COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8298, 29 November 1906, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

JOHNSONVILLB STOCK QUOTATIONS. Messrs Abraham anil Williams, Ltd.. report on their Johuaonville sals on Tuesday as follows:—A fall entry cf ballooks of prime quality were above requirements. Bidding was not Very keen. Beef made up to 22a; best ballooks £9 10s, other £8 15s 6d to £9 7s 6d, lighter sorts £8 to £8 12a 6d. A poor yarding of sheep. With the exoaptioa of a few pens of wethers the quality was only fair. Best wethers 18a 3d, lighter 17s 3d to 17s 7d, light 17s Id to 16s 9d; ewes, 16s Id. The lambs were only lair quality. The best made 12s 9d, lighter 12s to 12s Id, others lis to lis 9d. maSterton STOCK SaLE . REPORT, y Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Masterton stock sale, yesterday:—We submitted to a lair attendance of buyers a fall yarding of young cattle, and an average yarding of sheep. In sheep all lines met with a ready sale at full rates. The quality of the oattle ya«*ded was good, and competition was at times animated, i'he yarding was oloße on 700 head, and only three lines were turned out unsold. The supply of grown steers was not equal to the All lines of this class met with keen competition. Takeu all round the sale of oattle was the, most satisfactory we have had this season. We quote:— Sheep—-Store ewes and wethers 14s 3d to 15s 3d, shorn ewes and lambs 15s 6d, woolly ewes and lambs 17 4d to 22s 9d. Cattle—Fat cows £4 5a to £6, store cows £2 to £3, empty heifers 36s to 50s, yearlJng steers 32a to £2 Ds, yearling heifers 25s 61 to 32s 6d, yearlings, mixed sexes, best £'Z ss, others 25s to 355, weaners 17s to 325, two-year steois £3 to £4 5s for best, others 50s to 56s Gd, three-year-old steer,s, a large yarding made from £3 15s to £4 19s, bai locks in good order £5 Is to £5 10s. Pigs—Slips 14s. LONDON WOOL MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Received November 28, 10.35 a.m. LONDON, November 28. The wool sale opened etrong at 5 to 1.0 per cent, advance. Received November 28, 10.46 p.m. LONDON, November 28. Nine thousand nine hundred and forty-two bales were catalogued, mostly Australian new clip. There was a crowded attendance from all parts. Compared with September closing ratee, best merinos were fully ten per cent, higher, medium and faulty five per cent., erossbrede and rubbishy selection ten per cent, higher. Americana took all the best merinos. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Received November 28, 10.20 a.m. SYDNEY, Novemher 28. Wnea!;, chick 2a lid, milling 3s Id, Manitoba 3s 4d; flour, £7 5s to £7 10?, Manitoba £l4 to £ls; oats, Tasmanian, prime, white 2s 10:1 to 2s lid, Algerian, heavy, milling 2s 4d, feeding 2s 3d, New Zealand gartoos 3s 3d; barley, nominal; maize, 2s 6d; bran, pollnnl, lOd; potatoes, new, looal £4 10s; onions, £3 16s; bntter, 94s per owt.; cheese, 5d *;o bacon, MELBOURNE, Nov. 28. Wheat, 3s Id; flour, £7 5s to £7 10s; potatoes, £5 10s; onions, £3, new £4 10s. ADELAIDE, November 28. Wheat, 3s o> 2 d; floor, £7 ss; oats, prime Algerian 2s 2ri; bran and pollard, B>£d; potatoes, £8; onions, £6 10s.