STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9061, 9 April 1908, Page 6

STOCK MARKET.

The N°.w Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—At our Pahiatua sale on Tuesday, there was a very heavy entry in sheep of all classes all round, with the exception of fats and forwards. Three was a decided drop in price, aa compared with previous sales. However, we cleared nearly the whole list during the afternoon. Only a small yarding in cattle, and those sold were about on a par with last sale. At Masterton, on Wednesday, we had a very heavy yarding in sheep, the yards being taxed to their utmost. Fats, in both ewes and wethers, showed an advance in price, as did any forward wethers or" ewes, but old ewes, poor wethers, or lambs were down over one shilling per 'head all round. At the commencement of the sale buyers were slow to operate, but livened up as the sale proceeded, and the fact of vendors realising low prices ruling in other districts, we were enabled to quit the bulk of our catalogue. The entry in cattle was very light and sales dull, excepting for nice beef or cows near to profit. At Pahiatua 2toolh ewes made 10s Bd, 2-tooth wethers 9a 2d to 10s, breeding ewes 3s to 9s, lambs, poor, Is 8d to 3s (3d, rams A guinea to 1 guinea. At Masterton--Fat wethers made 15s, ewes 12s to 13s, forward ewes 8s to 9s, best breeding ewes 8s to 9s 6d, others 4s to 7s 6d, culls Is to 3s, store wethers, best, lis to 123, others 10s, 9s. poor sorts 83, culls 6s to 6s Bd, fat lambs, light, 10s, rape lambs 7a 9d, store lambs, medium and small, 2s to 4s, Lincoln rams 1 guinea, Romncy rams i to 1 guinea, aged sorts Gs to 10h, light beef steers £5 10s, light cows £3 10s to £4 10s, store cows 20s to 30s, best dairy cows £6 10s, 15 year steers 37s Gel, calves 5s to Bs, weaner pigs, good, to Bs. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their fortnightly sale held at their Mastnrton yards yesterday: —We submitted over 6,000 sheep of all classes. There was a good attendance of buyers from all parts of the Wairarapa, but bidding was slack, and the bulk of the yarding was passed, and had to be dealt with by private treaty. At the close of the sale with the exception of one or two lines, we effected a clearance at reduced rates. Wo quote as follows:—Cull lambs 2a to 3s 6d, medium lambs in wool 5a 3d to 5s 6d, 2-tooth wethers 9s to 9s 9d, 2-tooth ewes 10s 3d, s.rn. ewes, low condition, 5s 6d to 6s 3d, cull ewes 3s 6d to 4a, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 12s lOd, yearling steers 15s to 255, calves ss, v/eaner pigs 5s 6d, slips lis 9d.