THE MARKETS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1523, 28 February 1901, Page 45

THE MARKETS

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows on their Palmerston North sale on the 21st instant: —We had a large yarding of both cattle and sheep, stock coming forward greatly in excess of advertised numbers. There was a good attendance, but bidding was very slack, and prices for all classes of stock were easier. Although several lines were passed in under the hammer, we were successful in placing the bulk afterwards. The dairy cows sold on account of Mr T. H. Morine averaged £5 12s 6d. In the absence of Mr Carr, Mr Ormond Cooper kindly sold for the company. We quote: —Sheep—Fullmouthed ewes, 12s and 11s 6d; cull ewes, 6s 9d and 7s lid ; forward wethers, 14s 7d; store wethers, 11s 6d and 13s; shorn lambs, 7s 9d; wetlier lambs, 8s; fat and forward lambs, 10s 6d ; cull lambs, os 6d. Cattle Three-year steers, £5 ss, £5 Is; eighteen-months steers, £3 3s 6d; fat cows, £4 13s 6d; store cows, £3 10s; -weaners, 2os, 355; dairy cows, £3 10s to £7.

Messrs Murray Roberts and Co. report: —We offered 2560 sheepskins and a large quantity of oddments of wool on Friday. There was no material change in values from, last sale. Well-saver! skins met with a good demand, but im ferior and damaged descrij-tions were difficult of sale. We quote : —Merinos and halfbred, 4d to 4|d per lb; crossbreds, 3-|d to ; hoggets and dead, 2d to 2fd; lambskins, 2jd to 3£d; dry pelts (sound), 6d to 8d each; dry pelts (mixed), Id to 4d. Bag wool —Fleece and lambs, 3d to 4d per lb; locks and pieces, Id to 2*d.

Messrs Levin and Co., Limited., reUnrt that at their usual fortnightly saie on Friday they offered 75 bales of wool, and about 1500 sheepskins. The wool consisted chiefly of scouring lines of fine wool, and prices realised were quite on a par with those recently in vogue. We quote as follows: —Wool —Clean cross--bred, 4jd to 5a per lb; coarse crossbred, 3*-d to 4Jd; log-stained, 2d to 3d; lambs wool, 3|d to 4fd ; locks, Id to 2d; crutchings and pieces, 2d to 2jd; fine pieces, 2fd to Sheepskins —Fullwool crossbred, 3£d to 4d per lb ; halfwool crossbred, 2fd to 3£d; dead skins 2d to 2jd; merinos, 3|d to 4-£d; pelts, Id to 9d ea,ch.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows : —There was a fair attendance of buyers at our fortnightly sale today, and prices were firm at late rates. Our catalogue comprised some 1100 skins, 35 bales and 55 bags wool. We quote: —Sheepskins^—Good full-wo oiled crossbred, up tc 4£d; dead skins and hcggets, 2£d to 3£d; broken and halfwoolled skins, ljd to 3fd; full-woolled merino skins, to 4fd per lb; baie pelts to 6d each. Wool—Locks, Id to lid: pieces, Id to 2*d; dingy fleece, 3d to 4d per lb.

Messrs F. B. Jackson and 00. report that at their Waverley sale prices were

a? .follows: —Cattle —2-£-year steers, £4 to £4 ss, 18-month to 2-year steers* £3 to £3 9s; 18-months heifers, £2 8s to £3; 2to heifers, £3 6s to £3 12s 6d; fat cow'?, £4 12s to £5 11s: store cows, £3 18s to £4; mixed weaners, £1 16s to £2- 8s; others, £1 10s; cows and calves, £4 9s. Sheep—Wethers, 13s 6d; smaller sorts, 11s to 12s ; woolly lambs, 8s 6d to 9si 3d ; shorn lambs, 7s to Bs, culls do., 4s Id; breeding ewes, 7s 6d to 11s; cull ew T es, 4s 3d to ss. . At their last Wanganui sale, prices were : —Cattle—Forward steers, £6 6s; fat cows, £5 Is; forward heifers, £4 ss; empty cows, £2 17s to £3 15s; 18-month to 2-year steers, £3 2s 6d; empty heifers, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; weaners, £1 5s to £1 18s; smaller sorts, £1 Is 6d. Sheep —2-tooth wethers, 12s 6d to 12s 9d; breeding ewes, 9s 9d io 13s 8cl; others, 8s lid to 9s 6d: fat ewes, 12s 3d, in wool 15s Id; lambs in wool, 7s 9d to 8s; forward lambs, 9s 6d; shorn lambs (small), 3s 6d to 5s 6d; culls, woolly lambs, 4s 6d; rams, £1 5s to £1 10s.