STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8351, 6 February 1907, Page 6

STOCK MARKET.

PAHIATUA STOCK SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. held their 1 fortnightly sale at the Pahiatua yards yesterday, when there ivas a large entry of both sheep and cattle. Buyers were in evidence from Wairarapa and Palmerston N., and very fair competition was experienced throughout, resulting in the majority of the stock being disposed of. Sound-mouth breeding ewes sold from 10s 6d to 12s Id, 2-tooth ewes 12s lOd to 14s 6d, 2-tooth wethers lis 5d to 13s lOd, small woolly lambs 8s Bd, shorn lambs 7s to 9s, 2|-year steers 62s 6d, 2-year steers 58s, 18month steers 40s 6d, yearling steers 335, forward cows 61s, small yearlings 16s 6d. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Pahiatua sale, held yesterday:—We had a full yarding of sheep, over 5,000 coming forward, which met a somewhat irregular sale, business at auction being in many cases animated, and prices realised being in excess of vendors' anticipations. On the' other hand, especially at the commencement of the sale, biddingwas inclined to drag when buyers proposed to hold off. However, on the whole, a satisfactory sale resulted, a large clearance" being made at satisfactory prices. Good forward wethers, sound-mouth breeding 1 ewes, and well-grown lambs in forward condition were in demand. A fair yarding of cattle over the bulk of which changed 1 hands, but no improvement in prices can be reported. The horses advertised on behalf of Mr Dan O'Brien were all disposed of with one exception at very satisfactory prices. For some of the drays and harness, however, there was no demand. W« quote as follows: Fat and forward, 4-tooth wethers 15s Bd, forward lambs 14s Bd, 2-tooth wethers 12s lOd to 13s 6d, 4-year old Romney breeding ewes 15s, aged ewes 9s 5d to 13s, culls 6s 8d to 8s lid, 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes (small) 14s 7d, good shorn lambs 8s 3d to 9s, and up to 10s 4d for an exceptionally good lot, cull lambs 3s 3d to 5s 9d, ' 20-month steers £2 8s 6d, yearling steers 80s to 375, yearling heifers 1 24s, v weaners 10s to 16s 6d and up to 24s for an exceptionally good lot, forward barren heifers £4 15s, fat cows £3 2s 6d to £4 6s. Dray horses on account of Mr Dan O'Brien —4 and 5-year old geldings from £44 10s to £53, mares in foal £47 to £52 10s, dry mares £33 to £47, aged mares £2l 10s.