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Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1915, Page 2

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THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OF N.Z., LTD. ' MARKET REPORT. At Kaponga Yards cn Friday, dune 25, wo held our usual monthly sale. There was a fair yarding, and prices were the same as late sales. Dairy cows sold at from £lO to £l2, fat cows £" 15a to £8 2s Gd, forward cows £5 5s to £(i, boners £3 3s (id to £4, yearling to 18-month heifers £2 5s to £2 13s, weanera 13a to 30s. On Saturday, June 26th, we hold a clearing sale for Mrs, Hatcher, of Manaia, live and dead stock. There was a good attendance and a most satisfaewere'sold at from £l2 to £ lit, others £0 18s to £ll, heifers £4 2s (id to £li 15s, empty cows £4 to £5 ss. horses £i) to £ls, 'drill £ll, roller £l4 -is, milk cans lis (id to 20s each, other sundries sold at satisfactory prices. At Mr. K. Dean's Ngaere clearing sale on .(line 20 there was a good attendance, and everything was sold at fully late sales. Best dairy cows sold at from £» 10s to £ll, 'others £(i 10s to £!>. heifers £4 15s to £(> His, cart £ll, and tin' sundries sold at ruling rates. At I'ihama on Monday, .lime 2S, we held Jtr. I'i out's sale. There was a fair, attendance, and prices were the same as late sales. Wagon sold nt £2O. milk cans Ills to 17s, sows and litlers £7 15s, sow.m CI 15s to C 5 ss, store niu 22s to .'llls, weaners (is to Ills. 'The draught horses sold at from .Oil to £4O; light harness horse realised £22. At Opunake yards on Monday, .lune 2N, we held our fortnightly sale. Theiv was a, moderate yarding and almost the whole en Iry changed liamls a I la (e rate-, there being a better enijuiry for young stock. We quote extra prime fat curs U!> to IMO lis, fat cows Lli 15s to £;> Ills, forward cows ,1.'5 5s to £(i ss. boners 12 lUs to £-1 15s, bulls U5 His. empty heifers £2 10s to £■'! 10s. weanels lieii'ers 20s to :»os, steers. ealve> .'Ci Is to .12 Ss, store to IN.s, porkers ,C2 lis, and sundries Hold at ruling "rutos. Oil J lint 1 2tdh, at V,v. \V. 11.I 1 . JI nijlir-" .Anroa clearing sale, there was a lar_;e attend:!nee of buyers, and coinpetil ii«»i was keen throughout. and jrood privet were realised. Kes<, daily eows sold ;U from I'll in C! i I ."is, others C 7 in L'lU I Os, cu!l COWS XI ."is tn jji), |(Or-;S XliO I.'js to C 2-1 VU. At M:-s Brock llros.' Te lloti, eleariiiLr sill- there was a.uain .a- .uood miller <if buyers. and a successful sale was held. I>c>l dairy cow-* sold at from CI" lit- to CM, others C 7 os to CHh ;;;i"d and empty row,- C 4 In Co los. heifer* C I 2s (id, sows .CI los (o Cii, store pi::Kis (o 2(is. horses C2(> to C.'tO, wn.'Miii C2S IDs, </vi .C2o, and sundries sold ;if ruling rates. .At Mannia yards#on Juim 2!>, there wa> a full yarding of cattle and a!.-o ;i fail' entry of sheep, and, with the exception of a small pen of calves and :> cows .the whole yarding "old ;it fully late limitations. Kat. cows CM to CS l.'Js Ud, forward condition cows C. - * Jos to CO los, store cows CI! ISs to ;C4 10s, honor* ;C2 to ,C.'! Los, heifer ealves |Ss tid to 2(is, steer calves MOs to i(»s. extra prime tut ewes 2lis. fat ewes 2fis. lionets ;id to 17s. C2 I lis, .stoiv At Anroa on .June 2!) we held a elearinjj sale for Messrs Cmickshanks Tiro-., live and dead stock, There was a very large attendance, and a most satisfac-

Tory sale resulted. The best dairy tows sold at from £l3 to £lti, others £8 10s to £l2 15s, aged cows £3 to £ti 15s, heifers £0 5s to £ll, horse £3 10s, sows £4 2s Cd to £4 15s, store pigs '2os (id to 355, calves 27a Cd to 355, plough £l4, gig £ll 10s, ducks 8s each, and a large quantity of sundries sold at ruling rates. On Wednesday, June 30, we held a clearing sale of Mr. H, Lock ley's (Pihama) dairy cows, horses, etc. There was a good attendance, and the cows sold exceptionally well. Best cows sold at from £lO to £l3 10s, others £(» 10s to £9 15s, empty £3 to £5 ss, medium draught horses £ls to £2O, a pair o; light harness horses realised ,£25 each, turkeys 5s Cd each, and sundries at ruling rates. On Thursday, July 1, we held a clearing sale for Mr. K. Kapperley, Pih&ma, of live and dead stock. There was an extra large attendance of buyers, and high prices were obtained. The dairy cows were in good condition, and sold at from £l2 to £ls 10s for the best, others from £S 15s to £ll 10s, the herd averaging £lO Is. Fat cows £(i 7s (id to £S 19s, pigs to £3, horses £(i ,'w to £22, calves £2 2s, plough £l2 ss, dray £ls 15s, gig £l2 10s, harness £3 12s (id, mower £5 15s. These were some of the prices realised. The other sundries sold at high rates. On Friday, July 2, at the llawera yards, we held a sale of Mr. A. ('. Johnstone's, Auroa, and .Mr. W. Tait's, Auroa. pedigree Ayrshire cattle. There was a lair attendance, and competition wj;' not too keen. Mr. A. C. Johnstone's tinvt sold at from 22jrns. to :!lgiis. for the best. The others lOgns. to 21gils. Mr. W. Tail: lleifers 4gns. to lllgns. On Monday. July 5, at Tnaha. we held , a clearing sale for Mr. J. Silvester of I live and dead stock. The attendance , whs good, and a satisfactory sale was held. The dairy cows were in low condition. liul. sold well. Host dairy eons sold at from .Cl2 to £ls, others >„' i! to £ll. empty cows £1 to C 5. a.u'ed cows lo tM, store lis lo 13*. ■ sow.- C2 to C.'t 17s (id. boar £2 13-, plough ,CK 10s, and other sundries sold ! at late rail's. At. llco on Tuesday, July (>, we held i :t sale of All', llackett's dairy cows. 1 There was a moderate attendance and a good sale resulted. Ilest dairy cows : sold at. from CI2 IDs to £M 15s, others C 7 to CI I. heifers C 1 to l'."> IDs. cniptv .i.v.-s C2 IDs to £3 15s, horse ,C». Ai. Mirnaia on Wednesday. .Inly 7, »t Dr. Xoomnfs clearing sale, there was a larije attendance, and a most successful Mtli* was held. At Kllhain sale on Wednesday. duly 7, . there was a moderate yarding of stock, which sidd at late raies. Hairy cows , sold at from 'JS to L!) l.~>s! fresh con- . dition cou's l'."> lo ,lj(i 10s. stores V'! 10s 11> C 4 ,V, boner* .U2 to LI! -is. la!", , cows U7 to I'S 4s, prime cows to ;C V * ■ 14s. 21-year-old steel's sold to li):-, calve.-. l;,s 1 2r>s lid. A! llawera Yards on Thursday, Rtli . inst.. there was only a moderate entry of store cattle, while sheep and dairy stock caiue forward in full numbers, and prices were fully up to la to quotations. AYeaners were enquired for. We quote: Sheep: I'rinie fat wethers 27> io 27* <M, fat owes 2<)s to 22s .'id. ewes in lamb ISs (id, lionets lis to His (id. Cattle: Vat cows C 7 IDs to ,CS <>s, fir*t condition cows &f> to ,t:<; JOs, store cows £3 10s to ss, boners ids to ;C2 15s. ompl y heifers U2 ISs, bull calves o(>s to .'ISs, heifers calves 2f).s to £1 IIK best heifers ,12 2s, others calves 13s to i ISs. Hairy cows: Host sold at from £S jto .ClO, others £5 to ;€7 10s, best ' heifers £8 to £li 10s, others JC3 2s