Abraham and Williams’ Stock Report.

Manawatu Herald, 4 March 1902, Page 3

Abraham and Williams’ Stock Report.

Our sales for the week comprise Waikanae on Friday last. Danneyirke Saturday, WoodviUe Monday, Pahiatua Tuesday, Otaki Wednesday, and Palmerston on Thursday. At Waikanae we had a fair yarding of stock, but business was dull under the hammer, a fair amount being transacted after the sale. At Dannevirke last Saturday the yarding and attendance were both small and the business transacted hardly worth recording. At Woodville on Monday we had a full yarding of cattle, and a good entry •f sheep, with a largo attendance of liublic. A line of 70 steers and 406 ow conditioned a-tooth wethers failed to find purchasers, the balance sold at current rates. •At Pahiatua on Tuesday stock exceeded advertised numbers especially in sheep. Several lots of young breeding ewes ware yarded, and were well competed for, the balance mainly comprising aged ewes, which sold readily at advanced rates. Several buyers from distance had the effect of'hardining prices. Cattle sold well especially weaners and dairy heifers due to calvs at factory dates, for which we experienced an unsatisfied demand. We made an almost clearance mostly under the hammer.

At Palmerston on Thursday we had a full yarding oi sheep mainly of poor quality with one or two exceptions. A heavy entry of cattle came forward principally lines of grown bollocks of good quality, generally, the market was depressed, there was a poor attendance and buyers were conspicuous by their absence. Fires and the hot drying winds lately experienced evidently telling as/ tale on the food. The balk of stock changed hands', though in some cases lower values had to be taken.

Quotations Woodville—Fat cows (light), £4 10 ; sl-year steers £4 15s; iS-months steers/33s ; heimrs in calf £3 ios to £4 ; yearling 375 ; weaners 19s to 28s; 4-teeth wethers 9» gd; 2 to 6-tooth ewes 8s; aged ewes fis gd to 7s 3d; culllaiibs is fid. Pahiataa— Fat cows and bullocks (light) £4 ies; springing heifers £4 151; cows in calf £3 7s fid to £3lßs fid; ifi-months steers £2 13s fid; to £5 45; ifi-months heifers is to £3 ss; weaners 34s fid to 504: fat wethers 10s id; a-tooth wethers 78 fid to 8s ios; 2,4, atd 6-tooth ewes 8s 6d togs id; f.m. ewes fis gd to 78 gd; cull ewes 4s to 48 fid; lambs 4s 4d to 7s. Palmerston-Fat ewes 8s fid to gs 3d; breeding ewes 53 8d to 8s fid; 8-tooth ewes gs; small a-tooth ewes 7s; aged Romney Owes 4s; cull do as to a* fid; forward wethers 19s 6d; 2tooth wethers Ss fid; small a-tootb wethersfis yd; good shorn lambs 6a 8d ; small shorn lambs 25 fis to 3s fid; Romney rams i£ to a|g; a-tootb Lincoln Rams ios.

Forward bullocks £6 13s to £6 17s; 3-year bullocks £5 14s to £6 ss; aiyear bullocks £4 12s fid; a-year bullocks £2 rgs to £3 as; fat cows £4 ias to £4 13s; Dairy cows £4 15s to £6 51; heifers In calf £3 ios to £4 ss; 2-year heifers £2 18s fid to £3 17s; yearling steers’ £a 8s fid to £a 15s; weaners 15s fid to 275; store pigs ns.