COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4655, 22 February 1894, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Stoek Sale Report Messrs Abraham and Williams held their ewe and ram fair on Tuesday, the list comprising GOOO mixed sheep and 150 rams, The sheep were prinpally lambs, wethers, and culled ewes, very few good ewes being penned. In the rams there tveresome really good Lincolnsand Roraneys, but the bulk were aped sheep, all good young rams realising good figures. In sheep, young ewes ranged from 7s to Bs, good breeding ewes 5s lo 63, pged ewes 2s to 3s, store wethers, 2 tooth, 6s Od to 7s Gd, 4 tooth, 8s 7d, shorn lambs, 23 Gd for cu'h and 4s to is Gd for good. In rams, best Linoolns, 2 and 4 tooth, 2 to 4 guineas, inferior, 1 to 1J guineas; aged, 10s Gd;be3t Romneys, 2 tootb, 2$ guineas; others W$ Gd to 1} guineas, Lowes and lows' Stock Sale Report

At our regular stock sale yesterday the attendance tvas much the largest of ibe Beasou. The yards wore fairly well filled with both sheep and cattle, the entry for horses was also large. The tone of the sale, except for the latter class of stock was a little better throughout, although we cannot report much improvement in prices of sheep. About 5000 wero yarded and all except pons of 150 were sold. We quote tbo following auction values: Young ewes, small, Cs to 7s 8d; full mouth ditto, 53 to 7s; old and in low condition, 2s to 4s; old crocks, Is to Is Gd; young wethers, Gs Gd to 7s Gd; lambs, 8s to Gs; wasters, Is to Is Gd; 8 year flldjtgere, 100s; 2 year ditto, 70s to H|lß months, GOs to Gss; 18 months ditto, 555; cows, 703 to 85s; springing heifers, £5 sb; fat cows, 90s to 100s; young calves, 21s to 8k The demand for hones was very poor, Unbroken, well bred backs, £8 to £10; broken-in hacks, £ls j draughts,jio aalo. Pigs, weaners, 5s to 8s; slips, 10s 6d to 17b.