COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z.L. AND M.A. CO. Kakaramea: A nice line of 2 and 4 tooth ewes in la nil) brought 3.i», 2, -1, and 6-tooth liii?]) ewes in lamb 32s fid, fat ewes 28s to 30s. eniptv store ewes ISs lid to 1 Ms. lionets 2lis Od to 21s 4d, small do. 19s to l!)s 10d, small lijjlit weight fat cows £9 10s to CIO. forward eows £S 7s to CS lis, store cows ••C(l ills to £7 7s, used store eows in calf £(i 10s, bulls £!) to £lO 2s (id, store and forward heifers £."> 5s to £7 2s, 25-year steers £lO 15s, 18-month steers £7 to £7 10s, 15-month steers £5 lis to £5 17s, IS-month empty heifers £5, yearling steers (ordinary) £3 10s to £3 18s, yearling heifers £2 17s (id to £3 6s, mixed yearlings £1 16s 6d to £3. Eltham: Fat eows '£lo to £lO 10s, forward eows £fl 3s (id to £0 10s, fresh cews £7 10s to £8 14s, store cows £7 Is to £7 10s, small do £G to £6 12s (id, store heifers £5 23 to 13s, dairy eows £8 5s to £lO 15s, best dairy heifers £9 to £lO 10s, backward and small ditto £7 to £8 15s, 18-month steers £0 Bs, yearling steers £3 17s, yearling heifers £3 4s fid, full-month ewe* £] 2s Gd to £1 6s Od, aged ewes 16s fid.

Hawera: Full-mouth ewes, in lamb, brought 2(>s Id-to 275. aged ditto 20s Id; forward empty ewes 23s Id, mixed hoggets 21s 7d to 21s !)d, cull hoggets Us Id, prime fat eows £l2 2s to £l4 12s, 33-year steers £l3 10s to £l6, fat eows £lO 4s to .£ll Is, forward cows £0 5s to £0 13s. fresh eows £8 to £8 17s, store eows £6 17s (id to £7 18s, store heifers £5 5s Od to £6 (is, boners £4 to £5 (is, 15-month heifers £5 to £5 4s, yearling steers (good) £4 12s fid, ditto (law conditioned) £3 3s to £3 lis, yearling bulls £3 14s to £-1 17s, yearling heifers (fair) £5 to £5 4s, ditto (small) £2 6s to £2 12s, breeding sows (backward) £3 to £4 10s, small store pigsj 32s Od. In the dairy pens there was a fairly good entry, but only a, small amount of business was transacted, owing to the quality of the stock offered not being up to the usual standard. Best dairy heifers brought from £lO to £lO 10s, others £7 2s fid to £9 7s fid. On the 14th instant we held a sale of dairy stock on account, of Mr. Walter Tldwarils, Eraser road. Best eows brought from £l3 to £l4 10s, medium £lO to £'2 10s, aged, faulty and backward £5 to £0 10s, the line averaging over £lO, 2-year Shorthorn heifers, in calf, £7 10s. Farm sundries sold well. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. . On Monday, 10th inst., at Waihi, we had a satisfactory clearing sale for Mr. 'P. Hurley. Vearling heifers £3 10s. yearling hull £3 12s, hoggets 275, horses £3 10s to £2(l, store pigs £1 13s to £1 17s, sows £2 17s fid to £0 7s fid. Sundries and furniture sold at ruling rates. At Opunake yards on Monday Iher; was a small yarding of cattle and prices were good. Fat cows £lO 10s to £ll 19s, fresh-conditioned cows £8 5s to £!> ss, forward cows £7 to £8 7«, small stor; cows £5 10s to £6 10s, 20mftnth steers £5 17s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £4 4s. Mauaia: Fy'esh conditioned cows "£0 to £9 l.'is, forward cows £7 15s to £8 ISs. store cows £5 10s to £fi, best in-calf heifers £9 to £l3 10s, others £0 to £S 15s, dairy cows £8 5s to £ls 10s, ewes 20s 3d. At the clearing sale for Mr. F. .1. Hall, South road, Hawera, dairy cows brought £l2 to £lO for best, others £7 to £ll 10s averaging £ll 12s. At Oaonui, on Wednesday, at Mr. .1. M. Deegan's clearing sale, dairy cows sold at from £9 10s to £l6.

At Inglewood yards, on Wednesday, there was a good yarding of cattle anil sheep, and with few exceptions the whole yarding was sold under the hammer or afterwards. Wethers 29s Cd to 30s, f.f.m. ewes 24s to 28s, aged ewes 18s 7d to 22s Cd, hoggets 20s to 24r Id. forward eows £7 5s to £S 18s, store cows £6 to £7, small store cows £5 to £5 18s, 20-month to 2-year steers £," Is to £B, yearling heifers £2 lfis to £:! 4s, steers £2 12s (id to £4 Is, in-c.il heifers (best) £lO to £ll ss, others £1; to £9 10s, cows £7 7s (id to £9 10s. At Riverlea on Wednesday we line a successful clearing sale 011 account of Mr. A. Ward.

At Piliama 011 Thursday a successor sale was held 011 account of Mr. A. 11 Stevenson. The best dairy cows sold al from £ls to £2O, others £lO to £1 ■' 10s, averaging £l3 10s; in-calf heifer £7 (0 £ll.

At Kaponga on Thursday we held ; satisfactory sale of Mr. A. V. TaitV dairv cows. Best dairy cows £ls ti £2l, others £8 to £l4'los. Auroa: Fat cows 110 5s to £l2 l.'lfresli conditioned cows £8 10s to £9 5forward cows £7 5s to £8 4s, ston cows £6 to £7 2s Od, small store cow: £5 5s to £6, yearling heifers calves C2 Us to £3 10s, pen of choice heifers £4 ss. The in-calf heifers on account of Mr. P. Hughes sold at from £8 to £lO 15s, other heifers £8 5s to £ll, At Lake Road, Hawera, on Friday, we held a satisfactory clearing sale for Mr. .las. O'Mallev. Best dairy cows £ls to £2l, Others £9 to £l4 10s, yearling heifers £3 19s.