THE STOCK MARKET.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12019, 4 December 1901, Page 4

THE STOCK MARKET.

I Messrs Abraham and Williams, Limited, of Palmerston North, report as follows : At our Otaki sale wo had fair entries and good attendance. In sympathy with the large centres, stock was dull under the hammer, a fair amount of business being transacted afterwards. No sheep were sold. At Palmerston we had full entries of both cattle and sheep. For the latter there was a poor demand, and the 2-tooth wethers advertised for sale without reserve were simply sacrificed. The drop of 2s on fata and another fall in wool, added to the scarcity of feed, which is general this spring, accounts for the poor demand, but wo hope this will be temporary only. For cattle there was a fair demand, and prices improved on recent quotations. A general clearance was made. At Levin we had good entries; there was a good attendance j sheep wore dull of sale under the hammer, but wore mostly disposed of after the sale at prices rather bettor than wore obtained at Palmerston the day before. For cattle there was a fair demand, and with tho exception of one or two pens they were all disposed of. Quotations ; Otaki.—Fat cows XG 13s, springers X 6 2a Od to XG 10s, cows in calf X 3 10s to XI, 18-month heifers X2 4s, 2-year steers X2 4s, yearling steers X 8 6s, yearling heifers XI 18a. Palmerston.—4-tooth wethers in wool 13b, 2-tooths in wool 8s Od to 10s, medium

2-tooth wethers and shorn Gs lOd, good wethers 6s Od, (mil wethers IsCd to 6s 3d, forward bullocks XG Bs, store bullocks X 5 lie Od, fat cows X 6 to XG 13s Gd, dairy cows X 5 to XV Ib, heifers X 4 14a to XS 14s, 2 to 21 year steers X 3 1()», 18-month steers X 3 3s, weanors 25s to 80s, empty heifora X 3 11s, store cows X 3 6s to X 3 10s. Levin.—Fat owes Os 3d, fat and forward ewes 8s (id to 9s Id, 2-tooth mixed Bs, 4tooth wethers 8s Od to 10a Od, forward bullocks XO 6a to XG 10s, 18-month steers X2 17a Cd, fat cows (light) X 5, dairy cows X 4 ICs to XI ISs Gd, hoifora (empty) X 3 10s to XI Us Gd, IS-monlh heifers X2 IGs, yearlings SOs to X2 6s,