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FLEMINGTON
Active Competition At ;
Sheep Sales
Active-competition was 'generally sus-
tained at the-sheep sales ' at- Flemington
yesterday. Meat trade values disclosed a
sharp recovery of 2/ to 3/ for prime sheep,
and 1/ for. Iambs, compared with recent
reduced quotations. Superior Western
consignments Included some attractive
Corriedale wethers from the Coola estate,
Mt. Gambier. There was a special quality
shipment of 1,800 wethers, and extra
value Iambs came from Tasmania. The
penning was 21,500 fat sheep. Quotations:'
Prime crossbred and comeback wethers,
27/ to 30/; extra prime crossbred wethers,
31/ to 33/6; good crossbred and comeback
wethers, 24/ to 26/: second grade, 22/ to
23/; inferior and.lighter, 17/ to 20/; prime
crossbred and comeback ewes, medium
weights, 19/ to 23/; prime heavy fat ewes,
24/ to 27/; special tops, to 29s; useful grade
aged ewes, 16/ to 18/; middling and indif-
ferent sorts, 11/ to 14/, .with poor condi-
tioned old ewes less: prime Merino weth-
ers,-26/ to 30/; good-Merino wethers, 22/
to 2o/; secondary Merino wethers, 17/ to
20/; Inferior light condition, 13/ to 16/;
best Merino ewes, sundry , small lots, 18/
to 22/; useful aged.grades, 12/ to 15/;
middling and Inferior at lower figures.
Shorn sheep: Best'crossbred Wethers, 20/
to 23/; special lots, 26/ to 26/9; best cross-
bred ew cs, .to 22/.., .
There was à penning of 11;600 fat lambs'.;
Quotations: Prime, 23/ to 26/; extra prime,
25/; to 27/; spécial tops, 28/ to 31/; good,
£0/ to 22/; seconds, 16/ to 10/; inferior,
12/ lo 15/;,nondescript small sorts and
shorn lambs, 21s. , '.
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