MARKET REPORTS

Wairarapa Age, 19 November 1919, Page 7

MARKET REPORTS

CARTERTON SALE. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association. Ltd., Stock Department, report having held their weekly sale in the Carterton yards on .Friday, the 14th inst., when they submitted approximately 850 sheep and about 200 head of cattle, also a large entry of pigs and sundries, etc., to a large attendance. Sheep were in keen demand, a total clearance being made before the end of the day. Grown cattle were at par with last week's rates, the competition was very dull on all young stock, and pigs were easier. Quotations are as under: —Sheep: Woolly tat 4-tooth wethers £2 7s, b.f. fat 2-tooths 345, 2-tooth wethers 29s 3d to 37s 2d, 2*tooth wethers shorn (STnall) 16s, 18s to 21s, 4, 6 and 2 Coo-'i wethers shorn 28s Id. Cattle: 4yr bullocks £l3 14s, 3yr steers £8 <s, sprftiging heifers £8 8s 6d to £ll, store cows £5, £6, £6 9s, £6 10s. £6 15s, £7 to £7 4s, fat cows £ll Is to £ll 6s, potted , bulls £J •2s 6d, £6, £7 Is, £B, £9 to £lO 2? H yearling heifers £3 (Oa, £4, £4 6b to £6, CJWB and calves £7 4s, yearling steers £2 2s, 2yr steers £5. £5 ss, £5 10a, £7 10s, empty heifers £6. Pigs: Empty sow £3 7s, porkers £3 lis, slips 355, weanerp 18s, 235,'23s 6d, 25s 6d, 27s 6d, 31s, 31s fld, 34s 6d, 35s 6d. A large assortment of sundries, etc., realised natistactory prices.

SPECIAL CATTLE SALE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson anc 7 Co.. Ltd., report having held their annual cattle fair at Masterton yesterdav, when they offered a heavy yarding, consisting mainly of well bred station lines. The large entry of over 2300 head severely taxed the accommodation of the Colombo road yards, and Messrs A. J. Cooper and Co. generously" offered the use of their adjoining yards for the overflow. Owing to the widespread shortage of feed, the"usual outside competition was very little" m evidence, and prices ruled in accordance. Vendors, however, in most cases met the market, with the result that the greater proportion of the yarding was sold. Prices m!ed as under:— Fat bullocks £2l 2s sd ; £22 2s 6c 1 to £25 15s. light fat cows £ll to £l3, fat heifers £8 2s 6d, £9 15s £lO ss, 3yr steers £l2 7s to £1? 15s, 2yr steers £lO fo £l2 6s, yearling stteers to £5. 2yr heifers to £(' l'is, yearling heifers £6. coloured 4yi steers £5 to £6 7s. 2.vr empty dain heifers £5 13s to £8 ss. store cows £3 to £B. Torward cows to £ll 17k m.s. yearlings £2 10s to £4, bull£lo 7s 6d to £l2 10s. A good yarding of sheep was alsr offered, and although most lots were passed at auction. tlie.v were eventu ally sold at prices quoted:—Fal snorn ewes 35s to 38s, woolly 4-tootl wethers to 40s, woolly ewes 34s 2d tr 38's, m.s. 2-tootEs in the wool 30s. THE TAXLOW MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegrarr from Their London house under datr 12th instant:—Tallow: Fine rnuttor £5 10s per cwt, good beef £5 Bs. mixed £5. . Good demand. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgetv ana Company. Ltd., are in receipt of n cable from. their London Office under date of 14th instant, reading as follows: "Wool sales opened very firm. A<= compared with last sales closinp rates prices for merino wools are 10 per cent to 15 per cent higher, crossbred wools fine' quality 10 per cent higher crossbred wools medium quality 15 per cent higher, crossbred coarse 10 per cent higher. English and French buyers are the principal operators, whilst American buyers are Buying mouerately. Highest price is 116 d for merino wools scoured, ancT 63Jd merino ijools greasy." Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co.. Ltd., have received the following cablegrom from their London agents. Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co. • "Compared with last London sale? closing rates crossbred coarse advanced 7i to 10 per cent, crossbred medium advanced 1 Oto 15 per cent, crossbredfino advanced 10 to 15 per cent,"-