COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12402, 16 January 1905, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

FREEMAN R. JACKSON AND CO '&*. STOCK REPORT.

On Tuesday, 10th inst., we held »* a?. a ct.? h\?- " Murray's, Aramoho.Most of the> dairy cows offered, having" been in milk for some time, sold in buy-' era, favour. Implements and sundries sold well.

On Wednesday, 11th, we had a fulE yarding. The attendance was good,, ibuyers being pi-esent from all parts 6£ the coast. Cattle sold somewhat betterthan of late. Bidding was very spirited/ for sheep of all classes, which soldr neadily at auction in favour of vendors— A full complement of pige sold freeiv. On Friday, 13th inst., our usual Uaverley sale was held. We had a good yarding consisting principally of" wethers and lanibs and several pens of cattle. We quitted most of the cattle after the sale.

At our horse sale on Saturday wehad a full attendance, several outsider ■buyers 'being present. The demand was. good for draughts and unbroken, whiche sold readily—in fact horses of sound appearance and likely-looking hacks witfe reasonable reserves made their values,, but in most cases the reserves, 'being excessive, made it harder to do business.. However, on the whole we quitted as good number before the day closed, At satisfactory prices. We quote:—■ At Mr Murray's sale.—Cows (best) £5' 7s ,6d" to £5 155.. medium do. £4 5s to> £4 15s, others £2 10s to £3 15s, calves; to weaneTrs lls 6d to 13s, yearling steers30s, do.' heifefs 30s. Draught mare and' foal £42 ss, draught filly (2yrs.) £31' 10s, hacks £5 to £7 15s, unbroken do.----£4 5s to £5 15s. Sundries sold we'll.

#At Wanganui.—Cattle: Prime fafi: cows £5 to £5 4s, medium do. £4 10s,. forward cows £3 10s to £4, store cows£2 10s to £3 ss, old cows 30s, 15-montb* steers £3 Is to £3 ss, 2£ to 3-year steers--£4 4s to £4 11s, mixed 15-month cattle^ £3 10s, cows and calves £3 9s to £3 llsv quiet yearling heifers 35s .to 375, year- - lrng steers 20s to 31s 6d, mixed yearlings^ £2 2s, springing cows £4 to £5. Sheep £ Shorn Romney cross 6-tooth to >f.m_ breeding eiwes 16& Id, cull do. 8s ld^ shorn breeding ewes .with 95 per centlaimlbs at foot 20$ Id, do. with 90 percent, lambs at foot 20s 9d, ewes and?\ lambs 21s, woolly Romney cross iambs: 11s, cull do. 6s 2d, Shropshire woollylambs 8s lOd, culls 5s (no Lincoln lamfosf yarded); 2-tooth wethers 14s lOd to 155.. Id, 2-tooth ewes 15s, fat and forward? •wethers 15s 6d to 15s 9d, prime fat ewes; 15s 3d to 15s 6d. others 14e to 14s 33^. fat ewes and rwethers 14s lOd, fat wethers 16s 4d to 17s, heavy fat ewes in* wool 22s 2d, store ewes 9s to 11s lOd',, tfat lambs. 12s 3d to 12s 6d. Pigsr Baconers 30s to 375, Ibeet porkers 25s to>28s, medium do. 20s to 235, slips 14s to* 18a 6d, suckers 9s 6d to 13s 6d. Horsesr Black gelding, 2yrs., Bona Fide—Aquatic, £23 10s; bay filly, Bona Fide— Zaida,. £6 10s; ibay fi%, Worry—Zaida^ £10 10s; chestnut yearling, Sylvia Parkr —Aquatic, £10. At Waverley.—Cattle: 2 to 2^-yeat^ steers £3 13s, fiat cows £4 10s, 12 to* 13-montili mixed cattle £2 to £2 2s, cows^ and calves £3 15s, mixed weaners 21e,» store cofws £2 14s 6d to £3 10s. Sheep r Wethers in wool (medium) 18s 5d td> 19s 6d, fat and forward shorn wethers; 15s lOd to 15s lid, 2-topth wethers* (good) 14s lid, forward shorn lambs 9s; 6d, woolly Lincoln lannbs 9s lid, Shropshire laimbs (small) 6s 6d. Horse Sale.—Best. draughts (broken^ £35 to £42 10s, medium do. £25 to* £30, others £18 10s to £21; best unbroken draughts £24 to £26, mediunv do. £19 10s to £23 10s, others £11 to£18; light haflf-dnaughts £10 to £l£ 10s, unbroken hacks £2 to £5 10s.;; best hacks £12 to £14 ss, medium do_ £8 to £9,55, others £4 10s to £7 ss*. buggy horses £9 10s to £12 15s.- : -y

LONDON MARKETS

Messrs Murray, Roberts and Cofcave a^ceived the following wool marketi: oablegram firtfm *fch!eir London house^,Messrs Sandenson, Murray and Gp>.>dated January 12, 1905:— '_ Sheepskins. —Merino market has. advanced id; crossbred market has advanced |d to £d. .