THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12017, 6 March 1920, Page 6

THE MARKETS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Go, Ltd, have received the following cablegram, dated 27th February, from their Loudon agents, Sanderson, Murray and Oo“Sales have closed; Crossbred fine, market shows no change; Crossbred medium, par to 5 per cent decline; Crossbred coarse, par to 5 per cent decline.” STOCK REPORT. Loan and Mercantile Agency 00, Ltd, report: At Rangiotu sale on Monday we had a small entny. Bidding was brisk and prices were in advance of recent sales. We quote: —Light fat cows £9 17s to £lO 12s 6d, forward cows £7 12s 6d to £9 6s, store cows £5 12s 6d to £7 10s, aged cows £B, dairy coy's £8 to £l2, discoloured steers £4 sa, bulls £8 to £l2 ss, cull lambs £9. Dalgety and Co, Ltd, report on their Bulls sale held on Monday, Ist March: There was a good entry of sheep, but only a small yarding of cattle. Following are prices realised:—Small lambs 12s lOd to 13s 3d, cull lambs 6s, blackJ face rape lambs 17s 6d wethers 22s 6d, mixed age ewes 18s to 19s, mixed ?tba 22s 6d, fat ewes 275, mixed weaners 21s to £2, 3yr steers £lO 7s 6d to £ll 7s 6d. We had a very good entrv oi sheep at our Mangaweka sale on Saturday, 28th February. There was a good enquiry, especially for lambs. We quote Cull lambs 6s 3d to 7s 2d, small lambs 8s 9d to 12s 9d, medium lambs to 14s, lair lambs 16s Id, 2th ewes 24s 6d, mixed age ewes 15s to 18s 9d, weaner steers 355. Abraham and Williams Ltd, report; At Mangaweka sale on Saturday we had a fair entry of sheep which sold as follows2th wethers 28s, 2th ewes 24s to 26s 3d, 4 and syr ewes,22s 6d, to 235, f.m. ewes 16a. cull ewes 7s, cull lamb ?s 9d. At Marton on Tuesday we had an exceptionally heavy yarding of sheep. The demand for ewes was not as keen as of late but we were successful in quitting the bulk of the entry at fair prices. We quote:—Mixed lambs 17s lOd to 18s, fair do 14s 6d to 16s sd. small do 10s 3d to 12s 4d, cull do 5s 9d to 7a Id, small m.s. 2ths 18s 9d to 19s, cull do 11s 6d, small 2th wethers 21s 7d to 255, 2th ewes 29s 2d to 30s, fair do 25s to 275, small do 225, mixed age ewes 265, to 26s 6d, others 22s to 22s 6d, forward ewes 18s to 22s 6d, poor ewes 12s 6d to 15s.