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Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1933, Page 2

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-—. t- -• TIMARU WOOL PRIQES UP . (Per Press Association — Copyright.) | TIMARU, August 28. Satisfactory prices, on a par with those obtained) at iChristchurch last week, ruled at a wool crutching sale. held at Timaru to-day. The total offering was 850 bales, for which a full bench of buyers showed keen competition. Most of the 'Catalogues were cleared The range of prices was: Merino to 12jd per Jb; halfbrec'l fleeces lid to 13Jd, thiv'o-quni'terKred . 8d to 10d v crossbred fid to 7d, fine crutchings 6d to Bd, three-quarterbred 4Jd to fi£d, crossbred 3d to 3fd, fine pieces bid to B|d, three-quarterbred 5d to 7|d. bellies to 7£d, ewe clips 4d to 7d. locks 3d to 4d. ' ARAHURA STOCK SALE. Yesterday’s sale at the above yards was attended by a goodly number of I buyers and competition was keen for all lines offered. Prime ox beef was' in the vicinity of 26s 6d pe.r hundred j and the best heifer to 2&s. The one truck of sheep sold well. | W. Jeffries and Co. report the fol-, lowing s ales :—On account Messrs ‘Sullivan Bros. 4 wethers at 24s 9d, 57 hoggets at 19s 3d. On account -Messrs Perry and Co. *2 bullocks at £8 ss, 2 aij) £B, 2 at £7 7s 6d, 2 steel's at £6, 1 heifer at £6 12s '6d, 1 at £6 2s 6d, 2 at £6 10s, 2 at £5 7s 6d. 2 at £4 10-s, | H at £4 7s 6d, 2 cow's at £6 12 6 6d