COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 21 April 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKANAE STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham anil Williams, Ltd., report that at lire first conjunction salo at AVailcanac there was a full yarding of till classes of stock, which submitted to a good attendance of buyers, and most lines changed hands at late jates. Eat ewes made 31s, fat sheep :;3s, forward ewes 23s (id to 245, store owes 10s to ISs. 2-tooth wethers (good) ;a.)s (id, fat cows £ll, forward cows £8 3s, forwn'rd bullocks £ll, store cows £4 (o’£s 10s, bulls £4, empty dairy heifers £5. good dairy heifers (v.w.b.) £ll, spring cal vers £l3 Lis, £l4 1o £l4 10s. I

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their usual monthly stock sale at Waikanae ou Wednesday, 14th inst., and a good yarding of both sheep and cuttle were offered to a good attendance. Sheep were in. good demand; cattle also met with a good clearance. Wc quote: Prime fat sheep 40s bd, medium 2-tooth wethers 27s lOd, fat lambs 235, rams lgu to 2gns, medium i al ,ibs .1 is Id to lis fid. 4-year good condition- bullocks £l3 lis. good coloured

-year-steers £lO 455, yearling steers £3 I.os, yearling heifers £-i, heilers (r.w.b.) £B. store COWS £4 is to £4 10s, ~0 « s in calf flow condition) £0 -lis,

bull £3 10s, dairy cows £l3 in £lo, heifers in milk £l3 is to £l3 12s (id. springing heilers £lO 10s to £!-• LEVIN STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at Levin on Tuesday, 13th inst.. the first sale conducted by the joint auctioneers was held. We submitted a heavy yarding of both sheep j and cattle to a large attendance of buyers. Corn petit ion for all classes of k was been, and -peaks well for ,!se success of I lie amalgamation. We ji-ote: —[-'at wethers 33s 0,1 to 30s fid, raf ev.es 30s to 33s (id. fat sheep 2Ss ! 30* 7d to 335, fat lambs 23s it'd, mi to 2is. lambs I lis. J'ts 7(1 to 21s ;i.|. light fat bullocks £l3 13s, fat cows £lO is, £lO 12s lid, £ll 12s fid, fat heifers £ll. vealers £3. £3 13s, £4 2s, £.! 4s to £i Is. vealers £3, £3 13s, £4 2s. £; 4s. to £i Is. forward cows £7 (is, £B, in £0 lis, store cows £1 Is. £t .lis, £5 !2s (id to £0 lis. cows and calves £7 is, £7 10s, forward bullocks £lO 17s (id. yearling dairy heifers £3, £4. £4 10s, £i 10s to £5 Lis, yearling steers £4 to £4

is. wanner steers 3ns to £2 10s. bulls || £i is. £0 10s, £s 10s, £S lis. to £lO is, S dairy heifers r.w.b. £ti. £$ 10s to £9 lis. |j dairy cows at drop £l4 to £22 10s, jj springing heifers £lO, £33, £l3 12s bd to £l4 lis. cows amt calves £l2, spring I culvers £ll, £l2, to £1 t. weaner pigs 20s to 255, store pigs 2Ss, 20s, 30s, sows in pig £(i, light porkers £2 lis, £3 2s. to £3 lis. porkers (good) £4 is, £4 10s, £4 18s, £5, £5 is, £1 13s.