COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 463, 8 May 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Newton King reports: — On April 2Gt,h 1 had a fair entry at my Waiwakaiho yards and a small attendance. Hidiiirif.: was not brisk, prices be in;; as follows:—Coloured weaner heifei s 3s (id to 425, others i 22s (id io 325, steers 1. r >g to 22a, 15 ! months steers A'2 1 Is Gd to £3 Og 6d, j 1"> month? hoifera £3 4s to £3 15s, I store cows £2 12a to £3 4s, fat cows I£4 1;>:? to £5. J At Urenui on April 29th there was ! n iniod yaniinft and attendance with a j fair demand for all cattle. Quota- ! tionp:—Mixed weaners 15s to 27s 6d, j IS months ft.cor s£2 15a to £3 lis 6d, j 2 to 21 year steers £3 15s to £4 10s, , lo months empty heifers £3 to £3 ss, dairy heifers £4 12a 6d to £5 12s 6d, fat cows £4 18s to £5 7s 6d, forward cows £3 12s Gd to £4 12s 6d, fat cows j £4 ISs to £5 7s 6d, forward cows £3 12s 6d to £4, Btore cows £2 8s to £3 2s 6d, ewes lis, fat wetherß 15s Id, 2 tooth wethers lis 7d to 12s 6d, store pigs 235. At Douglas on the same day my cattle pens were filled, moat lines being cleared as follows:—Weaners 8b 6d to 31s, bulls £2 lis to £3, store cows £2 to £3 3s, forward cow '£4 ss, cows and calves £5 7s 6d, 20 monthß heifers £3 3s to £3 10s, 20 months steers 3 Is 6d to £3 9s, 2$ year steers £4 14s 6d, pony £7 10s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At the Pio Pio yards on May lat, we had, notwithstanding the wretched weather and bad state of roads, a yarding of 902 head of cattle and 1172 sheep. The cattlo were chiefly steers from one and a half years upwardß, and ere a well bred lot in splendid condition. The sheep were sound and strong or they would not have reached the yards over the muddy roads that they had to travel. Buyers were numerous, each one thinking no doubt that it was a day for bargains, consequently prices were as good as Waikato rates. AH the sheep and nearly all the cattle sold under the hammer. We quote: —Fat cows £5 to £6, forward cows £4 5s ton £4 15s, store cows £3 to £3 10a, forward 3$ and 4 year steers £7, very choice 2J to 3 year steers in fresh condition £5 10s to £6 6s, 2J to 3 year steers not quite so forward £4 15s to £5 Bs, 18 months steers £3 8s to £3 15s, 18 months heifers £3 53 to £3 10s, 2J year dairy heifers in calf £5 7s, small weaner calves 21s to 30s, veal calves 41s, full month ewes in lamb 8s to 9s 7d, 2 tooth wethers lis 6d to 13s 6d, fat and forward empty ewes 10s 9d. At Morrinsvillo on May 3rd we had an entry of 1354 sheep and 535 cattle. Good competition obtained right through, and nearly everything was disposed of at really good prices. Heavy fat wethers 17s lOd, medium weight fat wethers 15s 3d, small wethers 12s 6d, fat ewes 10s Id to 12s 4d, fat lambs shorn lis sd, forward woolly lambs 9s 6d to 10s 6d, store lambs 6s 6d to 8s 4d, fat steers small to medium weights £7 10s to £8 Ba, prime fat cows and heifers £5 15s to £6 19s, medium fattened cows and heifers £5 to £5 10s, fresh 3J year steers £2 ISs to £3 7s 6d, 15 to 18 months heifers £2 18s to £3 10b, store cows £2 10s to £3, heifers in calf to £5 12s (ul, small weaner calves 20a to 30s, better sorts to 35s 6d, dairy cows forward in calf £(? Is, bulls £3 14a to £6 18s, according to wieght. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report 33 follows : —• We held our usual tri-weekly sale in Hamilton yards on the 2nd inat. Owing to the "wet weather the advertised number of sheep did not come forward, but we. had a fair yarding of cattle and were successful in disposing of moat of them. We quote:—-Pigs, suckers 3s to ss, porkers 17s to 325, baconers 40s to 10s. Fat. wethers up to 17a, fat owes 10s Gd, forward 2 tooth wethers lis 3d, lambs 7s 3d, fat bullocks £8 15s, fat heifers £4 12s to £5 Ills, fat cows £4 15s to £5 13s, forward cows £4, 2 to 2* year steers £4 7s, 18 months steers £3 Is, 2 year heifers in calf £4 17s, springers £6 Ids to £7, calves 15s to 41s, 2 light unbroken horses £3 10s.

We held our usual monthly Bale at To Awamu 1 u yards on May 4th, when more than the advertised number of cattle came forward. Bidding was brisk throughout; and nearly all cattle ehanged bands. For Mr Cruickshank's dairy herd three was good competition, (he cows averaging .£7 10s and ll)o heifers £f> 2s Gd. We quote:— Fat. bullocks, light weights £5 17s (n.i, fa 1. heifers .11 -1 10s, to £5 10s, fat cows .£•} lbs to £6 10a, forward cows

AM. store cows .£2 8s to £" 2s 6d, cows with calves .£2 1 iis to ,£l2s, heifers in ealf 10s, to AM !>s, IS months 2 t,o 2 vear steers X'> It's to ,£3 12s, 15 months steers A'2 lbs, 15 month heifers ,£2 las, good calves 35s to 435, poorer sorts 21s to .His, bulls £2 4s tu A I !s, sprill;:in;; heifers .£5 7s fid to AS 12s (id, milking cows .£5 to £9 16s, unbroken (illy by Woodstock 10s, unbroken draught tilly .£l2 ss, boy 8 pony .£•'!, pigs t° 20s.