COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9162, Issue 9162, 11 March 1910, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK REPORTS

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale at Palmerston North on Thursday, March 10, a full yardms of sheep mot with good competition and recent prices were well maintamod. All classes of cattle also sold well, and a total clearance was made. A line ot IU forward bullocks realised £6 10s, 3yr steers £4 18s, steers £4 ss, fat cows £4 to £4 17s 6d, forward cows £2 16s 6d to £3 Is, 18-months steers £2 lie 6d, weanere 22s to 28s, small weaners 15s, bulls £2 2s 6d to £5, two-tooth ewes 13a 6d, medium 2-tooth to 6-tooth ewes 12s 6d, small 2-tooth ewes Us 7d, 4 and syr owes 10s 9d to Us, f.m. ewes 6s Id to 7s, cull ewes 2s 6d to ss, store lambs 7s, woolly lambs 8s 6d, one line of 1300 4 and 6-tooth wethers made 12s, other lines Us 8d to 12s 2d, f.m. rams of various breeds 7s 6d to 21s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's sales for the week have been held at Himatangi, Raumai, and Palmorston North. They report: — At Himatangi on Monday we had a. moderate entry of both sheep and cattle to an appreciative attendance of buyers, resulting in a total clearance at prices in favour of vendors. At Raumai we had a very heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were inclined to drag, but we were successful in placing the whole of our entry with the exception of two small pens. * Cattle were in good demand and a good clearance was affected. At Palmerston on Thursday we had a fair entry of sheep, mostly of inferior quality, and we were able to place the bulk of our yarding. We quote: —Himatangi. — Sheep.—Cull lambs 4s 9d, cull ewes 3s Id, rape lambs 8s 6d, store ewee 7s 9d to 8s Id, breeding ewes 9s lid, rams li to l?gns. Cattle. —Forward cows 32s to £3 18s. fat heifers £4 12s to £4 14s, fat cowe £4 16s to £5 15s. Pigs.—Slips 10s. Raumai.—Sheep.—Cull lambs 4e to 45..7 d, store ewes 7s 2d, 7s sd, 7s 10d to Bs, sound mouth ewes 10s 6d, rape lambs 6s lid to 7e 2d, rams 1 to 2Jgns. Cattle. —Mixed weaners 335, weaner steers 375, weaner heifers 395, fat cows £3 16s to £4 7s, store cowe £2 to £2 6s, heifers in calf £4, springing heifers £6 10s, 20months steers £3 7s, 2 and 2|yr steers £4 5s to £4 13s. Palmerston North. — Sheep.—Cull ewes 2s 8d to 3s 6d. aged ewes 5s 6d, f.m. ew-es 8s 6d to 8s Tld, s.m. owes 9s 4d, small owe lambs 6e 3d, Romney rams 2| to 2fgns, Lincoln rams ligns. Cattle.—Weaners 21s to 256. cows and calves (inferior) £2 Us to £2 15s, forward heifers £3 ss, fat cows £4 Bs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston N., report:—At our Taihape sale on Wednesday, the 9th inst., a very good yarding of sheep and cattle came to hand. A good demand existed throughout the sale, and practically the whole yarding was quitted at prices satisfactory to vendors. Cull lambs 3s Id to 4s, small lambs 4s 5d to ss, lambs 6s, 6s 4d, 6s 9d, aged ewes 3s 3d, ss, to 5s 6d, mixed age ewes 6s, 6s 9d, 7s, s.m. ewes Bs, 8s sd. to 8s 6d, 4 and 5-year ewes 10s, 10s Id, 2-th ewes small to Us 9d, 2-th wethers 10s, 10s 9d, 2 and 4-th wethers Us 6d, Us Bd, Us lid, Romney rams aged half to Ugs, 4 and 6-th Romney rams 2, 2J, to 3|gs. mixed weaners good 355, mixed 15-months cattle £2 2s 6d, 15-months steers £2 18s. 18-months eteers £3 2s 6d, 2i-ycar steers £4 ss, 2g and 3-year steers £4 16s, bulls £2 10s, light fat heifers £3 15s, 34-year steers £5 7s 6d, £5 10s, £5 15s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North sale on the 10th inst. we offered a medium entry of stock. Good sorts of young ewes and also lambs were in good demand. Following is a list of prices realised. Sheep: 2-th ewes 12s 7d to 13s 4d, mixed nge ewes to 10s 6d, Southdown rams 2 to 3gs. Cattle: Weaners (small) 18s to 21s, weaners steers to 275, empty cows £2 7s 6d, £2 12s, £2 15s, to £2 19s 6d, forward cows £3 to £3 16s, fat heifers £4 8s to £4 Us. THE WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 10. At the wool sales Kawakawa eold at lid and 10£ d.