COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At our usual weekly tale held, at Levin, Friday, 23rd instant, wo offered a fair entry of sheep and a very lieavy yarding of cattle to a good attendance of buyers, and havo to report a good clearance at lato rates. Sheep: P.m. empty forward owes, 15s. 4d.; fat lamb?, 15s. 2d,; fat and forward lambs, 14s. Id.; store lambs, 9s. Bd. to lis. 4d. Cattle: Light fat bullooks, £12 75.; fat wwi, £S 55., £5 10s„ £6, £6 te. 6d„ £6 6«., to £6 7s. Gd.; fat heifers, £6 55.; forward cowe, £4 18s.; store cows, £3 55.; 21, 3-year (steers, £6 55.; 2-year steers, £4 2s. to £4 155.: 18-moiUhs steere, £3 10s.; 10 monthß Jersey cross heifers, £2 ISs.; qpringiiig heifers, £5 Is. to £7 55.; bulls, £4 10e., £5, to £7 ss.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Monday, April 19, at Urenui, I had e. iull yarding of both cattle and sheep, tho demand for the latter beiug very good, but cattle were quiot. Good lambs made lis. 6d„ 135., 12s. 7d., 12s. 4d.; fair/ 10s. Bd. to lis. 5d.; small, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 9d. Woolly lambs, 13s. 9d.; fat owes, 19s. 4d.; fat 2tooths, mixed, £1 Is. 3d.; mixed fat sheep, '£1 os. 6d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers,, £1 to £1 Is. 6d.; f.m. ewes, 14s. to i4s. 4d.; 4 and 5-ycar ewes in lamb, 15s. 7d. to 175.; empty heifere, £2 Bs.; 18-month' steers; £3 7s. to £3 18s.; 2-year steers, £4 7s. 6d.; weannr licifere, 19s. 6d.;cows and calves, £5; fortrwfl coivo, tot oowa, £6 4s. to £9 2b. 6d.; dairy cows, £6 17s. 6d.; store cows, £3 3e. to £3 12s. 6d. " ' . ' " On Tuesday, 20th instant, at Rahotu, for my autumn oatflo and weaner fair I had a very heavy yarding of all 'tUtsses .of cattle; all pens, ruccs, and. adjoining paddocks being filled to overflowing. btcer* of any ago were In keen demand, whilst cows were a little easier in price. The weanors, taken right through, were not up to last year's quality, but prices were well maintained. Very few prifhe cow? were offering. Friccs obtained were: Ijcsi woanev steers, £1 163. to £2 4s. 6d.;, smaller cattle, £1 23. 6d. to £1 145.: weaner heifers, 188. to £1 58.; mixed weaners, 19s. 6d. to £1 83.; good -empty 20-month heifere, £2 18*. "to -63: smaller heifers, £2 fe. and. £2 Bs.: ffood 2-year steers, £4 33. fid.; 18 and 20-month steers, £3 10s. to £3 175.; rough JeTecys, £5; bulls, £4, 15e. to £7 10s.; a forward line of 2j>-ye&r steers on account of Mr. A. J. Thomas realised £7 83.; other 21-year steers brought from £4 19s. to £6; aged *bws , poor, £1 12s. to £2 45.; ttged cows, fait condition, £2 18s. 6d. to £4 3e.; good store cows, £3 66. to £4 Is. 6d.; small stores, £2 10s.; forward cows, £4 10s. 6d. to £5 165.; fat cows, £6 ss. to £8 4s. Cd.; cows and calvos, £3 lis. to £4 55.; spring heifers, £6 Is.