COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9988, 26 January 1915, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MARKET. Gordon's weekly roix>rt.— During the past wivk «c lipid our u«uul yard pales at Hulls, liunterville, Rongotea. and Feilding, and a horse sale :i f Foilding. At all stock sales the demand for sheep was keen, and we fold under the hammer the whole of our entries. At Bulls we submitted several good lines of ru|)e -lambs. which were keenly competed for, and prices at this sale were slightly lighter than at other cent res. In cattle we had a good yarding, consisting principally of fat and forward cows, which sold readily at late rates. At Liunterville we had a fair yarding in both sheep and cattle. Prices for sheep were in advance of last sale, all good lots of rape lambs being most sought after. The cattle market was fair for all classes, except uea tiers, which were neglected. At Ron go tea we had a good yarding of sheep consisting principally of store and stubble lambs, all lots selling at prices in excess of owners' reserves. We had a heavy yarding of cattle. Sound empty cows were in good demand, and prices were well maintained. Weaners and young heifers were neglected. At Feilding we had a small yarding of l>oth sheep and cattle. The sheep sale was animated, and prices all round was alxiut on a par with last sale, ex. cept for best lines of rape lambs, which were slightly lighter. The entry of cattle consisted mainly of store cows, for which there was a pood demand. Young steers also sold freely. At our horse sale we submitted 50 horses, mostly of light sorts. Bidding was dull and prices low. Quotations: At Bulls.—Best shorn rape lambs 12s 2d to 12s 7d. others lis to lis Bd, woolly lambs | 14s id. store shorn lambs 7s Bd~ mixed woolly 2-tooths 18s Id. fat. ewes 16s lOd to 17s 6d, s.m. breeding ewes 13s to 13.; 4d, store ewes 8s Id, 2 tooth ewes 17s 3d. fat cows £6 10s to £3 ss, forward cows £4 to £5 12s 6d. store cows £2 2s 6d to £3 3s, rpringing cows £6 to £9 ss, pigs, slips 12s to 15s. At liunterville.—Best lambs lis 9d, storo lambs 6s, 2-looth ewes 17s 5d to 17s 7d, 2-tooth wethers 16s 7d, fat cows £6 to £B, cows and calves £3 to £5. fat and forward cows £5 to £5 17s, empty heifers ; £2 19s to £3 15s, yearling steers £3 Is to £3 , 6«. bulls £4 10s. At Rongotoa.—Fat mixed sheep 17s 4d to 19s 6d, forward ewes 15s Id. cull ewes 4*. best shorn store lambs 9s toj 9s 7(1, others 6s 6d to 8s 4d, woolly lambs 9s 6d, fat cows £6 to £7 ss. fat and forward cows £4 to £4 15s, store cows 35s to £3 6s, 15-month steers £2 17s 6d to £3 4s 6d. bulls £4 7s 6d to £6 ss. At. Feilding. —On account Olrig station, 326 store ewes 19s 9d, 365 do. 9s 9d. 103 cull do. 5s lOd ; on account Mrs Adsett, 258 rape laml>s 12s 3d. 38 do. 9s 8d; on account S. J. Lea. 35 light fat ewes 16s 9d ; fat cows £7 to £lO, fat heifers £B, fat and forward cows £5 to £5 13s, forward cows' £4 6s to £4 9s, store cows £2 9s to £2 lis, empty heifers £4 to £4 ss, 15-month steer* £3 7s 6(f to £3 15s, yearling heifers 355. bulls £5 15s to £7 15s. Horse sale. —Unbroken 3-year and 4-year spring carters J £9 to £lO 10s, three-quarter draught 3-year I geldings (unbroken) £l6, broken-in farm I sorts £lB to £2O, trap horses £6 to £l2, > hacks £5 to £7, crocks 20s to £2.