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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8713, 12 January 1907, Page 2

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Stock Market. 'lke New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report for ■week ending 11th inst. as under : —At -Saßgiwahia there was only a small yarding of skeep and a medium one of cattle. Bidding was dull, but a good c learance was effected. At Apiti there was a good entry of sheep and a large one of cattle. Competition was active for all classes of stock considering the state of outside markets. At Feilding we had good entries of both sheep and cattle. In consequence of the dry weather bidding for sheep and in a lesser degree for cattle was not keen. Quotations : Kangiwakia : 2 tooth wethers 111 Gd, yearling heifers 17s, 2 year empty heifers £2 ss, steers 38s, year steers £3 12s Gd, fat cows £3 5s to £-1 Is, weaners 13s. Apiti; 2 tooth wethers Us 6d, 2 tooth ewes 15s fid, fat wethers 14s Gd, yearling heifers 2.i.< to 295, empty heifers 355, weaners 1 7' Gd. yearling steers 31s, 15 months aiders £2 6s, 15 months heifers 28s, 2 year steers £2 4s Gd. 31 year steers £5, 2i year steers £3 3s to £3 I2s fid, fat bullocks £5 15s, dry cows £2, dairy cows £5. Feilding: Fat ewes 13s, cull 2 tooths Bs. store cows 2Gs to 42s heifers in calf £2 13s 6d to £3 2s 6d, 2i year steers £1,31 year bullocks £5, small yearlings l<*s to 31s.

Mr A. H. Atkinson and Co. report: —At the clearing sale held on Thursday on behalf of Mr Wra. Line, at Kiwitea, we had a very good attendance from all round the district and a few outside buyers. The stock were in good condition and elicited brisk competition, the sale resulting in an excellent clearance. Quotations: — Four-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 16s 9d, sixtooth to f.m. ewes 13s 7d, 2-tooth ewes 18* 7d, 2-tooth wethers 15« Gd, mixed woolly lambs 11s Id to 12i lid, sixtcoth and f.m. ram# 30s Gd to 35s (id, two and 3-year steers £3, 2-yr springing heifers £2 10s to £2 l-.'S, com s £2 6s to £2 17s Gd, yearlings 3"?. calves Kb 6d, 3-yr half-draughts £l4 Cs to £25 10a, aged half-draught mare £ll, yearling filly by Handsome Jack £G ss, aged hacks and harness horses £T to £9 2s (id, porkers 325, bradley £25. Sundries at top prices. Feilding Market. Messrs Atkinson & Co. reportA good {yarding of pigs, mostly of firstclass quality, came to hand on Friday. The continued dry weather has affected the market considerably, and values dropped a good deal. An average entry of inferior poultry was difficult to quit. Potatoes continue to case oil, other produce lines at late rates. Quotations —Pigs : Suckers Cs, wesaers 8s to F's, small stores and slips 12s to 15s, stores (medium) IGs to 18s, light porkers 17s to 19s, medium 2<)s to 225, heavy 2Gs Gd. Poultry: Fowls (mixed) lsGdto2s4d per pair, ducks 2s to 2s Gd, chicks 8d to Is 2d. Produce: New potatoes is to £i per cwt., cabbages 2s per sack, apples (inferior) Id per lb, plums 4s 9d per 201 b case, fowl wheat 4i per bushel, factory bacon (sides) 7 id, hams7:{d.