THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9388, 6 March 1909, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

STOCK REPORT. /

Messrs Dalgety & Go., Ltd., re- 3 port:-At oar Taihape sale on the.3rd inst. we had a very good yarding of sheep. Owing to the continued dry weather competition was nbt at all keen, but we managed to dispose of the whole of our entry with the exception of two small pens at the following prices Cull aged ewes 2s 3d mixed aged ewes 5s 6d to 6s 9d, 2-tooth wethers 9a lOd, 2-tooth ewes small 10s 6d. 6-tooth and s.m. ewes 10s 6d, 4-tootb ewes small 11s, Romney rams f.m. Ign, Lincoln rams 2 and 4-tooth Ign, 1% to 2gus. At Palmerston sale on 4th inst. there was a good entry of sheep, but small entry of cattle. We had a fair clearance. Gull lambs to ss, medium lambs 6s 6d to 6s 9d, mixed a K e ewes 6s 3d, 7a Id to 7s 6d; s.m. ewes 8s Id to 9s Id, 6-tooth and f.f.m. ewes 10a 8d to 11s 7d, 2-tooth wethers 9s 6d to 10s 6d, fat ewes to 10a 7d, fat lambs to lls 6d, fat and forward cows £3 13s, fat heifers to £4 Is, weaner steers to 20s. The Loan and Mercantile report : A medium entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle met with a moderate inquiry at Palmerston yesterday. We quote: —Gull ewes4s 4d, 2-tooth ewes 12s 7d to 12s lid, forward wethers 10s 9d, Romney rams Southdown rams 3gns, Border Leicester rams English Leicester rams Cattle : Two-year steers £2 10s, fat cows £4 13s, store cows £3 6s, balls £2 17s 6d to £3 12s 6d. Messrs Abraham and Williams report :—At Palmerston yesterday good yardings of both sheep and cattle came forward, and though prices are lower owing to the dry weather a good demand existed and satisfactory prices were realised for most lines, very little going out unsold. Quotations Purebred 2tooth Romney ewes 18s, good 6-tooth and f.f m. ewes 12s Id, 4 and 6-tooth ewes lls 2d, 2-tooth ewes lls 2d to 12s 6d, 2-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 10s 9d, 4-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 9a 8d to 10s Bd, 5-year ewes 8s 3d to 8s 9d, cull ewes 4s 6d, lambs 7s 9d, cull lambs 4s 2d, forward bullocks £5 6s, fat cows £3 17s 6d to £4 4s, light fat cows £3 10s to £3 15s, forward cows £2 10s to £3 2s 6d, store cows 35s to £2 ss, springing cows £5 10s to £6, 18-months steers 30s, weaners 9s 6d to 15s, cows and calves £2 17s, bulls £2 5s to £3 ss.

THE GRAIN MARKET. Per Press Association. Dnnedin, March 3. There is fair demand for prime milling wheat, and a moderate amoant of business is psasing at from 3s 9d to 3s lOd, sacks extra, on trucks at country sidings; and, considering the tone of the London market, the present level of va'ues is likely to be maintained. Fowl wheat, scarce, and in small lots, is fetching more than milling. There is no improvement in the demand for oats. A few sales are effected to local buyers and‘shippers, but the market remains flat. Prime milling Is 5%d, best bright short feed Is to Is sd, inferior to medium Is 3d to Is 4d ex store, sacks extra.