Masterton Stock Quotations.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7402, 5 March 1903, Page 3

Masterton Stock Quotations.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton stock sale, held yesterday, as follows:—We had an extra heavy yarding of sheep, almost double the number advertised coming forward. There was a good demand for all classes of sheep, the bulk of the yarding changing hands before the close of the sale. Sound owes for breeding purposes met with a ready sale at current rates, A laigo number of lambs were offered, and wo effected a total clearance in this class. Taken all round tho tone of the sheep market shows a decided improvement. In cuttle wo yarded some very nice lines of bullocks, but little business was done at auction, very few cattlo buyers being present at tho sale. We quote: —Sheep.— Fat ewes, 9s lid to 11s ; forward owes, Cs lid to 9s lid; store ewes, 4s 6d to Cs ; 2 and 4-tooth ewes, medium, 7s (3d to 8s yd ; 2-tooth ewes, 7s to 8s (id ; cull ewes, 2s to 3s Id ; mixed 2-tooths ewes and wethers, 7a Id to 9s lid; best breeding ewes, 2-tooth to f.f.m., 11s; others, 6s lid to 10s G;l ; fat wethers, 12s; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 9s to 10s Id ; merino wethers, 6s 21; fat lambs, 10s 9d; forward raps lambs, shorn, 9s ; good quality lambs, woolly, 6s to 7s Sd; medium, 5* to 5s 6cl; others, 4s to 4s 9d ; culls, 2s 3d to 3s 2d ; Shropshire 2tooth rams, 2}gs ; Southdown 2 tooth rams, ogs; llomney 4-tooth rams, l}gs. Cattlo—Fat heifers, .£5 to .£5 7s (id; forward cows, £i 7a GJ ; 2-yr steers, £3 17s 6d to M 7s Cd ; weaners, poor, 19s.

Messrs F. 11. Wood and Sons, Ltd., report:—At our Mastcrton fortnightly stock sale, yesterday, the yarding in sheep was very heavy, the yards being taxed to their utmost. Breeding ewes were well represented, and first-class stock offered, but buyers were very shy to bid, with the result that three lots of really good ewes were passed, all other classes selling. In lamb.-:, stores, etc., we made a clearance before the close of the djy, and, despite the hesitation on the part of the public to operate, races remained firm. In cattle the entries were not so numerous, but we submitted good quality all round, and sold the bulk, the only lines left unsold being rather too highly reserved steers. Fat ewes, made 10s 3d ; best breeding ewes, 10s 3d; others, us Id to 8s Id ; 2-tooth wethers, 9s to 10s 9d : shorn lambs, from 2s ; for culls up to 7s 3d for good sorts ; 2-tooth ewes, 10s ; Leicester rams, 2.}-gs; llomneys, l.Vgs to "2gs ; Lincolns, lg ; fat cows, £5 10s to £6 10s ; forward cows, £i 10s ; store cows, 70s ; yearlings, 60s; good calves, i2i 6d.