COMMERCIAL

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 359, 10 May 1911, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd, report:— At Ohaupo on Tuesday last we | yarded 450 head cattle. Prices ruled ! much about the same as late quota- | tions Two year steers £3 18s, year- | ling steers £2 17s, choice calves j mixed sexe £2 2s to £2 ss, others 355, I late cavles 16s, fat cows £6 to £H 9s, i woolly lambs 9s lOd, cull ewes Ss, cull lambs 4s. | At Tirau on the 4th inst, we held a i clearing sale on account of Mr Rich- ! ard McCabe, and we also submitted j by auction the whole of Mr S. B. : Grant's herd of Holstein cows. There I was a large attendance, with spirited ! bidding throughout, the herd of Hol- | sceins being keenly competed for. jOn account of Mr McCabe prices | were: Choice 2 year heifers in calf £5 ss, 15 month heifers £2 17s Gd, IS i month steers £3 Is to £3 Ss, pedigree | Holstein cow 15}gns, pedigree bull I calf 16igns, dairy cows £S 5s to £9, | best others £5 10s to £6 10s, heifers ; £5 to £5 ss, heavy draughts rising 3 years unbroken £3l 10s to £36 10s, ; unbroken medium draughts £lB 10a to £25, rising yearling £ls 10s, light horses £4 to £S, heavy draughts 4 to i 6 years £3O to 3iHgns, medium ; draughts £2B. Implements and sundries made the usual prices. On account of Mr S. E. Grant, his whole ; herd of Holstein cows: Pedigree cows ill to 27gns, grade Holstein cows ; SAgns to IS gns, heifers 72gns to 1 13Agns. The whole herd of 45 cows and heifers averaged £l3 Cs 4d. Fat i ewes 14s. j At Waihou on sth inst, we yarded 920 cattle and 650 sheep. There was a large attendance and practically the ■ whole yarding was cleared at satisfacj tory prices, 200 beef yarded elicited ! keen competition and sold at advanced I rates. Fat steers £9 5s to £lO ss, 1 extra good cows £9 ss, weighty cows i and heifers £7 23 6d to £8 12s 6d, I lighter sorts £5 to £6 12s, forward I conditioned cows £4 Is to £4 12s 6d, | sore cows £2 to £3 2s, frnsh 4 year | steers £6 10s to £6 18s, 2h and 3 year ' steers £4 14s to £5, 18 months and 2 1 year steers £3 8s to £4 4s, 18 month j heifers in calf £3 to £4 3s, good ' calves 34s to 395, younger sorts 23s to 30s, fat ewes 12s lid to ss, store ; lambs 6s 7d to 7s Bd, cull lambs 3s ' lid, pigs, slip 3 10s to 113 6d. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report: The usual tri-weekly stock sale was held in the Hamilton yards on 4th inst.,when there was a good yarding of ' fat sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. There was a keen demand for sheep, i especially fats, which were all ! cleared at satisfactory prices. The ; cattle, though few in number, met j with a ready demand, and were all sold. Prices: Fat wethers 18s, fat ■ ewes 14s 9d, fat ewes light 13s 4d, i fat lambs lis, fat cows £6 15s, , lighter sorts £5, store cows £2 17s, : 18 month steers £2 19s, bull £4, dairy i cows £7 10s, dairy heifers £2 10s, porkers 1 ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan--1 tile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — j On Tuesday, May 2nd, we held a 1 clearing sale near Otorohanga on ac- ■ count of Messrs Mooney and Roigard. i There was a large attendance of settlers and the dairy cows and heifeis, horses and implements realised most satisfactory prices. Dairy cows to calve in spring £5 5s to £7 10s, 2 year heifers in calf £4 ss, 18 month heifer in calf £3 ss, cows and | calves £4 Is, calves £1 14s, mixed sheep, ewes and hoggets 12s 2d, breeding sows £1 Is to £1 17s 6d, slips 4s, medium draught mares and geldings £l9 5s to £23, lighter sorts £ls 5s to £ls 10s, hacks £4 15s to :£6 ss, spring cart and harness £l9. | At Pio Pio on Wednesday, 3rd ! inst., our yarding comprised 223 | head cattle and two small lines of I sheep. There was no demand for I the latter or young cattle, but | steers of 3 years and upwards with 'some condition sold well; 20 month steers £3 7s, 21 to 3 year steers £4 12s, cows £2 10s to £3 ss, calves £1 Is to £1 l is, 18 month heifers in calf £3 7s. At Matamata on same day we had a large muster of cattle and sheep, also horses and sundries, and everything changed hands under brisk competition. Prices: Fat cows £5 7s to £6 15s, forward cows £4 5s to £5, store cows £2 12s 6d to £3 10s, 3 year steers in fresh condition £6 loa to £6 17s, 21 year steers £4 15s to £4 19s, 18 month steers £3 2s 6d. 20 months to 2 year steers £3 15s to £4, calves £1 8s 6d to £1 15s, small calves £1 to £1 ss, 18 month heifers in calf £3 8s to £3 12s 6d, fleshy bulls £4 10s to £6 12s 6d, dairy cows £5 to £6 10s, useful hacks and harness horses £5 10s to £l3 10s, 2 year fillies £7 5s to £9, store ewes 10s, mixed ewps and wethers 13s 6d, fat lambs 12b 6d, store pigs 15s to 16s 6d.