COMMERCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8779, 5 April 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Stock Market

Per Press Association, CiiKiKTCHti'iiOif, April 4, At the Addingtou market to-day. though the yarding of stock was good, it was' not up to that of the previous week, with the exception of cattle, but prices generally were unchanged. The store sheep market was keen, hut there was little change from last week's prices. The fat sheep pens contained some sheep of good quality, but a fair proportion consisted of unfinished lots, which were not keenly sought after, although well finished sorts brought good values. There was a large entry of pigs, and prices for baeouers were somewhat better than last week. Store Sheep.'—There was a good entry, and the sale was keen. Forward lambs showed an advance on late rates, aud other classes were about the same-. Fat lambs wore yarded in fairly large numbers, bur the quality was not as good as the previous week, thoagh they were up to late rates. • Freezers brought 33s to Kis (id, heavy ; weights to 18s '.id. light and interior i 10s (id to 12s (id.

Fat Sheep —The yarding of fatsheep fetched late rates. The range of prices was : Prime wethers 18s 3d to 225, extra heavy to 25s Cd, lighter 14s 7d to 18s (id, wethers and maiden ewes 17s lid to 235, prime ewes 16s to 20s, extra- good to 21s, light and unfinished 21s to 25s (id. Fat Cattle.—Prime steers brought .£(> loti to £lO 2s (id, exira uy to £ll

ss, equal to 20s vo 2-J.-5 per 1001 b; heifers £•; las fo £S 10;;, cows £4 5.s to £7 2s (id, calves 4s to £'.'.

S tore en trie. —Yeaid iv gs brcu-rlll from lis to 18s (id. 2>.< to 3-VMt-old heifers £3 to £3 7s (id, two~yc;:r-old steers 35s to £3 ss, dairy cows up to

Pigs.—Competition was spiriced, aud prices jrunged from 41s to GOs, equal from" -i';Ad to 4%d per lb. Porkers : PricesVero from 32s to 40s, equal to 5d to s}gd per lb. Stores: Light raid medium made 12s to 18s, suckers and weaners brought 4s to 10s (id.

Dalgety aud Co., Ltd., report on their usual fortnightly sale at Marton as follows:—There was a fair yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. Bidding for lambs was brisk the whole yarding being cleared under the hammer. The following ' is a list of prices realised : Ewe lambs lis Od, wether lambs S)s 7d, culls (is to Gs Id, fat and forward ewes 12s Sd, culls 3s Sd, fat cows £4 vs. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report on their weekly sale at Palnierston on Thursday: Owing to the recent eoli- j days our entry comprised only about 1000 sheep and 80 head of cattle. Sheep wore represented by cull lambs and mixed aged ewes. Every enquiry was for younger and better sheep, and the bidding lacked spirit. The majority of the entries failed to reach owners' reserves under the hammer. A line of 50 4 year bullocks sold at £5 12s, sound ewes 14s, culls Ss (id to 10s Od. Messrs Abraham and Williams report : At Palmerston on Thursday a fair yarding of sheep of all classes came forward and met with spirited I competition, every lot being disposed 'of at satisfactory prices. Quotations —2 and 4 tooth wethers 35s 7d to l(is, small 2 tooths 13s, lambs lis 3d, 4 and | 5 year breeding ewes Vis lOd to 14s Sd". aged 9s Gd-tb lOd. low-conditioned sound mouths lis to lis 3d, 2 tooth hnlfbrcd Slirojwhires 13s 7d, 4.toul;li do Ms 3d, 15 to 24 month steers £2 15s, 3 year bullocks £4 ss, fat cows £3 15s, forward £2 2s, woaner heifers 10s Gd to 13s, 15 month heifers 265. Wanganui Wool. Sales. Aleetrs Jolm&ton and Co. report :—

At ota- monthly sale submitted a fair 'catalogue of allines to a lairs number ot buyers. Bidding was animated, especially testa and- tallow, and prices realised showed a considerable advance on om last sale. Owing to the holidays several lots of skins and woolwore delayed in transit and had to bo held over to our next sale. We n™teWool: Crossbred flecco B%d to ;)K«1, eru'tehings fi»£d, scoured pieces (.?«i, dend wuol to S)d, locks 2't.il, pieces 5Md per lb. Horsehair : is 2a to ls4«d per lb. Sheepskins: Coarse crossbred 8d to 9%d mermo 8&d, crossbred lambs 9d to dead and broken skins 5d to 73£d, damp skins 5s Gd, bare pelts 7J£d to 8&d, salted 3s lid to 5s 9d, salted lambs 3s to os lid. Hides: No prime offered. Ox CUd, cows 5%d to O&d, cut and slippy to 5%d, weauers o%d to si/d, vearlings slippy *'/a A > horse "hides 7s and lis, good calf skins GkCd. Tallow: None 111 shipping c6udition. Kegs 24s 3d, tins 24s 0< Messrs Levin and Co., in conjunction with Freeman 11. W I Co., report: We offered 34:Wft,i bags of wool. 1000 skms Z,O hide.,, besides a small quantity of horsehal and tallow. There was a full attendance of buyers and competition jas

keen. Wool: Coarse crossbred to <)i/j-d dead 9d, pieces and bellies i locks 4 :, <d to 3d. Skins: Crossbreds ; 95*1, dead B%d, short wools B%d, lamb skins dry pelts fed to BJ£d, part damp skins 4s Jd to os4d. green pedis 4s -Id, salted halt-wools us, Brl. Hides: O:c(501bs) G?#L cow to C.Vfd, yearlings 5,V,d to call | skins (cut) «>.<d to 7%d, slippy I cut and slippy hides 5d to llow : Tins 19s 3d to 25s 3d, casks 24s 8d to 24s(id, Horsehair: Is4d, TheN.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report submitting a small but attractive catalogue of 30 bales and 60 bags wool, 1000 sheepskins, 250 hides and tallow, .etr- There was a full attendance of buyers and competition was exceptionally keen, almost a total clearance being effected under the hammer Wool: Inferior crossbred fleece Bl.<d8 l .<d to inferior lambs dingy and seedy 6%d to 7%(}, hlacfe wool 7d to 7Md, crnt-olimgfl od to 0.1, bellies Cd, locks and pieces 4%d coOd, Sheepskins: Fine crossbred Hid, broked 8d to inferior and dead Id to 7UYI, crossbred lambs 9d to inferior 7d to pelts W to quarter 9d, merino toY-Wd, partly dry halt wools 5s od, do uuarter 4s 7d to 4s lOd, salted half - woo s4?Udto 5s 4d. Hides : Prime oxC&d to f>*d, UgUt to scl prime cow 5%H to C-id, light s«d to SVd, slippy 4%d to s>sd, > n * I sta-s SKd to B%d, calf skms 6&d. Tallow;'. Casks £25 to £37 per ton, tins and drums 24s yer cw*. Cowta.ls is 3d per dozen. ___„