COMMERCIAL. Egmont Farmers' Union Stock Report.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11902, 9 December 1893, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Egmont Farmers' Union Stock Report.

[Rt Elbctkic Teleqbapu—Copihiout.] English Markets. London, December 7. , T!;o Talk of England returns pub- ' lis'ii'd to-.iay show the total reserve in nolas and bullion to be J21G.806,000, the propoi'f n cf reserve to liabilities being 62 62 por cent. i* New Zealand 4 per cont. inscAMs stock, 100; 3J do., 95}. Naw Zjuland long-berried wheat, ex warehou-o, 2<)s 3d, steady; South Aus tralian do, 303, restricted: Victorian do., 290 6d, quiet. Fr.-a-'n mutton-First quality, 4Jd; sacocd quality, 3,41. Uitnb — First quality, 4 ilHem:, —The market is quiet, and 126 balo3 of New Zaaland were bought in. Danish butter, 122s per cwt. Queensland frozen calf, 2Jd; pork, s|d. _ Sugar— Best Gorman baet, 12a 08, firm ; Java, 153 Cd, quiet. No. 1 best Scotch pig i:on, f.o.b. in Clyde, 43s 73d. Three mouths' bills a'e discount3d at 2J per cent. The market is steady. The wool market is sceady, and puces are unchanged. Mcs^ielis bringing ?Jd.

[SI'ECIAL TO CheONJI-LP.] Hawiha, December 7. I Stock was rather easier at Okaiawa on tho 30th ult The yaids wort fairly well filled with cattle and sheop, but there was no life in the sale, and several of the lines returned home unsold. We quoto : Threeyear forward bullocks, £n to £5 10s ; 18---month to 2-year steers, .£3 to .£3 9s; weaners, £1 12s to £2 lis ; fat and forward cows, jet to £1 6s ; cows and calves and cows in calf. .£3 7s to £i 10s. Sheep —Mixed sheep, 4s 7d. The clearing sale whioh was held at Manutahi on Friday, the Ist inst., on behalf of Messrs Hendy and Pease, turned out a really excellent one. '1 he stock was all in splendid condition, which speaks y well for the quality of the land upon which they were pastured. A large number of people turned up at the sale and bidding was keen throughout, so that everything was quitted at the hammer. We quote:— Eighteen-month to 2-yia.' steers, .£3 43 to £i ss ; yearling steers, £2 18s 6d ; fat and forward cows, £i 7s 6d to M 8s 6dj cows and heifers in calf, £3 Os to £i 12s Gil; cows aud calves, '£i 18s to jES 6s 6d ; yearlings, £2 Us. Sheep —Shorn ewos and lambs, 9s j shorn hoggets, <Js 2d. fa U r e held our sale at Manaia on Wednesday the 6th inst. The stock yarded was about equal lo the adveitised entries, [ and though the bidding was rather slack we managed to dispose of all the Muss of [ cattle yarded. It is much to ba rogrettod that though we were inetructed to adverUse Eome lines of rheop for sale none cadjf forward, thus causing annoyance If clients. We quote : -Two and a half to 3-year bullocks, £4 los to £4 17s 6d ; 18---month to 2-year stefrs, £3 Os to £3 19s oJ;,ycarlhnT 3 , £2 63 to .£3; cows and calves, £i 3s to £5 15s; cows in calf, £3 15s to JCG 7s Cd ; fat and forward cows, £i \ 183 to M Ik: -A