The Stock Market.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8729, 1 February 1907, Page 2

The Stock Market.

The ~S.'/i. Loiui and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., ropjrt:--At l'alnierstou North on Thursday we had a small entry of cattle and an average yarding of sheep. Cattle were dillicult to quit, but sheep sold veil. Quotations:— Sheep: Cull lambs (Is, rape lambs It.-. Sd, f.m. ewes VSi to lis Id, 2-th wethers l.js Id, fat c-.ves 14s lOd. Cattle: Far e..ws .£3 15s, forward empty heifers <.2 12s (Id to £:s 2s fid, cow:; in calf X'l l"-s ->i' steers SLZ 18s, yearling steers JC'l, springing cows i."l lUs. Dalgeiy .V C.». Ltd, held their weekly sale at IVlmerston North >.»u Tnursday. :ilst January, when they h:-.d a good yarding of Bheep and e.iitie. All sheep sold well with the exception of n first-class line of 2-th ewes, which did not- realise their reserve, it being somewhat early for this class of stock. Cattle were also in small demand Quotations 1~-Fat bullocks £7 10s, 3 and 4yr do £-~> 12s Gd to £C, fat ewes lis, 2-th wethers 14s i)d, lambs lis :id to 9s iJd, cull do 7s lCd, s m ewes 12s Gd. Dalgcty and Co., Lid, held a clearing sale at Utiku, on account of A. Sowry, on Tuesday, 2!Hb January, when there was a good attendance of buyers, consisting mostly of settlers from all parts of the dis- | district. The sheep were a good lot and i found ready sale. Quotations : — 1 and (ith ewes 15s Gd, 2-th do lis iid, 2 th wethers 13s ad, shorn lambs Bs, aged ewes <Js 2d, Lincoln rams JL'5 o>, Syr steers £2 I'Js, 2yr heifers J.'2 V-!h. |t Mf!.>:;s Al.rai:ani and "SVilliaina report: —At Paliiusrstfun Korlu yesterday a good yarding of aliuop came forward, and all classes mot with a keen demand, the result being a total clearance at satisfac- J tory prices, The yards were all well filled j -with cattle, but with the exception of. any j

■orward bullocks and nice linos of steers the demand was very slack. Quotations : Forward wethers lis lOd to 15s Id; fat and forward ewes 12s lid, sound mouth breed ins; cw.s 12s to 14s nd, mixed twotooths 12s Gd. woolly Lambs lis 9d to 12s. nved shorn limbs 10s, me ilium shorn Hi,-!-'! X-; <M to Da od. cull lambs (is to" 7s (Id*;'forward bu locks £G 10s t> £0 Lis, 3yeav steers .25, IS-mouths steers 02s (id, fat;'cows .'23 to M 15s, store cows 20s to 355. _________™«-~--—--