COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81831, 25 August 1906, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Mr NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

At the llavmarket on Saturday there was a very large entry of pig's and all sold at good prices. Slips made 7/6 to <)/, good wcaners 10/- to if).-, sma'l stores to irj/-, good stores -4' to 3<S', sow £2, spring traps £.l 1 7. <J to .£4/10. Tre"s and Shrubs made usual rates.

At the mart a choice lot of poultry came forward, a large number being pure bred. Price* were as follows:—Hens 1/4 to a ; Vj, Cockerels 1/- to i.'y. Ducks 2/1 to 3 hi, Pure bred Hens:/ to 5/-, Pullets 2.'- to j.Ti, Roosters 2..'0. A large quantity of furniture and sundries was disP' sed of at prices in favour of pur-

On \\ e<lnes-J;iy I held ;i clearing" siV ol furniture at Strand n on ac'nnnt t*l Mr Waller ('.rithths when there was a large attendance and fair prices were realised. Cuttle.— Al Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding of both Store Stock and Dairy Cattle. The Conner class met with go d enquiry •ind sold at satisfartciry prices, the !ate improved rates being fully maintained. The Dairy yards were filled principally with Springing Heifers tnd all were well grown and in forward condition sold well. Small and 1-ackward were, however, unsaleable. Cull Springing Cows were only salee at Hide nv.re than Store prices. Yearlings made 14 G to 27/-, 1 «S mos. •.tfers 35 0 to 42 - 2j year do £yio, N to 20 month empty Heifers 32 6 to 3'v . store cows /jtn 35.-, forward do /'2/10 to £l, Springing- heifers £■>/ 10,' to £(), good springing cows "V l " /•?, < u 11 do. 25/ to {.2 15/. On Wednesday at Midhirst I held a clearing .-ah* oil account of Mr C S. j Ca>-e. Springing cows made £s. to I Karly calvers £j. to £), springing heiferi £7 io ; ,bu!l £$ jo , half draught hor.-o £25 10', Dray /Jit 5 to £\\ '5, Fowls to 2 h. Furniture, implements and sundries made ordinary rates. On Thursday at Rahotu 1 held the first of my fortnightly sales when thero was a fair muster and athn dance. Nearly everything sol 1 at tht* hammer the few lines passed being sold privately throughout. Calves made 12 6 to 20/-, Yearlings 22,t> to 25'-, iK to 20 month Steers £2's. springing- heifers to £5, late springers £3. Springing- Cows 10 to £()'2 (). Store Cows 33/- to 35/-, i The same day at Lincoln read near I Inglewood there was a small attendance at Mr \Y William's clearing sale. A g-ood many of the cows; were backward, on the ag'-u side, and not in the best of condiii-n. All young and near calving were u !i competed

for and sold well, and the balance made full market value. Springers made ,£5/10 to £7/10, October and November calves &4 to ,£5 10/, old cows £1 to £2 1/, heifers in calf £2 1 z/6 to £3/15-.

WALTER BF.W I.F.Y'S REPORT. At the mart on Saturday I had an exceptionally large entry of poultry, which realised excellent prices, hens bringing 1/1 to 2/I,pullets 1/5 to 2/1, cockerels 1/2 to 2/9, Guinea fowls 6/per pair, turkeys 5/6 to 7/-, ducks 1/7 to 1/9. A large quantity of plants and sundries sold at usual rates. On Tuesday I held a clearing sale at Mr P. Jackson's farm, when prices for dairy cattle were on the low side, owing- to the low and backward condition of the herd, and also to the fact that the pick had been sold privately, which is a most unwise course for anyone holding a clearing sale. Prices for store cows were from £\ 5/ t0 £-3 5/-j and for dairy cows from £4 to £b 7/6, 2J year old steers £5 5/6 yearlings ,£1 9/6, mare £2l) 15/I also sold 10,000 ft of bridge framing timber on the same day at the Oakura bridge at prices in favor of purchasers. On Wednesday I held a clearing at Huirangi on account of Mrs Hudson, in glorious weather. There wa? a verylarge atendance and with the care thai had been taken of the live and dead stock and generous attention to the wants of the purchasers, a most successful sale resulted. A first class lot of cows with Jersey and Ayrshire strains realised up to £% 5/-, Ayrshire bull £5, draught horses £26 10/ to ,£2B 10/'-, hacks £3 to .£l2, trap £l2 is/-, dray £q, harrows £3 10/- to £3 12/6, potatoes 2d to 4d per b. A large quantity of sundries in good order made excellent pries.

BUCKLAND'S REPORT,

(Special to " News). AUCKLAND, August 24.

Horses : Active draughts ,£26 to £3O, superior hacks and harness £l6 10/- to £27, ponies and ordinary hacks £3 10/- to £ll 5/-. At Remucra, there was a full supply of beef. Prices were slightly lower. Steers ranged from to £l2 10/-, cows £5 to 7 15/-. Sheep: There was a good muster, and sold at recent values. Wethers to 27/6, ewes to 26/6, hoggets to 22/6, spring lambs wanted 23/3 to 26/. Pigs : There was a full yarding, and all lines sold freely. Weaners made to 14/-, pokers to 35/-, baconers to 65/.