COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8251, 4 October 1906, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALE REPORTS. Messrs Abrahac and Williams, Ltd., report on the johnsonville sale as folio rfs:-r-A full entry of bullocks, mo«tl7 of prime quality, were offered. For extra prime the bidding was brisk. Beef made 23s 6cl, a few pens up to 24s 6d. Best bullocks £ll 10s, others £lO 17s 6d to £ll, others £9 17a 6d to £lO 7s 6d and £9 5s to £9 12s d. A fair yarding of sheep, mostly prime quality, chiefly ewes. Best ewes 245, other 23s 2d and 21s, light 20s, wethers 20s 7d to 22s 3d, stags 21s to 21s 3d. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Fuhiatua stock, sale bs follows:—At Pahiatua, on Tuesday, we submitted to a large attendance 2,000 sheep and over 400 bead of cattle. The 1 fact of Messrs Dalgety and Co. opening operations the same day had the effect of drawing the public, outside buyers being promiuent, Wairarapa, Manawatu, and Dannevirke being strongly represented. The quality of the sheep was above the average, and competition under the hammer was good, at times animated, resulting in a "clean elate," hoggets and breeding ewes being most in domaod. Cattle sold readily with the exception of dairy stock, which was difficult to quit. A sound enquiry existed for grown bullocks and young steers showing quality. We have to report an almost tutal clearance. Quotations — 3 and 4-year bullocks £4 Ids to £5 3s 6d, 3-year steers £4 7s 6d, 2-year steers £3 5s to £3 12s 6d, 18 months steers £2 10s, mixed yearlings 22s to 34s for an extra good lot, fat heifers (light) £5 to £5 14s, springing heifers £3 to £4 2s 6d. Sheep—fat. and forward wethers 21s 2d, ewes and lambs 19s to 20s lid and 24s for a line of exceptionally good quality, oulls 16s Id, hoggets 14s 3d, 15s, 15s Id, 15s 3d, 15s 7d, and up to 16s 9d for a good woolly lot. A line of 400 small hoggets off bard country made 12s 6d; !at and xorward ewes 15s 6d. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—At Masterton, yesterday, stock came forward somewhat short of advertised numbers. A good demand existed for all olasses of sheep, which sold readily at prices in favour of vendors with an unsatisfied demand. The demand for cattle was good for small lines that were offered, winch consisted mainly of dairy cowr, heifers and young cattle. Quotations: — Cattle, 2-year-old steers £3 10s, 18montha steers £2 12s 6d, springing heifers £3 10s to £4 Is, empty heifers £2 9s to £3 10s, dairy cows £2 8s to £4 10s. Sheep—4 and 6-tooth ewes 18s 3d, 2-tooth ewes 18s, fat ewes 18s fid, fat and forward ewes 17s to 17s 6d ewes and lambs (all counted) 8s 9d, hoggets 10s 9d to 15s sd. Pigs—Weauers lis to 15s (3d.

AUSTRALIAN MARKEIS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Received Ootober 3, 11.7 a.m. SIDNEY, October 3. Wheat, chick 3e, milling 3s Manitoban 4s 2d; flour, £7 15s, Manitonan £l*4B 4s to £ls; oats. Tasmanian prime white 3s 3d, Algerian heavy milling 3s, feeding 2s lOd, New Zealand Garton's 3s 4d, Tartarian seed 3s 4d to 3s sd; maize 2s 7d; bran 9d; pollard lOd; peas, blue, sd; potatoes, Tasmanian, £7 5s to £9; onions, Viotoriau £ £7 10s to £8 10s, Japanese £ll lis; butter

11*46; cheese to 6d; bacon 6%d to 7%a. MELBOURNE, October 3. Wheat 3a 2%d ; flour £7 10*: oats, Algerian milling 2s 3d, feeding 2s; barley, Capo 3s, feeding 2s 9d; maize 2a 8il; bran and pollard 9d; potatoes £5 10s to £6 58; onions, £6 6s. ADELAIDE, October 3. Wheat 3s 2d; bran and pollard 9d.