THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10405, 19 July 1912, Page 4

THE MARKETS.

AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS.

United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Sydney, ’July 18. Wheat is firmer at'4s Id to 4s 2d. Flour.—City £lO, country £9 17b 63.

Bran and pollard.—£s. Oats —Algerian- 3s 6d to 3& 9d; seeding 4s; New Zealand whites 3s 5d to 3a 6d; Giants, 3s 6d. Maize,.—4a 9d to 4a lOd. Barley.—Nominal. Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £ll 10a; New Zealand £9 ss. Oainus.—Victorian £l2 to £l2 10s; New Zealand £7 Bs. Cheese.—lOd. ~ Bacon.—6d to 6>£d. Adelaide, July 18. Wheat.—4s Id to 4s IJ^d. Flour.—£B 17s 6d to £9 2s 6d. Bran.—ls 2d. Pollard.—ls 3d. Oats. —3a 51. Melbourne, July 18. Hides in average supplies; good competition; no change.

Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd,, report;—At Palmerston sals on Thursday a fair enquiry existed for all classes of sheep, and tbe follow-' ing prices were realised: Ewes in lamb to S. D. rams 20a, ewes in lamb to Romney rams 16s, aged ewes in lamb 7s to 12a 6d, two tooth 'ewes acd wethers 13a BJ, fat ewes, 14a 8d to 15a, springing cows £6 to £6 2a 6d. Loan & Mercantile, report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday & mouderate entry of sheep and .oattls came forward. Sheep sold well, and a good clearance was effected. Quotations :—Aged ewes in lamb 2s 4d, to, four, six and f.m. Lincoln cross ewes in lamb 17a. Cattle, old cows Sis to £2 Is, forward cows £3 7s to £2 I6a, backward heifers £S 13s, good fat cows £4 17s to £6, forward bullocks £7 18j, aged dairy cows £4 7s 6d, springing cows £6 to £7.

Messrs Dalgety & 00, report on Palmerston sale:—Owing to the very wet weather, only a small yarding cams to hand. Small mixed lambs 8s 2d, empty ewes 10s 6d, small mixed weaners 30a, small yearling heifers £2 4s 6d. backward dairy stock £4 10a to £4 14a Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvilla sale as followsgood yarding of bullocks oame forward, but owing to ( the rough weather very few sheep were yarded. Prime ballooks' made £9 10a 6d to £9 17s 6d, lighter £9 sS'tO £9 10s, light £9. prime awes 17s, lOd, medium ewes 15s 7i, light wethers 17s 3d. prime lambs 12s 6d to.ISs 6d. Messrs Dalgety and 00., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held a dairy sale on Wednesday, 17th inst., on aocoanfc of .Mr Wilson Hopping, at ihs farm, Eongotea, Owing no donbt to the flooded state of the country, the attendance was not very large, bnt for cows of good quality competition was keen and average realised for the • herd was highly satisfactory to vendor. Quotationsßest quality oews £l2 to £ls, good dairy onws £9 to £ll 10s, medium cows £8 lOs to £9, backward cows £7 10a to £8 good tbreeqnarter cows £7 to £8 ss. aged do. to £6, store cows £3 15 small mixed wesnera S9s 6d, bull £3 15a, small mixed hoggets 103 3d.

Messrs Abraham &|Williams, Ltd., report .that they held a very saooessful sale on soconnc of Messrs Leitoh & Keith at Upper Tntaenci yesterday. Draught horses—with the exception of aged geldings—met with a good sale, and Implements and sundries were all disposed of *afc satisfactory prices. Seven year mares in foal brought £42 10s, four year do. £49, five year do. £42 10a, six year geldings £4O to £46 16s, seven year do. £4O ss, other do. £3® 10a to ££3s. aged do. £lO 10.1 to £l7 10a. four year filly, broken to chains, £3O sa, four year gelding broken to chains £2O ss.