STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3194, 20 May 1909, Page 5

STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their fortnightly sale at their Mastertoa , Yards yesterday as follow:—We offered a yarding of about 3,000 sheep. Buyers were present from all parts of tire Wairarapa, and demand for all good classes of sheep and cattle was keen. Owing to the recent advances in the price of fat sheep, good wethers were eagerly sought after. A line of first-class 2 and 4-tooth wethers on account of H. T. Hume. Esq., Aobanga, making the record price of lis 6d. We report as follows:—4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 12s; 2-tooth ewes in lamb, 12s 3d; and 4-tooth wethers, lis 6d; 2-tooth wethers lis; lambs, 8s to 8s 6d; small Hack face wethers, 10s 4d to 10s 6d: fat wethers, 12a 9d; aged dwes in lamb, 8s 4d to 9s 6d; 2 tooth black face ewes, 10s 6d; fat and forward ewes, 10s 9d. Cattle: 3-year-steers, £5 Is; 2£-year steers, £4 lis; cows and calves, £2 18s; leaner steer's and heifers,2Bs to SOsj 2J-year steers, £3 Is; weaner calves; §2fi 6d;- 18-month steers, £2 10s to" £'3. . The New Zealand Loan dud Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows on their Masterton sale:— .There was a good yarding in sheep. Tfe quality was mostly good throughout, arid with a strong demand. We iquitfed every pen under the Rammer lat very. firm", rates.- ( In 6'a£tle we subfull' tfai'ding of all steers with one or t!wo : exceptions. All good class lots, met, with a ready sale, the only lines failing to sell being bad colours or out 6f condition. Best ewes in lamb made' lis' Bd' to 12s Id: medium,. 10s; others, 9s, 8"s, 7s; eullSj.4s; best, lambs, B's lOd; medium, Bs, 7s 8d; culls, sg; best wethers, lis 2d; fat ewes, 9s 8d: forward bullocks, £5 10s: stores, £4 17s to £5; 2£-year-old, £4 to £4 7s 6d; 2-year-olds, 60s; 18-months, 48s to 50s; yearlings, 30s; calves, lis to 12s; forward cows, 46s to 60s.