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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10527, 4 December 1916, Page 3

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the stock market. Dalgfity and Co., Ltd., report having a fair entry of sheep, and a good yarding of eatile at their Eeildiug fair on Friday, Isi itiM, Grown cattle and female stock wore slightly easier, but: all young steers, especially those showing quality, sold readily at prices quite equal to late rates. Sheep were in good demand, and'all lines sold at auction. Quotations: —Sheep: Ewes and lambs £2 10s 2d to £2 15s Bd, 2-tooth ewes 31s, 2-tooth wethers 32s 6d, mixed 2toolhs 26s 7d to 30s. (kittle: Small yearling heifers £4 9s, mixed womans (bad colours) 30s 6d. yearling heifers £5 12s 6d, 15-momhs heifers £7 2s 5d to £7 ss, wellbred 15-months steers in £8 12s Gd, 2-year heifers £7 15s, small 2-year steers £8 10s. 2- steers £lO 5s to £ll Bs, fat cows £l3, £l3 10s, to £l4 6s, 3-year steers £l3 8s to £l4 12s 6d. forward bullocks to £l6 10s. Gadgety and Co., Ltd., reportWe held our weekly stock sale at the Dannevirke sale ye i d on Friday, December Ist, when we offered a small yarding of sheep, but _ a fair oniry of cattle camr forward, and with the except ion of one pen of yearling heifers and three veariing Shorthorn bulls, everyibing ciutngt-d hands. We quote as tolknvs : —Aged ewes with 100 per cent ol lambs at foot £2 7s, yearling steers (bad colours) £f 4s, veariing dairy heifers £5 15- 6il to go 10'. springing- heifer*. £lO 10s £ll to £l4, Shorthorn cows with calves at foot to 13s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, Agency Co., Ltd., report holding the following sales during (he week. Attendances were good and full sales eflccted. There is no noticeable change in the market prices, as will be seen Lorn our quotations remaining high and firm. Quotations:— Woodville sale on November 27, —Cattle: 3- steers £l2, 2yr steers £lO 9s, yearling steers £B, heifers in profit £9 7s, fat cows £l2 10s, forward cows £ll. Sheep : 4- (shorn) 32-j, m.s. hoggets in wool 38s. Makotukn sale, November 29.—Cattle: Fat cows £l2, cows and calves £ll 16s, forward cows £lO 16s, yearling steers £B, yearling- heifers -£7, cows in profit up to £l2. Sheep : 4-r.h wethers in wool 41s 6d, 2-(h shorn wctliers 27s 6d, 2-th ewes 30s. Dannevirke. sale,. December 1. —Cattle: Fat cows £ll 18s, forward cows £ll 11s, 18-mth heifers up to £9 3s,'yearling steers £3, yearling heifers up to £7. Sheep: Ewes' and lambs 50s, fat. woolly ewes 39-, 2 fat: sheep in wool . 475, 2-th shorn ewes 33s 6d, prime shorn ewes 37s 6d. ’the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., 1.t0.. report;—At our Feilding cattle fair wo yarded 960 head of cattle, comprising most I v of female sorts. A few lines of steers came forward, hut very law grown bullocks were, permed. There wn» a. large

attendance ol' buyers and a_ good ck-a ranee was ell'cchd, late prices being- I airly v. ell maintained. We also had a good’ entry ol cheep. which sold freely. Quotation-;: Small \ carl mg heifer; £ 4 17s to £5 3.. yearling heifer; £5 It,:, to £6 2s, 15-mas heifers £6 !(}.■ to £7. 20-mofi heifers £7 14 to £2. 2-yr heifers JJG 15s to £3 13s, small yearling mer-rs £6 Us 6d. ytearling floors £7 8s to £7 12.-, 2 yr steers £ll 4s to £ll Bs\ 2i and 3-yr .dociv, £l3 ss, £l3 6s 6d lo £ls 17s 6>l. store cows £9 10s to £lO ]= , tat. and forward anus £l2 13s to £l3 12- bd lorwavd 2-yr heifers £9 16s to £lO 10- , 2-yr SHE boilers £l2 6s. extra prime fat cows £l7 2s 6d to £l7 18;. &d, .lag* £9 2s. woolly 4-ilt wefhers £2 Is, woolly hoggets 375. 9d. -tore ev.es 255, medium ewes with lambs £2 Us 6d, tin wethers (shorn) 355, fat owes (shorn) 37-. WOOL, AKIN AND IIIDE SALE. Abraham and Williams, Eli!., npmt: — At our monthly sals held on Friday, Decernher ] wo offered a large catalogue to _ a. ful! ru tend;. nee of buyers.- (.'ompeiiiion was very keen lor all classes. Wool: Only hag lots offering, which was keenly sought, after at. an advance on last- rates. Skin-: \eain advanced Id to Id per lb. Some nice bilis in our catalogue making the reemd price 141 d per lb. Hides were dearer by £1 per lb ;11 round, ( all skins aim sold readily, some prime Sines in our catalogue making laid per lb. Tallow Mill llrnn The following gives a range, of prices obtained: Bag wool: crossbred medium l4Jd. crossbred coarse 13d to 14d. crossbred inferior 12d to 13d. dead wool 12d to 14d,cnrtchin<'s I medium lOid, locks and pieces to IOJd. black lid (o I2d. Skins: Crossbred medium 14id, crossbred coarse to cro-.s-hred damaged crossbred dead 12i<I. dead hoggets lOgd crossbred badly damaged and inferior 8(1 to 105(1, pelts Btl, cros:> bred sailed (at each) heavy 14-- 6tl to 15s'6d. medium 13s. 6d to 14s 6tl. light 10s to 12- 6d, ■dted pelts 4s 6d loss, Hides; Ox medium. 12(1. ox light Hid to 113 d, cow heavy Hd to Hid, cow medium lid to lljd, cow imm 103 d lo 11 hi, eov. cut 105(1, cow slippy and inferior 75d lo 35(1, horse hides 10- lo 13* 6d. Call skins (. uperior) 145 d (equal lo bs 5d each), call good 13d to Isbd. cult cut lid, calf slippy and, inferior 35d to 10d. yearlings 95d to fid, tallow in tins £23 10s per lon. ilor.se hair 1- 3d per lb. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report : —At our usual inonlhh sale iii■ Palmerston on I* i k«ii\ w offered a full catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen lor ,dl lines offered, sheepskins and bides especially being in strong demand, and realising record prices. Tallow sold well at prices equal ro last sale rates, We chaired ihe whole 01 our catalogue at the tollowmg range of juices. We t|tiole: Wool: Only a few oddments of (lump and bags offered. ('rnsebred, medium to good Lkl to 15(1, do. inferior! 12d to 13;jd, culled and seedy 10(1 to ll;jd, dead wool 12i]d to I4d, mtlcbings lOd to 105 d, do. inferior and seedy 5d to 85d, locks and pieces bid to 8 id. black Hid. Sheepskins: Full woo] line 14d lo 14id. medium to coarse 133 dto 144 H. dp. seconds 115 dto 13d. hoggets 125 dto 13d, do. short wool led lOd to HRI, dead skins HJd to 125 d, dead hogget- 103 d <0 I2d, do. infcnoi and damaged 9d to lOid. butchers’ pari dry and alted at each, best heavy lines 15s to 20s each, medium to good 12s to 14s bd, light 9s 6d to'l2s, lambs’ skins 4s 3d to 45(1, pelts (Lost lines) 4s 9d to s>_ bd, <lo. medium to good 4s to 4s 7d, do. interior 2s bd to 3s bd. 1 lides and calf-skins: Ox hides, medium to heavy 12d, do light ll;Jd. cow hides (best lines) Hid. medium to good lid. inferior 10(1 to 105 d, do. cut unci damaged 7|d to 85d, yearlings 9id to IOJd, do. cut and damaged bd to fid. liorsehides 8s lo Jls 6cl each, ealkskins (sound lines) 13d to 135 d, do. inferior losd to Hid, cut and damaged 9<l to losd, dry 2- each. Tallow and sundries: Tallow :n tins 28s bil to 30s, casks 28s 6d to 295, rough fat 15s. rabbit kin* 85ci, horsehair Is to Is Id. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. Saturday’s produce quotations in Wellington were as follows: Vegetables,—Potatoes, £l3 per ton; new potatoes, Ud ro 2d per lb; cabbage, choice 5s ro 7s, medium 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack: cauliflower, choice 8s to IQs. medium 5s (o 6s per sack: carrots, best 10s; onions, £2O pet ton; turnips, white 5s to 6s per sack, leeks, Is bd pet bundle; lettuce, 2s 6d to 5s bd per case: spinach, 5s per case; beetroot, 8s per sack: spring onion. Is hunch; pumpkins, 14s per sack; asparagus, 4d to 7cl bundle; Nelson green peas, H )d ;o Is lOd per peek: Unit green pens, 2- per peek: Ilutt hothouse tomatoes. Is 24 'per tic Nelson tomatoes, Is per lb: par.-nips, 1C» per sack; rhubarb, 5s to 8s dozen bundles. Fruit.—Gooseberries, 35,(1 per lb; strawberries, Is lOd to 2s per punnet; apples, dessert, choice Stunners 15s case; cherries, local 50s, choice 40s per crate. General. —Dressed pork, 70’s to 90’s bjd. 90’s to 100’s 65d, baconeys 6d, choppers (heavy) 4d per lb: honey, 6.1 per lb; eggs, fresh Is 5d pci dozen ; beeswax. Is 6d per lb , fungus, 55d per 11); walnuts, lOd per 11). Poultry.—Light table hens 6s, heavy heru. L, cockerels 6s to 7s, heavy cockerels 7., to Bs, good heavy ducks 9s, Indian Runners 7s per pair, turkey gobblers Is to Is 11(1 per lb. hens 11(1 to Is per lb live weight, Produce. —Wheat, good whole fowl, 7s bushel; maize, 6s per bushel; oats, feed 4s per bushel, crushed 4s 6d per bushel: seed oats (Australian), Algerians, dressed and clipped 4s 9d, others 4s 3d. Cartons and Span owbills 4s 3d, Duns 4s 6d per bushel : partridge peas seed, 7s 6d per bushel; feed peas, 6s 6d: Russian barley. Cape seed 4s 6d per bushel; barley feed, 4s per bushel; barley meal, £8 10s per ion (fine pig feed): pollard, £7 10- per ton; lice pollard, £7 per ton: bran, £0 per tonlinseed oil cake, slabs, meals and nuts £ll 10s ptr ton of 20001b: 100's 12;, 50’s 6s 6(1; (liitfl. oaten sheaf, £5 15* to £6 per ton; straw, £5 10s per ton,