COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 1 May 1917, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report for the week. At Hunterville on Tuesday, we had a good entry, and have to report a brisk sale of sheep. The demand for cattle was not keen.

At Taihape on Wednesday, we had good yar.dings of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a total clearance with the exception of one pen of steers. Prices were very good throughout. At Mangaweka on Thursday, fair entries came to hand, and mostly all lots found purchasers at very satisfactory prices. 'Wo quote: — At Hunterville.—Empty Ewes 20/-; 2-tooth Ewes in lamb 34/10 ; Small 2tooth Weathers 22/6; Cull 2-tooths 15/. 20/3; Best Lambs 21/0, 24/2; Woolly do. 24/7: Good Lambs IS/-, 18/6; Medium do. 13/0, 15/; Cull do. 5/ to 10/; Store Cows £3, £5 17/; Forward do. £7, £7 10/; Weaner. Steers £3 14/6

to £5; 20-mos. do. £lO 17/6; 3-year

Steers £ls 2/; Mixed Weaners £2 15/ to £2 19/; Springing Heifers £10; Fat Cows £ll 10/, £l2/16/; P.B. SH. Weaner Heifers, on a/c Jas Bull, £7 8/6. At Taihape. —Wether Lambs 17/. 17/9; Small do. 14/2: Cull do. 11/9; Woolly do 21/6; Good Mixed Lambs 22/; M/aged Ewes in Jamb 24/4 to 30/: 3-yr Steers £l4 11/; 2*-yis. do. £l2 15/; Small do. £ll 17/6.

At Mangaweka. —Middle-aged Ewes in lamb 25/6, 28/; 2-tooth Weathers 31/; Heifers in Calf £7 to £9; Smaller do. £5 17/; Fat Cows to £l3; 2A-yr S.IL Steers £ls 1/; 18-month do. £lO 2/-, £lO 15/; S.H. Weaner Steers £S 7/; others £6 6/-.