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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10118, 27 October 1917, Page 7

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STOCK MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, report: At [he Pnlmerston North Cattle Fair on 'lhursday, about 3000 cattle came forward, I our olfcring comprising 1300 head, and a few pens of sheep. There was n largo and representative attendance of buyers and farmers present from a.l parts. Grown steeiswere Lard to <iuit, Ijul thi re was a good do mand for well hied females and young -toe!;. A couple of good linos "i breeding y.iws brought £l2 16s and £l3 13s, two lines of 20-month to 2-year Shorthorn hei I, is £l2 5s and £l2 respectively; 3i-year steers £ls Is, 3-voar steers £l4 10s, 2J-ycar steers (pulled Angus) JJI4 10s. lhrlit fat and forward cows £ll 10- to £l2 10s, forward cows £lO 10s, to £ll ss, spcytxi foiwanl heifers £ll 12s bd, 18 month heifers £b 18 0.1. to £7, yearling steers- (good) £8 !>■; tv £!) 2s, do. (poor) £b to £7 8s yearling 110 l St.-in. heifers £6 6s to £7, good mixed voarlings £7 5s to £7 Bs, vear.ing heifers ££ 5s to £5 7s bd. Sheep: l''a< ewes 34s to 36.« bd, forward empty ewi s 265. Dalgcty and Co], Ltd., Palmoislon North, report having- held (heir annual cattle fair on 'Jhursday, 25ih instant. Our yarding comprised 1053 head of variou= claws. and while competition was good foi all young cattle, especially steers, grown cattle failed to reach vendors' reserves, and :i number of pens were turned out unsold. A fail yarding of sheep also came to hand, whicl sold as follows: Ewe.: and lambs 27s lOd, hoggets 37s Bd, small mixed yearlings £3 ss, mixed vearlings to £7 lis, yearling heifers £5 to £7 10s, vearling steers £6 3s. £7 £8 to £8 In, 20-mos steers £lO to £lO ss, 2J-yr hteers fo £l2 lbs, 3 vr steers £l3 10s to £l2 I 17s, 3-vr bullocks to £ls 12- 6d. 2-yr emptj heifers £7 16s. store cow.-- £8 6s. The New Zealand Loan and Moreantih Agencv Co., Ltd., report:—At I'almcrskm North'on Thursday we held our annua! spring rattle fair, in conjunction will! the associated auctioned s. An unusually heavy varding came forward, some 3000 head being penned, of wbWi we. yarded 1000. Bidding for bullocks forward cows, and yearling heifers was not. up to recent market quotations, but for good breeding cows cows and calves, and yearling steers competition was good. We succeeded in quitting the. bulk of our entry at the following prices:—Forward bullocks £l7 Bs. 3-yeai store bullocks £l4 10-, £l4 12s, rough 2-yeai steers £lO 5s £ll. aged store- cows £7 2s, £7 9s, fair store cows £8 10s. £3 12s. £8 19s, fat cows £l3. vearling Jersey heifers £6 ss, £6 10s. £6 lis, £6 18s 6d, yearling Holstein heifers (good) £8 131. 2i-\rar emptv heifers £0 16s. vearling steers £t 15s. £7 2s. £7 16s. £7 17s. £B, £8 7s. £E 16s. fair cows and calves £ll ss, lair mixed, uoollv hog-srets 295. 30s. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., PalmerMon North report having a, vcr> gootl entry of both sheep and cattle at their Marion sale on Monday, 22nd instant, Tli"re was, a. good iitiendance of buyers, and a verv satisfactory clearance was effected. The following are prices realised:—Sheep: Mixed age owes with lambs 365, 395. to £2. small mixed hog trels 27s Id 4 and 6-looth forward wethers £2 6s 4d. Cattle: Yearling heifers £5 Is £5 10s. to £5 13- 6d. vearling S.I I. heifers £7 ss. mixed ve-arlings £6 13s. 2-year heifoif £7 14s £7 15s 6d, to £7 16-. 6d. forward eows £ll, cows and calve- £ll 13s to £l2 15s, 20-month steers £9 6s to £lO. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (By Elkcteio Tilbgraph—Coptkight. > tl'Bß PkHPP ApprtPIATION.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 26. The following are the market quotations: Pmr'cv Chevalier malting 4s &d to 4s "id ('ape,' 3s 3d to 3.- 4d : oats, Algerian milling, 2- 8d to 2s 9d. feed, 2 S 6d to : 2s7d: pofatoci£s 5s u> £6 ss; onions £l9 to £2O.