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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8130, 3 May 1906, Page 6

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STOCK REPORT. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. report on tbeir Mastertou stock sale as follows:—We again bad a full yarding of both sbeep and cattle. Competition for abeep of all classes was brisk, and although a few pens wore passed at auction, all lota so pasted at oneo found buyers. The wliolo of the yarding of sbeep was sold. \ large entry of lambs, for the most part of good quality, wove eagerly competed for, and we have lo report a sharp rise in values. In wethers we submitted au exceptionally good yaidiug. aud had no difficulty in placing th? lot at satisfactory flu met*, lu cattle the competition was rather better than at lute snlca, and wo sold all lots offered with the exception of a few cows. Wo quote:—.Sheep: Fat wethers 17s 6d, 2 aud 4-tooth wethers IGa 6rl to lfa'a 7d, fat ewes plain 14s 2d, i'afc find forward ewes 10s to Us Bd, store ewes 8s Od to 9a'6d, ewfcs in lamb, poor, ,8s lOd to 9s 6d, Jambs, best woolly, Us, others, woolly, 10s to 10s sd, shorn lambs 10s, 9a lid, 9s lOd, 9s Od, 9a Bd, 9s Gd, 9s, 8s 9d, 8a 6d, down to 7s 9d, cull lambs 5s to 7s Gd. Cattle: Fat bullocks £G 15s, store bullocks £4 12s Gd to £5 3s Gd, 2-year steers £3 12a Gd to £4, fac cows £3 Us, to £i- 2s, store cows 265, to £2 sb, cows and calves £3 3s. Pigs: ■ Slips, 79.__ ■■ .„,<•,

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. - By Telegraph—Press Association. Received May 2, 10.49 a.m. SYDNEY, May 2. Wheat, chick, 3s'to 3s 3d; milling, 3s 4>ad to 3s od Fl >ur, £7 10s Manitoban, £l4 10s. Oats, Tasmauiau, prime white, 2s 10d to 2s lid; Algerian, heavy feeding, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; feed, 3s. Maize, 2s 6d to 2s Yd. Barley, Cape, 3s 6d; malting, 4s to 4s 3d. Peas, blue, 4s 9d to 4s lid. Bran, lOd. Pollard, lid. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £8 to JEB 15s. Onions, £5 10s to £7. Butter, 9d. Cheese, s>£d to 6d. Bacon, 6#d to Bd. MELBOURNE, May 2. Wheat, 3s 4d. Flour, £7 ss. Oats, Algerian feeding. 2s 2d to 2a 4d; seeding, 2s 7d. Barley, maltiua 4s 6d to ss. Maize, 3s to 3s Id. Bran, Pollard, lid. Potatoes, £6 10s"to £7 10s. Onions, to £6. ADELAIDE, May 2, Wheat, 3s 3d. Flour, £7 to £7 ss. Oats, Algerian 2s Id to 29 2d; white. 2s 8d to 2s lid. Bran, Pollard, lid. Potatoes, £B. Onions, £7 10s. (Above quotations are those ruling between merobant and retailer, and dunot represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers).