COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 294, 14 September 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: — We held our usual weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, etc., at Auckland on Tuesday, 6th inst., clearing a large catalogue. Hides Market firmer. We quotet extra stout ox to 7Jd, stout 6fd to OJd, medium s|d to 6d, light 5Jd to s|d, cow, best lines to (3d, gooJ 5Jd to s£d, inferior 4id to s&d, stags 4£d to sd, kips s£d to 6£d, claf, best to Ssd, good 6£d to 7Jd, cut and damaged hides 3|d to sd. Sheepskins — Market brisk. Butchers' best skins to 7s, good 5s 3d to (is, medium 4s 6d to ss, small 3s to 3s 6d, dry skins, large to 5s 6d. Tallow—Market continues firm. Best mixed 2Ss 6d, good 275, medium 23s to 24s 6d, rough fat Ifd to lgd per lb. Cow tails -Is 8d per dozen. Horse hair —Is 4d to Is 7id per lb. Bones —Good dry £4 17s 6d per ton. We held our monthly sale in the Matamata yards on Tuesday, oth inst., when a full yarding of cattle came forward comprising some choice 2 year steers, also 3 year steers and dairy cattle. The attendance was very good, especially being an off day, and the sale all through was very spirited, and good prices were realised. We quote as under —2 to 3 year steers £4 12s (id, 2 year steers £4 2s (id, IS month steers £3 17a, yearling steers £2 5s Gd to £2 16s, mixed yearlings small 27m, heifer yearlings 21s, cows in calf £7 to £9 os, springing heifers £6 10s to £6 17s 6d, backward £5 2s 6d to £6 2s, pigs, slips 14s to 18s, weaners 8s to 10s 6d.

The Farmers' Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: — On September sth, we held a clearing sale at Okoroire on behalf of Mr S. G. Woodward. There wan a large and representative attendance from neighbouring districts, and good competition. Empty 2 year heifers brought £4 4s, 2 year steers £4 Bs, IS month steers £3 15s, yearlings £2 Is to £2 lis, small hoggets Ss 2d, dairy heifers in low condition £4 ss, 13 farm horses £lB to £37, 2 year dray horse £ls, binders £lB and £lB 10s, roller £l3 10s, mowers £6 10s and £, 9 disc harrows £lO 10s, plough £ll, rake £6 10s other implements and tools at usual rates. At Ohaupo on September sth, we had a yarding of 60 dairy cows and heifers, and' 200 store cattle, prices were good throughout and store cattle improving in price. Dairy cows brought £6 5s to £9, best heifers £5 10s to £6 12s Gd, choice yearling steers £3, 2A to 3 year steers £4 14s to £5 7s, fat cows £4 19s to £7 15s, fresh cows £4, mixed yearlings £2 Ss to £2 17s 6d, 240 store wethers 14s. At Morrinsville on Friday we had an entry of 1120 fat sheep, G7 store sheep, 311 hoggets, 110 fat cows. 110 store cattle, 85 dairy hiefers, and 25 pigs. Competition was good throughout, 180 heavy fat wethers made 30s, to 31s 6d, 606 fat wethers 27s and 284 made 245, 70 forward wethers made 21s, hoggets lis 6d to 15s 4d, fat ewes 17s to 19s 6d, vveaner pigs 13s, heavy fat steers £9 10s to £ll 15s, small fat steers £8 to £S 51s, fat cows and heifers £6 10s to £S ss, lighter wieghts £4 15s to £5 ss, IS month to 2 year steers £3 19s, empty 2 year heifers £3 19s, yearling llolstein heifers £2 19s, mixed yearlings £2 5s to £2 15s, best dairy heifers £6 10s to £8 15s, others £4 5s to £5 15s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — We held our annual Cambridge horse fair on 6th, 7th and Bth inst., when during the three days we submitted 84 unbroken 2 and 3 year colts and fillies, 247 draughts, and 225 light horses. There was a large attendance from all centres of the North Island, and several buyers for Australia operated freely. High prices ruled throughout, especially for draughts, mares of good quality being eagerly sought after. Of the whole entry only a few horses were passed in. Unbroken fillies made from £2B to £4O for 3 year olds, colts same age £24 10s to' £36, draught mares of good quality young and sound £4O to £55, medium draught geldings £29 to £3B, plough and waggon horses £22 to £27, aged draughts £l6 to £l9, 'bus horses £lB to £25, buggy horses £2O to £27, hacks and hunters £22 to £3O, useful cobs saddle or harnes-? £l4 to £lB, good ponies £5 to £B, others £2 10s to £4, unbroken 2 year olds suitable for express work £l9 to £22 10s, light sorts £6 12s Od to £l3.

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