COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7985, 14 March 1906, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

UPPER OPAKI STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd , report at the Opaki sale, yesterday, a very heavy yarding of sheen. With few exceptions the stock was of second rate quality. Bidding for the better lines started freel"*, mostly all selling, but when inferior lots offered the bidding died away, and reserves bad to be reduced in order to make sales. However, at the close only two wens of ewes were unsold. Cattle offered in large numbers, and, as usual, were hard to sell, the best lines in bullocks and young cattle only changing hands. Young ewes made up to 15s, sound ewes lis to 12s 6d. medium 8s to 10s, culis 4s to 7s 6d, 2-tooth wethers 13s to 14s, Jambs had a from 4s 6d for culls to 9s for best,' Romney rams \y°gn to 2gus, grown steers £4 15s, younger sorts £4, 18-months 50s, yearlings 30s, calves 10s to 15s, cows from 403. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd, held their annual sale at Mr T. Wyeth's yards, at Upner Opaki, yesterday (Tuesday), when about 5,000 sheep, besides cattle, came forward. The attendance of buyers was large, and competition for all good lines was keen. Several lines failed to reach owners' values under the hammer, but with three exceptions, all lots of sheep changed hands before leaving the yards. We offered several pens of cattle, but only two lines were sold. Taken altogether, the sale was a deoided success, and the firm's best thanks are due to Mr T.Wyeth and other settlers, for their Valuable assistance throughout the day. Prioes for forward 2-tooth wethers ranged from 14s 4d to 15s, others to 13s Id, best breeding ewes 13s lOd to 15s Id, medium 10s lOd to 13s 6.1, others to 9s 4d, for ward shorn lambs 8s lid to 9s lOd, good store lambs to 8s Id, good woolly lambs 10s 6d, rams to l%gn, calves 12s, cow and calf £3.