Commercial.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 124, 10 September 1895, Page 3

Commercial.

Messrs F. R. Jackson and Cos Stock Report.

The sales conducted by us during the past fortnight have passed off well, all stock selling at improved prices. At Waverley the bidding was brisk, and at St. Hill Street competition was keen for both cattle and sheep. Pigs were also better worth. We quote— Cattle.—At Waverley : Fat cows, £4 Is to £4 10s; mixed steers, £2 lis ; heifers, £3 Is to £4 ; milch cows ; £5 to £6 10s ; yearlings, 30s to 86s. At Wanganui: Cows, £2 to £3; young steers, £2 13s 6d ; yearlings, 27s to 295; heifers, £2 6s to £3 Is. Sheep.—At Waverley : Fat wethers, lis Id ; stores, 8s 9d ; hoggets, 5s lOd to 8s 4d ; dry ewes, 6s 6d.—At Wanganui : Fat wethers, lis Gd to 13s 2d ; stores, 10s Id to lis ; fat ewes, 8s 7d. Pigs.—Small baconers, 31s to 39s ; porkers, 15s 6d to 22s ; small pigs, 3s 6dto6s6d. " - Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co.'s Stock Report. At Opunake, on 3rd inst., there was a useful lot of stock yarded, most of which were disposed of. Our usual monthly sale at Kakaramea was held on 15th inst. Steer 3 and young cattle were well competed for. We quote— At Opunake—Weaners, 20s to 25s ; yearlings, 33s to 38s ; 2-year steers, £3 3s to £3 8s ; 2-year heifers, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d ; store cows, £2 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d ; springers, £3 17s 6d to £4 12s 6d; dairy cows, £4 10s to £5. At Kakaramea—2i-year steers, £4 ; 2 to 34-year steers, £3 6s to £3 10s ; weaners, 22s to 245; 2-year steers, 88s to 40s ; store cows, £3 to*£3 2s 6d ; 18-month to 2-year heifers, £2 3s to £2 5s ; springers, £4 to £4 10s: dairy cows, £4 103 to £5.

Bgmont Farmers' Union (Ltd.) Report. Hawera, August 25. At Stratford, on Friday, the yards were well filled, principally with young cattle and dairy stock. The former class sold'well, but the latter were in backward condition, and elicited but little competition, so that some lines were passed in unsold. We quote—-2-year steers, £2 10s to £2 18s ; 2 to 2|-year heifers, in calf, £2 17s 6d to £3 12s 6d ; store cow 3, £2 1 5s to £8 ; weaners, mixed, £1 5s to £llss ; dairy cows and heifers, £4 to £5 12s 6d.— Sheep.—Ewes, 8s 3d to 8s 6d. Our monthly horse fair, which was held on Saturday, the 31st ult,, was a busy one, a large number of horses being entered and a good proportion changing hands at the hammer or immediately afterwards. We quote— Draughts, £l4 10s to £lB 15s; light harness horses, £8 10s to £l4 ; hacks, £8 to £lO ; screws, £1 12s 6d to £3. We held a clearing sale of dairy stock on behalf of Mr W. Mathiesou, Austin Eoad, Normanby, on Monday, 2nd inst. There were only a small number of dairy cows, but they were of good quality and made satisfactory prices, as also everything else offered. We quote : Dairy cows, £3 2s 6d to £7 15s ; horses, £6 to £l2.

There was only a moderate entry of cattle in the Glover Road yards, Hawera, on Wednesday, the 4th inst. The attendance was small but bidding was fairly brisk, resulting in all stock changing hands with the exception »of two pens. We quote : Fat bullocks, £6 to £6 12s 6d ; forward steers, £5 10s to £5 17s Gd ; 2 to 2i-year steers, £3 5s to £3 lis ; 18 mo"uth to 2-year steers, £2 13s to £3 ; fat cows, £4 to £4 5s ; store cows, £3 to £3 2s , dairy cows and heifers, £3 15s to £4 5s ; 2year heifers, £2 13s to £3 ss. Sheep —Mixed sexes, 8s to 8s Od ; culls, 2s 4d.

Mr Newton King's Weekly Report. On Monday, at the Carrington Road, the clearing sale of Mr Joseph Crokett's dairy cows and farm stock attracted a very large audience, buyers being present from all parts of the district. The cows on the whole were a good lot, though, of course, as might be expected, in so large a dairy, there was a fair sprinkling on the aged side, and these did not elicit much competition. Good young cows at calving were all well competed for, and made fair prices, but backward calvers were not in demand.. Horses and farm implements on the whole made good prices. Springing cows made £4 5s to £7 15s : cows, in milk, £4 to £6 5s ; draught horses, £l6 10s to £lB 10s ; trap horses, £7 15s to £lO. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a large muster of stock, and good attendance of buyers, mostly for young stock, and all of the class sold at a sharp advance upon late rates. Dairy cattle on the whole were dull of sale, especially backward calvers, for which class there was little demand. One or two lines of 2 to 2A-year steers, sold at very satisfactory prices. I quote— Calves, £1 4s to £1 9s ; yearlings, £1 12s to £2 7s 6d; 18 'to 20-month steers, £2 12s ; 2-year do , £2 lis to £3 2s 6d ; 18-month heifers, £2 10s to £2 lis 6d ; springers, £3 to £5 ; the latter being very choice ; store cows, £1 to £1 18s 6d ; spriugers, £3 10s to £6 10s; ewes, in lamb, 8s 7d. On Wednesday, at Puuiho, I held a sale on account of Mr J. J. Ehvin. Owing to the rain in the morning the attendance was not large, but prices on the whole were satisfactory.