THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9439, 8 May 1909, Page 5

THE MARKETS.

WOOL SALES. STRONG AMERICAN COMPETITION. j United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received May 8, 10.40 a.m. London, May 7. At the wool sales there is great animation and [strong American competition for ail sorts. GRAIN MARKET. Per Press Association. Christchurch, May 8. The Christchurch grain market is quiet, but firm, owing to slightly improved "prices ruling in Britain. Inflated values in Amercica are fluctuating every day and do not appear to affect prices appreciably in either in Britain or the Colonies. The business passing locally is limited, most holders being unwilling to accept current quotations, which are 3s lid,and 4s. Tuscan and Pearl, and 3s lid'and 3s lOd. Hunt ers. Very little has been placed on offer during the last few days and few sales have been made. Oats are moving off more steadily, but the market is, if anything, slightly weaker, though there is no change in values. The weakness is attributed mainly to the" difficulty of securing shipping, and the shortage of com sacks keeping back threshing. Potatoes are firmer on more inquiry from the North Island, Current prices ranged from 45s to 50s, at country stations. STOCK REPORT. Messrs Abraham & Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale as follows There was a entry of sheep and a fair entry of cattle, hut prices were a bit, dull compared with the late rates, i Good 4 and 5year ewes 11s, medium do. 6s to 7s 7d, empty fat and forward ewes 4s lOd to 6s Id, cull ewes-2ato3s, good lambs 8s 3d, medium do. 4a Sd to 5s lOd, cull do. 2s 2d to 3s 9d, fat apeyed heifers £3 17 6d, fat cows £3 17s 6d, bulls 23s‘to £3 ss, weaners medium 6s to 7s.

Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd,, report on Palmerston sale ;—We offered to a good attendance of bu>ers a medium entry of sheep, which sold at late market prices, and a heavy yarding of cattle, whcih sold readily, young cattle being in particularly good demand. We quote Cull lambs 3s Id, mixed lambs small 5s 6d, good lambs to 8s 3d, ewe lambs small 7s 6d, fat lambs 9s, fat and forward ewes 9s Bd, 2-tooth ewes in lamb small 9s 6d, 18-months steers £2 2s 6d, 2>£-year Hereford steers £4 9s, speyea 15-months heifers 395. speyed 2-year heifers £2 7s, 2-year empty heifers £3 3s 6d, fat heifers £3 17s fid, fat cows £4 Is, fat bollocks £6 to £6 9s 6d, 3-year steers £4 15s, store cows 25s to 365, stags to £2 19s. At Taihape W 6 offered a medium entry of sheep and cattle, the ;demand for store lambs being good, and we quitted all lines of stock entered as under Shee p: Small lambs to '3s 6d, mixed sex lambs 7s to 7s 2d. Cattle: Mixed weaners 19s, 18-months heifers to 255, 18-months to 2-year steers £2 15s, forward 3 year "steers £4 13s, fat cows £4.

At Feilding cull lambs made 2s 6d, small lambs 4s 9d, wether lambs 7s 3d, mixed 2-taoths 9s Bd, 2-tooth wethers 9s 4d to 11s 4d, f.m. ewes 6s to 7s 6d, forward ,ewes 7s. Cattle : Mixed weaners IBs 6d, 2-year steers £2 15s, 3-year steers £3 13s to £4 Ba, 18-month to 2-year steers £2 to £2 ss, forward bollocks £4 18s, springing heifers £4 15s, fat heifers £4, fat cows £4 2s, stags £2 10s to £4 Is. Messrs Gorton & Son report on Feilding sale : We had a small yarding of cattle and a ‘good yarding of sheep. We quote: Good ewes in lamb 9s 2d to 10s, medium ewes in lamb 6s 6d to 7s Bd, 2-tooth wethers 9s 4d to 10s, fat and forward lambs 10s 6d, store lambs 7s 2d to 7s 9d, small 2-tooth wethers 7s 6d, small 2-, tooth wethers 7s 6d, small 2-tooth ewes 7slod. Cattle: Springing heifers £4 to £6 ss, springing cows £3 10s to £5 10s 6d, 2-year steers £3 14s, weauer heifers 11s, empty heifers ,£2 3s 6d, store cows 25s to 32s 6d. The N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report for the week ending May 7th, 1909:—At Kimboltou on Tuesday we had a[good yarding of sheep and, in sympathy, with outside markets, a better demand g was 1 experienced. Quotations : -Sheep: 2 and 4-tooth wethers Us, 2-tooth wethers 10s 6d, mixed lambs 7s 4d to 7s 6d, mostly wethers; lambs 6s 6d, wether lambs 4a Bd to 7s Id, Lincoln ram lambs 8s 6d. At Feilding on Friday we had a good entry of sheep and cattle. A good sale resulted, almost a total clearance being effected. We qnote : Cull lambs 8s 6d to 4s 4d, medium lambs 5a Id to 6s sd, good store lambs 7a 2d, aged ewes in lamb 7s, forward ewes Bs, 2-toofch wethers 10s 6d. Cattle: Weaners 14s, 18-month heifers 24s to 325, forward heifers £3 10s 6d, heifers in calf £2 4s 6d, 18-months steers £2 os, forward cows £2 5s to £2 10s 6d, light fat cows £3 7a 6d, fat cows £4 ss, fat heifers £4 Is, steers £3 9s. forward bollocks £5 Bs. “