat lambs si-Id well. I'igs sold at about last week's rates. Tin-re was not much demand for store cattle. Out dairy c • vs met with an active sale. In stoic she; p a lew iw)-: ot .rot-id cwe> na'-e lirs (id. four and s'.x tooth to IDs (id, Border Leicester-; to 2'is and -."< l c\,ea tj-i t)(l to 10s. Wether Lcgg.'ts hi"' jj'it Its to 13s. mixed sexes 'is t) IPs Oil, good ewe hoggets lis (1 to I's Od, .itlcrior 10s Ot!. A'ethers Sold at i-ls Cd to 10- for „.,mI an 1 il's to : a.; ~<.l lor iii. d.uni conditio i-.i. A ltw iew sei-.:,oiis iat. iambs made It's to I'.'s. K ii'.l;;:. y..l'ci.ilg oi fat sliv.-p bey. UJ Mileic.uo' i i.ij n.rjmeiits, made tlie market iHJivr, tho dc.-iii.c oc.iig i:,! ; y H ' ■Jd. Extra priu.o v. sis lo j'ls _(>u. prime 10s Lo 2!s od, '--liter 0.1 to isu Oil; extra prime evus to -3s S-d, prune 10s to 10a, ltd; hegget, 10, lOd to i s i.j.j; (•"Me merino wethers ios Od lo 20s Ou, others lis -jit to lis. Fat cattle totalled 2-25, the bulk of good to prime quality, ami included several North island lines. The yarding being below tho average prices advanced fully -is pel- 1001b the range being "_!i.'s to"_'3s. Steers made £7 los to o)i) 1.35, extra to £'l3; heifers £5 10c to' £7 li's Od, extra to £9 '2s <xl; cows •Jo 15s to £7 10s, extra to £ll. in stores three-year-old heifers made £4 to ;L'-1 los. four-year-old steers £7 15-, three-and-a-half year steers £i. thrcevear steers £0 los, and dry cows £2 !5s to ;U4 15s. A good entry of dairy cows met with a ready sale at £3 10s to £lO. For pigs prices were firmer. Heavy haeoncrs made 50s to 58s. and lighter 4'2s to 48s equal to 4}d per lb; largo porkers 32s to 3ss, smaller 26s to 30s, equal to 4Ad to 43d and 5d per lb. I.arge stores made 22s to 25s_. medium 14s to 20s, smaller 8s to 12s, and weaners os to 10s.