THE MARKETS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 959, 10 March 1910, Page 3

THE MARKETS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. The Batik of New Zealand yesterday received the following cable from its London office :-"Tlio sales have opened with strong competition oiid a large attendance of buyers. There is a goou doiuand for all kinds of crossbred wool and prions aro unchanged. The uiarkot is strong aud tho demand active for all kinds of Merino. Prices are higher var to 5 per oent. Onrreut prices for North Island farmers' lots are:-Ooarso orossbred 3(> to 40's quality, avorage condition, 10.1 to medium crossbreds 44 to 4G's quality, ll%d to 12>.»ti; line orossbrods 50's quality, 13d to 14d. PAHIATUA STOUK SALES. The N.Z. Loan aud Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., reportou their Pahiatua sale-Wo submitted a large yarding of botli sheep aud cattle to a small attendance of farmers and buyers. Competition for sheep was dull with the exonption of young sheep which sold freely at late rates. fn cattle we had a bettor demand, the bulk offered clinging hands satisfactorily. We quote:—Sheop-4-th in sm. ewes lO.i (id, f.m, ewes ?b fid to 10s, oull ewes 2s 7d to 4s, Lincoln rains 1 to % guineas, Romuey rams \% to 1%. guineas, Leicosters 2 guiuous. Oattlo~3j£.year sceors £1 17s, store cows £2 5s to £3 18s, yearling heifers £llss, weauers £l. Hoises-Haoks£3lss.

Dalgety aud Co., Ltd,, report:— We had a fair yarding of slioop, uo cattle coming forward, and had a fair clearance at ruling prices, bidding being anything but spirited. We quote—Lambs 3d to Gs 3d, oull owes 3s, breeding ewes to 10s 4d, cull rams lis to 10s Gd, 4-th Romney rams o guineas, wethers 9s lOd to 10s lid.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., ro pert:—We had a heavy yauling of both sheep and cattle. Sheep wore dull of sale, but most classes of cattle mot fair competition. Quotations :-2 and 4-th owes 12s 3d to 12s Hd, sonud-inouth ewes 9s Gd to 10s, aged ewes 3s to Gs, forward wethers Ils4d, small 2-t!is 9s 9d, good rape lambs 7s 9d to 8s lid, go<xl do. oa 7d to Gs lid, small do, 3a Gd to ss, Lincoin rams guineas to 3% guiueas, 2-th Rumuey rams £5 os, aged do. 1 to \}s guineas, Shropshire rauiß \){ guineas, fat ewse 9s to 10s. Fat bullocks £slss, 2-yr steers £4 3s Gd, 18-mouth steers £2 17s, dairy cow £4, good forward cows £3 14s to £4 3s, others £2 lis to £3 4s, heifers in calf £3 45 Gd.

RAUMAI STOCK SALE. i Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, report as follows on their Ranmai sale:—A good yarding of all classse of stock came forward. Cattle sold up to late market rates. The bulk of the sheep entry consisted of aged ewes, with the result that prices were slightly easier. Howevor, with the exception of a few pens wa quitted the whole of our yarding at the following prices :-Sheep--Small lambs to 4s 3d, wether labms to Gs lid, cull ewes os Gil ,4 and 5-year ewes 7s'4;l to 9s 4(1, 2-th ewes 12s to ■.l2s" (id, 2-th wethers 10s Bd. Cattle-Mixed woanors UU to 21s, weaner heifers to 28s, 15-month stoeis £2 's Gd to £2 15s Gd, 2-year staers £3 7s Gd to £3 Bs, 3-year steers to £4 10s, uowb and calves £3 5s to £2los, empty cows 2 to £2l2s (id, fat cows £3 7s (id to.£3 13s sd, cows in calf £2 ui to £7 3) Gd, dairy cows £4 7a Gd t to £7 2s (id.

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. (Bpeoi.il to M.D, Times). Johnsonville, Last Night. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report ou their Johosouville sale as follows:-Wo offered a heavy yai ding of fine bollootse uud shnop which sold at late rates. We quote: -BeEt bullocks £8 5s to £8 12s 6d, lighter £8 to £8 2s (id, light £7lss—equal to 20a par 1001b, Sound heavy wethers 14$ (id to 14s lid, prime wethers J4-J lil, prime owes 13s 3d, medium ewes lis lid to H& Hrt, lambs '.)s ii:l to 9i M, woolly 10s 01 to lis (id, HUNTERVILLE SALE. Dalgoty aud 00., Ltl., report:At oar Huutorviile salo wo had a good yarding of sheep aud a small eutry of cattle. Breeding owes wore rather dull of salo, but all lambs wort dhposod of under the hammer.' Quotations:—Mixed aged owes 0s Hd, cull lambs 4s Id, small lambs 5s Id wether lambs G* 8d to 7s, rape lambs 7s 4d to Bn, Itomuoy rams % guinea to P/« guiutas, Border Loiouster rams 12s, Lincoln rams 10s 6(1, aged Southdown rams 1)4 to 2J£ guiueas. Fat oows £4 Is (i.i" i% ami 3-voar steers £-110», 3 and steers £sl7s Oil.