Commercial.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43115, 18 July 1907, Page 2

Commercial.

New Zealand Loau and Mercantile Agency Company reports :—Horses : On Friday at the Durham Yards, we had a moderate yardiDg, with good competition for useful sorts. Heavy draughts sold at from £3O 10s to £42 ; medium do., £2O 5s to £36 ; light harness horses, £S 15s to £l9 10s , hacks, £6 10s to £l7 ; spring- cart, £S 10s ; Courtland waggon £3O.

At Pukekohe on Wednesday there was a large muster for a winter sale. Dairy cows of which there were 189 yarded, sold at from £3 10s to £3 12s Gd ; do., heifers, £3 os to £5 15s; empty cows, £1 17s 6d to £3 2s ; grown steers, £4 17s Gd to £5 15s; two to three-year-old do., £3 2s to £5 10s; yearlings, £1 17s to £2 18s; calves, los to £1 Bs. Beef was yarded in full quantities. 98 head being sold. Steers sold at from £6 10s to £lO ss; cows, £4 os to £5 17s 6d. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday there was a full yarding of stock of all descriptions. Dairy sows sold at from £3 los to £8 10s ; empty cows, £1 los to £3 Ss ; calves 16s to £1 9s. Fat cattle were yarded in averago quantities and competition was irregular, oxen selling to 22s per 1001 b aud cows 17s to 20s per 1001 b. Steers sold at from £6 10s to £lO 17s Gd ; cows, £4 os to £6 los.' Sheep : At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday sheep were yarded in average quantities and sold at improved rates, wethers soiling at from 18s 9d to £1 7s Gd ; ewes, lGs Gd to £1 os, hoggets, 10s Gd to 17s.

Pigs : Porkers sold at from 18s 9d to £1 (is ; baconevs, £1 8s to £2 16s; weaners, (is to 15s,

Land : We have an active inquiry for suitably situated farms, and have sold during the week Messrs Leeds and Jackson’s property at Matabana, consisting of 781 acres, to Mr John Cameron, of Milton ; also Mr J. P. Mackay’s farm of 100 acres, Dome Valley, to Mr Joseph Williams.

Oats : B grade hare advanced to 3s 3d ex store.

Maize is selling ex store at 3s 3d. Chaff; Local is in good c]emand at £5 10s ex store.

Butter is firm. Separator is in very short supply, selling freely at 9d. Poorer qualities are hard to quit.