COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Yesterday. At the third Dunedin wool sale to-day so far as the morning operations were concerned super wools were down 2d, medium down Id, and inferior down 2d to 2Jd, compared with the second Dunedin sales, but prices were a shade better, or at any rate quite as good, as at Timaru laßt week. Half-bred brought up to 18id, crossbred to 17Jd. LOAN AND MERCANTILE OO.'S .. - REPORT,. ~- ";--"-■> Opunake.—Forward cowtf '£7 13s to"£8 10s, good store cows £6 lis to £7,.small and aged store cows £4 3$ fid' to £5 18s 6d, boners £3 to £3 14s, medium-weight bulls £9 ss, 20-month bulls £3 Is to £5 7s, 18-month heifers in calf £3 lis, 16-month empty heifers £2 17b to £2 Ws 6d, weaner steers £2 to £2 14s, weaner heifers £1 Is fid to £1 9a 6d, weaner pigs 6s to 12s. Manaia.—Pat cows brought from £9 18s fid to £lO 6s, light do. £9 10s to £9 15s, fresh-conditioned.cows £8 18s to £9 6s, forward cows £7. Ws to. £8 ss, store cows £6 2a to. £7, -small do. £4 to £5 10s, forward heifers £6,iOs fid to £7, store empty heifers <>£6 6s to £5 10 8 fid, 2ft-month heifers in calf £5 6s, 18-month do. £4 18s fid to £5, 15-month do. £3 15s, 20-month, steers (good) £5 13s to £6 17s. Waverley.—Four and six-tpoth wethers brought 245, 2-tooth to f.m. wethers 22s 3d, aged fat and forward ewes 16s Ed, aged store ewes 13s fid, cull ewes 10s, Southdown ram B £3 to £3 2s fid, fat cows to £9 15s, small store cows £5 Bs 6d to £5 12s fid, 18-jnonth steers £5 93, yearling bulls £4 lis, 15-month heifers £3 7s Qd, weaner Steers (small) £2 Is, weaner heifers £1 9s, weaner pigs 7s 6d, slips 18s fid, small slips 10a to 15s 6d. FARMERS' CXMXP. REPORT, Ok'aiawa.—Fat cows £9 5s to "£9 15s, Evesh-conditioned cows £8 5s to £9, forward cows £7 to £B. store cows £5 10s to £8 17s 6d, boners £3 10s to £5, bulla £4 12s fid to £B, fat sheep 23s 10s, store wethers 20s, lambs 9s 5d to Us. Eltham.—Fat cows £lO to £ll, freshconditioned cows £8 15s to £9 ss, forward cows £7 15s to £8 12s, store cows £6 to £7 ss, small do. £4 to £5 10s, bonera £3 10s to £5, bulls £5 10s to £ll 28 Bd, good weaner steers, £2 5s to £2 lis .others £1 15s to* £2 2s, weaner heifers 20s to 35b, lambs 15s fid, store ewes 12s fid, fat ewes 20s fid, weaner pigs 15s to 20s. . . Hawera.—Four and ewes 23s fd, f.f.m. ewes 15s fid to 18s 9d, f.m, cwea 12s lOd to 15s, good store, lambs 15s 6d to 178 7d, store lambs 12s fid to 1 13s lid, cull lambs 8s to 9s 9d, heavy bulls £9 10s to £ll, lighter bulls £7 to £9, fat cows £9 10s to £lO 15s, fresh-conditioned cows £8 10s to £9 ss, forward cows £7 10s to £8: Bs, store cows £6 to £7 7s, small do. £4 to £5 lOs, boners £3 10s to £5, in-calf heifers £5 to £7 15s, good weaner steers £2 5s to £2 15s, others £1 lOs.to £'2, weaner heifers 20s to, £2 ss, 2',4-year steers £0 6s. Kaponga.—Fat cows £? 10s to £lO 195,. fresh-conditioned cows £8 15b to £9 ss, forward cows £8 to £8 12s, store cows £6 10s to £7 15s, small do. £4 5s to £5 10s, boners £3 10s to £5, bulla £4 10s to £lO 15s, in-calf heifers £5 ss, weaner steers £2 to £2 12s, weaner heifers 20s to 335, good store lambs 15s fid, others 12s.