COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 420, 6 December 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The Farmer.-*' (do-opn-ativo Auction coring Co., I. id., npr.il.:

At Oh.iupo, on November 2Klh, wo had an entry o( S('.(i head of cattle, practically all yearlings, and ]OO owe:? with lambs. There was a fairly good inquiry, and the majority of the entry was disponed of. Wo quote- -Store 3 year steera £6 la, store cows XI! 12s (Id to .£.'» 17s M, fat cows £5 15s to £7, 2 year steers £4 15s, choice 12 to 15 month steers £3 5a to £1? 12s, same age heifers £1! 7s (id to £.'s l. r >9, mixed yearlings £2 15k to £3, dairy cows £6 to £7 10s, others £4 10s to £5 10s, ewes in wool with lambs 20s.

On November 27th, wa held a olearing sale at Manapiko, To Awamutu, on behalf of Mr Fred Gihaon. There Wn9 a very largo attendances and good prices obtained right through. Yearling steers made £1! 9s, fresh empty cows £1 7s (id, fresh 3 year steers £5 17s, 1 year empty heifers £4, draught mare with foal £4O. unbroken medium draught 2 year horses £l6 to £24, aged draught horses £l3 to £l7, medium draught mare £36, hoggets in wool 15s <)d, waggon £(i2, ay rake £8 ss, mower £l3 10s, implements and furniture usual rales. At Ngaruawahiaon November 20th, we had a yarding of 1841 head of cattle, 1125 of which were fresh conditioned steers from 3 year old upwards, nearly all from Waingaro, To Akau and Waimai, the whole entry with few exceptions being well bred, nice quality cattle. Buyers wore numerous, and competition keen, consequently very few remained unsold. Very forward huiiocka made £7 to £\ nice quality 3 to 3J year steers in fresh condition £5 17a (id, store and 3* year steers £5 10a to £fi (Is, fat cow's £5 10a to £0 16a, choice 2 year steers £4 5s to £4 12s (Id, nice quality 15 to 1(5 month steers £3 10s to £3 15s, choice yoarling steers £3 3a to £3 lis, 15 to IS months dairy heifers £3 15s to £4, 2 year heifers £4 2s Gd to £4 10s. mixed yearlings and nine months cattle £2 12a Gd to £3.

Wo held a clearing sale Te Kahu on November 2.) th, no behalf of Mr A. J. Melville, and hive to report a successful sale. There was a large attendance and spirited bidding Two year empty heifers made £4 II:* to £5 Bs, choice IS months heifer? £3 17s (id to £4 17s, yearling heifers £2 1,5s to £3 la, springing heifers £5 15s to £O, Jersey cow £l2 10s, Shorthorn bulla 3gns to 4gns, IS months draught filly £lfi, 2 year hack gelding Ell!. 4 year draught gelding and mare £l2 10s and £43, medium draught mare £3B, gelding £3B 10s, draught mare and foal £4 1 10s, hack £l2 15s, ewes in wool with over 100 per cent lambs 22s i)d to 245, others 20s, waggon £27 10s, drlil £2l, cob £2O.

At Otorohanga on November 30lh, we had a small yarding when IS months ;uid 2 year steers made £3 15s to £4 Is, 2J year steers £5 2s (id, yearling steers £2 17s to £3, yearling, heifers £3 Is to £3 Us, fresh cows £3 7s Gdt o £4, fat wethers 15s (id, ewes 13s fid. ponies £2 7s (id to £3 10s. At Morrinsville on November December Ist.., we had nn entry of SOS sheep and (ITS head of cattle. Competition was good for all classes, prices being up to other Waikato markvt quotations. Shorn fat wethnn made ]ss 3d to His (id, shorn fat ewes 13s to 10s tid, woolly fat ewes K'.s (id, hoggets in wool 14s 2d, ewes in wool with lambs 18s 2d, fat steers £7 It's (id to £S 12s (id, fat cows £5 15s to £7 13s (id, 2 show cattle, steer £l4 ss, heifer £lO Isa, fresh empty cowh £4 5s to £4 15s, store cows £3 5s to £3 15s, very choice 15 to" 18 months Jersey and Holstein dairy heifers 4* to (igns, same age heifers, Shorthorn cross £3 15s to £4 ss, 2J year steers £5, 18 months steers £3 15s to £3 17 f< (id, 12 to 15 months steers £3 2s to £.'< 10s, dairy cows £7 to £ 10 7s (id, bulls £4 4s to £(i (is.