COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10119, 29 October 1917, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MARKET. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. LTD. Abraham and William:,, Ltd., report: Ai bedding on the 26th instant we had a good yarding- of stock, both cattle and sheep, mostly hoggets, coming- forward in more than average numbers. A huge volm;ii:' of business was transacted, although prices were a shade lower than those tiding i.l 'ate. A line of good shorn wether hog- ;■ I . >.iid on account of Mr (.). Pleasants, llalconibe, brought 30s 'ld, medium do. 25.s til. a lino ol shorn ewes on account of Mr F. Green, Makino, brought, 38s, fat and forward ewe-; brought 29s 7d, shorn ewes (me diunt) 34s Gd, medium ewe hoggets 30s 7d, neihi r hoggets 32s Id to 34s 3d, black face |j.i.rr f .-.|a 31s. 4-vr bullocks £lO 10s, 3-vr s.e'.i-s £l4 14s, 2|yr steers (good) £l4, do. (medium) £l2 lis, medium fal cows £ll 18s t , £l4 is. forward cows £lO 2s to £ll ss, niall fat heifers and cows £ll 15s, dairy cows £ll 32- 6d to £l3 10s, dairv heifer's £8 10- to £ll 12s 6d, store cows £7 5s to £8 10-- yearling jersey heifers £6 liolstein do.' (bmall) £5 10s, yearling heifers | £4 18- to £5 15s small do. £3 17s fid lo £4 12- Gd, 2-vr bull- £7 17s 6d to £lB, yearling Hereford bulls 20 to 30 guineas. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. The New, Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report:—At Apiti, on 'luesday, a very small entry came forward. Small hoggets 225. fair hoggets 31s Id. small \earling heifers £-1 13s 6d, small yearling kteers (Jersey) £4, bull £8 7s 6d. At Mr W. Heed's .--ale on Wednesday there was a good attendance of the public, and a very satisfactory sale resulted. Cull hoggets 16s 9d to 22s 6d, medium hoggets 30s, 4-tooth wethers 32- to 38s 6d, rams 255, cows with calves £ll 17s bd, yearling heifers £8 7 S 6(1, yearling steers £9 15s, plough mare £l7, unbroken fillies £l4 10s to £lB Is, waggon £9 5.-. d.f. plough £l9. chain harrows £B, roller £lB, rake £6 ss, tine harrows £4 to £5 17s 6d, mower £l6 10s, dray £lo,_ drill £2B 10s. At Fcilding on Friday a fair entry of sheep and cattle gold well. Medium wether hoggets 27s 7d to 31s lOd. small ewe hoggets 30s, ewes with lamb.-, at foot £2, fat ewes £2 0- 3d. springing heifer.- £ll 2s 6d, 18-month steers £9 2-, 2-year steers £l2 2,-v forward cows £9 15s to £ll ss. fat. cows £l2 15- to £l3 15s, voting bulk £5 10s to £7 ss. llolstein bull 14Jgns. LEVIN AND CO., LTD. During the past week we held yard sales at Rongotea and Feilding. At Rongotea we had a «rood yarding of all classes and a good attendance of buyers. Bidding right through for sheep and l rattle was spirited, and we made a total clearance with the exception of one small lot of cattle, prices on the whole being in advance of those ruling at last sale. At Feilding an exceptionally heavy yarding of all classes came forward. The offering in sheep consisted principally in hoggets, and the market was weak, prices showing a slight decline on last week's rate-. The demand for cattle, particularly dairy cattle and young stock, was particularly active and prices were very firm. Fats and grown steers were not in great demand and prices were slightly easier. A large offering of bulls of all classes were for the most part keenly competed for. At Rongotea : Mixed woolly hoggets. 35s 6d; others, 25s 3d to 28s; ewes and lambs, 37s 3d: fat cows, £l2 15s, £l4 17s fid to £ls; forward cows, £lO 10s, £lO 17s, £ll 2s 6d to £ll ss; store cows, £8 5s to £9 7s 6d; forward empty heifers, £7 10s, £8 5s to £ll ; yearling steers, £5 15s to £6 ss; mixed yearlings, £4 10s to £5; 18-mth steers, £8; S.H. bulls, £9 10s, £l4 14s to £ls 15s; weaner S.H. bull. £7 15s; cows and calves, £7 10s to £lO 10s. \t Feilding: Jersey bulls. '£4 4s. £7 15s to £lO 10s; S.H. bulls, 13igns, 15gns, 20gns, 25gns to 27gns; Hereford bulls, 20gns to 35gns; llolstein bulls, 9gns to 11gns; forward bullocks, £l3 17s to £l6; springing cows, £l2, £l3 15s, £l4 10s to £ls 10s; cows in milk, £8 17s 6d, £9 17s 6d, £l3. £ls 10s to £l6: springing heifers, £8 ss, £8 15s, £9, £lO ss, £l2 2s 6d to £l2 7s 6d; heifers in milk, £6 lCs to £9 10s: yearlings, £4 10s; yearling heifers, £5 ss, *£s 10s, £5 15s, £6 2s fid to £6 ss; yearling S.H. heifers, £8 to £8 ss; yearling steers. £7 17s to £8 ss; 2-vr steers, £9 2s 6d; store cows, £5 7s 6d, £3 2s fid, £8 4s to £9 7s 6d; cows and calves, £6 2s 6d to £7; empty heifers. £6 £6 ss, £7 12s to £8 15s: cows and hei'lers rw S.H. bulls, £l2 2s fid: fat cows £l3 to £l4; fat heifers, £lO 2, fid to £ll. ~ . . Sheep': On account 11. E. Oasnell, mixed hoggets 25s 9d: on account H. Redmayne, ewe" hoggets 32s Id; on account .(as. Knight, fat ewes £2 2s to £2 3s; on account G. Hitchman, fat ewes 39s 7d; on account G. Meads, fat wethers £2 8s fid: on account S. Shepherd, fat ewes 335; on account Herbert Smith, fat ewes 375. mixed hoggets 36s 7d: on account Geo. Fanner, mixed hoggets 30s 6d ; on account das. Cameron, ewes and lambs £2 2s 6d to £2 ss: on account R. 1). Rogers, Ltd., mixed hoggets 36s 7d. ADDINGTON MARKETS. CHRISTGHURCII, Oct. 24. At Addington market to-day there were larger vardings of stock in all the principal departments, and prices all round were generally easier. Fat cattle showed a decline of about £2 per head. Dry store sheep were down about 2s fid, and ewes by Is 6d to 2s 6d compared with a fortnight before. Larger yardings of fat sheep and fat lambs also resulted in lower values, the former being down bv 3s or 4s per head, and towards the end of the sale competition fell away altogether. The store cattle pens contained among the offerings the largest number of 3 and 4-yr cattle, most of them from Southland, that have been seen in the yards for some time. This class of cattle met with a good demand, and sold up to £l6 per head. Other sorts were difficult to dispose of, and many were passed. Tigs were easier. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth shorn ewes to 25s 6<l. 4 and 6-th ewes with lambs (all counted) 22s 7(1 to 23s 6d, shorn ewes 18s 7d, sound mouth ewes and lamb- (all counted) to 22s 9d, shorn ewes 18s 3d, 2 and 4-th wethers to 27s fid, 4 and 6-th wethers 34s 9d to 42s Id, 4 and 6-th merino wethers to 26s 3d, ewe hoggets to 335, 'wether hoggets to 25s (shorn), 22s 5d to 22s 9(1, mixed sex hoggets to 33s 3d. I Fal Lajnbs.—Extra prime to 33s 3d. [ prime 26s to 2os 9d, Highter 22s ) to 25s fid. I Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wether- to 52-. prime wethers 41:, to 465. lighter wethers 27. to 40s. -horn wethers 29, 3d to 38s, extra prime ewes 475, prime ewes 35s to 41s, lighter ev.es 22s 6d to 345, shorn ewes 21y, 10 I In 35s 3d, hoggets 34s lo 3Js 6d. Fal Cattle.—Extra nrime steers to £24 15s, prime steers £l7 to £2O, ordinary -!.'■> £'3 ) '/.- 6(1 to £l6 10s. extra prime , iu ifers £2O 12s 6d, prime heifers £l3 to £l6 j 10 , extra prime cows £lB. prime cows £l3 If 1 - lo £l6 10-, ordinary cows £lO 5.- to 1 £l3. S'ore Cattle.—Two-year-old steers £9. 2-yr h'M'ers 417. 3-vr steel's £ll 4s. 3-vr heifers £8 to £9, 4-vr steers £l4 17s 6d to £ls. 4 iiel 6-i -t-er- £l6. drv cows £8 to /10, ,|:mv cow* £6 12s 6d to-'£ls. !»;..< ( hopie.r., £5 to x ' 67s fid. bacon 1 1'S £4 to £5 18s (<qual to B.UI H O-'.d per 11.1. r.ork rs 50- lo 75- (..pud t.n 9d to 9id p< r lb), huge stores 57- to 61s, medium '■?.; M to 555. sniatl» >■ 25s lo 28s, weaneia 25.- 6d to 355.