MASTERTON STOCK SALE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 9980, 4 May 1911, Page 7

MASTERTON STOCK SALE.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report i, follows regarding their sale at Solv\ iy yesterday: Our eutry of sheep w.is; "confined to wethers and lambs, i'l yarded changing bauds at pricjns iii advauce of those of a week ago, good wethers made from 11s 7d to 12s !I ; low conditioned aud small. 10s Id to 10s -U; vonlly lambs readied as ■ as Ds Til for one particularly good lot in the wool. In catrle our entry was comparatively small. all but ou-i pen, however, changing hands at full late ruling prices. Yearling »roers realised £3 12a to £3 17s for good quality in good condition; good weavers, mixed sexes, up to £2 4s (id.

Messrs' Dalgcty and Uo., Ltd., report :—Ww otl'eteil a yarding of both cattle and siieep well up to advertised numbers, which met with good competition right throughout *ihe nalo, and we can report practumliy a total clearance. We quote as follows :— Shorn lambs (good quality), 8s 3d to 8? -id; others sold at 5s i)d to 7s 6d ; smaller sorts brought "is -id, 2s (>d to ;js Uii; 2-tooth weihers, backward condition, 8s lOd to Dd (id; s.m. ewes in lamb, l)s ;>d to Us J)d ; fair conditioned esve«, (is ikl to 7s «i ; boilers, from 3s ad to 5s -,'rt, according to condition. Cuttle : Three year steers to £5 10s; cows and calves, £'S (>-.

The iS.'A. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd , report:—We offered a, good average yarding iv sheep, the quality of which was mostly good throughout, and we are able, to report a clearance. The tone of tdie market is much firmer. In cattle, several pens of bullocks offeted failed to sell by auction, but. svore placed afterwards at firm rates. All young cattle (ihauged hands. Fat ewes, best 12s (id. others 10s M to 11s; forward ewes, 8s to Us lid ; best lambs J)s. others 7s to 5s ikl; fat wethers, 14s to 14s lid; stores, lO.s (id to Us; store bullocks. £.~> 10s to £(i; mother-reared caves, 43? ; calves, 20s.