COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 239, 15 November 1909, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

U.VWEIU STOCK. KKI'OKX. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: At Manaia on the 2nd instant there was a good yarding of cattle and a fair attendance of buyers. Prices were in vendors' favor, and practically everything was quitted. Fat cows' brought £4 14s to Co ss, fat heifers £4 Is to £4 7s lid, forward cows £3 lis to £.t ISs, store cows £2 Ss to 13, .springing dairy cows Cli to £li 17s lid to (extra good) £9 ss. springing heifers t5 to £<i 17s (id, dairy heifers and culics £1 15s to £5 2s Od, bulls £4 15s to £7 ss, yearling bulls £3 2s lid to £4 10s, 20moutli empty 'heifers (choice) £3 Is to £3 lis, 2-year do. (small) £3 Is to £3 Us, yearling steers £1 His to £2, store pigs £1 to £1 Os, sow and litter £3 15s.

At, Opuntike on tihe Stli we lnul a good .yarding and a successful sale, prices being about on a par with late quotations:—r'atcows £4 )3a to £5 Ms, forward cow* £3 Is to £3 Us, stores £2 2s 1 to £2 lis (id, springing dairy cow's £(i 'to £7, springing heifers £5 to £ti ,Is, late calvers ££3 lis lid to £4 Ills, 'bulls £4 lis lid to £."> 17s fid, yearling bulls £2 IDs to £4, 2-year empty heifers £:! (is, 20-month do.' £2 His lid to C2 I7s lid, yearling do. £1 Il'is to £2, yearling steers £1 ISa to £2 <W fid, mixed yearlings £1 lis to £1 lis, mixed hoggets lis 7d, wcancr pigs 15s.

At Kakaramea on the Bth instant there was a good yarding and a large attendance of buyers. The demand was good for all classes, late rates being I'nllv maintained. Stoic bullocks marie C(l.' fat cows (lightl £4 7s fid to £4 15s, fresh cows £3 2s to C 3 Ids', store cows £2 Ills to £2 Ss, eows and calves £2 ISs to .£3 7s Ud, brills £3 10s to £4 15«, springing dairy eows £5 2s fid to £7. springing heifers £4 10s to £O, 2-year emptv heifers' £3 5s to £.) llOs, l.i to IS-mnnth .heifers £2 7s to £2 lis, vniiling heifers £1 IDs to £2 4s, small do. £1 2s to El 7s fid, IK-nionl.h steers £2 bis, yearling steers £1 17s fid to £2 2s liil, store pigs £1 to £l 2s fid, weanor pigs £7 to. £lO, fat hoggets (good) Ms,

At Elfham on the Ifitli instant there was a good riinsU'r, and most lines found buyers, dairy stock selling particularly well. Two-year steers brought £3 os to C 3 12s. fat and forward eows C 3 ISs to £4 ss. fresh cows £3 4s to a IU: stores l£2 Ss to £2 His (id. bulls £4 lo C 5. yearling bulls C 3 to C 4 ."is, springing heifers £4 17s fid to Cli 15s. late lalvers £3 12s fid to £4 ss. 2-year empty heifers C 3 4s to £3 lis. 20-inonth heifers £2 12s, yearling heifers (.icr-lev cross) £3 His, yearling heifers £1 15s to £1 ISs. mixed yearlings £1 2s (n . Ul 17s (Id.

AI ll»»im mi the llt.li instant there was a full vs»filTujr of cattle; a few pens of sheep also came forward. There was ;i good nltendan<-e nf buyers. The demand for cattle was not <|iiile so good as of late, and'prices s'liowod a slight decline. All the sheep wore epii'tted Jjeforc leaving the yards. Fat cows (extra good) CO 10s to £0 12s, lighter weights £4 l.">s to £5 Da, fat and forward eons C 3 ISs to £4 09, stores £2 li2s to I£3, boners £1 15s to /£2, cows and calves £3 Is to £3 Ba, springing dairy cows C 5 7s Od to ,£0 ss, springing heifers C 4 17s lid to £O, bulls (good) £0 to IMO. tinners £3 10s to £4 12s, 3-yciW steers £-1 3s to £4 Ba, 2-year steers £."? Is Od to £3 7s Od, 15 to 20-month sHeers C'2 I2s Oil to £2 10s, 2-yrar empty lievferv .£3 3s to £3 7s, 211month do. £2 5s to £2 ils, yearling heifers £2 to £2 (is, yearling steel's CI! 12s to £1 IDs, mixed yearlings CI Ills to CI Its Od, mixed'liogge.ts (woolIv) 12s 3d. do. (slioni) 9s 3d, fat ewes (woolly) 13s fid. ■Land. —We have disposed of a dairy farm of l.'iO acres at Kaka,ramea l<> a local farmer at a satisfactory figure.