COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 366, 3 June 1911, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— At Oturohanga on Friday last 20 month to 2 year steers made £3 7s to £ 3 15s, medium calves £1 8s to £1 13s, fleshy bulls £3 12s 6d to £5. We held a clearing sale on Monday last at Te Raa, on account of Mr W. R. Perry, when cows carrying second calf brought £5 17s 6d to £8 ss, a few others £4 to £5, 47 heifers in calf £5 10s. to £7, 20 month steers £3 18s, calves £1 15s 6d. draught gelding £3O, yearling colt £ll 10, buggy £34, dray £l4 10s.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report:— At Hamilton on Thursady, May 25th, we held our usual tri-weekly sale. A good yarding of cattle and sheep, especially wethers, came forward. There was a keen competition for the wethers, which were a fine lot from the Pahiatua district, and all were sold at very aatisfactory prices. Beef waß a little easier, no doubt on account of the Auckland market being lower than usual. We were, however, able to quit all with the exception of one lot. Heifers in calf sold fairly well, a choice line of Jersey cross bringing from £8 to £8 2s 6d. Pigs were in poor demand. The following prices were realised: Prime fat wethers £1 23 Gd, fat wethers 19s to £1 0s 6d, forward wethers 4 and 6 tooth 16s sd, fat ewes 13s 9d, fat lambs 9s 3d to 9s 7d, weaner pigs 7s, spw £1 10s, fat steers £7 Is, fat heifers £5 18s to £6 15s, 21 year gteers £4, yearling steers.£2, heifera, in calf £4 5s to £8 2s 6d, calvea £1 bulls £3 10s to £4 sa.

At Ngaruawhia on 26th May, we heldd our usual monthly sale, when we had a fair yarding of cattle. The sheep consisted mostly of ewes in lamb for which there was little demand, but we managed to clear all with the exception of two lines. Cattle were not very brisk, yearling heifers bringing £1 12s, calves 14s 6d to £l, springing cows £.i to £6 ss.