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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8935, 28 September 1907, Page 2

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ll L f ii i I G ; t «. 1 ! ill O i • Ptvss Association' CnßisxcnrncH, September 27. At- Ad'Uiigi'ua live stock market to-day there”was a largely entry of stock than during the last few weeks :v.iu a uood attendance. Prices wore inclined to be easier. Store hoggets wore down about Is per head; fat cattle did not maintain laio rates; f,vt sheep were not so firm; pigs oi ail classes sold well. About 00 fat lambs were penned, and sold av- from 25s ‘.ld to 2 is fid. Extra prime wethers sold up to liar; (id, wiiiio 25s to 81s, lighter 20s Gd to 2is (id, extra prime ewes 26s to 27s Cd, prime 20s to 255, hoggets 17s Gd {n 2ds, prime merino wethers 2,3 s to 25s 2d.

Steers £(! 5s to £l4 ss, heifers £5 to £lO 13s Od,-cows £4 15s to £9. 13s (s;l—equal to 28s to 30s for extra prime, 35s to 37s tel for prime and 33s to 3-is tel for medium, per 3001 b, Veal calves sold at 4s to £3, accord ins to 5i7.2 and quality. The store and dairy cattle wore a mixed lot and mostly iu low condition. Yearlings sold at 90s to 945, ;■; js-montii's 90s to teds, two-year sO(n.- £■’ Ids to S 3 19s, two-year to 33 <3- ; cd, threo-yenr is i■; ■> '■ . (;;r •. ■■ ■. , :.i '.>•«).mi (•> ad 10 5,3 m]v ;• , ■■ v. -s •■.vide from 39s to 4-ts. . Ti.’’ • • oei-s uei'O woll filled ami , i , : demand. \ , . 1 .:o tiS !,d, medium v , ns : : ■ . ! s sorts 39s to 3,95. Stock Market The 2fo\v Zealand t.oan and 3kc-r----cr.u!ilo Agouoy 00., Ltd., Foilciim;, report :—At Kimboltou on Taesdav wo imtl a fair yarding of cattle, and a small yarding of sheep. Quotations: Ewe bod:,.-;.: iter. yearlings £9 3s tel, 3-vear .steers £3 Jss, £4 12s Cd, store cows 9ls tel, 37s tel, £3 10s to £3 7s tel. At Feildh- mi Friday, owing to the very boisterous weather no sheep wore able to coiro forward, but we had a good yarding of cattle, which, however, met with a dull sale. Quotations: Empty cows £2 Gs Gd, dairy cows £5 7s, empty heifers £3. as. Grain and Produce. Messrs Dalgotv and Co., Ltd., report having hold their gfortuijfhtly sale of grain and produce at Wellington on Tuesday. The attendance oi hovers was not as largo as usual, ami. a number of lots had to bo passed in owing to prices bid not reaching market -/allies or owners’ reserves. Ora;;.—The market is quiet and sales eifcctcd arc on a very small scale. Both the Australian and Tasmanian market:-- have hardened, which ha:; had the effect of checking consignment-, coming in from these centres. -Merchants in the South Island continue to ask prices on a par with values ruling.for some time past. Wo quote :—Seed oats 9s (id to 3s 81, prime feed oats 3s 3d to 8s Cd, medium fqed oats 3s to 3s 2d per bushel (sacks extra).! Wheat. —This market is firm. Fowl wheat is still iu good domrand, and several fairly largo linos of South Island wheat have recently changed hands. Wo quote:—Best whole fowl wheat 4s 7d to 4s 9d, medium 4s 4d to 4s Cd, damaged-4s to 4s fid per bushel; sacks extra.

? Potatoes.—The market is stiUm ll glutted state, and sales of all descriptions are difficult to e-tect. quote :—Best table potatoes £3 Os to £-1, medium £3 os to £o 10&, o■> £2 10s to £3 per tou; bags m. Maize is in fair demauch ■ quote best 5 . Auckland ma-m .fc, Australian maize 3s fid '° ‘ ’ medium 3s 3d to 3s od per bushel; 1 -—'There is no quotable change in values. Within tno past "veek chaff has been offering from Lytteltougat slightly rcduce(l r.d..s, and tiiis lias consequently steadied the local market. IVo quote oaten sheaf £3 12s fid to & (extra up to £0), medium £o 5b to .U 10s per ton ; bags extra.