THE MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, 18 March 1927, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

MABTINBOUOUGH SALE. The Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association (stock department) report that a small yarding of sheep 'came forward, and although few buyers were in attendance and competition was slack, they disposed of their offering at satisfactory prices, as follows: 169 4-th wethers, 19/6; 32 forward 4-th wethers, 20/; 41 b.f. lambs, 14/5; cull do, 8/3. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: A small entry of sheep was submitted fo a small attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for lambs, but for other classes of sheep there was a poor demand. Following is the range of prices: Medium ewe lambs, 13/7; medium wether lambs, 11/2; cull w.f. Jambs, 8/9; cull b.f lambs, 9/; cull ewes, 5/; cull 2-th ewes and wethers, 11/. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report: We offered a medium yarding of sheep to a fair attendance yesterday. The sale was dull throughout, and lines were hard to quit. Following are our prices: 2-th wethers, 19/2 to 22/; b.f. lambs, 15/; w.f. lambs, 9/,' b.f. lambs (small), 6/ to 7/ to 10/. sale. The W.F.C.A. Ltd. (stock department) report on the Eketahuna sale held yesterday, as follows: We submitted a fair yarding of sheep to a good attendance of buyers. Prices were on a par with outside markets. We report prices as follows: 246 4 and 6-th 25/; s.m. ewes, 11/9 to 8/9; good b.f. lambs, 19/; medium do., 18/; cull do, 10/, 7/7, 6/; m.s. cull lambs, 11/, 7/6, 4/; one-shear S.D. rams, 7 gns, 5| gns, 5 gns, 4| gns, 44 gns; aged S.D. rams, 3| .gns, 3| gns; one-shear Romney rams, 14 gns.