COMMERCIAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 16 January 1913, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

WAIPOUA STOCK SALK. I. Messrs James Macintosh and Co. 'report having held their usual weekly sale in their Waipoua yards (Alasterton) on Wednesday, loth January, when they offered a good yarding, weJl above advertised numbers, to n good, representative number of buyers. Owing to the prospective strike of butchers, bidding was rather unanimated, hut for all that we are pleased to report a fairly good sale. Prices were as follows: 2-th wethers I3s (id to 14s 7d. 2-th ewes to Ms. mixed 2-ths lis to 12s Bd, forward empty ewes to 12s lid, black face lambs 8* (id to 10s, cull lambs os to os, cows and calves £4 8s to to, 2-yr steers £4 7s (id, 2-yr heifers £l, cows in calf £4 Bs, yearling heifers £2 10s, dairy cows £5 to £8 15s, We beg to draw the attention of cur clients that the sale will be held next Tuesday, 21st January, owing to Wednesday being Anniversarv Dav. S SO WAV SALE.

Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. report having held their usual weekly sale at the above yards yesterday.

A large entry of sheep came forward the total offered for sale by us being 2740. We are pleased to report a most satisfactory sale, every line offered except one small pen of la.mbs, finding purchasers under the hammer —the passed in pen was also disposed of immediately after the sale. During the past few days stock business has been rather upset owing to the probability of a strike taking place among slaughtermen in this district. However, such contingency did not materially affect prices at, our' sale yesterday, and almost in every in-, stance vendors' reserves wrrv reach- I ed ; in ;i number of cases more than 1 the reserves being realised. We had | some exceptionally good wethers and iambs in from To W'harau district. ! the sheep coming forward in first-class order and condition. The attendance 'of buyers was very satisfactory, and ; bidding all through was keen. Some 'of our principal sales were as under: I On ac. of Mr J. W. Cunningham'. To S JRoto, 350 mixed sexes 2-tooth South- j ' down cross 13s !d, 350 woolly wether j Jambs Os Btl. 100 small woolly lambs j 8s 2d; on ac. of Mr 11. Barrer, To ( jWharau. 150 2-tooth wethers 13s 10(1, fat ewes 15s, 4-fcooth wethers 15s 4d, 'fat wethers J7s. store ewes 12s 9ch '.small 2-tooth wethers lis 9d ; on ac. of Air. J. Kcefe, To YVharau, 2-footh j wethers 13s fid, 2-tooth ewes, small, j!2s fid. fat ewes 15s, 4-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 12s Id, shorn lambs 8s Id. cull Jambs (Is Id to 7s; on ac. of other I vendors. 2-tooth wethers 13s (id to ,13s 9d, shorn lambs (small) 0s IDs to 7s 3d fat wethers IGs 7d. j PAHIATTJA STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., and Reduced, report having held their weekly sale in tho Alangahao yards, on ■ Tuesday, when 'they submitted a .medium entry of sheep and a full yarding of cattle to a good attendance of farmers and others. Competition for sheep was somewhat easier than |at previous sales, no doubt owing to ,the threatened strike. Cattle, lioW-

' over, were keenly competed, for, selling well up (o late rates. We ha.ve to report a good clearance of all \ stock yarded at the following prices: Lambs (medium) 8s Id to 8s lid, 'small do ss. 3d, cows at drop. £5 10s to £G 15s. 18-month heifers £3 to £3 1.7s fid, 2-yr steers £4 10s to £4 15s, 20-month steers to £3 10s. weancrs 30s. to t'2 10s, bulls £4 to t'O j Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua, report on their Alangahao yards .sale follow :We offered a fair yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle to a good attendance of buyers sheep being harder to quit than recently, but cattle, especially weancrs, sold well, practically the whole of our yarding changing hands under the hammer. We quote: Shorn lambs to G\s 2d, s.m. ewes to 9s, small mixed weaners fid ( to 225, better sorts 36s to 38s, weaner steers 30s to 375, weaner heifers 3Gs to 395, and for 2 pens of exceptionally good weaner Jersey and Jersey cross heifers £2 3s to £2 Bs, 1 store cows £3 4s fid, bulls £4 to £5 Is. 'I MASTERTON STOCK SALE. j The Vow Zealand Loan and Aler'cantile Agenry 'Co., Ltd., and dueed, report : We had only a small entry of sheep, and cattle at Solway yesterday, but these, considering Jho uncertainty of a strike, met with good competition, and we are pleased to report almost a total clearance Jat satisfactory prices. 'Store hrtnbs made from 8> : fid to 9s (id. forward 'ewes 12s fid, old ewes (5s 9d, bulls to '.£s 9s. LONDON WOOL SALES. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency-Co., Ltd., and Eoduced.. have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 11th inst: "There, was a [good attendance at the opening sales-to-day, competition by Home .and j Continental buyers being spirited. j Prices as compared' with closing of 'preceding scries ruled par to 5 per 'cent higher. Opening catalogues were representative for merino wool i and tine greasy crossbred. America buying suitable lots of crossbred. Greasy crossbred market slightly eas-. j ier.' :