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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 316, 31 January 1922, Page 3

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STOCK MARKET. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Al Feilding on Friday, 271 h inst., there was a good yarding of sheep, chiefly lambs, and a fair yarding cf catile. There was a strong demand for all classes of sheep and practically every lot was sold. For cattlo there was a ?fightly better inquiry, particularly for vourig steers and forward bullocks. Fal two-lootli wethers 15s, f. and f. lambs 15s Id, 340 good store four-tooth wethers 14- ibd, woolly rape lambs lis 6cl, shorn rape, lamba 10s, fair mixed lambs 7s ?tl ,„ 8« Id, small lamb, 4s 3d to 63 2d, good two \ear, llolstoin heifers r.w.b. Lb lbs. Jersey and lloLtein cross 15-months heifera r.w.b. JUb, springing cows £7. Dalucty and Co., bid.. Palmerston North. repori having a fair entrv of sheep and e» 1 tic ai their Bulls sale on Monday, SOth j 1,-1 'l'lieri: was good competition and prac lically ii lolal clearance was effected. Quotut ions:— Sheep: Small lambs 8- to 8s 6d. very fair lambs 10s 4d, good ivhitu-fncod hiiiilis 12s 3d, small Iwo-loolhi wethers lis 0(1 iwo and four tooth wethers Ms Bd, light fin ewes lis, fat wethers 16s. Cattle: Rough vearling steers to £1 Is, vveaner steers 10s to 15s. weaner heifers 20s, 24s to 32:, DAIRY PRODUCE. Dalgnly and Co., Ltd., repori having received the following cablegram from their London bouse under date of the 27th inst.: —'Butter: Market fairly steady, good demand bill not so much feeling of confidence in Danish, prices for which are. from 186 s to 190 s. Australian, finest unsalted, 135 s to 140 s: salted. 123 s to 1325, secondary. 116 s to 1265: inferior, 90s to 108 s. New Zealand, finest. 140 sto 1555: secondary. 135 s to 138 s. Cheese: Markei firm. New Zealand coloured. 94s to 965; while. 90s 10 925. Australian coloured. 85s to 88s; white. 84s to 86s.