COMMERCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8753, 1 March 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Stock Report.

Messrs Abraham and Willims, Ltd., report: Wo hold our ewe fair at Huutcrvillo on Tuesday, 2Gth iust. Au exceptionally heavy yarding of sheep came forward and found a ready market. Mr G, E. Russell’s ewes were well competed for, and nil sold at prices satisfactory to vendors. Wethers were slack, buyers not bidding for them as expected. With the exception of wethers a clearance was made under the hammer. There was a fair yarding of cattle, which were sold at current rates. Wo • quote Cattle : Yearling to l(i mouths steers 80s to 455, 18 months to 2 year .steers £2 is Cd to £3 Ts, 3 year steers £3 ITs to £4 3s (id, 4 year bullocks £3 to £G, forward £2 Ts (id, fat cows £3 ITs (Id to £4 12s. Sheep: Sound mouth owes 12s to 14s sd, -1 tooth Romney 22s 3d, 5 year Romney ewes Ids 2d to 17s 9d aged ewes Us 7d to 18s 4d, 2 j tooth Romney ewes 14s -Id to l!)s, 2 ■ and 4 tooth wethers, good, Ids, I lambs (is lOd to Os 4d, good lambs 11s.

Messrs Abraham aud Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston last Thrr-lav wo had a large, yarding

of it. All classes mot with keen competition aud the few linos that wore passed found buyers very soon 'after. Cattle were in short supply, aud most lines wore quitted at recent rates. Quotations : 2 tooth owes 15s 7d to 10s Id, half-bred Shropshire 2 tooth ewes los lid, cull ;s tooth, owes 11s Id, 4 tooth ewes ITs 2d, f.m. owes 11s (id to 14s (>d, aged owes 8s Td to 11s Id, ewe lambs 12s Td, mixed lambs Us Gd to 10s lOd, cull lambs ds 2d to Ts ml, 2 tootli wethers 14s fid to 15s Id, fat ewes Ms Gd, forward bullocks £(i Ts (I. 3 year hulhullocks £5 to £ss, fat cows £3 IGs to £4 Is, good weauers 10s to 15s, small weauers 3s (id to Ss (id.