STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9118, 18 June 1908, Page 5

STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows: —At Pahiataa. on Tuesday, the yarding in both sheep and cattle was light. Business was slow all round, and rates showed no improvement, although we made a clearance of all lots. At Masterton, on Wednesday, the yarding wa-i very small, although the class of stock offered was mostly good, which enabled us to do good business, either under the hammer or by private treaty; the ratas obtained, although sound, showed no increase in previous markets. A few lots of cattle sold fairly well according to class and condition. At Pahiatua. on Tuesday, ewes in lamb made 10s 6d for young, to 7a 6d and 6s for jued sorts; forward empty ewes 9s to 10s; strong lambs, 6s 6d to 7s; others, 5s 9d, ss. At Masterton, >.m Wednesday, good sound ewes in lamb, to 10s 6d; aged sorts, 6s to 8s; culls, 4s; fat wethers, 15s; fat ewes, best, 14s; others, 12s; forward empty ewes, 10s to lis; forward wethers, 4-tooth, 1.55, 2-tooth 9s to lis; lambs, medium, 6s 6d; small, 4s to sa. Dairy cows, near to profit, 70s to 100s; cows in calf, 4fls to 60s* yearling steers, 255. Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report as follow i :-\V'.' held our fortnightly sale at our Masterton yards, yesterday. Entries di;i not come forward up to ;: ivurlWid numbers, tiie yarning being ] rincipally owes in iamb and weUers. Tin rj was a fair ittcndauce of ihu public but bidding was not brisk, i-.lthmigh we managed to dispose of the bulk of our catalogue at satisfactory rates. Only a i'-ow pens of cattle were yarded: We quote as follows: --Two-tooth wethers 12s to 13s Id, fat ewes 12s to 12s 7d, forward ewes 9s 9ri, small two-tooth wethers lis lOd, cull lambs 4s Gd to 5s lid, s.m. ewes in lamb 9s 7d, ewes in lamb 9s 4d to 12s od, springing heifers £5.