COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3490, 19 May 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Abraham and V\7illizul2:s, Lu}. repuo-I't that on Monday, 10th May. t‘n(-'3. COlldllC’[€+d EL highly successful <.'lo.~n'illg; sale on account of Mr S. .Sol.-enson. Tokomaru. 'l‘.he..st:ock came forward in good colldit:ion‘-and was submitted to :1 good attendance ‘cf buyers. The following ‘prices were realisE'il“:—

Mixegd ir-ths 27/. best dairy cows £lB 10/, £2O, £2l, £2l 5/ to £24; other-:~: £l2 10/, £l4 10/ to £l7 10/, for

ward cows £6. £8 7/6 to ££B 0/.; Horses———Dra'ughts £22 to £3l. Farm’; implements and sundries also soldf exc:eptioll:llly well. M.essl's Abraham aTid VVillialns, Ltd_ report on theif monthly Foxton sale held 10th May, 1920. A ‘good yarding: of cattle and sheep came f:ol'\v.'.u_-(1.3 Dairy heifers sold exceptionally well,: but there was a. poor demand for; other classes of stock. We ‘quote: 2-yr sfeers to £ll 10/. ‘_’-yr S.H. heif-_l erg 1-. w. bull £9, 3—_vl' S.l-1. heifers 1-. w. bull .-£l2 to £l2 11/, bulls £5 10/ to £lO 5/. Sheep: Elnpty eviées £2O 2/_ A

Messrs Abfiflmnl and Williams, Ltd. report [on their Palmerston sale held 12th May. 1920. A pbor yardiug of sheep and cattle came forward. “*9 quote sheep: W'ooll'_\' lambs to 21/4, shorn limbs 12/3 to 14/7, small lambs 9/ 10 12/3. f‘.l'.f. c~\\'<7s 21/ to 233/. 01npty‘heif(>rs £4 5/. Iwi{"vl‘.~: m’.-'. bull £B.

Messrs Abrahaln and Williams, Ltd. report on their Feilding §z‘l‘le held 141-}: May_ .1920. We 'I1:‘1d a heavy ya:-Lling 01' };>ot‘h sheep and cattle. All classes -Cl‘ sheep were selling at lafe rates, but cnule were inclined fo be a little betterfllan previous sales. T3lll-'_v s't"ock selling especially xvell, Eheep: Fat wethers 28/3 to 31/11, 33/, fa‘; ewes 25/9. 26/3, 28/, 30/ to 31/11. empty ewes 19/. 20/10, 21/, 22/1 to 22/6, 23/3_ Cattle: 3-yr steers £8 13/. £8 19/, £9 17/, 2-yr steers £4 15/. £5 1/, £5 13/ to £7 12/, yearling steers £2 .17/6 to £3 10/, fat cows £8" 5/, fOl'\V‘¢Ll’d cows £5 18/, £6 to £7 5/, store cows £2 15/4. £4 15/ to £5 3/, 2-yf enlpfy I-1e1'efo1'(I heifers £5 12/6. dairy czo-we £12,. £l6. £lB 10/, £l9, dairy heifers .£l]to £l3. ‘os,.m