STOCK SALES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15741, 27 August 1915, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

WASHDYKE YARDS. A special sale was held at these yards yesterday, of the annual draft of fat sheep and cattle from the estate of Mr R. H. Rhodes, Bluecliffs. The sale was conducted by the Canterbury Farmers' Association, in conjunction with the National Mortgage Co. Buyers were present from North Canterbury and Oamaru, as well as the local firms. Bidding was brisk, and ovary line of cattlto was sold under the hammer, high prices being obtained. Local firms secured a large share of the entry. In the. cattle pens 46 fat steers and heifers were, yarded, and the priraest pen realised the splendid figure of £lB 10s. The whole entry averaged over £l4 per head. " • The following is a list of the sales:— Fat heifers, 2 at £ll ss; fat cows, 2 at £l3 los, 1 at £l3: fat bullocks. 13 at £lB 10s, 4 at £lB. 1 at £l6, 5 at £ls 2s 6d, 4 at £l4 17s 6d, 4 at : £l4 ss, 4 at £l4 10s. 5 at £l3 7s 6d. j 1 at £l4, 1 at £l3. 1 at £l2 7s 6d, .1 at £l2 2s Gd, 1 at £ll 17s 6d. 1 ' at £ll 7s 6d, 1 at £ll ss, 1 at £lO i 10s. 1 at £9 15s. ' Sheep.—ln the sheep pens - there were some good ewes, and the top price reached was 31s fid. Of 58 merino wethers yarded, one pen sold at 20s. The others were withdrawn lor private sale. Fat ewes sold as toIIows: 12 at 30s 6d. 30 at 31s, 3 at 31s 6J, and 30 at 29s 6d: 1 prime weth e r, 335. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Per Press Association. CHinSTCHCRCH, Aug. 25. > At Aldington live stocii market today tiie eiitr.es of i-at stocii were- much smaller than last week. store sheep.—Four and six-tooth wethers 17s lid to 22s 3d, 2 and 4-tooths ISs 6d to 18s 9d, 2-tooth 15s 9d, failing mouthed ewes (in lamb) 10s 6cl to 13s, aged ewes (in iamb) 8s to 10s, gcod 2-tooth ewes at 20s 3d, good hoggets 13s to los 2d, medium hoggets 10s 9d to 12s lOd, inferior hoggets Ss 9-1 to 9s 7d. Fat Lambs.—Prime, lambs 21s to 26s Sd. medium 16s to 20s, others 14s to los 6d. _, F " t , Sheep-—Extra prime wethers to ? d ' i re - ss - to 34s 3d. others 19s xOd to 24s 6d, merino 19s 9d to '>os 9d prime ewes 23s to 325, medium ISs to i- iV- S , aud lnfer «or 14s to 17s 6d. .J' il } c ?* tle —P"ee of beefier 1001'bs fto o2s atore Cattle.—Yearlings lo to 18 months £2 to £3 steers £4, 2-year heifers £3 to' £3 17s 6d. 2-,-year steers, passed at £6 10?, 3-year heifers £5 Ss, dry cows 30s to £6 dairy cows £3 10s to £lO 10s. pji™' n? h ° I,p( v' s nnd ''aconors 6cl to Gicl per lb., porkers 63d to 7d per lb.