COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDIXGTON. Addington market this week was a double market, as litere will be no sale next week. Fat sheep sold at an advance of Is to 2s per head for shorn sheep, woolly being linn at late rates. Store cattle and pigs sold well. Store sheep.—Wether hogggets 17s "d. to 27s Id, ewe hoggets -23s 3d to 33, (Id, mixed sex hoggets 27s Cd, four and sixtooth wethers 215s Id to 355, six and eight-tooth wethers 27s 4d, two-tooth ewes 34s 4d, four and six-toot'i ewes •27s sd, sound-mouth, merino ewes 17s 9d, ewes and lambs (all counted) 23s 3d. Fat lambs.—Best lambs 30s to 85s, lighter 21s (id to 29s Od. Fat sheep.—Prime woolly wethers 30s fid to 50s, pigme shorn wethers 30s to 375, lighter 21s fid to 29* (id, woolly merino wethers 26s to 31s 3d, shorn merino wethers 23s Id to 25s 3d, woolly lines 30s f)d to 42s 7d, prime shorn ewes 2Ss Cd to 30s Od, lighter 19 lOd to 295. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £24 l'Os, prime steers £13.105. to £22 10s, ordinary steers £lO 5s to £ls, prime heifers £ll IDs to £l4 ss, ordinary heifers £!) to £ll, extra prime cows to £lB os, prime cows £l2 6s to £lO, ordinary co>vs £S 12s Od to £ll 10s, prime vealera £2 to £5, smaller 20s to 35,5, prime yearlings to £8 Jos. Store cattle.—Fifteen to eighteenmonths '£4 to £4 10s, two-year steers .£7, two-year heifers £5 15s to £0 ss, three-year steers £9 lis to £ll, three and four-year steers £l4 12* 6d, threeyear heifers £7 15s to £lO 17 od, dry cows £4 10s, best dairy cows £lO to £l9 17s 6d. Pigs.—Choppers 'Si 10s to '£B 10s, hea,vy baeoners £4 7s to £5, extra heavy baconers to £5 ss, light baeoners £3 12s to £4, heavy porkers OS3 to 00s (price per lb, 8«/ s d to 9d); light porkers 50; to 55s (price per lb, 7d to 7*/; d): large stores 55s to 60s, medium 45s to 545, smaller 32s to 40s, weaners 22s to 28s Od. BURNSIDE. At Burnside host bullocks niaJe £IS to £24 ss, medium £lB to £l7 10s, inferior £l2 10s to £ls, best cows and heifers £1.3 10s to £l6, medium £ll 10s to £l3, inferior £fl 10s to £ll. Sheep.—Prices advanced Is Od. Prime wethers 3Ss to 42b, extra 40s Od, medium to good 34s to 375, inferior 30s to 335. Prime ewes 37s to 40s, extra. 12s 3d, medium to good 32s to 355, inferior 25s to 28s. Lambs—Fjfty-seven penned. Prices were much the same as last week. Prime 21s to 245, medium 18s to 20s. 2CEWTOX KING'S REPOP.T. On Thursday, October 20, I hold my opening salt at Ohura. Favored with a fine day, there was a. big yarding of all classes of stock, which, with few exceptions were in excellent condition. A fine line of 85 three to three and a-half-year bullocks from Mr. Sam. Meredith attracted particular attention, and spoke volumes for the grazing properties of the Ohura country! The attendance at the sale was a record. Buyers wore present from the Walkato* to Wanganui, and competition from start to finish was very keen, excellent prices being realised. 'Mixed vearlings made £0 Is, steer do. £5 to £7 3s, heifer do. £4 15s to £5 7s, IS-months steers £8 14s Od to £9, 2 to 2%-years £9 17s to £lO 83,. 2'/, to 3-year bullocks £ll to £l2 9s, 3 to 4-year do. £l3 4s to £l4, store cows £7 12s Od to £S 13s, forward do. £0 to £9 17s (id, fat do. £l3 ss, cows and calves £9 lis, hulls £7 to £l3, stags £7 2s Od to £lO 7s Od. At Kaponga on Friday, 27th, thqrc was a full yarding, yearling heifers making £4 15s to £5 12s, yearling steers £5 13s to £0 la, vearlhW bulls £5 1,2s 6d to £6 12s Od, dairy bulls up to £l4, fat cows £l3 17s to £l3 19s, forward cows £lO 15s to £ll 13s, store cows £G 6s to £9 Ss, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ls 10s, dairy cows up to £l3 10s.

At P.ahotu on the same day yearling steers made £5 18s to £0 17s, small yearling heifers £5 to £5 3s, store cows ;CS 3s to £lO i3s Od, emptv heifers £6 12* to £7 10s, line of G2 2-yenr steers £9 fls, others £0 Ids, springing heifura £U 5s to £l3 Mis, small £7 5s to £0 17s Od, dairy cows £l2 5s to £l3 ],.->s, dairy bulls' up to £1") 15s. At my Stratford supplementary bull fair on Saturday, 28tli, Shorthorn bull.? sold from £0 10s to £ls, Jersov bulls £5 Kls to £l4 ,1s fid.

On Monday, 30th, at Urenui, be:t sprinting heifers made from £l2 15s to £l3 15s, others £8 to £lO I'is, dairy cows £l3 10-,, fat cows £l2 12s to £l4, forward heifer* £S Is to £ll, empty heifers £7 to £7 12s (Id, forward cows £lO 10s to £ll 2s fid, small stores £7 5s to £8 10a, yearling heifera £5 iV to £5 15s, 2-year steers (rough) '£o is, 20-months steers £7 Is to £8 3s od, dairv bulls up to £l3, others £7 10s to £H.

At Stony Ttiver on Tuesday, .'flat, there was a full yarding of good cattle, all of which sold undes* keen competitions. Tops of yearling steers mad?. £7 3s to £7 Gs Od, smaller cattle £0 12s Od to £8 Ids, choice Jersey 15-month heifers (line of 50) £6, others £O, choice Holstein 15-month empty heifers £0 10s, other Holstein yearling's £5 lS.s to £0 3s, yearling grade heifers £4 lis to £5 12s, choice colored Shorthort. 15-month heifers £0 10s, empty 2-yeJr heifers £7 Gs Gd to £7 10a, fat cows £l3 to £l7, forward cows £ll to £l2 15s, store cows £S 7s to £lO Kb, small store cows £0 12s fid to £7 153, dairy bulls up to £IS, springing heifer;; £3 15s to £l4, dairy cows £l3 to £l4 ss, 2-yeai' steers £9 10s to £!0 ss.

On the same day at Stratford, for my springing heifer sale, best heifers sold up to £l3 10s, smaller £S 15s to £lO 15s, dairy cows £lO to £l3 15s. At Okau on Wednesday, Ist hst, there was a good entry, yearling' heifers making £5 17s Cd, empty 2-year heifers £7 2s to £7 ss, yearling bull? £0 12a Gd to £S 15s, dairy bulls £lO 10.1 to £l3, springing heifers £7 10a to £l3, fat cows £1.3 12s Od, forward eown £lO 10s to £ll 10s, store eows £8 to £3 12s Od, rough 22-month and 2-year steer.? £S 13s to '£!) 9s Cd, good 2-yca; steen £lO 1-2.3 Gd, 2% to 3-yeat steers £ll 7a (id to £l2, 3 to SVi-year bullocks £l2 12s od, dairy cows £lO Ms to "£U. At- Uruti on Thursday, 2nd iaat., nust cattle came forward in excess of advertised numbers. There was a good -attendance of buyers, and e, record m!o wa3 held. Yeailing heifers made £5 10s to £fi ss, rough yearling steers £v 83, rough and colored 2-year stears £8 2s, empty 2-year dairy heifer 3 £7 ?2 Cd to £7 17s, fat eows £l2 10s, store cows £7 lis to £9 12s fid, forward cows £lO 10s to £ll 12s, 2-year steers £9 Ss to £lO 12s, cows and calves £lO Gs, bulls £8 2s Cd to £l3 ss, wetber hoggets 33s 3d, springing heifers (best) up to £l3 15a. flf.li»r» V.7 ta £lO 15s,