COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. L. AND M.A. 00. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Hawcra, report:— Iyakaramea.—Fat cows (good condition) £l2 to £l4 las, light fat cows £9 to £lO, fat heifers £'ll to £l4, empty heifers £<s to £7 10s, yearling steers £4 ss, yearling heifers £3 10s. Eltham.—Forward cows £lO to £lO 10s, store eowq £0 10s to £B, heifers and calves £5 133 to £6, yearling steers £4 7s to £os, heifers £3 to £3 15s, springing heifers £lO to £l2 ss, backward sorts £ti 15s to £Jj ss.

Hawera.—Ew« hoggets 30s to 335, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 31s to 35s 9d, forward ewes 25s Sd, fat 4 and fl-tooth wethers £'2 7s fid, fat cows £ll to £l4, medium £7 10s to £8 17s, yearling heifers 34s fid to £4 12s, good springing heifers £lO to £l*2 15s, baokward sorts £7 10s to £8 10s; pigs 10s to lis. FARMERS' CO-OP. MARKET REPORT. Opunake yards, on Monday last, at our usual fortnightly sale: There was a good yarding of dairy cattle, and an average muster of stores and weaners. Competition was keen, and almost the wliolo yarding was disposed of at the hammer. We quote: Dairy heifers, close to profit, £lO to £l3; others £8 to £9 15»; fresh conditioned cows £8 10s to £lO 10s; forward cows and store £6 10s to £8 8s; empty heifers £5 10s to £6 7s Od; good weaner heifers £4 12s to £5 7s; others £3 to £3 18s; weaner steers £3 15s to £4 17s; and sundries sold at late rates. Manaia yards, on Tuesday, at our usual sale there was a good yarding ot stock of all descriptions, which sold, under keen demand, at the following prices: Fat cows £l*2 15s to £l4, fresh i £ll to £l2; forward cows £9 to £lO 10s; store cows £7 to £S 8s; small store cows £5 10s to £G 15s; yearling steers £4 to £5 '2s; yearling heifers £3 10s to £4 4s; bulls £0 to £lO. The advertised springing heifers on account of Messrs Clague Bros, sold at from £l2 to £lB 10s, averaging £ls ss; othei heifers £lO to £ls; dairy cows £lO to £l3 10s; weaner pigs 10s to 15s; store pigs 21s to 335; breeding sows £2 10s to £3. At Stratford yards, on Tuesday, 4th instant, at our usual sale, there was a moderate yarding of cattle, which sold at fully late rates: Forward cows £8 80 to £10; store cows £6 to £7 10s; •weaner steers small £3 6s to £4 12s; yearling heifers £3 2s to £5 5s fid; empty heifers £5 7s to £6 12s Gd; small hoggets £1 Gs 8d; dairy heifers £8 8s to £l2 10s; dairy cows £0 to £ls Inglewood yards, on Wednesday: Store cattle were yarded in average numbers, but dairy cattle and sheep came forward in full supply; and sold at la'.e quotations. Forward conditioned cows £8 8s to £9 12s; store cows £G 17a to £7 15s; empty heifers £5 10s to £G 17s Gd; waener heifers £3 10s to £4 ss; weaner Bteers £3 18s to £4 17s; best dairy heifers £l2 10s to £ls ss; others £0 10s to £11; cows £6 to £l3; hoggets 25s to 2Gs 9d; in-lamli ewes 2Gs 6d. On Friday, at Auroa yards, we held our usual fortnightly sale. There was a full yarding of stock, competition was keen, and the whole yarding was sold. AVe quote: Fat cows £l3 to £ls 2s; fresh conditioned cows £ll 10s to £l2; forward cows £9 to £lO 15s; store cows £6 10s to £8 ss; yearling heifers, good £5 10a to £5 19s, others £3 10s to £4 3s; bulls £G to £10; in-lamb ewes | 30s Gd; hoggets 355; best springing heif- , ers £l3 to £l6 10s; others £9 10s to j £l2 sfi.