COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Thursday, June 22, at Rahotu, for Mr. H. N. Chapman's clearing sale of bis Kahui road herd, T l ia <i a g O(K i attendance of the pubiic. The cows were in good condition, but a good many were aged and rather late calvers, these re'hieing the average somewhat, but nevertheless a satisfactory average of about £9 was made. A four-months pedigree Berkshire boar made £4, sow £2 las. On the same day at Waitara road, for Mt. O. J. Herrick's sale, there was a very large attendance. Competition throughout 'was very keen, everything selling well, The best price for cows was £IG 10s, the herd averaging £lO 12s 6d. ' Weaner heifers made £2 2s, empty 15-months heifers £3 las, grade Jersey bull £9 10s, empty cows £6 10s to £8 10s, farm horses £2B to £35, mower £ls, dog-cart £lB, dray £l2 10s.' On Friday, 23rd, at Rahotu, for my fortnightly cattle sale, I liad a good entry, all of which was cleared, at the hammer as follows:—Weaner heifers £2 12s to £3 4s Gd, weaner steers £2 12s to £3 Ids, empty heifers £4 2s (Id, small cows £3 13s to £•'■ 12s store :mvs £i> 1 3s to £7 7s, forward cows £8 to £9, 10s, yearling bulls £4 is, fair-sized bulls £8 17s Bd, rough 18-monbhs steers £4 10s to £5 18a, in-calf 3-year heifers £8 12s Gd to £9 10s, dairy cows £9 10s. At the conclusion of the cattle sale I offered implements, horses, etc., on account of Mr. W. L. Corkin, which realised record prices. At Urenui on Monday, 28th, there was a good entry, with a keen enquiry. Prices obtained were: Yearling steers £3 10s to £3 15s, yearling heifers £2 5s Gd to £3, 20-month steers £5 1,3s Gd to £7, store cows £5 12s Gd to £7, forward and fat cows £8 2s to £ll ss. incalf heifers £G 17s Gd to £7 03. dairy cows £B, springing heifers £5 7s Gd to £G 10s, 3-year bullocks £lO 2s, .mipty 20-mont i hs heifers £4 Is to £4 10s, small lambg 15s, aged ewes..in lamb 17s Gd to 20s. On the same day at Midhirst, for Mr. G. M. Smith's clearing sale, there was a good attendance. Bidding for the dairy cows (a good line) was very keen, the he>'d averaging £l2 10s, the best price being £lB 10s. Heifers in calf made £0 5s to £7, weaner heifers £3 Gs 6d, small steers £3 2s Gd, Midhirst f actory shares lGs, farm horses £l4 10s to £25 ss, dray ,tilo, gig £IG 10s. On Tuesday, at Stony River, there was a full yarding of good cattle, including a good number of yearling steers, the top prices for these ranging from £3 14 3 to £4 ss. Other prices obtained were: Small steers £3. yearling heifers £2 l&s to £3, empty 20-month heifers £3 l7s Gd to £4 3s, 20-month steers £6 14s I to £7 Gs, store cows £4 17s Gd to £7 is. forward and fat cows £8 2s Bd io I £ll las, empty forward heifers £7 10s to £8 14s, Shorthorn yearling bull £5 j 10s, springing heifers £5 10s to £8 10s, I dairy cows £5 5s to £lO 10s, in-calf 3-yea< heifers £8 ss.

3n the same day at Raimata. for Mr. T. Rust's clearing sale, there was j. good a 1 tendance. The herd of ;ows was m fair condition, a few of the line being a little aged, but a good average of £9 ?i was obtained. Yearling heifers made £3 ss, breeding sows £5 ss; sundries sold at full values.

On Wednesday, 28th, at Inglewood. for my weekly rattle sale I had «. good entry of both sheep and eattle. ' The attendance of- the public, as- might have been expected, was not quite up to the average, but those present were buyers, and .ompetition for all lines, with the exception of in-calf heifers, was very keen, excellent prices being realised. A rough pen of 20-months steers made £7 fls, and a nice line of Shorthorn 20-month empty .heifers £4 17s (id. Othei prices were: Yearling bulls £4 los to £G 17s fid, yearling steers £3 17s to £i 3 a yearling heifers £2 8s Gd to £3 r>s, empty 20-month heifers £4 4* to £4 17s fld, 15 and 18-month empty heifers £3 13s 6d, in-calf 2-year heifers (small; £5 2s 3d to £6 3s, 2-year Holstein heifers in calf £7 ss, 2-year Jersey heifers £ls 15s to £7 10s, dairy cows' (small) £7 os, store cows £3 9s i 0 £7 i 2s _ forward cows £S 3s to £9 ii a od, smali , lambs 19s id, sound-mouth ewes in jamb •'ils !)d to 32s 1%1, f.m. ewes in lamb 21s 9d.

On the same day at Midhirst, for Mr C. Fowler's clearing sale, I .had a good attendance. The cows were good and sold very readily up to £lB 10s the herd averaging £]!Mos. In-calf fieifers made £5 Ms to £f, meaner neifers £3 7s, farm horses £22 to £27, drill £33 long-shafter gig £22.

On Thursday, 20th, at Stony River yards, for the -learing sale on account of Messrs Stevenson and Kirk, there was a lau- attendance, the very rough morning probably keeping a number away. Ridding, however, was very brisk, a very satisfactory sale resulting. Yearling steers, mostly rough made £3 His (id to £3 HJs (id, yearling heii'ers £2 Us to £3 ss, bulls £S 12s (id to £9 12s (id store cows £5 15s to £(J 15s, stag £H) ■V, 21/,-ycar ,-teer £S 12s 3d, lamb; 22s 3d, f.m. ewes in lamb 27s (id, springing heifers (good) £S to £9 15s, smaller £1 15s to £(i ss. The dairy cows were mostly second calvers and calving late these selling up to £l3 10s, empty small cows selling from £4 5s to £0 7 S fl<j.

4t Huiraugi on the same day, for Mr. C. Young's clearing sale, buyers were present in good numbers. The cows were a very fair line, selling ;t from £7 5s to £l4 ss, averaging just on £lO. Empty cows made £-1. 5s to £(i 12s (id, empty heifers £3 15s, springing heifers £7. 15s farm horses £ls to £24. RANGIOTIT Yearling steers £2 10s, '£3 ss, Jersey weaner heifers £2 os, yearling heifers £2 15s, £3 4s, eighteen-month steers £5 (is, store cows £3 13s Gd, £4 2s (id forward cows £G 15s, £7. fat cows £8 2s (id, £!), heifers with calves £4 15s, springing jws £O, bulls £4 to £O, Shorthorn . ,/o-year bulls £7 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report.—At Haumni, on Tuesday, only a small yarding was penned. All lots met witli a ready sale. Small mixed hoggets 13s, fat cows £8 12s Gd, £9 14s Od, store cows £2 10s, twenty-month steers £4 lis, snrin"in" heifers £0 17s (id. * ° AUCKLAND. West field: Best oxen sold to £2 7s per 10011), others £2 3s to £2 (is, cows and heifers sold to £2 »s per 1001b for best, others £2 Is to £2 4s, steers sold at from £lO to £2O 15s, cows heifers sold at from £7 to £l4 10s. Calves: Heavy sucker.? £4 10s to £(i 4s. medium suckers £3 5s to £4 Bs, light suckers £1 12s to £3 3s, small and .fresh-dropped 3s to £1 ss. j Sheep: Best- wethers sold at from .or extra heavy £1 18s to £2 6s,- others £1 12s to £1 173 Gd, best ewes £1 15s Gd to £2, others £1 Os 9d to £1 Us Bi,

hoggets sold" at horn '£l 3s to £1 8s fid, Pigs: Choppers sold at from £4 13s to £6 10s, heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 12s, medium baconers £3 10s to £4 4s, light baconers £3 to £3 9s, heavy porkers from £2 10s to £3, medium porkers from £2 Is to £2 9s, light porkers from £1 13s to £2, slips £1 4s to £1 10s. ADDINGTON Lambs—Mixed sexes 15s 2d to 22s 4d, wether lambs 14s lOd to 19s 3d, ewe lambs 20s 3d, 23s Gd, two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 21; i fid, 255, soundmouth ewes 15s 4d, 19s <Jd, two and fourtooth wethers IBs lOd, 25s 2d, soundmouth merino ewes 13s lOd, 15s lOd, four, six, and eight-tooth merino wethers 17s, 20s, lambs, prime, 24s fid to 325, medium 20s Cd, 245, lighter 17s (id, 20s! Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to 475, prime wethers 27s Cd to 355, others 225, 275, merino wethers 22s 3d, 23s 7d prime ewes 27s Gd, 31s Id, medium ewes 23s Od, 275, other* 17t od, 235, merino ewes 14s 7d, .15b lid. Pat cattle: Extra prime stores to '£2s, ordinary steers £9 10s to £24 15s, extra prime heifers to £l7, ordinary heifers £7 10s, £lO 15s, extra prime cows £l7 15s, ordinary cows £7 7s Bd, £l4 15s. Store cattle: Two and a half-year steers to £G 10s (id, three-year steers £7 10s, £8 15s. three-year heifers £0 fis, dr> cows £2 10s, £0 ss, dairy cows £3 10a, £l7 10s. . BURNSIDE. Prices dropped 10s to '£l. Extra prime bullocks £2O 17s fid, prime £ls 10s to £lB, medium £l3 to £l4 17s Od, light £9 10s to £l2 ss, extra prime cows, heifers £2l, prime £l3 10s „o £ls 10s. medium £lO 10s to £l2 10s, light and inferior £7 10s to £9 10s Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers 42s Od, prime 34s (Id to 38s, medium 27s to 31s, light 23s to 26s 6d, extra prime ewes 43s fid, prime 31s to 30s, good 2fis to 28s (Id, light and medium 15s Cd to 22s Gd. Lambs: Extra prime 32s Gd, prime 24s to 28s, medium to good 20s to 235, light and unfinished 15s (id to 18s Gd. Pigs: Stores sold fairly well, while suckers and slips realised advanced prices. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Sydney, June 30. Oats.—Algerian 2s 8d to 3s, Pasmanian white 3s to 3s Id. Barley, 3s 5d to 3s «d. Maize, 4s 8d to 4s 9d. 'Potatoes, Tasmanian £7 10s to £<). Onions, £O. Adelaide, June 30. Bran, Is Id to Is ly.d. Pollard, Is 2d. Oats, 2s to 2s Id. Melbourne, June 30. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £6 ss. Barley.—English 4s 8d to 4s 9d, "ape 3s Cd to 3s '/% d. Oats—Milling Algerian 2s 3>/od to 2s iy 2 d, feed 2s to 2s 2a. Potatoes £6 to £7. Onions, £3 15s to £4. Hides.—Moderate supplies; heavier and sloppies a farthing lower; others firm.