THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9696, 4 March 1910, Page 8

THE MARKETS.

STOCK REPORT. Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd., report M?.ng*weka aa J® neld t^ u Wednesday :-There were few oattb. at this sale, but every available pen v/na used for sheep, the entry being a very large one. There was a good attendance of buyers, with the-reaolt that everything sold either coder the hammer or Immediately afterwards We quote Wethers 3 and 4- tooth 11a ■'6d to 12s, medium 2-tooth wethers 10a lOd, culls Bs, good wether lambs 6s 6d to 7s (sd, medium Jamba mixed asses 6a 2d to 7s 4d, onlls 6 Id. 3-tooth ewoa „i2s Id to Ids id, s.eq. ewea 7a 9d to 8s 6d, ewea 4, and a.m. 10a to 10a Id 3, 4 and btootb ewes 12s Bd, oall ewea 5s to Ga. A fair number of rams made from 30s 6d to £2 2a. Messrs Abraham jand Williams, Ltd., report as follows:-Ac Palmerston North on Thursday, a large entry of sheep came forward and met wth a goad tdbround demand, several nice straight lines of 4 and 5year ewes being eagerly sought after. Forward lambs tor rape also sold well. Quotations :-Sheep : 400 4- ewea 1 1 s 3d, bcO ** and 5-year ewes iOs 6d, 420 4 and 5-year ewes 103 6d 330 4 ami o-year ewea 10s bet, 5- fet>ofcii ewea 13a 6d to 13a 9d, 3-toofcb to f.f.m. ewoa Us 2d, t.m. ewes 7s Id to 8s 4d, cull ewea 3s 4d to ss, fat and forward ewes 9s lid, forward wethers 12s, S-toothJwethera lls, rape lambs 6a 8d to Ba. store iambs 4s 4d to ss, oull lambs 3a sd, Romney rams 2% guineas. Cattle : Forward oows £3 12s 6d, weaner heifers 20s, weaaer steers 31s. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report.— At Palmerston North sale there was a good entry of sheep and a fair entry of cattle. Nearly all were disposed of. Sheep: Mixed lambs small 4s 6d to 5a Bd, wether lambs 5s 4d, small 3-tooth ewes 10s 3d, aged ewes 4s 8d to 5s 7d, 6-tooth ewes to 13s lOd, fat ewes to 9a sd, 4 and 5year ewea 8s 4d to 9s Id to 9s 6d, wethers to Us, 4-tooth Romney rams to 2% guineas, 3-tooth Shropshire to guineas. Cattle): Weanera £1 Is to 28a, heifers £8 3s to £3 13s. fat oows £4 6s. Messrs Dalgety So Co., Lid., report. :—At our Mangaweka sale on Wednesday, March 2nd, we had a very good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Wethers were In especially good demand, and also all lines of good lambs. We managed to quit practically the whole entry at prices satisfactory to ™ ndor j l - Quotations :— Aged ewes 4s 6d, js 7d, Gs g.m. ewes 8s to 9s, 6 tooth and f.m. ewes 12s 9d, 4 and 6 tooth ewes 14a Id, 2 tooth ewes 18s 6d, 13s 9d to 14s lid for line of extra good quality, wether lambs 6s lid, ewe lambs to 8s Bd, 2 tooth wethers 10s 9d, lls to 11s, and 3 and 4 tooth wethers lls 9d”to lls lOd, fat and forward weth-ers-to 13s 3d, oull lambs 4s sd, medium woolly lambs Bsl culls 3s, 2 tooth wethers 9a, aged border Leioest6t rams to % guinea, Lincoln rams 1 to 114. guineas, aged Romney rams mto guineas, 2 tooth Romney rams to 2% guineas, 4 tooth Romney rams 2% to 4% guineas, weaner steers 365.