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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8260, 13 October 1906, Page 7

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Meaara Abraham ana Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Martin borough stock sale, held on Thursday:—At Martin borough we bad a large yarding of cattle, bat ■only three pens of sheep. The attendance was large, bat bidding lifeless and reserves in many oases were prohibitive. However, we made a fair clearance by private treaty. Horses were qaite unsaleable. Quotations:— Cattle: 2-year-old steers £3 8a 6d, 18 months' steers £2 10s, and calves £2 8s 6d, Shorthorn balls £3, Ayreshire balls 32s 6d. Sheep: Dry ewes jl 4s. i WOOL SALES. JtJy Telegraph—Press Association. Received Oolober 12, 6.38"a.m. LONDON, October 11. The first wool sale of the forthcoming series will be January 15th, and will be limited to SO,OOO baieß. The seocnd on March 12tb, limited to 150,000 bales. Other sales will be held on April 13th, Jaly 9tb, September 24tb, and November 26tb. Received October 12, 9.21 a.m. SYDNEY, October 11. This week's wool sales olosed with b,jen demand ano a hardening tendency. Greasy sold to 13d, scoured to 22)£d. MARKET REPORT.

Tha following wholesale prices are quoted locally, October 13th, 1906. £ a. d. £ s d. Flour, s'ks 11 0 0 Wheatmeal 11 0 0 Pollard 6 10 0 Baled Straw 1 10 0 Chaff— Baled Hay 2 5 0 Beat Oaten Barley new 4 0 0 .fearl 18 0 0 Oaten Straw ODions 14 0 0 ohaff, new 1 15 0 Split Peas 18 0 o Oatmeal 13 10 0 Potatoes 12 0 0 Bran 5 0 0 Per Bushel. Wheat, fowl 3 6 Beans 4 3 Oats, short .. 2 8 Barley, feed 3 0 Oats long ..2 8 Blue Peas 4 o Oats, dun ..2 8 Partridge Peas 3 6 Maize ..4 0 Per lb. Hams .. 7 Bacon 7d Cheese .. 6 J W.FX3.A. reportButter— Eggs 9<J Dairy 8d Separator 9d