Commercial.

Western Star, 12 November 1909, Page 3

Commercial.

WALL 4 OETOWN SALE Monday, Bth The Invercargill Stock Agents report having held their fortnightly sale yesterday instead of to-day, which would have been the ordinaly day. It being an off day prices all round, especially in fat stock, « ere much eat-ier. Fat cattle—loo yarded. Amongst the entry were some well-finished bullocks. The top price was =£9 2 6d for a pnir of well-finished bullocks sent in by Mr Win. Scott, Tuatapere. We quote prime bullocks at £'9, .£8 10s, down to .£712 6d; cow an 1 heifer beef from £4 lOz up to- £4 15s; prices being equal to 20s to 21s for best ox. Fat Sheep—lo 67 yarded. Despite a small yarding prices lagged throughout, aud the top price for wethers was 21s 6d At the previous Rale prices were from Is to 2s lower than at the previous eale. Prim wethois marie 19s to 21s 6d. Store Cattle.—l6s yarded. There was fairly good enquiry for well bred steers which were sold rea lily at «he following prices: Yearlings, 36s to 41s; 18 months' old and 2-year-old steel s, £2 7s, J. 3 12s £315?, and £'4 15s; springing heifers, £4 2 61 to £5 10s. " Store Sheep—s6/yarded. The enquiry foi all classes was small, and a line of fresh ewes and lambs made 9s 5d (all j couuted).

-BI'JI.VSJDK STOCK WARKET Sheep.—3262 yarded. Prices on account of the uumhev entered and after last week's sale, wire easier 2d to 2i 6d a head all round. Best wethers (woolled) 2<is to 225, extra U > 26s 3d, medium 18s to 19s, inferior 16s Cd to 17s 6d, best wethers (shorn) 16s to 17s, medium 14s to 15s, inferior and two-tooth lis 6d to 12s 6d, best ewes 16s to 18s, extra to 19s 9J, medium 14s to 15s. Lambs —400 yarded. Prices for god lambs eased by Is 63 per head, .whilst inferior sorts showed a still further decline Prices compare favourably with last season. Best to 16s, extra to 18s 9d, med ium to 13s, inferior to 10s. ©tittle. —A largo yarding of medium </uality. Prices were easier the attehdanoo of buyers being small. Best bullocks £o los to £lo, extra to ill £s, medium £8 to £8 15s, best cows and heifers to £7, extra to £8 ss, inferior £4 10s. DUNBDI.N GRAIN MARKET Oats.—LoQal stock, are cow much reduced, and only sales of small quantities suitable for local trade are being; made. Lines offering at country stations are readily taken by shippers at late values. Prime milling Cartons Is Bjd to 1 s 9-M« Sparrow-bills Is ad to is 9d, good to best feed is 7d to Is Bd, inferior t 0 medium Is 6d per hushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —No large lines are available and the only sales passing are of small lots of good to prime quality at 4s 4 d to 4s 5d per bushel. Medium quality is not in request except as fowl whrjat, for which th'?ro is a steady sale. Best whole fowl wheait is worth 4s Id, medium to good 3* iOd, broken and damaged 3s 3d per bushel (sacks exira).