COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 511, 23 October 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The Farmers' Co-oparative Auctionereing Co., Ltd., report:— At Ohaupo on 14th inst., we held our annual Ohaupo bull sale when we offered 274 bulls, the entry comprising chiefly one and two year grade Shorthorn, a few Holstein, Jersey and Ayrshire bulls. All Holsteins sold keenly; two year old Shorthorns were short of requirements, and also sold well. Yearling Shorthorns well grown and in good condition, also met a ready sale. A few young bulls of this breed, however, hardly paid breeders for keeping them. The sale of Shorthorns pointed out that unless yearlings are well done it is better to hold them till two years old or operate on them. Jerseys and Ayrshirss were not sought after. Two year grade Shorthorn bulls from established herds made from lOgs to 22gs, others Bgs to lOgs. Well done yearling grade Shorthorns Bgns to 13£gns, smaller 4gns to 7gns, four pedigrea Shorthorn yearling bulls made 17gns to 25gns, . two year Holstein bulls 15gns to 24gns, yearling grade Holsteins 7gns to 14gns. Jerseys 2gns to lOgns, aged bulls 3gns to 9gns. After the sale of bulls we offered 740 head of mixed cattle. Two year steers made £4 4s to £4 163, two and a half year steers £5 15s best yearlings £3 8* to £3 12s 6d, smaller sorts £2 10s to £3, empty two year heifers £4 5s to £5 ss. At Ngaruawahia on 15th inst. we had an entry of 1069 head uf cattle, including 501 three and four year steers in forward condition from Waingaro and Te Akau. Buyers were numerous, competition keen and prices fully up to sellers expectations. A pen of fat bullocks made £ll ss, forward four year bullocks £7 10s to £9 Is, three year steers in good order £6 15s to £B, two and a half year steers in good order up to £6 Is, two and a half year store steers £4, best yearling steers £3 5s to £3 9s 6d, best yearling heifers £3 7s to £3 12s, mixed yearlings not so forward £2 10s to £2 18s, fat cows and heifers £6 5s to £6 15s, fresh cows £4

10b to £5 ss, empty two year heifers £4 5s to £4 15s, best dairy heifers £6 10s to £8 ss, others £4 5s to £5 ss, 100 ewes with lambs 18s to 19s. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows: — We held out tri-weekly stock sale in the Hamilton yards on the 17th inst., when we yarded 442 head of cattle, 105 sheep and 72 pigs. For all dairy fat stock, sheep and pigs there was a firm demand and bidding waß brisk. Yearlings were not as firm as previous sales, but we were successful in disposing of most of the

lines offered after the sale. Some milking cows offered on account of Owen Brus. realised the sum of £l4 15s each. We quote :—Fat. cows £5 12s to £7 sb, fat heifers £5 5s to £6, 3 year steers in forward condition £6 17s, empty cows in forward condition £4 3s to £4 12s, empty backward cows £2 3s to £3. 3 year empty heifers £4 8s to £4 15s, yearling steers £3 Is to £3 9s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £3 3 4s, yearling empty Jersey heifers £3 15s to £4, dairy cows in milk £6 10s to £l4 15s, cows close to profit £7 to £lO 10s, backward cows £4 15s to £6, heifers close to profit £5 5s to £7 12s 6d, backward heifers £4 la to £5 ss, young calves 6s to 7s 6d, bulls 3£ to 4 guineas, fat wethers 24s 6d to 255, hoggets 13s lOd, porkers 38s to 525, sows 30s to 425. slips 19s to 265. We held our monthly sale in the Te Awamutu yards on the 19th inst., when we had a full yarding and have to report a successful sale, all lines being cleared under the hammer. We quote:—Fat cows £6 to £6 10s, empty cows £3 10s to £4 17s 6d, 3 year forward steers £6 3s to £7 ss, two and a half year steers £5 6s to £4 17s, two year steers £4 3s to £4 17s, empty heifers £4 9s to £4 12s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £4 15s, yearling steers £3 to £3 6s, good calves £2 2s to £2 15s. springing heifers £6 to £9 2s' 6d, backward heifers £4 2s 6d to £5 15s, cows £6 10s to £B, hoggets 14s, porkers 36s to 445, slips 16s to 29s d, draught mare £22, milk Waggon £29, sulky and harness £ls.

Newton King reports:— At the Waiwakaiho sale on Friday there was a good entry of most classes with a good number of yearling cattle. Competition was good right through for everything except springers of which the quality was poor. Prices: —Ewes and lambs 18s, hoggets 15s, mixed yearlings £2 4s to £3 Is, yearling bulls 31s to 575, choice Jersey yearling heifers £4 15s, nice line of Jersey yearlings to 15 months heifers £4 7s, small Jersey Holsteins £3 12s 6d, good grade 15 months steers £3 6s 6d, others, good £2 19s 6d to £3 2s, small or bad coloured from 37s to 46s,empty 2 year coloured Jersey heifers from £5 7s 6d to £5 17s, grades from £3 19s 6d to £4 15s, according to quality, fat cows £5 15s, forward cows £4 16s, store cows from £3 10s to £3 17s and from £4 to £4 8s for best, small £2 15s 6d to £3 3s, aged 33s 6d to 455, bulls £3 to £5 ss, springing heifers, best £7 15s to £9 7s 6d, smaller or late £4 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d, best dairy cows £6 12s 6d to £7 7s 6d, others £3 2s 6d to £4 15a.

At Douglas on Monday I had a very good yarding of cattle and an improved attendance of buyers. Bidding from start to finish was very brisk, prices obtained being right up to the present high market rates. Prices: —two year steer 3£4 to £4 7s 6d, dairy bulls £B, yearling heifers from £3 3s 6d to £3 7s 6d, two year empty heifers £4 7s to £5 ss, yearling steers £2 17s 6d, cowa and calevs £4 2s 6d to £5 15s, store cows £2 lis to £4 13s, springing heifers very choice £l2 to £l3, good £6 10s to £8 ss, springing cows £9 to £ll, two year filly £8 15s, yearling filly £7 10s, mare and foal £6 ss, unbroken two year filly £l3.