STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3135, 11 March 1909, Page 3

STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—We had a very heavy yardin* in sheep, rat:;s and cattle. The biiding all through was very restricted, a fact mainly due to the continued dry weather, the drop in price of mutt'in and lamb, a large proportion of thi catalogue had to be dealt with privately. For any really good ewes, forward wethers and strjng lantis, we found a ready market, but culled sorts out of condition were h3rd to quit at any figure. In rams we offered a great number, the demand being for Lincolns and Downs, although we made a clearance of all breads at the finish. Cattle were well represented, most pens selling, but rate 3 showed no improvement on previous markets. Pigs sold at fairly low rates. Best ewes made 13s and 12s fid, others 9s to 10s fid; culled sorts, (3s to 83: best lambs, woolly, 9 J , shorn 8s fid, medium in both woolly and shorn 7s 6d and fis fid, respectively; culls, 5s to 5s 8d; Lincoln ram?, 2to Romneys, 1 to Ugr.s; Shropshires, 4 to lgn; fat cows and heifers, 70s to 755; store cows, ] 4Us;-. 2-year) heifers, 365; good calves, 17s fid; pigs, 83 to 10s for \veaner3. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., re port as follows: —We held our fort-;-nightly sale at our Waipoua Yards, yesterday. All classes of stock came forward well above adverti?ed numbers, and the yards were taxed to their utmost, to hold the entry. All classes of shesp were well competed for. especially good classes of ewes, wethers and lambs, and we can r.port practicality a total clearanca under the hammer. There was a very big entry of rams, which also drew good competition, and our entries were all sold. We aluo had a particularly good entry of cattle, of all ages, and although at auction buyers were rather backward, we effected a total clearance. Our yarding cornprised 7,000 sheep, and 38(5 cattle. We quote:—Account Nitz Bro-i., 853 4 and 5-year <*wes. 13s Id; account client 611 4 and 5-year ewes, 14b; and on account other clients—2tooth ewes, small, 10s 9d; 4-tooth ewes, 14s 2d; 6-tooth ewes, 13s; 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 12s 6d to 13s 6d; fresh full-mouth ewes, 13s to 14s 3d; fu!lan« failing mouth ewes, 8s 6d to 10s 63; 2-tooth wethers, 10s 10.1 to lis 3d; lambs, 7s lOd to 8s 9d. Cattle—3J to 4-year polled Angus steers. £6 ss; 3| Shorthorn steers, £5 7s fid; 3-year steers, £5; 2*-year steers, £4; fat cows, £3 5s to £4 10s: empty heifers, £2 10s to £3; yearling heifers, 30s to 355; year-' ling steers, 30s to 40s; calves, lis; 1 forward cows, 30s to 455. Rams were keenly competed for. We quote —Lincolns, 1J to 3Jgns (according to ages); Southdowrs, 5 to figns (very keenly competed for; Shrop--shire rams, 2J to 3|gns; Romneys, 14 to 3£gns (according to age). Our next sale will be held at our Waipoua Yards on Wednesday, March 24th.