COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 420, 10 June 1922, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MAI’ KFT. Dalgety and (‘o., Ltd.. Palmerston North, report having a fair entry of sheep and cattle at their Feilding side on Friday, the 9th Inst, Fat, sheep were in keen demand; there was also a good enquiry for ewes in land) to Southdown rams. Dairy cattle, which were yarded in large numbers, met with a, dull Mile. (Quotations: —Small ewe lambs 14s 3d, very fair ewe lambs 16s, good ewe lambs 18s 6d. mixed age ewes in iamb to b.f. rams (good) 245, four and six-tooth ewes in lamb to b.f. rams 24s fid, fai lambs 17s 3d. extra good 22- 6d, fat ewes 18s. 19s Id, 2fls to 20s 6d, two-year Hereford-cross heifers r.w.b, £2 6s. store cow,. 25s to £2. wenner Jersey-cross heifers (fair) £3 18s, crossbred dairy heifers £4 to £6 10s. dairy cows (backward) to £7, dairy cows £8 to £l3 10s Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Feilding sale held on 9th hist, as follows: Fat sheep: A fair entry came forward and showed an improvement all round, especially ewes, which were up fully 2s per head. Lambs also were in bettor demand. Store sheep: Only a medium quality yarding. A very nice line of 450 four and live-year owes in lamb to Southdown rams realised 23s Id, medium wethers and medium ewes in iambs sold freely; Lambs seemed a trifle easier, Fat cattle: We yarded 10 pens, which included some very prime bullocks and heifers. The demand was good at limited prices. Store cuttle: A good entry sold at late rates. Dairy stock; A very heavy yarding consisting chiefly of dairy heifers. Anything showing quality sold well, backward and crossbred stock met with a very poor demand. We quote: -- Fat sheep: Wethers, light 20s, 22s 3d to 24s 6d, ewes 17s 2d,’ 17s 6d to 19s 3d, lambs, poor quality 15s 6d to 17s 2d. Store sheep: Good four and live-year ewes in lamb to Southdown 23s Id, low-conditioned ewes m lamb to Romney 15s, good ewes in lamb to Romney 19s 6d, empty ewes 10s 9d. two and four-tooth wethers 20s. aged wethers 12.-, fat bullocks £5 9s, £6 to £0 2s, tat heifers to £4 ss, fat cows £3 17s 6d to £4 6s. Store cattle: Weaiier Jersey heifers £4. small £2 5s to £2 10s, Friesian £2 Bs, mixed 30s to 355, store cows 20s to 255. Dairy stock: (lood quality Jersey heifers in call it 10 2s 6d, £lO ss, £ll I6s, £l3, to £l4. cows in call £6 10s to £B. cull cows £3, £4 to £5. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE. June 9. The hides marker i- iiregular and competition slack. Kip- declined from id to id; oilier sorts were unchanged. Bailey, English 4s, Cape ss; oats, 3s 2d to 3s 4d; potatoes, £3 10s to £4 15s; onions, £5 10s to £6.- • Press Association.