THE WHEAT MARKET.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2462, 2 October 1914, Page 4

THE WHEAT MARKET.

London, September 30. Wheat is quiet, buyers holding off, 45s 6d .being offered for Australian shipment afloat. Silver, 24d.

HASTINGS STOCK SALE. , At Stortford Lodge sale on Wednesday there was a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Prices were on a par with last sale. Four extra prime bullocks realised £16 Is, fat'pwes to 2os, forward , wethers to 24s 7d, forward ewes 19s Bd. One springing heifer £6 10s, 1 fat cow £7, 1 fat I bullock £10 os, 3 fat cows £6 6s, 6 forward steers £ 717s 6d, 2 springers £3 10s, 7 15-month heifers £2 16s, 14 yearling Jersey-cross heifers J £2 6s, o 20-month heifers £3 15s, 15 i two-year heifers £4 10s, 1 two-yea- ( steer £7, 6 store cows £3 6s 2 fat wethers 21s 9d, 55 forward ewes 19s Bd, 78 at 18s 6d, s"store ewes 9s 3d, 26 at 9s 6d, 10 ewes and lambs 22s 6d, 42 forward ewes 18s 6d. WAIPUKURATI STOCK SALE. There wag a fair yarding of 'sheep and cattle at Waipukurau on Wednesday. Competition for store bullocks Ayas not as good as at the previous sale, and the market for fat 1 and store sheep was also easier. Four f at heifers made £8 10s, 1 fat cow £o 10s, 2 fat bullocks £10 16s, 5 twoyear steers £5 12s, 3 springing heifers £5 7s, 12 18-month steers £4 2s 1 empty cow £3 17s 6d, 2 weaners £1 4s, 12 fat ewes 21s 9d, 17 fat ewes 2is ou.

PALMERSTON SALES. Dalgety and Co. report on the Palmerston sale yesterday: We offered a very fair yarding of stock to a good attendance of buyers, practically all lines being sold.- Quotations : Medium mixed hoggets 14s 7d light fat ewes 18s sd, rams 19s 10d, bulls £3 17s 6d, store cows £3 11s 6d. ' r II s to £4 14s > springing heifers to £5 7s 6d, cows and calves to &o Is two-year, steers £5 4s 6d, fat bullocks £12 Is. The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report: At i almerston yesterday we had a good yarding of both sheep an<f cattle and sold all lots at good values. Quotations : Good ewes with lambs 24s 9d, owe hoggets 15s 3d, forward ewes 16s, yearling heifers 31s 6d yearling steers p? I 1 ? 8, £? I s 6cl ' steers in <??' £4 3Sj tH 'o-year heifers £3 ofr 6d > .two-year springing heifers ii I* , £ *V?S' £5 2s 6d > cows' i € 73 ? Sj B 17s 6d ; forward cows £4 17s to £5. JOHNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. I Abraham and Williams report on thojr Johnsonvillo sale yesterday as follows: A fair entry of prime cattle .and sheep came forward. There was a good demand, and everything sold readily at late prices. Prime heavy II 1 ° r fc m « ade ,.^ 4 ' £14 15s - to £15 99, t S> S) 1 - lgllter £13 ss; ve!iICTS „ to 32a; prime heavy woolly wtethwethers 23 ? lid to 245, lighter 23s to nvL i P r , lm e heavy shorn ewes 235; rjß^A. 1 * 83 * 016 -^^"--;