THE MARKETS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6622, 11 September 1908, Page 3

THE MARKETS

YESTERDAY'S STOCK SALES. . PALMERSTON. Abraham and Williams, L'.d., rexmrt— The entry in ail classes was below the average. The sheep offered consisted chiefly of hoggets. lue domain! was not keen. Sale* were made on a par with recent quotations, iloggets 8s 3d to «>s sd, prime wethers l&s, light fat wethers Pin lid, 2-tootfli wetimrs 12.-, yearling steers X2 &i, 2i-year empty heifers XZ 10s, springing eows Xi to XI 12s 6d, store cows Its to 355, fat cows <£-i. JDalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—We had a small yarding, of sheep > and a very good entry of cattle. Bidding was keen for all linos offered, Fat and forward wethers Iks Od, mixed hoggets 9s Id, cull mixed wcaners 1.5 s Gd, cull yearling steers 275, empty cows £2 Os Gd, 2\yoar steers X 3 5s Cd to e£3 14-s Gd. 3-yoar steers £\ 15s, 3-i-year bullocks £5 8s to £o 10s. Tho Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports :—A medium entry of sheep ami cattle met with good competition, i Two pens of very nice/ mixed woolly hoggets made 13s to 13s Id, woolly hoggets 13s to 13s Id, mixed 2-tooths 12s. small yearlings 16s to 19s> 18-months heifers 28s. forward cows c f2 8s Gd to £3 15s, 18-montlm stcore £2 ss. TIXMATANGr SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports : —Atllimatangi on Monday a small entry of stock sold well, a good att ndancc of buyers being present. Cull owes and iambs 7s »Kl, yearlings 19s to 255, 2-year empty heifers 365, springing heifers £3 G.l to JH 3s, cows in calf A 3 ss, heifers in calf «£2 17s Gd, store* nigs 21s to 28s Gd, small stores 18s Gd, 'slips Jos.