COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AMERICAN WHEAT ESTIMATES. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received July in, 5.5 p.m. New York, July 10. The winter wheat of Iri)lT is estimated to yield 402,000,000 bushels, against 482,000,000 in 1!)10. The spring yield is estimated at 276,000,000, as compared with 158,000,000 bushels last year. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO'S REPORT. On July 2 we held a clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Mr. A. E. Ruseoe, Waverley. The herd of about 3S averaged £ll 6s. Prices were: Bulls up to 20!gns, good conditioned early oalvers £l3 15s to £l6 10s, later calvers £8 10s to £lO 16s. ' " Opunake: Store cows £5 18s to £7 'los, 2-year steers £5 10s. weaner heifers I £2 5s to £2 10s, steers £3. Waverley: 2-tooth wethers 27s Id to 28s 2d, 4, 6 and 8-tooths 29s to 35s 111, 4 and G-tooth ewes in good condition 33s W, hoggets (mixed sexes) 23s to 24s Ud, medium fat cows £lO 2s to £ll 15s, store cows £G 16s to £7 7s, 3-year bullocks £l3. 13-month steers £S, weaner heifers and steers £4 lis to £5 10a. FARMERS' QO.OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY, LTD. At Opunake yards on June 30 iwo held a clearing, sale of Mr. Geo. 1..-. yliss 'dairy cows, etc. There was a good attendance of 'buyers, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Best dairy cows sold at from £l4 to £lB, others £!) 10s to £l3 10s, weaners £4 13s, store lambs lSs. Okaiawa—Fat cows £ll 10s to £l4, forward cows £9 to £lO 10s, store caws £5 to £8 10s, weaner steers £5 Gs, mixed weaners £2 lis, in-calf heifers £lO las, store ipigs £1 4s. At Auroa on Monday, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. IP. Duggan. Best dairy tows sold at from £l4 10s to £lB, others £lO to £l4, weaner heifers £5 4s, horses £11) 10s to £29. Implements and sundries sold well. On Tuesday last, at Manaia, we held a successful clearing sale of furniture on account of Mr. S. A. Johnston. At Fraser road. Haw era, on Tuesday we held a clearing sale on account of Messrs Park and Rae. The best dairy cows sold at from £l4 to £ 1 1!) 10s, and £lO to £l3 10s, horses £l2 to £27, store pigs £8 3s to £3, weane l ' pigs 2.1 s. Implements, etc., sold at late rates. Eltham —Forward wethers 30s, ewes £os Od to 245, lambs 10s fid. fat cows £l2 10s to £l'3. forward steers £l4 10s, forward corns £lO to £ll, store cows £7 llis to £'S 10s weaner heifers £4 7s, mixed weaners £2. The advertised dairy cows on account of Mr. F. IV. Frothy sold at from £0 sis to £l3. On Thursday we held a clearing sain at Matiipu of Messrs Bosson Bros.' dairy cows, etc. There was a good attendance of buyers. Best dairy cows made £l3 lfls to -CK>, others £lO to .£l3. empty coins £7 to £!) ss, weaners £3 (is to £4 10s, weaner pigs IGs. Hawera—Forward cows £lO 15s to £li], fat. cows £l2. store cows £7 15s to £!!, heifers £fi 17s. weaners £3 3s, bull £0 I"> S . forward wethers £1 lfls tc £1 13s i)d. lambs 24s fid to 25s fid. The dairy herds "on account of Mr. A. Cam"' bell and Mr. S. Buckvell sold at from £9 10s to £ls 10s: on account of other vendors, heifers in calf made £G 10s to £ll. At Glover road yard, T-Tanvera, on Friday, we held a clearing sale of Mr. P. Bremer's pedisn'e Ayrshire cows. There was a good attendance of buyers, but competition was not too keen. The cows sold at from 10 guineas to 2H guiners, heifers 7i guineas to 14 guineas, grade cows £lO 10s to £l7 10s.