COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8289, 17 November 1906, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

EKETAHUNA STOCK SALES. Meßsrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., held their fortnightly sale at tbe Eketohuni yards on Friday, when there was a large entry of cattle, but only one line of sheep. There was a good attendance of buyers, all lines selling excepting two. Three-year steers realised 84s to 85s, 2>£ to 3year steers 62s to 755, 2 year steers 5Qs to 525, yearling steers 24s to 31s, mixed yearlings 24s 6d to 265, yearling heifers 17s 6d to 245, 2-year heifers 30s to 37s 6d, empty bows 20s, cows with oalves 303, 5-year bull 61s, empty broediog sows 245, good dlip pies 20s, weaners 13s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Co., Ltd., report at their fortnightly stook sale at Eketahuna, yesterday:—Entries were limited only ewes and lambs , hoggets, a few cattle and small pigs oomiug forward. Competition was good for ail lines offered, resulting in a clearance at sound rates, ewes and lambs making 21s, medium hoggets 14s, dairy cows and heifers up to 80s, weaner pigs 14s 6d.

weekly market report. (Special to the Wairarapa Age). The New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Distributing Co., Ltd., Wellington, report as follows: Maize, 3s 9d per busbe). Wheat, 3s lid firm. Oats prime feed 2s 9d, feed 2s 7d. Barley feed 3s 3d. Linseed whole £ls per ton. Rice meal, £5 per ton. Pollard, £5 5s to £5 10s per ton. liran, £4 10s to £i 15 per lon. Oooksfoot, 3>£d to 4d per lb. Prime oaten sheaf ohaff, £4 5s to £4 10s; market weak. Potatoes, prime Australian £l3, locals £l3 to £l3 10a; market firm. New potatoes, Sydney Reds £ls per ton. See'l potatoes, Up-to-DHtes £l7 10s, 'lasmaninn Derwents £l3. Unions, Japanese 15s 6d per case. Butter, separator 10)£d, dairy pats supplies short. Egge,« fresh Is Id-; supplies short. Bacon, sides 7>£d, hams Bd, rolls Bd. Porkers, 60's to JOOs 5d per lb; beeo demand. Cabbage, 2s 6d per sack. Asparagus, 6d per lb, bundle. Rhubarb, 7s per dozen; good demand. Green peas, 9d to lOd per peck. Carrots, table £3. Poultry, roosters ss, cockerels 5s 6d, table hens 4s 6d to ss, ducks 6s fid to 7s (all at per pair), turkeys, gobblers lOd, hens 8d (live weight). Dressed poultry, roosters Bd, hens 6d, tur. keys, gobblers lOd, hens Brt. . t WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 16.. The first wool sales of the season were held to-day, 1,500 bales being offered by the various brokers. There was a large attendance of buyers. The wool as a whole was better grown than last year, tbo ugh heavy in grease. There had been some reason to fear that to day's sale would open badly owing to the low prices which had been offered privately for clips of crossbred wool, but prices went up to a high level, bigber even than vendors' ideas of current values. Halfbreds, of whioh there were only a small offering, were strongly sought for. Light Romney skirted sold up to and unskirted to lid. The following is the range of prices current: —Halfbred, fair condition, lid to 11 %d half bred, inferior and skirty, 9%d to 10% d; Medium to fine crossbroil, Romney, bright, light condition, 10%dto crossbred Romney, medium and «vaaty condition, 9J£d to 93£ d; crossbred, coarse, bright and clean, 9%d to 10'< d; crossbred, wasty and skirty, B%d to 9%&\ pieces and orutobings, good, 6y 2 A to 7%d; pieces and orutohings, wasty, s}<jd to 6d; looks, 2%d] to 4%d. As compared with prices realised at the November sate last year, there was an advance of %d on half bred e and fine medium and coarse crossbred.

MARKET ISKPORT. Tha following wholesale prices are quoted locally, November 17th, 1906. £ a. d. £ s d. Flour, B'ks U 0 0. Wheatmeal 11 0 0 I Pollard 6 10 0 Baled Straw 1 10 0 Chaff— Baled Hay 2 5 0 Best Oaten Barley new 3 10 0 fearl 18 0 0 Oaten Straw Onions 14 0 0 chaff, new 115 0 Split Feas 18 0 o Oatmeal 13 10 0 Potatoes 12 0 0 Bran 5 0 0 Pxb Bushex,. Wheat, fowl 3 6 Beans 4 3 Oats, short ..28 Barley, feed 3 0 Oats long ..2 8 Blue Peae 4 0 Oats, dun .. 2 8 Partridge Peas 3 6 Maize ..4 0 Pkb lb. Hams .. 7 Bacon 7d Cheese fy W.F.C.A. reportButter— Eggs 10d Dairy 8d