Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 147, 31 December 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

—-:o: . HORSES AND CATTLE. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-oparative Association (per Mr J. Mundell, auctioneer) report on ther horse and cattle market at Timaru on Saturday as follows: Our eutry comprised thirty draught, light harness and hackney horses, two cows, and sundries? There is still a strong demand tor- young farm horses, and a fair demand for harness sorts Draughts, youne<r with trial, cold at £24, £26 10s. £3o< £sl 10a, £33, £34, £34155, t0£34.-3ditto, light and aged, £l6, £l7, to £l7 10s: you.n<» light harness horses, £l3, £lB ss, £ls, £l6 18s, £l7, £l9, to £2O; haoks, £5, £5 10s to £7. „ '••■ In cattle, Bpringere sold at £4 to £4 15s. Harnesß and sundries were cleared at satisfactory prices. t PIGS, POULTRY AND PRODUCE. The Farmers' Exchange Company Timaru, report upon their last Saturday's *a>e a<! fol'ows : Poultry.—ln fair supply and demand. Prices were slightly lower than during Christmas wefk.. Prime roosters, 3s 6d ; hens. Is 9d.to 2-> 3d; ducks. 2* 9,i to 4s per i air; ceese, 2s 3d to 2s 6d each. I'll;-.—Moderate entry. Weaners. four pt B c ,t,vo at 9» M, two at 10s, two at 1b 6,} eich. Bacon, 6d per lb. Produce.—New potatoes, Is per kit (121bs) Fowl wheat, 10s par sack.