COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9628, 17 March 1910, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Mastertou stock sale, held yesterday, as follows :—A.n extra heavy yarding of sheep, consisting principally of owes, was submitted. Owing to most of the ewe buyers having filled their requirements for this season, we had a difficulty in obtaining prices that have been lately ruling for breeding ewes, and we iiave to report a fall in prices. Young owes"and wethers, however, met with animated competition, and values were fully sustained. In cattle au average yarding, consisting principally of useful sorts of steers and bullocks, was submitted, and although bidding was not animated still we quitted all lots at full rates before the close of the sale. We quote:—Best two-tooth ewes 14s 4d, others 11s to 12a 6d, four and sixtooth ewes 12s (id' to 13s (id, four-year-old ewes best 10s Od to 12s Gd, others 8s 6d to 10s, full-mouth ewes 10s Jd, lOs, !)s Gd, 9s down to 7s, store ewes (of which there was au extra heavy yarding) 5s to 6s Bd, cull ewes 2s (id to 4s Id, two-tooth wethers 12s to 12s Sd, mixed ewes and wetners 9s 4d to 10s 10d, black-face lambs 7s Id, medium lambs 4s 7d to 5s Gd, cull lambs 2s Id to 3s 10d, Southdown rams 2gus, Lincoln rams 3gus. Cattle: Fat ami forward heifers £4, store heifers £3 as to £2 153, fat and forward cows £3 Is to £3 ss, springing cows £3 IDs,store cows £1 to £1 los, grosvu bullocks £5 10s to £(') 10s, two and a-haif year steers £4 to £4 18s, two-year-old steers £3 13s to £3 li)s. Pigs: Weavers 'is to (is (id. By Telegraph—Special to uaily Times). JOHNSONVILLE, Wednesday. Messrs Abraham and Williams report on their Jonnsouville sale as follows:—We offered a heavy yarding of prime sheep and cattle, which sold readily at late rates. Best bullocks, £8 7s iid to £8 10s ; lighter, £8 to £S ss, equal to £1 Os (id per hundred; vealers, 22s to (id; prime heavy wethers, los Id ; good quality wethers, 13s 7d; merino wethers, 11s; prime heavy ewes, 12s lid to 13s; good quality ewes, 12s lid; plain, 10s (id,; prime woolly Jambs, 12s 2d; "shorn lambs, ( .)s 2d to 10s i)d.

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MARTON, Wednesday,

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Marfcou sale, held yes torday :—There was a good yarding of both shcap aud cattle, being on a par with last sale. Good ewes sold at late rates. Sheep—Two aud 4-tooth wothers, 11s fld to J2s Id; small wethers, Us 7d ; sin. ewes, Os 6d, (is B'l. Ts Id, 7s id ; f.m. ewes, 4s aud -Is Td to os Isd; 4-year ewes Us 3d fat aud forward ewes, 8s 7d, ; 2-tooth to 4year ewes, 11s 4d; woolly lambs, 7s 8d to iis «.)d ; forward lambs, (is 2d, 7s 3d, 7s "Hi, 7s Bd, 7s fld to 7s lid: culls to os. Cattle—Fat cows, £4 10s to £5; •2-year heifers, £3 Is; bulWb3s~to £2 123 (id to £2 14s; 18-months' steers, £2 14s to £2 17s; 18-moutbs , heifers, £2 2s; weaners, to 26s (id.