COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

TRUST AGENCY DIVIDED. By Cabh.—Press Association—Copyright London, April 25. The Trust Agency of Australasia, has declared a dividend for the year of 74 per cent. The return from the Waihi Gold Mining Co.'s mine for the four weeks ended April 8 was £26,295 worth of bullion from 15,356 tons of ore treated. FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY, LTD. Hawera horse bazaar on April 15, unbroken heavy draught horses sold at from £2O to £2B 10s, medium do £l4 to £2O, light harness horses and hacks £5 to £lB 10s, ponies 20s to £6 10s, young broken heavy draughts £lO to £2O, medium draught and milk carters £ls to £BO, light harness'horses £7 to £lB, hacks £5 to £6 10s, Shetland ponies £5 to £8 10s, gig, horse, and harness £32. Opunake: Fat cows £3 10s to £9 18s, fresh conditioned cows. £8 to £9, forward cows £7 to £7 18s, store cows £5 to £6 17s Gd, good weaner steer calves £2 5s to £2 9s, heifers £1 10s to £2, mix?ed calves 20s to 255. Auroa: Fat cows sold at from £9 10s to £lO 10s, fresh conditioned cows £8 to £9 3s, forward cows £7 to £7 18s, store cows £5 to £6 15s, boners £3 to £4 12s, in-calf heifers £5 to £5 15s, empty heifers £3 10s to £t ss, bulls £5 to £lO 10s, good steers (weaners) £2 5s to £2 17s, heifer 3 33s to £2, small calves 20s to 30s.

On Thursday, the 20th instant, at Korito, we held a clearing sale of Mr. •T. W. Brayshaw's herd and dead stock. There was a good attendance, and a most satisfactory sale resulted. The dairy cows sold at from £fi 2s Gd to £lO, fat cows £9 Is to £9 14s, steer calves £3 10s, heifer calves £1 9s fid, pigs £1 15s to £3, horses to £25 10s, and large quantity of household furniture and sundries sold at ruling rates.