The Stock Market.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7916, 23 September 1904, Page 5

The Stock Market.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd.

Abraham and "Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—

Since last week sales have been held at Dannevirke, "Woodville, Pahiatiia, Colyton, Palmerston North, and a clearing sale at Shannon on account of Mr "Whitehead. ,

At Danhevirke last Friday we had. a crowded yarding of cattle and a few pens of sheep. Yearling cattle sold well under the hammer and a good demand existed for 2 and 2-i-yr steers. Good conditioned bullocks were in request at late rates, as also were forward heifers showing quality and condition. Late and poor conditioned stock wasxlull.

At "Wooclville on Monday a fair yarding of cattle came forward, which met a dragging sale. Very little business resulted.

At Pahiatua, on Tuesday* an exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle came forward, not one third of which was advertised. The yards were taxed to their utmost,' several lots haying to be accom- ' niodated in the adjoining paddocks and sheep pens. Only a few pens of steers were offered, the yai-ding comprising practically dairy stock. Business .at auction was brisk, in several instances prices secured were greatly in excess of vendors' anticipations, while other lots made reasonable values. An almost total clearance was made r mostly under I the hammer, A pen of exceptionally good iTersey heifers in fine condition offered on behalf of Mr W. H. Nicols, Makairo, made £9 10s. Sheep were confined to a couple of lines of hoggets which were soldby private treaty, and a

line of butcher's ewes and wethers which made 21s at auction.

At Colyton, on Tuesday, the entry of cattle consisted principally of female stock and weaners, for which there was not a great demand, a few pens of sheep sold readily. ■ .

Afc Ealmerstori, on Thursday, the demand for young stock was not so keen | and heifers in calf were unsaleable at | the reserves. All classes of sheep, good 8-yv bullocks, fat cows and good forward empty cows sold readily. At Mr "Whitehead's sale of dairy stock, at Shannon, on Wednesday, there was a large attendance and spirited competition for the cows which soldreadily up to .£lO 10s, the average price, for 80 of the best of the herd being £8., .. Sows with litter '£4 5s to £4 lOs; yearlmg heifers, £2 Is; 8-yrunbroken half-ckaugliffilly, £22; yearling filly, £10 ; 'ftged draught mave, £25. . '■■•■.■".■■:-.■:" -."■■ -:}..:' ■

Quotations: —

At Dannevirke.—Fat: bullocks, good, £7 15s 9d; 3-yr stoera, £4 17s, £5 4s, £5 5s 6d; fat heifers, £5 5s lOd ; springing heifers, £4, £4 13s, £4 15s, £5 4s 6d, £5 ss; 15-mos steers, J63 4s 6d, 2 and 2.Vyr steers, JC4 6s ; cows with calves, £4 12s 6d to £4155; store cows and cows in calf, £2 5s to £3 16s; springing cows, i' 4 13s to £5; weaners arid yearlings, £1 5s to £2 9s 6d, turnip hoggets, 13s lOd.

:';■. At Woodxille—Springing heifers, £5 5s to £Q ; springing cows, £4 7s 6d to £5 ; weaners, 265; weaner pigs, 9s.

At Pahiatua -2.|-yr steers, £4 9s to 44165.; 2-yr steers, £3 17s 6d to £5; IS-mos steers, £3 5s to £3 15s; .yearlings, £2 9s to £2 lls; weaners, 25s to £2; cows arid calves, £4 2s 6d to £4 lls; empty cows, £b to £3 10s ; store cows, £2 10s to £3 6d ; cows in calf,. £3 7s 6d to £4 10s; dairy cows, £4 to £5 ss; springing' heifers at drop and in good condition, £5 to £1 and .£9.10s for an exceptionally good lot of Jerseys ; backward and low-conditioned heifers, £3 6s to £4 Bs.; small heifers, £3 ; fat wethers and ewes, 21s; hoggets; 12s 3d to 14s 3d; breeding sows, 37s 6d to £2 10s; weaners, 12s.

At Colyton.—Springing heifers, £4 to £4 14s; heifers in calf, £8 5s to £4 ; 3year steers, £5 9s ; yearlings, 35s to £2; weaners, 20s to 25s 6d'; hoggets, 13s lid to 14s 6d; fat ewes, 19s 6d; ewes and lambs, 19s 9d; fat and forward ewes, 16s.

At Palmerston.—3-3'eav bullocks, £6 and £6 Is ; fat cows, £5 10s to" £s 18s ; forward empty cows, £3 15s to £4 2s 6d; store cows, £2 10s to £3 10s ; springing heifers, £6 8s; heifers in calf, £8 10s to £4; 15mos. cattle, £2 5s 6d to £2 17s ; springing cows, £5 to £6; ewes and lambs, 21s Sd; fat ewes, 19s lid; fat and forward . ewes, 17s ; hoggets, 13s to 14s 9d; prime shorn sheep, 17s.