COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 738, 20 January 1915, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd"., report:— OBAUPO SALE. On the 12th inst. we held our usual fortnightly sale in the above yards where all lines except two pens of cattle changed hands. We quote: Fat cows £5 Is to £7, store cows £3 17s 6d to £4. 3-year steers £6 2s fid, 15-months steers £2 14s, good calves 26s 6d to 355. OHCRA SALE. On the same day we held our usual sale in these yards, where- we report having had a sucecessful sale, most lines changing han3s. We quote: Fat cows £6 Is, fresh conditioned cows £5 6s, cows and calves £5 ss, 3 year steers £7, 2 year steers £4 16s to £5, 18 months steers £3 13s 6d to £4 12a, springers £5 2s 6d. Fat wethers 19s 9d, fat ewes 15s. £>TOROHANGA SALE. At Ofcorohanga on Thursday last we had a large yarding of cattle, there not being enough pens to bold all the cattle offering. All lines excepting a few pens of young cattle changed hands. We quote: Fat cows £5 15s to £9 2s, fresh cows £4 to £4 17s, store cows £3 15s to £4, cows and calves £4 19s, two and a-half to three year Bteers £5 5s to £6 ss, two year steers £4 4s, eighteen month steers £3 3s to £3 19s, yearling steers £3, yearling heifers £2 103 to £2 15?, two year heifers £4 10s, bulls £4 10s to £5 ss, calves 28s to 365.

Newton King reports:— On 12th inat., at Rahotu, I had a good entry, all of which I was aibe to clear at satisfactory prices, the demand for all classes being good. Fifteen and eighteen month steerß £3 8s 6d to £3 13b 6d, rougher £3 4s, fifteen and eighteen month hiefera £2 3s to £2 lis, two year steers £4 4a, stag £8 12? 6d, heavy bull £l4 15s, weaner pigs. 14s to 16a, springing hoifers £5 4a, fat cows £8 10s to £lO 10s, forward cows £6 10s to £7,- good store cows £4 17s to £5 18s, fair sorts £3 10s to £4 13s, small cows £2 18a