COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4401, 24 April 1893, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Egmont Farmers' Union, Limited.

' «t f * , . H&wew »i April 20. i We had a fairly well attended sale » at Stratford, on JBriday, the 14th inefc, i when our advertised number of cattle ; were all yarded. The bidding waa t rather slack, bkt we succeeded in . disposing of the bulk ofthe stock. We , quote fetbullocks, £5 12 s ; 18 months ;to 2 years steers; £2 14s to £3 Ua ■ ; mixed yearlings, j£l 17b to £2 2a 6d ■ • fat cows and heifers, && to M 12a ■ J cows in calf £3 to £4 7s 6d. ' , At pur bi-monthly gale at Manutabi i on Tuesday, the 18th inat, several of the lines of cattle, aavertised did not < come forward, beiog entered by Natives, who were prevented fmm , bnaging in their etock through one t of their "hapn" dying. The bidding for cattle was very slow and no business done, but the sheep being of a very good qualityj sold readily. We quote mixed yearlings, £2 4s; 4 tooth wethers, 10s 9d; ahora lambs, 6s. ■ ■ Oar 'fortnights sale in the Glover Koad Yards, H&Wri, was held on Wednesday, the 19tb inst. The yards were well filled with useful classes oi stock,;many more cominig forward than were advertised. The attendance was'; large; and ajgreat Improvemest in bidding notiaeable : throughout, resulting in nearly every pen of stock changing hands before Jesting the ysrdi We quote fat bulioeks, £B Ss to £6 6a ; 2 to 8 year steers, S3 8s W to £K..;2s ; 12 to 18 months, auwbi £iA% fid to £2 lis 6d; -weaneM, 'W i 6s fid to : ..£St, ; fat cows zo&hisihs'z, £& I7std;£4l2s 6d; !«ows iaealf, Bs\ ■ Sheep—full' ewee iaj ■;, . I. ■ ;;{.