COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3542, 2 August 1920, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TAIHAPE STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham htkl Williams, Ltd., report at Taihape on Wednesday we had a good yarding of sheep and a snia 1 entry of cattle. Competition for .sheep was keen and a total clearance was effected. The quality of the cattle was poor but sold well. Quota-rions:—Two-tooth wethers 37/2, small 2-tooth (small) 30/6, empty 2-tooth ewes 33/6 and 34/1, small 2-.tooftb ewes 22/.'},, empty ewes 30/6, 4-tooth ewes in la nib 4.3/6, m.a. ewes in lamb 28/-. 32/-, to 32/9, small hoggets 26/. rams 20/6, 2-year Jersey steers £5 10/ empty 2year heifers £6 9/ yearling heifers £4 8/6.

(.'LEAKING SALE AT BULLS. The X.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd.. report having held a highly successful clearing sale at Brandon Hall Road, Bulls, on account: of Mr E. Gr. McDeruiott. There was an exceptiona ly large attendance of farmers and others interested, a large number of outside buyers -were also present who secured a large quantity of the stuck. The sheep beiu|g all wcil-bivd were in ktfoU demand, the 2-tootb ewes which realised 53/6 were secured by a Kaetihi buyer. Dairy cows sold up to .£35, and horses and implements were all keeiry competed for.

Appended are the principal 'prices: ! 232 rn.a. ewes ia lamb S.D. rams 39/, 20 p.b ewe hoggets 40/3, 71 2-tooth ewes in lamb to .stud Bomiiey rams 53/6, 49 4-to p.b. ewes in lamb Romney fa my 47/. 47 owe hoggets 32/6, wether lambs 27/, stud Romney rams 7-J guineas, 6 4-tootli flock Romney rams 1 gn„ 17 2-year steers, poor condition. £4 15/, 14 2-year heifers £7 2/ 26 yearling steers 47/6. 24 yearling heifers £3 11/, well-bred dairy cows in good condition and' close to drop \ $25 to £35, well-bred cows- slightly ! poorer condition £lB to £24, late calvers £l2 to £l7, unsound cows-£5-to £B, Jersey bull £25,.5.H. bull £6 .10/, horses £29. £3B 10/ to £4O, aged geld-, ing £2O, aged trap gelding £lO, pontes £9*s/, £5 10/. 90-gal. Alfa Lava separator 36, 45-gal. Perfect; ditto. £lB, 23 h.p. Hornsby engine £BO, 3-furrow plough. £SO, d.f. ploughs £lB 10/ to £2l. Cambridge roller" £27. cultivator £l9 10/, drays £lB 10/ to £l9 to £26, older sorts £9, mower £ll, M.H. binder £23, swamp plough £2B 10/.. chain, harrows 15. manure • distributor £4O, totara posts 2/3. blocks, chains £5 10/ to £7, 800-gal. tank and stand £l4, 150 sacks oaten chaff £ll 15/ per ton. A large quantity of useful sundries were a 1! disposed of at satisfactory prices.