The Stock Market.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 207, 2 March 1895, Page 2

The Stock Market.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report : — During the current week we have been kept busy with the ordinary stock sales at Palmerston and Colyton. and priyate sales on account of Mr R. Smith, of ' Pahiatua, and Mr A. Farmer of Kairanga. We have no improvement in prices to record at either Palmerston or Colyton, and all classes of stock met with a dragging sale, though the bulk at both places were quitted privately. At the private sales more animation was apparent, especially at Mr Farmer's where keen competition was experienced for everything offered, more particularly the dairy cows, horses and piga. Eighty-six cows, averaging £4l I6s 6d waß a satisfactory result to the vendor, as most of the cows would not \ come to profit until the spring. The fol* lowing are our quotations : — At Mr Farmer's sale — Young cows in milk, £4 to £10 ; aged do, £1 12s 6d to ±4 lOs ; bulls, 30s to .£3 os ; yearling heifers, 34s 6d ; calves, 13s ; 4,' 6, and 8 tooth ewes. 5s ld ; aged ewes, 3s ; shorn lambo, 2s 7d ; young sows in pig, 22s to 31s ; sows with litters, £2 2s 6d to £2 12s 6d ; store pigs, 17s to 21s ; boar, £2 2s ; draught gelding, £15 10s ; harness horses £10 to £19 10s ; hacks, £2 15s to £6 10s ; unbroken 2-years, £6 10s to £9* 15s ; 2-yr do, £2 5s to £4 17s. At Mr Smith's — Yearling steers, £2 10s ; heifers, £2 3s ; 2 and 3-yr steers, £3 los to £4 5s ; 2 tooth ewes, 4s 9d to j6s 3d; 2-tooth wethers, 6s ; aged ewes, j ls ld ; forward ewes, 4s 6d. At Colyton — Dairy cows in calf, £2 ss ; 3«yr steers. £4 10s ; fat cows, £4 to £4 5s ; store cows, A 2 2s 6d ; 2-tooth wethers, 5s 9d to 7s : fat ewes, 4s lOd to 5s sd; 2-tooth ewes, 5s 2d to 5s 6d ; culls, 4s 4d to 4a 6d ; store ewes. 2s ld to 3s 9d ; shorn lambs; 2s to 4s 3d ; woolly do, 3s 9d ; Lincoln rams, on account of Mr Downes, 1 guinea ; do, Mr Curry, i guinea to 1 guinea. At Palmsrßton — 2 to 3«yr steers, £3 to £3 ls 6d ; 2 yr steers, £2 12s 6d to £2 16s ; cows and calvei, £3 7s 6d . 3-year heifers in calf, £3 5s to £3 10s ; yearling heifers, 33s ; weaners, 22s 6d to 24s ; 2tooth wethers, 4s 9d to 6s 4d ; mixed 2 and 4 tooth, 5s 6d ; 2-tooth ewes, »5s to 6s ; Lincoln ewes, 5s 3d to 5« 6d ; fat ewes, 5s ld ; wethers. 8s ; lambs in wool, 4s ; shorn, 2s 7d to 2s 9d ; culls, ls 6d ; Lincoln rams, 1 guinea to l£d guineas ; store pigs, 10s to 23s 6d. Messrs Gorton and Son held a 'special cattle sale at Feilding yesterday. The entries were large, about 700 coming forward, but the attendance was not so good as might have been expected considering the Importance of the sale. However, the bidding showed signs of improvement and was spirited at times, the greater portion of the stock changing hands under the hammer. The following prices were obtained : — Forward bullocks, £4 12s 6d; % to 3-year steers, £3 2s 6d to £3 7s 6d ; 18---month to 2-year, mixed, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d ; yearlings, 29s to 40s ; 18-months heifers, 35s to £2 8s ; weaners, 20s to 295 ; calves, 17s to 18s 6d ; fat cows, £4 to £4 2s ; milkers, £4 ls to £7 3s.