THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11471, 25 February 1918, Page 4

THE MARKETS.

Per Press Association. Dunedin, Feb. 20. At Burnside yards 170 fat cattle were penned, mostly medium to good. The entry was about equal to butchers’ requirements. A steady sale resulted in prices being .firm at last week’s* rates. “Extra jj'prixuo bulocks £22, prime £lO to £2O os. : medium, £l6 10s. to -£IS £s; light, £l4 to £ls 10s. : prime cows and heifers. £l3 to £l6: medium, £ll 5s to £l3 12s 6d; old and inferior, £9 to £lO los. There were only 1369 shoe]) penned. The bulk of them were medium weights. Prices opened about 2s above last week’s rates, but eased slightly towards the close. Extra prime wethers, 46s !)d. prime, 60s to 425. ; medium, 355. to 88s. ; others, 34s 6d. ; extra prime ewes, 45s 9d., prime, 35s to 38s. ; medium, ills to iios. : light, 25s to 28s 6d.

The number of iambs penned was 588. The quality was bettor than for several weeks, freezing buyers operating to a limited exrent, and prices were on a par with late rates. Extra prime, Si’s fid.: prime. 275. to 28s 9d. ; medium. 21s. to 2.7 s (id. ; light, and uniinished, IDs to 22s (id. There was a very keen demand for fat pigs, and the sale was one of the best" held at Burnside for many years. Stores were in slow demand, prices being considerably below iasr week’s rates.

SHOOK SALKS. The N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report at Palmerston N. on Thursday sheep sold at lute rates, and cattle "were inclined to drag. Eat ewes and wethers 20s 3d, mixed laud's (.small) Os lid, to.los (id, b.f. woolly lambs 12s, Komuoy rams 1 Jj.gns, good store cows £7 Is to £7 is, cows with calves 7s, best wcaners £5, small weaners 20s, to 255, springing heifer-: £,s i-s to £ll, cows in milk 173 10s.

At the Eeildiug sheep fair on Eriday we h..d a very good entry of good quality sheep. As usual there was a large attendance of the public and competition was keen throughout, the better lines of 4 and 5-year ewes selling particularly well. Me quitted the whole of our entry with the exception of two small pens. Me sold the following special lines; Account J. S. Parsons Kimbolton, 4-year ewes 3Ss (id, 2th ewes (small,' 2(is, E. Shannon, Waituna West, -2th ewes :i-s: Alfred Kiwitea, (ith ewes £2.(slid; G. F. Smith, Kimbolton, 4-your ewes 30s; W. CLplmm, Kiwitea, 3 and 4-year ewes 35s (id: M. G. Pearce, Colyton, 4 and 5-year ewes 80s (id; W. E. L. Banks, Colyton, 4 and a-year owes 325; J. Linkiutor, Palmersion N. 2th ewes 30s: M. A. Conway.. Cheltenham, 4 and 5-year ewes 37s ; on account other vendors, cull lambs (is sdto 7s small lambs 10s 6d, fair ewe lambs Ms Id, ditto wether lambs 14s (14, 2th ewes 27s 2d to 31s fid, „f or ward ewes 32s (id, forward 2th wethers 31s (id. A brah j m and Milliams Ltd., report at Palmerston North on Thursday wejuid a large ‘yarding of both sheep and cattle and have to report a good enquiry for all lines of stock. Quotations: —Bheop:— 2 and 4th owes 22s (id, f.f.m. ewes 245, mixed ago ewes Ms to 21s, others Ds to 11s (id, fat ewes 2(»s Dd, light fat ewes 18s fid to 21s Id, lambs 12s to IDs (id,*b.f. iambs shorn 7s lid. Cattle; Eat cows 11s, store cow £(> to £7 17s, 2-year steers £7 10s to £lO Kis, . yearling steers £4 12s, weaners £1 IDs to £3 fis.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having a good yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Palmerston North yards on Thursday, 21st iust. when all lines with the exception of a couple of pens changed hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations;— Sheep.—Fat ewes 27s 7d to 29s t!d 4th owes small 21s Od. 4 and 5-year owes 20s to 21s 2d, cull ewes 8s (id. Cattle.—Store cows small £5 Ids, weaner heifers 02s (id, £2 10s to £4 ss.