COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 340, 25 February 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— We held a clearing sale on 20th inst., at Hautapu, on account of Mrs Gleeson, when there was a large attendance, and all live and dead stock realised good prices. Quotations: — Draught geldings 33, medium draught mares £25 and £25 ss, light harness horse £l2 15s, cows in milk £6 10s to £6 12s Gd. calves 31s to 37a, smaller do. 225, weaner pigs 4s to 6s, porkers 21s to 235, silps lis, stack oaten sheaves £3B, hay £l2 10s, single buggy £23, dray £l4 ss, waggon £ll 10s, d.f. plough £ls, disc harrows £9 10s, drill £8 12s 6d, harness, furniture and sundries at most satisfactory prices.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: — At Ohaupo 011 21st inst., we had a yarding of 400 head of cattle, comprising 50 forward 3 to 4 year steers, 200 heifers in calf and 150 mixed cattle. Prices were fairly good, and the enquiry was better than at late sales. Very forward 3i to 4 year steers made £6 17s to £B, fresh 3 year steers £5 to £5 16s, a line of 160 very choice 2& year heifers in calf £4 10s to £5 2s 6d, 50 IS month Jersey and Holstein heifers in calf £5 5s to £6 63, springing heifers £4 10s to £5, good calves 38s, 15 month steers £3 2s, fresh cows £3 12s Gd to £4, bulls

and stags £4 to £4 103. At Ngaruawahia on 22nd inst., we held our annual sheep fair, just on 10,000 ewes, wethers and lambs from Waingaro and Glen Murray districts came forward. Six thousand others entered were held back by owners owing to the dry season low prices were expected. The holding back of these sheep made the sale —the demand exceeded the supply—and prices were above expectations, and with the exception of 389 sheep all were sold —considering the weather — under free and brisk competition. Good sound ewes,all classes of wethers and strong shorn lamb 3 were those that showed most improvement, wethers selling remarkably well, and if prices prevail we cannot see much in holding them till May, as is usual. Good woolly lambs made 8s to 10s, those making the latter price being the best grown lambs we have yarded this season, best shorn lambs 7s 3d to 7s lOd, others 5s to 6s, good framed sound mouth ewes lis 6d to 13s 6d, aged ewes 7s to 9s Gd, forward 2 and 4 tooth wethers 13s 6d to 15s Id, small to medium store wethers lis 9d to 12s lid, good 4 tooth ewes 16a, best 2 tooth ewe 3 13s Gd to 14s 7d, small 2 tooth ewes lis 9d to 13s.