COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8331, 12 January 1907, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

EKETAHUNA STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as followsAt Eketahuna yesterday, we had a full yarding of sheep and several pens of cattle. In sympathy with the larger centres the continued spell of dry weather affected prices, with the result we have to report a dragging, lifeless sale, but a fair amount of busines was done at auction, and" the balance of the sheep changed hands afterwards with the exception of one pen of ewes. We were unable to quit the cattle entry, there being absolutely no demand. We quote:—Sheep: Two-tooth wethers 13s 4d to 14s 6d, aged ewes 10s to 10s 3d, shorn lambs 7s 3d to 7s 6d, woolly lambs 8s 4d, , cull ewes 5s 6d, cull lambs 3s 9d. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,. report: —At Palmerston North, on Thursday, we had a fair entry of stock. All the sheep entered changed hands at satisfactory prices. Cattle were not in great demand, owing to the continued dry weather, but the greater portion were disposed of. Quotations: —Forward bullocks £6 6s, two and a-half year Polled Angus steers £4 10s, 2-year steers £3 to £3 ss, 15-month cattle 28s to 325, springing heifers £3 12s, cows and calves £2 5s to £2 10s, store cows 20s to 355, 2-tooth wethers 13s to 14s 6d, forwards shorn lambs 9s 3d, small shorn lambs 6s lid. MARKET REPORT. Tha following wholesale prices are quoted locally, January 12th, 1906. £ p. d. £ s d. Flour, s'ks H 0 0 Wheatmeal 11 0 0 Pollard * 610 0 Baled Straw 110 0 i Chaff— Baled Hay 2 5 0 Best Oaten Barley new 3 10 0 fearl 18 0 0 Oaten Straw Onions 10 0 0 chaff, new 115 0 Split Peas 18 00' Oatmeal 13 10 0 Potatoes newlO 0 0 Bran 5 0 0 „ old 9 0 0 Per BosHKf,. Wheat, fowl 3 0 Beans 4 3 Oats, short .. 2 8 Barley, feed 3 0 Oats long .. 2 8 Blue Peas 4 0 Oats, dun .. 2 8 Partridge Peas 3 G Maize .. 4 0 Per Jjß. Hams .. 8 33acon 7| Cheese .. (IJ W.E.C.A. reportButter-- Eggs Is Dairy 8d