COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS - CO-OP. SOCIETY' REPORT.

At Opun.'ike yards on Monday, November 27, notwithstanding the very wet day, wo had a fair yarding of stock, and very high prices were realised. With the exception of five head of cattle, everything was sold at the hammer. Wc quote: Ewe and lambs 4.'is 0(1 to 45s Sd, forward woolly ewes litis fid, hogget? 35s 3d, prime fat cows £l4 to .Clli, fat cows .Cl'2 to £l3 15s, fresh-conditioned cows .£lO 15s to £ll 10s, forward cows £9 15s to £lO 10s, small store cows and empty heifers £0 to £■!) 12s, aged cows £8 to £8 15s, yearling steers £8 10s, yearling heifers £0 to £7 IBs, bulls £s"l7* Oil'to £l2 10s, springing heifers £S to £l3.

Manaia —Fat rows sold at from £l2 to £l4, fresh-conditioned cows £lO Ifls to £ll ss, forward cows £0 15s to £lO 7s, store cows £S 15s to £!) lis lid, yearling heifers £6 12s to £7, heavy bulls £l3 to £ls 12s Od, others £>) 10s to £l2 15s, pedigree Holstein bull £22, store pigs 20s (id to ,'MSs Cd, weaner pigs 12s to 15s, breeding sows £3 5s to £5 15s; sundries sold at, Into rates. Stratford.—Ewes and lambs £2 Os fid. fat hoggets £1 19s od. fat cows £l2 Us to £l4 12s Od, fresh-conditioned cows £lO to £ll 2s, forward cows £9 to £1) 15s, empty heifers £7 13s Od to £S 10s. One pen of two-year-old Shorthorn heifers realised £lO, yearling steers £(i ISs to £7 Ws, yearling heifers £0 to £7 3s, springing heifers £8 as to £ll 10s.

At Inglewood yards on Wednesday last there was a full yarding of stock and a small muster of sheep. Prices were fair, and a good clearance was made. Best springing heifers sold at from £lO to £l3 ss, others £0 to £9 IDs, shorn hoggets 23s ild, woolly hoggets £1 10s lid, forward cows £9 3s to £9 ISs, store cows and empty heifers £S 7a to £9 2s. small yearlings £4 5s to £4 14s, bulls'£s 10s to £l3 ss, store pigs 25s to 275, weaner pigs 15s to ISs. On Thursday, 30th inst., we held a clearing sale of Mr. Duckworth's stock Skcet road, Pihnma. There was a good attendance, and a satisfactory sale was held.

4uroa.—Fat cows sold at from £l2 liOs to £l4. fresh-conditioned cows £lO 5s to £ll 15s, forward rows £9 to £lO 2s, .(tore cows and empty heifers £8 los to £9, yearling 'heifers £O, hulls £7 to £l2. springing heifers £7 10s to £ls' horses £lO to" £33. NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

At I'renui on Monday, 27th ult., in spite of the heavy rain, there was a good yarding of stock and brisk competition, nearly everything being sold at the hammer at current rates. Fat shorn wethers made 35.5, springing heifers (good) £lO to £ll los, laedium £7 5s to £S 10s, fat cows £l2 to £ls ss, forward cows £lO to £ll 10s, store cows £8 2s Od to £8 15s, yearling steers £7 10s to £7 14s fid, yearling heifers £0 12s, bulls £lO 5s to £5 10s. At Stony River on Tuesday there was a fair yarding and attendance and good bidding. Yearling heifers made £€ 12s Od to £7 2s Cd, 2-year emptj heifers £S Is to £8 4s, store cows £8 3s to £9 Ills, fat do. £ll 17s to £l2 35,-spring-ing :ows £l3 ss, springing ihoifevs £l2 10s, bulls £!) 5s to £l3 17s Od. At Wuiwakaiho on Friday there was a good yarding and keen competition for all lines. Ewes and lambs made 51s, springing cows £l3 to £lfi 10s, springing heifers £S ss'to £S 10s, 18month to 2-year heifers £S, 12 to ISnionth do. £7 3s to £7 os, mixed weanfat and forward cows £ll to £ll 19? fat anr forward cows £ll to £ll 19s lid, hulls £9 to £lB 15s.