THE MARKETS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6490, 9 April 1908, Page 3

THE MARKETS

STOCK SALES. (From Our Correspondents.) MARTON. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: —A very heavy yarding ot sheep, all selling with the exception of a couple ot luxes. Cattle were yarded in fair numbers, and met with only moderate demand. We quote;— Two-tboth wethers. He lOd to 13® 9d; 3 and 4-tooth owes (email), 9s 4d; 6-tooth and f.f.m.' ewes, to H3b; sound-mouth ©wee, 4s 3d to 6a; pull owes. Is Gd to 2s 7d; ewe lambs, Bt| 2d; wether lambs, 5s 7d and 5s 8d; others, 3s 6d to ss. A nice lot of rap© lambs mad© 9s 3d; fat and forward©wes, bs 9d; fat ewes, 11s 8d; fat steers and heifers, X 6 Is; forward heifers, £'l 10s; XS-month tieifers, 325; yearling heifers, 21s; 2i-year steers, £6.

WANGANUI. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—Wo yarded 4000 sheep and 200 cattle. All iciasees of sheep were easier; old ewes almost unsaleable; weak demand for cattle. Quotations: —Two and 4rtooth .wethers, 11s 5d to 13e; small cull wethers* ss; 2-tooth ewes, 8s fid to 10s; f.m. ewes, 2s fid to 4b Id; cull lambs, 2s fid to 3s Sd; cull mixed 2-tooths, 4s to fis lOd; aged rams, 7s fid; fat cows, £3 10s to £5 4s; 2-year empty heifers, £2; forward young steers, £3 ss; mixed weaners, 15s to 16s fid. MASTEKTON. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report;—We submitted over 6000 sheep of all classes. There was a good attendance, but bidding was slack. Cull lambs, 2s to 3s fid; 2-tooth wethers, 9s to 9s 9d; 2-tooth ewes, lOis 3d; cull (low-conditioned), 3s fid to 4e; medium lambs, 5s 3d to 5s fid; f.m. ewes, Ss Gd to fis 3d; 4 and 6-tooth ewes* 12s lOd; yearling steers, 15s to 255; calves, Ss; weaner pigs, 5e fid; slips, lls fid.

Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, r&. port wholesale prices ruling on fh© market: —Wheat, fowls' 5s 3d to 5s fid; oats, fis to 3s Gd; seed oats, 3s 3d to 3® fid; maize, 5s 3d to 5s fid; crushed malt, 8s fid; PrtissUu blue peas, fis to fie fid, fowl peas 4s fid to 4s fid, all at per bushel; llour. New Zealand .£l2 10s, Australian £ll 10s; bran. £6 to £6 ss; pearl barley, £18; split peas, £lB 10s; bonedust, £3 superphosphates, £4 15s to £5 ss; chaff (eatensheaf), £6 to,£fi Se; oatmeal, £l3 10s; potatoes, whites 5© fid to fis 6d; bacon, factory sides B|d, hams fid, rolls Did; butter, bulk lid to Is Id; poultry, hens Ss fid to 3s; ducks 5s fid; turkeys, gobblers 15s to 22e. hens 8s to fis, all at per pair; cauliflowers, Ss to 10a; cabbages, 4® to 10s. all at per sack; peas (green), fid to Is per pock; fresh eggs. 1® fid to 2s, preserved eggs Is fid per dozen; cheese, fid to 6*d per lb; onions, £7 to £7 10s per ton; Akarca cocksfoot, 30d to lid; ryegrass, 4s to 5s 3d per bushel.