THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9171, 15 June 1908, Page 4

THE MARKETS.

STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Pr ; merston North, reportAt r A Feilding sale on the 12th inst., had ajgood representative yarding. ( both sheep and cattle. Altho prices were slightly lower ftha-y last sale we disposed of the w-Sole yarding of sheep. Our prin {ipal * sales are as under: —F.f.m. ewrsi in lamb 7b 3d. fat and forward ewi-=J 7s 2d to 9s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 10s 9d to 12s 3d, 4 and 6-tooth^with-ers 6s fid to 13s 3d, mixed lambs 7tS Id to 7s sd, ewe lambs 7s to I Os, 3year steers 2s lOd. FEILDING MARKET REPORTMessrs A. H. Atkinson & Ob.,;' Ltd., report:—On Friday we held our weekly sal® of horses, pigs, poultry, produce and sundries. We had a good yarding of pigs of fair quality, competition being keen forward sorts, but rough weanere were hard to quit. The entry of. poultry was heavy and good; conditioned . birds were keenly sought after, some older and light *' birds making low values. An' average entry of produce met wit)* ■ ready sale. Quotations 6-year mare in foal £7 |los, 8-yea pony £5 ss, aged mare in foal ££ Pigs: Weaners small 38 3d, 3s 9(3; 8s 6d ; slips 7s 3d, Bs, 9a 6d, 10s, small stores 12s 3d, 135,-T 6s fid, Ifisfc ‘ good stores 17s fid, 18s , 24s fid, 3ls, fid. Poultry: Hens lid. Is, Is 2d, Is 3d, Is 4d, Is 6d, Is fid, 2s 7d; roost- , ers Is 3d, Is Bd. 2s. 3s Id, 2s_3d, 2s 7d, 2s 9d, all at each. Producer Straw chaff 2s fid sack ; potatoes 9s, 10s, 12s per sack; onions Id to l%d per lb. sack lines; carrots 401bs Is fid to 3s ; Swedes 3s fid to 4s fid per sack ?■ pnmpkinS 7s 3d sack; marrows ss.’ sack.