COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4699, 19 April 1894, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Metars Abraham and Williams : report;—At our fortnightly etook aala on Tuesday the yards wero well filled the entries comprising some 3000 sbeep, 100 cattle besideJ mostly of good selling freely; culled were difficult to quit. Cattle allsSff rates on a par with previous sales, best ewes in lamb made 6s to 6s 7d, medium 4s to 4s 6d, culls Is od to2s4d, beat lambs 4s to 4s 7d, medium 8s to 3s 6d, culls Is 8d to 2s 6d, aged rams 15s, etorn wethers fis Gd to 7s 2d, fat steers £6l2s Gd, fat cows £4128 Hi to £4 17s 6d, Heifpra £8,2 to 2Jyear steers 70s, 18 months 60s, oalves 255, store pigs 20s to 24s 6d, suokers Ib. Hottes were not in demand.

Mr F. H. Wood reports of the stock sale held by him at bis Taratahi yaids as followsabout 4000 sheep and, 50 head of catfeJwsides' horseiL and pigs came forWdr There waJ a large attendance o[_ ; buferMtafl Lidding been the case of late. PricePfor sheep of good' class and quality showed an improvement while old cull ewes wore almost given away. All the sheep yarded with exception of 2 pens were quitted; at the following prices:—Lambs,4s 3d to 5s Id; 2 tooth wotheiß 7s 9d to Ds 4d; 2 tooth ewes 6s Id to 7s (id i forward ewes, 7s 6d j 6 tooth the F.F.Mr ewes 4s 3d to 7s; culls, Is 6d to 35,; ewes and wethers mixed, 6s'9d ; oalves, 20a to 235; 2 year old steers, 60s; 3 year old steers, 72s,Gd; Heifurs, 62a 6d to 70*; Cows, GOs to 80s ; Horses no demand; pigs (porkers) 10s. ~

Stock Sale Report

Meflw Lowes and lorns report a large attendance as usual at their salo it Masterton. yesterday, there was a good entry of sheep, but oattlej were not well represented. The tons - of the market for aheop was mokL healthy and prices slightly with the satisfactory every pen hammer* Two tooth brought, 10s; fat ewes, 8s 7d, two tooth store wethers, 7s to 7s 9d; full mouth breeediDg ewes, 4s to 6s; the latter being a nice even line and well clothed, inferior aged ewes, 8s to 8s 9d; boilers, la Id to 2s fid; good lambs, 4s 9d to 5s 8d ; next quality, 4s io 4s 6d; inferior, 8s 7d. Cattle sold at about last week's rates, pig j slips 15s, smaller 9s to 12s. We solda ; few haokß at from £4 17b 6d to £8 Bs. Old mare and foal by Adoainis* trator £lO ) Os; horse, trap, and hws Iness. £l7, . . r