COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4347, 17 February 1893, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Sale,

Mv 1?. H. Wood reports of the stock sale, held at tho Martinborough yards, on Wednesday, (or'rather that portion of it wbjch come under his hammer), as follows, Only a small proportion of the sale came under my hammer, the lions share falling tq the New Zealand Loan and Mergantilo Agenoy Go,, represented by their general manager and Auctioneer, Mc W. G. Foster, and his able assistant Mr F. 0, Lewis. The competition for all lota submitted by me, was spirited and bidding brisk, prioea realized being satisfactory and showing a slight advance on last Taratahi sale rateß, ruling as under, Sheep : A line of 460 wether lambs in the wool, Bs, Store wethers 9s Id to 10s. E m store ewes 5s 9d. Pat Vethors heavyweights 12s lli Fat ewes do ,12's 4d. Lincoln rams 2'i guineas, aged rams lis', Cattle: Bullocks BJyrs llOaw2£year Steers and Heifers 80s, 014 do do 6Qs. flOKSB; to £lfji ' Stoc/f Sale at Martlnboronglu The stock sala at Martinborough ! held by tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, 'yesterday brought to the' hammer about 10,000 sheep,lso cattle, besides horses, The attendance of buyers was ' large, amongst whom vere several irom the South Island. One Southern buyer took away over 2000 ewes. The aootion was commenced by Mr W, G, > Foster, hot despite oil efforts oii tho part of the talesmaDj, business was

flat, owners rrsorvea being slightly too high; lot after lot was passed mto owners bid, but with a fo« exceptions were plnoed privately after tlio salo. Cattle sold well at full ra'os and a very much lamer entry could liavc been satisfactorily disposed of. Horses were not so rondy of sale, but for anything olioico buyers wore available at fair value. Ewes ranged in prices from 5s lo 10j ; wothers sold up to lis. One nice line well forward roa?fck)g 129: 8-year-old heifers brought ii; old cows, £3 103; sucking cilvcs, £110s; and one 5-montbs old gi ado bull £B.