COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 414, 15 November 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Ltd., reports: —■ AtTe Kuiti on November 10th, we had a yarding of 850 head of cattle and 592 sheep. There was good competition right through and with the exception of five head of cattle, all stock were sold. Quotations—Forward 3 to 4 year steers £6 15s to £7 7s, fresh 3 year steers £5 15s to £6 6s, 2 year steers £4 Ss to £4 14s, choice yearling to 15 month steers £3 7s Od to £3 18s, fair yearling steers and heifers £3 to £3 ss, smaller sorts £2 7s 6d to £2 15s, fat cows £6 to £7, empty 2 year heifers £3 16s to £4 Us, empty fat and forward ewes, shorn lis 6d to 12s (id, ewe hoggets, shorn 13s 9c!, wether hoggets, shorn 10s, aged ewes, in wool with lambs 16s. Newton King reports: There was a good entry at Wniwakaiho on 6th inst., and a good attendance of the public. Yearlings mot with good demand, but the springing heifers yarded were poor m quality and sold accordingly. Yearling to 15 month heifers £2 7s to £3 13s (id, mixed yearlings 31s to 445, yearling to 15 month steers £2 10s (3d to £2 13s Od, 2 year empty heifers £3 13s to ££4, 2 year steers £4 to £4 13s, store cows £2 to £3 13s Od, forward cows £3 16s 6d to £4 16s Od, yearling bulls 23s 6d to 42s (id, yearling Holstein bull £1 15s, 2 year Jersey bull £5, 2 year Shorthorn bull £7 15s, springing heifers £4 5s to £6 15s, cows in milk £3 7s 6d to £S. A nice line of mixed 15 month to 2 year Jersey heifers on account of Mr H. C. Sampson elicited keen enquiry and sold for £5 43. During the week I Slave sold privately at the following pirces:—Fat bullocks £7 15s to £lO 15s, 3 year store bullocks £6 5a to £6 10s, a nice line of Holstein heifers £3 10s, empty 2 year heifers, good £4 15s, store cows £3 5s to £3 15s, yearling to 18 month steers £2 19s, yearling to IS month heifers £3 Ba, dairy cows £S 10s, grade bulls £8 10s to £lO 10s, yearling bulls £3 10s, fat heifers £5 12s 6d, wethers 12s 6d to 14s, hoggets 15s, ewes 15s, fat sheep 22s to 23s 6d, mixed sheep 8s 6d to lis 6d.