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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 42, 18 October 1900, Page 15

prime beef sold at from 23s to 26s per 1001 b, and other ports at 19s to 22s fid. Steers realised L 7 10s to LlO 2s 6d ; heifers, Lo to L 7 15s ; OOWB, L 4 15s to L 8 ss. Stoke Cattle — There was a mixed entry of store cattle, and a good sale for forward ports. Three-year steers brought L 4 13s to L 5 ; do heifers, L 3 2a <>d to L 4 15s; extra good 18 months to two-year heifers, L 2 10s ; yearlings, Ll 4s to L 2 6s for an extra well-grown line: Is months old mixed cattle, L 2 sb; forward store cows, L 4 3s to L."> 2h <id ; and othors, L 2 12a to L 3 16s ; dairy cows, L 2 1 r>s to L 6 1 sb. Fat Sheep— Thepo were mostly good lines of wethers, both crossbred and merino, but ewes were scarce. Butchers' and freezers w«re LuLli in ccir.pc+iti^-", n^'l riH<'f>« uhnweii n further hardening tendency. Heavy wethers brought from 21s to 26s 6d ; freezers, Ibato23a, light and unfiri«he f i, 17« ldfo1K«<;d: shorn wethers, 14s 6d to 18stjd ; merino wethers for freezing, 19s 6d to 2ls 9d ; and Others, 16s 3d to 18s 6d. Fat Lambs— These were not quite so good in quality, but met with ready sale at 12s 9d to 15s. Store Sheep — Ali classes met with a keen demand, but in cases of ewes with lambs several lines were withdrawn, the owners' ideas of values being too high. Wethers in wool brought 17s to 18s 7d ; shorn do, Hs 9d ; and ewes and lambs (all counted), 9s 2d. h Pigs — Pigs of all classes Bold well, baconers making from 31s to 46s ; porkers, 20s to 30d ; stores, 10s to 17s ; and suckers and weaners, 6s to 0s 6d.