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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 30 April 1927, Page 12

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GERALDINE STOCK SALE. There was only a fair yarding at Geraldine on Tuesday. Prices were about on a par with previous Scales. The following lines were sold under tim hammer: —- „ , _ Fat ewes.—l 9at 13s, ,3 at 15s 6il, 22 at 13s Gd, 20 at Jos, 8 at 12* 9d, Bat 12,52 Gd, 29 at Us, 40 at 14s, 5 at J9.s Id. Fat lambs—ls at 20s. 12 at 22«, ( at 20s. 22 at 22s Gd, 25 at 22s Pd, 33 at 22s Bcl, 04 at 24s Gel, 32 at 25s Id, 58 at 23s 1 Orl, 4G at 24s Gd, 47 at 24s Od. 85 at 255, 119 at 265, 34 at 24.5, 76 it 255. 27 at 24s Id, 67 at 25s 2d. 57 at '24s Gd, 57 at 2.3 s Id, 48 at 235, 52 at 23s 2d, 30 at 22s sd, 53 at 22s Bil. 92 at 24s Bd, 19 at 13s, 55 at 255, 221 at 24s 2d, 8 at 225. 29 at 2ls, 100 at 22s Wether*.—2o forward wethers 22s •3d, 1 wether 13s Gd. Store ewes.—29 f.m. at 12s, 48 4, G, and S-looth 19s Gd, 12 f. 7.5, 93 f.m. 13s lOd, 2 culls 4,s 9d, 11 failing 9s 3d, 33 culls 3s Gd, 47 culls 4s 7d, 107 G and 8-tooth IGs 2d, 50 16s 7d, 58 IGs. Store lambs.—ss w. lambs 10s 9d, 10 m.s. 14s, Go at 13s, 35 m.s. 15s Id. 20 ewe at 14s Gd, 10 m.s. at 14s, 20 wether 12s 3d, 20 m.s. 12* Gd, 43 m.;~. 15s 3d, 50. ewe at 15s Id, 43 ewe at lOs Id, 28 m.s. at Us.

Rams.—l Southdown 4gn.s, I R. 1.. 1 E.L. fiigns, 1 B.L. 3g»s, .•) 13. L. Ign. each, 3 B.L. at 3gns each. Cattle.—l cow at £G I Os. FAIR-LIE SALE. The Fairlie Stock Sale was held last Thursday. Owing, no doubt, to the inclement weather of the two preceding days, the yarding of siieep was small, being m tho vicinity of 25U0, of which number G3B were fats. The attendance was meagre, and tho bidding far from brisk, a great number of the lots being passed in. There were also about 100 rams, priedfi for which ranged from hi guineas to 10s Gd. The great majority remained unsold. The prices for stock were:— Eats. —Ewes: 20 at 13s, 3.3 at 12s, 2.3 at Us. Lambs. G2 at 23s 7d, 23 at 23s lOd, 40 at 24s 7d, 112 at 19s 5;l, GJ at 25s 7d, 47 at 25s Gd, 74 a t 2Gs 111.

) Stores. —Ewes: 30 s.m. at Bs, 71 twotooth at 26s 9d, 140 8-tooth at 14s, 103 s.m. at 13s Bd, 154 4, G and 8-tooth at ISs. Lambs: 30 w.l. at los Gd, 37 m.s. at ss. Wethers: 73 2, 4 and 6-tooth at IGs. Two cows were offered, but elicited no bids. ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE. 'Flu; fortnightly sale was held in the sale-yards on’ Wednesday. Very unfavourable weather prevailed, and tlie attendance of farmers was only moderate. The bidding for fats was very brisk, but very little business was shown m the other lines. 'I lie yarding were only fair, there, being barely 1 jU(J in tho pens. Fat lambs brought good prices, in fact the prices prevailing lor all fats wore in excess of the prices for the last few sales. The demand for stores was only moderate. A good number of cattle were disposed of at satisfactory prices. There were about 12 horses and foals offered, but the majority were passed in at very low bids. There teas little demand for pigs, and although most of those penned were sold, the prices were not satisfactory. The following are tlie values:—

Fat labs.—l 22 at 24s Id, 64 at 25s lid, 17 at 24s Id, 13 at 24s 3d, 17 at 19s, 12 at Us 3d, 51 at 24s lOd, 74 at 25s Id, 47 at 24s oil, 50 at 24s 2tl, 20 at 25s 10d, 37 at 335, 54 at 2Ls, 3G at 24s Gd, 9 at 21s Id, 100 at 255, 4 at 255, 32 at 235, 13 at 25s 7d, 24 at 235, 94 at 21s Bd, 155 at 245.

Fat ewes.—so at 11s Id, .30 at 14s, 22 at 17s 2d, 33 at 10s Bd, 30 at IDs Bd, 40 at 10s lOd, 52 at 12s 9d, 44 at 14s Ud, 25 at 13s Bd, 25 at Us, 1G at 10s. Stores. —111 owe lambs at 20s 4d, 68 lambs at 16s 7d, 7 lambs at los Od, 4G ewes at 9s Gd, 50 wethers at 12s Gd. Cattle. —1 cow at £3 12s Gd, 2 fat cows at £6, 1 springer at £6, 1 steer at £B, 2 steers at £6 10s, 1 fat cow at £9, 1 fat oowat £5, 1 fat cow at £4.

Horses. —1 7-year-old mare at £25 10s, 1 9-year gelding at £15,, 1 aged mare at £3 ss, 1 aged gelding at £3 10s, 1 aged gelding at £2 15s. The following horses were passed in:—l aged gelding at £2l, 1 3-year-old gelding at £27 10s, 1 3-year-old filly at £2O, 1 2-year filly at £lO, 1 filly foal at £9, 1 gelding foal at £7. Pigs.—Wcancrs: 2 at 12s 6d, 2 at 15s, 3 at 18s Od (small stores), 1 at 14s Gd. Various implements, and harness were sold at fair prices.

“ THE RIALTO.” IT. Allchurch and Co. report for the week ended April 23rd: — At our usual weekly “Rialto” sale on Friday, we had a fair entry ci poultry, while the; - e was a large yarding of pigs, 35 of various grades being yarded. Poultry—Hens (heavy) 3.s 3d to 4s, cockerels 4s Gd to, ss, roosters 3s to 4s 9d, all at per pair; el licks 5d each; a line of pullet chicks realised 6s pair. Pigs.—Wcanens Us 6d, 12s Gd, 13s, 14s. mid 14s Gd each, slips 15s Gd, 16s ouch, stores 17s Gd and 19s each. Produce.—Wheat 12s to 20s, oats 8s to 9s, potatoes 9s to 10s per sack bran (12011). bags) 12.5, bacon (rolls) J1 >~ honey (bulk) 5d lb., onion* 4s 9d per cental, parsnips 3s 6d kit. Fruit.—• Ann Jos, dessert 6s 6d to 9s, cookers 4s Gel to 6s Gd, pears 3s to 5s fid, all at per ease; tomatoes Id to 24d lb., bananas 280 0d to 33. s case. Eggs.—The supply of eggs has fallen off during the past few days, and tlie demand hi very keen. The price at the end of the woek was 3s per dozen. Preserved eggs are also being inquired for at la Del to Is 10d dozen. Furniture and Effects.—On Friday at our room* we disposed of a fair quantity of furniture and effects at satisfactory prices. At the same time wo offered a 6-Seater Ford car which was jmwed ;u at auction at £SO but was sold immediately after at an advanced price.