THE MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 22 March 1929, Page 7

THE MARKETS.

UKL.AIiJNA SALE The W.F.C-A. report having held their Eketahuna sale yesterday, when they offered a medium yarding of sheep and a small yarding of*cattle to- a good attendance of the public. Sheep were in strong demand and realised good value, but cattle were not keenly sought' after. They quote: 105 4 and 5-year ewes, 275; 33 do, 26s 9d; 70i «5-year ewes, 23s 3d; aged ewes, 15s 3d;' ! Southdown rams, 3 to 4gns; Romney . rams, 1| and 2gns; small weaner heiff ers, £1 8s 6d; dairy cows with calves, j £6 13 s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report: We offered a good yarding of all classes of cattle and one small pen of sheep. Cattle made fair values and we dispos- > ed of a little over 250 1 head out of a total of about 350 at prices as under- • mentioned: On account R-. Breech, 39 2| and 3J-year P.A. heifers r.w. P.A. bull, £lO. On account S. .Corlett, 27 2-year off P.A. and Hereford heifers r.w. P.A. bull, £6 8s 6d. On account T. H. Groves, 18 24-yean P.A, steers, £9 10s; 23 18-months do, £7 12s. Other vendors, 11 bullocks, £9; 5 fat bullocks, £ll 10s; 8 do, £11; 22 cows (dairy bred) jvw. P.A. bull, £5 Ils; 2-year off empty heifers, £7 18s; 18month dairy heifers r.w.b., £3 18a, £4 3a to £5 4s; rough .steers, 18-months to 2| years, £4 to £5 6s. A, large line of station-bred Hereford and P.A. cows r.w.b were , tunned out unsold meeting with practically no competition.. The sale throughout was considered highly satisfactory from the vendors’ point of"view. Aged ewes, Ills 8d; weaner pigs, 7s.