COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 238, 2 March 1910, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, report as follows: — On Saturday, the 19th instant, we held our monthly stock sale at Te Awamutu, when a full yarding of cattle came forward, also a few sheep,' besides big entries in pigs and sundries. All cattle sold well at advanced prices; especially calves for which there was brisk competition, and every pen fold under the hammer. Weaner pigs were also well sought after, and found ready purchase at advanced pricess. We quote : Pat cows, £4 10s to £4 17s; store cows, £2 17s 6d and £2 18s; cows and calves, £3 7s; IS-months steers, £2 10s to £3; calves good, £1 lis to £1 18s; calves medium, £1 4s to £1 Ss; ewes and lambs, all counted, 10s 3d; weaner pigs, lis to 14s; small, 5s 7d to 6s 2d. On Monday, the 21st intant, we held a clearing sale on account of Messrs Tompkins and Ccrnfoot, on their farm on the Ohaupo road. There was only a fair attendance of buyers, but those that were present were all genuine bidders, and most of the lines were keenly sought after. All cattle sold well, but the sheep did not bring the competition we anticipated, no doubt on account of the many sheep fairs lately held, and the fact that'most of the lots were aged ewes. All implements and tools sold well, and commanded good competition, due to them being in good order and well kept. We quote as follows: —-Forward ewes, Ss lid; cull ewes, 7s; lambs, 8s 7d; fat killers, small, 10s 2d; dairy cows, £5 2s 6d to £5 17s 6d; fat cows, £3 16s; forward cows, £2 14s; cows and calves, £2 16s; 18-months steers, £2 lis; yearling steers, £2 3s; yearling heifers, £1 14s; calves, £1 10s. On Thursday, 24th inst., at Westfield we held our usual weekly sale of store and dairy cattle. The demand fpr dairy cows was rather limited, and the majority of the cows were passed in, Store cattle fetched late prices. On Thursday, the 24th instant, we held our usual monthly stock sale at Cambridge, when we had a splendid yarding of sheep and a few pens of cattle, mostly young stuff. Despite the fact that the annual ram fair was being held at Ohaupo the same day, we had a most successful sale, and although a good many pens were passed in, due to the high reserve placed upon them, we cleared most of the yarding directly afterwards. We quote: —Sheep.—Woolly rape lambs, 9s to 9s 6d; store lambs, 7s Id to 8s 4d; woolly store lambs, small, 5s 6d to 7s 2d; shorn rape lambs, 7s 9d; fat and forward wethers, 14s 6d; ditto., small, 12s Id; store 2-tpoth wethers, lis; fat ewes, 12s tp 13s; fjye year breeding ewes, lis 6d to 12s \ aged p.vves, ?s 5d to 8s 4d; cull ewes. 5s to 5s 6d, Cattle.— Fat heifers, £4; forward cow and calf, £4 15s; 18-months steer, £2 6s to £2 9s; calves, medium, £1 6s to £1 9s; calves, small, £1 to £1 3s.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Auckland, report having held their usual weekly fat stock sale' at Westfield saleyards on Wednesday, 23rd Inst., as under: —Beefe —A medium yarding. Prices were 5s to 10s per heaq better tban'the preyipus week, ans prime px fetphed tip to 20s 6d per lOOlbs. Cqw and Jieifer up to 18s per lOOlbs. Sheep. —A fair yarding of prime to good quality wethers and ewes eame forward, which sold at equal to last week's rates. Best heavy wethers fetched to 17s 9d; medium heavy, 15s to 16s; light, 13s to 14s 6d; best ewes, extra heavy, to 14s 3d; medium, 10s 6d to 12s 6d; poor and inferior to Bs. Lambs. —A large yarding. Prices were on a par with last week's rates. Prime heavy tegs made 13s; heavy lambs, lis £cr 12s;" freezing J fii'gh'|s, 2a &3 tp lOg 6d; fight and inferiori," t'p'B's; store lambs, 6s tp 8s according quality. Pigs.—A small yarding. Prices were on a par with late rates.