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West Coast Times, 20 November 1914, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

YESTERDAY'S LIVE -STOCK RALE

[PF.R PREPS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT],

CHRISTCHURCH;, Nov. 18,

At Aldington yards to-day there wore fairly large entries of fat stock and a. good attendance. Fat cattle were rather easier towards the end of the sale. Fat lambs sold well and fully no to last sale. Store sheep showed little change.

Store Sheep. Shorn two-tooth ewes to 16s 3(1, two-tooth wethers 12b 9d, medium two-tooth wethers Us 10d, me dinm two-tooth wethers 15s 9d, four and six-tooth dry ewes 15s 4d, good forward 'form-tooth wethers to 17s Id. full-onth ewes with lamb* 10s Id (all counted) woolly cwe s in lamb to 20s, good woolly six and eight-tooth ewes with lambs 14s, fair mouthed ewes with lambs 11s to 12s 3d; inferior ewes with lambs Sb 4d to 10s 3d, Fat Lambs. Best, lambs 19s to 21s Od, lighter 16b 6d to 18s 6d, extra prime shorn • wethers to 335, prime shorn wethers 21s 6d to 27s 2d, others 15s to 21s, shorn merino wethers 14s 9d to 22s 6d; woolly ewes 22s to 25s 6d, prime shorn ewes 20s to 25b, others 15 s ’to 19s 6d, woolly hoggets 20s to 22s 4d, shorn hoggets to 24s 6d.

Fat Cattle.—Extra good steers to £l6 7s 6d ,ordinary steers £9 to £l2, heifers £5 12s 6d to £9 15s, extra good cows to £lB, ordinary cow B £5 7s 6d to £9. Beet averaged from 34s to 44s per 100 lbs. Store Cattle.—Yearlings £1 12s 6d 15 to 18-months sorts £2 11s to £3 12s 6d, two-year steers £4 7s 6d, twoyear heifers £4 ss, two and a-half year heifers £4 17s, three-year steers £6 17s 6d (passed), three-year heifers £4 17s 6d to £5 ss, dry cows £1 10s to £4 15s, dairy cows £3 10s to £lO. In dairy cows there was a fait yarding mainly rough sorts. Poor classes were not in demand, but useful animals sold freely. Prices ranged from £3 10s to £lO. 1

Pigs.—Choppers 60s to 100s, extra heavy baconers to 725, heavy baconers 58s to 655, light baconers 50s to 55s—price per lb 5d to s|d. Heavy porkers 40s to 44b, lighter porkers 35s to 38s—price pbr lb. 5J to s]d.