THE MARKETS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11931, 29 October 1919, Page 7

THE MARKETS

Abraham and Williams report:— At our Feilding sale on 24th we had a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle, and quitted the bulk of the entry at satisfactory prices. We quote;—Sheep: Four-tooth wethers £2 3s, small 32s 3d, hoggets 25s 8d to Bus 7d, ewes and lambs poor 265, empty ewes BOs 6d to 37s 9d, culls 14s, fat wethers shorn 335, fat ewes woolly £2 4s 3d, fat hoggets 80s 7d. At Palmerston on 33rd inst. we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a good atteendance of buyers, both sheep and cattle selling well. We quote the following prices Sheep, ewes and rams £2 Bs 6d to £2 11s 6d, empty ewes £1 2s 6d to 25s 3d, hoggets 27s 6d to 38s 9d. Cattle: Fat cow £ll 15s, store cows £5 18s to £8 10s, empty heifers £6 to £7 ss, yearling heifers £3 15s to £5, do. steers £4 to £5, springing cows £l2 5s to £l3 15s, i Shorthorn hulls £lB 10s, Jersey do, £lO to £l2, Syr steers £9 3s to £ll, yearling steers £4 10s to £4 15s, forward cows £6 10s to £8 10s, fat cows £lO 10s, 2yr empty heifers £6 2s 6d to £9 4s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £5 12s, cows and calves £8 2s 6d, springing heifers £6 5s to £l4 ss, springing cows £8 17s 6d to £l3, Shorthorn bulls £5 5s to £ll ss, Jersey bulls £7 \ 15s to £8 10s,