COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 26, 1 February 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

MARTON STOCK SALE

Abraham and Witiiams, Ltd., report ton Marton sale, .held last Tuesday: We t yarded some 6,000 sheep and 500 head , of cattle,, and have to report an exceptionally brisk sale for all classes of stock except dairy heifeTs. Only one small pen of sheep faildd to find a purchaser under the hammer. We quote: Sheep: Rape lambs, shorn, 13/8 tc 15/4; f. and f. do. 16/2 • very fair lambs, 11/10 to 13/3; stubble lapibs, 10/1; cuIH, 7/1 to 8/9; wether lambs. 14/, 14/11; ewe lambs, to 15/1; 4-th. to f.f.m. ewes, poor, 16/3; f.m. do., 13/2 to 15/10; better conditioned do. 16/9 to 17/6; forward do., 19/; 2-th. wethers, 20/9, 21/; fat ewes, 20/9 to 22/6. Cattle: 15-months heifers, £2 17/6, £3, £3 2/6; heifers in calf,, to £5; forward 3-yr. heifers, £6,17/6,, £7 !/, £7 10/; fat heifers, £lO 10/; forward cows, £6 2/, £6 10/, £7, £7 5/; fat cows, £ll 15/; lighter d 0.,, £S 2/, £8 18/, £9 10/; cows in milk, £4 to £5 15/; steers, 2 16/, £3, £3 5/; better sorts, £3 10/, £3 17/; 20-months do., £5 1/, £5 ■7/; S.H.. do. £7; 3 yr. do, to £lO 10/; forward do, £l2 10/; cows and calves, £8 7/6, £9; others, £4, £6 2/6; bulls, to £l3 5/