COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 June 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S - REPOR'r.

The Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of Xew Zealand, Ltd.. re 'port:—

At Te Kiri, on Saturday, 17th inst., we held a clearing sale of Mr. A. B. Coffiin's live and dead stock. The best dairy cows sold at from £ll 10? to £l3 10s, others £7 to £lO 10s, weaner heifers £3 Is, horse £l4 10a; sundries sold at ruling prices.

At Okaiawa yards on Monday last there was a smaller yarding of oig cattle than usual, but a full muster of weaners, which sold well. Fat cows £0 5a to £9 10s, fresh conditioned cows £8 10s to £9, forward cows £7 10s to £8 os, store cows £0 2s to £7 7s, good weaner, heifers £2 10s to £3 14s, others £2 5s to £2 10s, in-ealf heifers £0 10s, to £O.

At Eltham, on Tuesday, 20th inst., at Messrs. Barraclougli and Murch's clearing sale best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £2l ss, others £lO to £l4 10s, aged cows £7 to £9 10s, heifers £7 to £lO 15s, store pigs 23s to 325, sows £5 to £0; farm implements and sundries sold at fully late rates. At Mr. A. E. Death's sale on Tuesday, 20th inst., best dairy cows sold at from £l2 10s to £l6 10s, others £8 5s to £ll 10s, bulls £9 15s to £l4 10s, weaner pigs 14s to 15s fid, sow and litter £7 10s. On Wednesday, 21st inst., tho second day of Mr. A. E. Death's sale best dairy cows sold at from £l4 10s to £lB 10s, others £9 15s to £l4, iiv calf "heifers £9 10s to £ll ss, the whole herd averaging over £l2 10s. •

At Eltham yards on Wednesday, there was a large yarding of stock. We quote: Fat cows £lO to £ll 12s, fresh-condK tioned cows £9 to £9 17s, forward cows £S 5s to £9, store cows £7 to £B, small store cows £5 17s to £0 17s Od, boners £3 17s to £5 15s; weaner steers £:! 10s to £3, heifers £1 17s to £2 10s, fat sheep 30s 7d, store sheep IDs 3d to 20s. lambs lfls 3d.

At Oeo, 011 the 22iul inst., we held a clearing sale of Mr. C. R. Rii-chaU's live and dead stock. The dairy cows were in good condition and averaged ,€l3 17s 6d. T he best dairy cows sold at from £l6 to £2fl, others £9 10? to £ls, horses £23 10s to CI"), lambs iOs 9d; sundries and household furniture sold at high rales.

At Hawera yards on Thursday there was a £00(1 yarding of b"'it sheep and entile, which sold at fully late rates. The advertised ewes on account of Messrs. Lareomb Bros., sold at from 34s 3d to 34s 4d, lambs 12s Id to 15s 3d, ewes £1 3d (Id to £1 (is 10(1, fat cows £lO Is to £ll, fresh-conditioned eows £9 5« to £0 18s. forward eows £8 to £9, store cows £7 to £7 17s 6d, small store cows £5 10s to £6 15s. boners £4 to £5 ss. w.eaners and heifers £1 IRs to .(."2 4s (id, steers £3 5s to £3 Uls, in-ealf heifers £8 to £9 ss, pigs, werners 12s.

At Kaponga yards on Friday fat eotv.-; soli! at from £lO to £ll freshcoiiditior.ed cows -CO to £9 Iforward cows £S to £>! !,1«, store cow ; £5 15s to £7 12s 'III. honers £4 to £5.

| At Mr. W. Cowper's clearing sale on Friday, 23rd inst., dairy cows sold nt from £l2 10s to £1(1 5s for the best, ollhti £S 10s to £l2, heifers £9, lambs I'is 0(1; the implements and furniture sold at ruling rates. On Friday, 23rd, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. K. Lareomb, of Kapuni. The dairy cows were a choice lot and were keenly competed for, the herd averaging £ls 2s (id. - Best dairy eows sold at from £lO to £l9, other's £lO 10s to £ls 10s, in-calf heifers £9 10s to £l3 15s; horses £23 10s to £2B, pigs 12s 6d tc 16s, sow to £3 ss. !

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd., I-lawera. report: At Opunake, on the 10th inst., we had a good yarding of cattle, including a under brisk competition. Fresh-condi-tioned cows brought £8 15s to £0 7s (id, small forward eoivs £7 15s to £8 3s, goo<l store cows £6 10s to £7 Ms, store heifers £5 to £5 Ms. hollers £4 2s to £5 10s, 2-year-old heifers in calf £9 to £lO 2s fid, 2%-year-old do. £8 to £sl 15s, 20-month to 2-year do. £!"> to £7, yearling steers £3 10* to £3 18s, do. (fair) £3 lis to £3 14s fid, do. (small) £2 10s Gd to £3 0s (id. Holstein yearling heifers £3 (Is fid to £3 12s, do. (small) £2 13s to £3 4s, Shorthorn and Jersey cross yearling heifers (fair) £2 14s fid, 3tore pigs 13s to £1 7s. At Mnnaia <on 20th ints., fat cows and heifers made up to £lO Bs, fresh conditioned cows £8 17s (id to £0 10s, forward cows £7 14s to £8 7s, store cows £5 10s to £7, forward heifers £0 18s, small store cows and heifers £4' flu. to £4 15s, 3-veav heifers in calf £9 10s to £lO, yearling heifers £2 !)s to £2 14s, small <lo. (poor) £1 (Is, small yearling steers (bad colors) £2 12s, small store lambs 17s (id, store pigs 24s to 28b, slips 13a to ISs (id. At Palmer road, on 21st inst., competition was keen mid prices (inn. Medium fat cows £lO 5s to £l9 12s, rough fat cows £lO to £lO Bs, fresh conditioned cows £0 os to £!l lis, forward eows £S to £8 15s, store cows £(i to £7 ss, store heifers £4 Ills to £5 l()s, heifers in calf £7 2s (id to £0 15s, yearling steers £3 10s to £3 His, small yearling bulls £3 15s, yearling heifers £2 2s to £2 Ss, extra good do. £3 Bs, small mixed weaners (poor) £1 3s, forward lambs 10s fid, small store pijs 23s (id. At Wnverley, on 23rd inst., there was a particularly good demand for both sheep and cattle. Mixed lambs brought 10s 10d to 21s 10d, aged hush ewes in lamb 22s fid, 4-toot.h do. (small) 2fis Id, li-tooth bush wethers 25s Hid, ased empty ewes 19a, small fat heifers "£8 ss, light, fat eows £9 17s to £lO, fresh conditioned eows £S to £8 10s, store eows and heifers £5 His, 18-month empty heifers £5, Shorthorn do (well bred) £7 15s, 15-month empty heifers £3 15a, yearling heifers £2 Ids. After the ordinary stock sale, in conjunction with Messrs. F. R. Jackson and Co., Wanganui, we disposed of Messrs. J. Kennedy and Sons' dairy herd, consisting of over 90 cows. There were a good lot, in excellent condition, the majority being early calvers. Bidding was brisk and good prices ruled throughout, an average of just under £l2 per head being obtained for the line, the majority being purchased by dairy fanners from South Taranaki. Best dairy cows brought from £ls to £l7, fair dairy sorts £ll to £l4 10s, backward and faulty cows £7 15s to £lO 10s, aged and inferior cows £5 2s to £7 15s.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET. London, June 20. There is a strike of Bradford wool combers, but it is expected to be of sliorl duration. The commandeering of the English new clip is the paramount topii ui the wool market. Opinion is divided as to its effect on colonial crossbredif the Government onlv naya 40 per eert above ure-war rates,