COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

-~" ♦■ „ MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND GO'S REPORT. 1 On Wednesday last we held our usual [Weekly sale at. our Inglewood yards [there- being only a small entry of'stock 'Bll of which was disposed of at the folI lowing prices: Fat cows ,cs 0s to .CO 2s Crt, forward | rows £li 2s to £7 Bs, store cows £3 15s la £1 os, bulls £4 to £ll 1 AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows : At Papakura on Tuesday three to JUyear steers sold at £9 ISs'to £ll 7s Oil; 2 to 3-year steers, £7 7s to £0 17s; empty cows and heifers. £5 0s to £7 15s; yearling to IS-months heifers, £2 7s to £-1 lis; calves. £1 to ;C2 0s; bulls, £(i to £ll. Beef in large supply sold at fully Weslfiold rates. At the Wcstfield fat. stock market on Wednesday prime oxen sold ofc £2 4s per 1001b; cows and heifers, £1 15s to £2 2s; steers sold at from £l2 10s to £2l 2s Cd; cows, £(j 10s to £l3 las; 10 steers from Mr. ,1. Masscy, Weeks Island, averaged £lO 15s; 20 steers from Messrs. R. and W. Gollan, Panmure, averaged £IR Is Od. Calves wore penned in small numbers and sold at last week's high prices. Runners, £4 17s .to £7 15s; heavy suckers, £3 7s to £4 0s; medium, £2 9s to £3 4s; light, £1 5s to £2 4s; small and fresh-dropped, 5s to £1 Is. Pigs were penned in average numbers and these again sold at high prices. Baconers, £2 17s to £5; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3 Ms; medium porkers, £2 to £2 lis; light, £1 10s to £1 IPs; weaners. lis to £1 Is; slips, ,il 3s to £1 Ss. Sheep were yarded in less than average numbers and improved in prices from 2s to 3s per head. Best wethers sold at from £1 7s (o £1 10s 3d, others CI 3s to £1 (Is (id; ewes, heavy £1 ;5s to £1 7s (id; light ewes, His tid to £1 4s 3d: hoggets, Ills to £1 4s 3d. Lambs in small supply sold at innvrovcd raves; best, 18s Od to £1 Is; others, 13s Od to His Cd.

ADDINGTOM There were comparatively small entries, but the attendance was good, Cattle vdiowod some improvement, and store sheep sold at advanced rates, hut fat lambs were irregular, and in some cases easier than at the previous sale. Fat sheep advanced on an average Us per head, but store cattle were dull of sale.

Hlol'e sheep—l'airlv pood 2-tootb wethers 12s lid lo 13s, ordinary 2-tooth withers lis, forward 4 und (i-tooth withers 17s 3d lo IDs fid, 4 mid ii-toot.h liall'bred wethers Ms to ltis.jrood forward lambs 14s to lf>s lid, ordinary lambs 10s Id to 13d 6<l, cull lambs 5s lo 7s !»d, good 2-tnotJi f\V(S 17s Id to 17s M, inferior 2-tootli ewes 10s (id, fiiilimj-nioiithod cues mid lambs ins 7(1, sonnd-mouthm! ewes Ids Stl, fair <l, G, and 8-tootli ewes to 13s (id. Fat lambs—Prime lamb 20s to 2:ls, medium 15s to IDs (id. luilii'.ishi'd 12s (id to 1-1 s (id. s'at shoep—Prime wctliors 23s to 20s, others 17s (id io 22s (id, extra prime ewis to 2i)s '.ld, prime eives 22s lid lo 20s 7d, medium ewes 17s (id to 225. lighter I ."is lo 17s. lionets Its (id to IS% J'al entile—-Extra prime steers to £lO, ordinavv steers £lO to .€l2 10s, extra prime iieii'ers to £l4, ordinary heifers .er. 12s (id to ,C 8 10«, extra prime cows to £l3s, ordinary cows £(! to ,C 0 IDs, price of beef per KJOlb, extra quality to ;">.">s. Store Cattle—Yearlings 235, 15 to 18month sorts £i 4s. to :C3 2s, 2-voar steers X-l 4s to £-! ."is, 2-year heifers £3 Ss, 2-i-year steers .0"> lSs, 3-yoar steers Hi 10s to 6# 18s (id. 3-year heifers JC3, dry cows ,-CS l.ts to .Eli. Dairy eows. (23 lo til "is. riiis--Choppers Ids to 120-=, extra heavy biiconers lo ilus, heavy baconers JO* io 7('-'. light baeoners Ss to «3s; jjrico per lb, (!d. Ileal v porkers -12s to l.'s. ordinary porkers 33s to 10s; price per lb, (ijd 'to (Pal. Medium stores 22s lo 2S-. Mimllcr 18s lo 21s, weaners 4s I'd In 12s. IU'RXsmK. At Biirnslde KSli fat cattle were yarded. The quality on the whole was good, lint priees were easier by about l»s per iiead. Host lmlloeks made to .tJ I'l I ."is. medium 1213 to £l4, inferior £ll 10s to £l2 ills, be*t eows and heifers Cl 3 to £l4. medium £lO to £lO 10s, MU'eiiov £K lo £■-> tOs.

Fat .-hoop-1»!7 penned, the quality being fairly good. Competition was not. mi keen as lask week, and prices declined Is (id. First welliers 22s to 275. extra lo 33s i;,I. medium IDs to 21s. inferior 17s lo 17s lid, best ewes 21s to 21=, medium JO,, to 20s, inferior |3s to 15s. Fat lambs—llso penned. At Hie commencement prices acre much easier, but owing to a freezing buyer operating ,-alufs improved. Test ill's io 235, medium IBs to 17s, inferior 13s to 15s.

JOITN.SOXVIU.E At these yards prime bollocks and ■.beep came forward and sold freely at the following prices-.—Prime heavy bullocks Cl 7 15s to €IS, prime bullocks U(> 17s (Id to €l7 2s fid, extra prime heavy vealers (ids to 74:5, prime vealcrs 30s to 50s, prime wethers 25s to 25s lid, lighter 24s to 24s 3d, prime ewes 22s fid, lighter 20s (id to 21s, prime heavy lambs 19s to 19.5 3d, lighter 10s till to 17s Sd,