THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9146, 15 May 1908, Page 8

THE MARKETS.

STOCK REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report as tinder: —At Palmerston on Thursday we had a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a goo d attendance of buyers, and although bidding was not brisk, good business was done at late values. Breeding ewes are still neglected, but sheep in good condition sell* freely. Buyers were present for cattle, and most lines sold under the hammer. We quote Sheep : store ewes 7s 2d to 7s 3d, forward ewes 9s 6d, coll 2tooth ewes 8s 3d, wethers small 9s 3d to 9s 4d, store wethers 11s to 12s 9d. Cattle : Cull weaners 3s, weaner steers 15s to 22s 6d, store cows 21s to 3(>s forward cows £3 7s to £3 4s, yearling heifers 24s 6d, forward heifers 365, cows and calves £2 3s, fat cows £4 5s to £4 10s, _ 2-year steers £3 I3s 6d to £2 lbs, •3-year steers £3 17s, forward bullocks £6 Is, bulls £3 6s to £5. GRAIN~AND SEED. Messrs Kaye and Carter, Ltd., Christchurch, report as follows: Wheat: Milling wheat Tuscan 5s to 5s Id, Pearl 5s ’d to 5s 2d, Hunters 5s to’ss d, fowl wheat 14s 9d to 4s lOd f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra. Milling wheat; The market has gone up with a .lump during the»iast few days and it is difficult to give reliable quotations. Oats ; A Gartens *.s 8d to 2s Skid, B Gartens 2s 7d to 2s 7-Gd. Sparrowbills 2s 7d to 2s Danish 2s 7d to 2s Duns 2s to 2s 9'l, f. o.h. Lyttelton, sacks included The market lias a much firmer tone, but prices are unchanged. Potatoes: £4 los to £o. In good demand, butjj deliveries are falling off somewhat. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd.,' have received the following from London undor 10-tiiiy & date ;—The sales have, opened with a large attendance of buyers and there is a good demand for ail crossorod wools at H* to ** P er lb lower fch;m last sale rates. Prices current are as follows Coarse crossoreu oG4O quality S UA to per jo, medium crossbred 44-46 p... fine crossbred oO quality ul to T" 'd per lb.