COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 11, 7 December 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS’ CO-OP. REPORT. At Opunake yards on Monday, November 27, notwithstanding Hie very wet day, wo had a fair yarding of stock, and very h.gli prices were realised. With the exception of live head of cattle, everything was sold at the hammer. Wo quote: Ew. s and lambs Ids Gd to 15s Sd, forward woolly ewes dGs Gd, hoggets 35s 3d, prime latcows £ll. to £IG, fat cows £l2 to £l3 Jss. fresh-conditioned cows £lO 15s to £ll 10s, forward cows £9 15s to £lO 10s, small store cows and empty heifers £9 to £9 12s, aged cows £8 to £8 ’lss, yearling steers £8 10s, yearling heifers £G to £7 10s, hulls £5 17s Gd to £l2 10s, springing heifers £8 to £l3. Mauaia.—Fat cows sold at from £l2 to £l4 fresh-conditioned cows £lO 10s to £ll ss, forward cows £9 15s to £lO 7s, store cows £8 15s to £9 12s Gd, yearling heifers £G 12s to £7, heavy bulls £l3 to £ls 12s Gd, others £9 10s to £l2 15s, pedigree Holstein hull £22, store pigs 20s Gd to 3Gs Gd, wcaner pigs 12s to 15s, breeding sows £3 5s to £5 15s; sundries sold it late rates . Stratford .—Ewes ami lambs £2 Gs

id lab lionets £1 IDs Gd. Pat «>ws £J2 lls to £l4 13s dll, frosh-condi-I,lulled cows £lO to £ll 2s, forward •ows £0 to £!) 15s, empty heifers £?

13s 6d to £8 10s. One pen of two-year-old Shorthorn heifers realised CIO, yearling steers £0 18s £7 19s,’ yearling heifers £6 to £7 Bs, springing heifers £8 os to £ll 10s. At Inglewood yards on Wednesday hist there was a full yarding of stock and a small muster of sheep. Prices were fair, and a good clearance was made. Pest springing heifers sold at from £lO to £l3 os, others C 6 to £9 10s, shorn hoggets 23s 9d, woolly hoggets £1 16s lid, ioiwaid cows £9 3s to £9 18s, store cows and ■mpty heifers £8 7s to £9 2s. small ,-carlings £1 os to £1 Us, hulls £o 10s to £l3 os, store pigs 2os to 2<s, weaner ])igs 16s to 18s. On Thursday, 30th inst., we held a clearing sale of Mr- Duckworth’s stock, Sheet Hoad, Pihama. 1 here was a good attendance, and a satisfactory sale was held. j Auroa.—Fat cows sold at from £l- - to £l4, fresh-conditioned eows £lO 5s to £ll 16s, forward cows £J ro £lO 2s, store cows and empty heifers £8 15s to £9, yearling heifers £6, bulls £7 to £l2, springing heifers £7 10s to £ls, horses £lO to C 33.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.* REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., Stratford Branch, report as follows: On Tuesday, 28th November, we held our usual fortnightly sale at our Stratford yards. We had a good yarding of cattle na dsheep, and sold most lines at full market values, although some lines appeared not to be in such demand as recently. We started at 11.30 sharp, with a lair attendance of operators, and have to report a satisfactory sale. _ The 1 olio wing are some of the prices real-ised-.—Hoggets, mixed, in wool, small, 31s 2d; ewes, small and mixed in quality, 31s Bd. Fat cows from £l2 6s to £l3; empty cows, good points, £9 4s to £ll Is; smaller hues £8 Ss to £8 10s; yearling boilers £1 for small to £5 16s for fair Hues; yearling to 15-months from £6 16s to £7 lls 6d; 18-months heifers £7 Us 6d; 12 to 15-months steers £6 Us'6d, yearlings, small and weedy, £3 6s, hulls, small, £6 14s to £i 15s for medium grown. In our dairy yards, springing heifers, showing quality, sold well at from £9 5s to £l2 10s; cows, from £l3 to £l3 12s 6d. .

Our next sale at this centre " ill ho held on the 12th December, starting at 1 o’clock sharp.

Since Wo last reported, we have handled a large quantity of stock privately, at the following prices:— Yearling heifers, small, hi ; 15-mon-ths heifers £0 12s Gd ; yearling steers from £5 5s to £0 13s; 18-months steers £7 12s Gd to £7 18s; springing heifers £ll to £l2; dairy cows £lO 5s to £l4 14s; store cows, small, from £7 5s to £8 10s; empty cows well grown, in fair condition, £ll to £l2 10s; 2-year-old heifers £< ss;

pedigree Jersey bull, 2ugus. Itwes and lambs £2 7s Od ; wethers 37s Gd ; 2-tooth ewes, shorn, 30s; 2-tooth wethers, shorn, 27s Gd; Lincoln rams up to -IJgns.

We hold our*usual monthly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow on Tuesday, 28th November, and offered a catalogue comprising 159(3 sheepskins, hides and tallow to a spirited bench of buyers, who competed keenly for all sheepskins and hides, and we have to report a successful sale. All wool was held over pending definite arrangements with the Government. The following are some ol the prices obtained :—Shorn pelts 5d H>; ij-woolled, dead, lOd lb; lambs B,',d lb; ;{ to full-woolled, 12d to U3.',d per lb; ton and damaged, IOJd lb; shortwoolled B;|d per lb; butchers’ crossbred, full-woolled, UUd lb; damaged Hid lb; double-fleeced sheepskin at 21s Gd each, horsehair Is 14<1 per lb. Hides (tanners) 9;{d to 10j;d per lb. IHiorso hides 7s 9d to 11s Gd each. Butchers’ cowhides, 10)d to Hid lb; yearlings, 8d to 10Jd per lb. Calfskins, slightly fleshy, lid 9>; dirty and slipy, Gljd lb ; Ist cut 9:|d ; 2nd cut 8 Jd lb; seconds lljd lb; firsts llfd to 12-Jd lb; specials 12id. Tallow in tins, 22s 9d to 21s Gd cwt. Tallow, in casks, medium quality, 28s per cwt. Our next sale will be held on 9th January, 1917. 1

NEWTON KING’S REPORT. At Urenui on Monday, 27th nit., 1 in spite of the heavy rain, there was a- good yarding of stock and brisk' competition, nearly everything being sold at the hammer at current rates.! Fat shorn wethers made 355, springing heifers, good, £lO to £ll 15s;! medium £7 5s to £8 10s; lat cows 1 £l2 to £ls ss; forward cows £lO to £ll 10s; store cows £8 2s Gd to £8 15s; yearling steers £7 IG.s to £7 1 Is (id; yearling heifers £G 12s; bulls £lO 5s to £5 10s.

At Stony River on Tuesday, there was a fair yarding and attendance, and good bidding. Yearling heifers made £G 12s Gd to £7 2s Gd. 2-yeaij empty heifers £8 Is to £8 Is, store cow s £8 3s to £9 11s, fat do. £ll 17s to £l2 3s, springing cows £l3 ss, springing heilers £l2 10s, hulls £9 5s to £l3 17s Gd. | At Waiwakaiho on Friday, there was a good yarding and keen competition for all lines. Ewes and lambs made 51s, springing cows £l3 to £IG 10s; springing boilers £8 5s to £8 ,10s, 18-month to 2-year heilers £B, 12 to 18-month do. £7 3s to £7 9d, j mixed weaners £2 12s, store cows £9 to £lO 15s, fat and forward cows £ll (to £ll 19s Gd, bulls £9 to £lB 15s. NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. For my Haymarket sale of the 2nd inst., I had a medium entry of pigs which were offered before a lair attendance. The demand lor all classes was keener and a clearance was effected at advanced prices. ! quote:—Slips and weaners 11s to £1 2s, small stores £1 Is to £1 10 s ) medium to good stores £1 14s to £2 2s, hoars £2 ss, calves up lo 18s - T. LAMASON’S WEEKLY REPORT. Last SatunMy our usual weekly .sale was held, but owing to it being show week only a small entry of poultry, produce, etc., came to hand. We quote as follows: Hens Is 9d to 2s Gd, ducks 2s to 2s Gd, geese 3s Gd, Is, hen and chicks, Is each for chicks, furniture and sundries at usual auction rates.