COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1917, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

S.Z. LOAN. AND MERCANTILE AGJGMJX'S REPORT.. The a&Zi Loan and Mercantile Agency; Company; Limited, Stratford, report as : follows: ~' ' On Friday, September, 7; .we held our usuui monthly sale in- our. To Wera. yards; The advertised stock came forward and ruling rates were maintained at the hammer, or immediately; after. Bulls £5 10s-to £0 10s to £ih, m.fe fteifers £5, £Q 4s to £B, mixed yearlings £3 7s fld, steers £B, springing heifers £8 .1.5s Od to £9, dairy, cows £ll to £l3 -2s 'Bd. At this sale a, collie pup donated by, Mr. J. H. Hobbs, of for tho benefit of the patriotic society, realised £'i 3s fld. Our.next sale in these yards will be held on, (Friday, October. 5, 1-317. •

On Thursday, September 'l3, we held a. sale in our Kohuratahi yards. Wo had; a small yarding for an opening sale, but almost all the s.toek yarded were disposed of- satisfactorily." "pearling steers £0 losjj i.e. heifers' .£7/128 «d, hoggets IBs to. C:'s 3d, yr and H-tooth wethers 355, old', ewes 22s Od. Our. next* Rale .a these yarda will, be held on. October 1.1.

Oil Tuesday, September 18, wo held our usual fortnightly sale- ire our Strat- ' lord yards. We had a fair yarding and , satisfactory values were received at tho , hammer or before leaving the yards. < Hoggets were in best demand and made , satisfactory, prices. Store cows, light, ,i £5 .10s to"'£9 2s for good; m.t. heifers £5 16s, £G' Is to £8 'l2s 6d, yearling ' steer* [£3 17s fld to £5 4's 6d, yearling . heifers!. '£4 lis to f£4r We U, hoggets : ,85b 4d,. ODairys yarda: Springing heifers,' small, £lO tc- £l4/ lOs for good, calved heifers £9 to £ 11', cows £17.15?. Our next sale* will be. held in these yards on !' October 2, at IL p.m. i ~ On Wednesday, September 19, we held ' a. clearing sale on account) of Mr. A. Ji i Hintz, Toholnira, who has sold his run. i Settlers from all parts of the district attended, and a very satisfactory sale ragnlted. Second hand implements in good order soldi well. Stock, which showed signs of over-stocking, made really good values. Breeding ewes 2Bs ltd to 35s 2d, old ewes 7s Od, wethers, 2, 4, and 8-tooth 28s to 33s 2d, hoggets Bs, 14s 8d to 21s Sd, old! rams, 18s Bd, cows ■ £fl 5s to £7 ss, calves 30s, mare £lllos, hack 355, gig harness £3 to £4 2s fld. Sundries: Organ £lO, dogcart £lO ss, spring cart '£S 7s fid, discs £S 10b, five-coulter drill ; £lO, tip dray £lO 10s, woolpress £ls, , Price's jack £4 7s 6d. h On account of Mi 1 . B. Kiiig: Springing ' heifers- £T, fis to £9. j

, On .Friday, September 2T, wo held our usual monthly sale in our Tarata yards; Tho yarding wa3 a good one, and spirited bidding followed most lines, and nearly everything was sold in favor of vendors. Store cows £G Is to £lO 12s, 2-year steers £G 17s to £8 16s, ra.t. 3-year-old heifers £8 14fcj m.t. 2-year heifers £6 8s to £7l 4s, yearling steers £5 10s, i.e. cows £8 8s to £9 2s Bd, springing heifers £7 dOs to £lO, hoggets 23s 7d. Our next sale in these yards will be held on , October 19, 1917. Since we last reported we havo. sold 'the following lines privately. Private enquiry has not been so keen during the last few weeks as formerly. Two-year old steers £lO -.is, yearling steers £<(, yearling heifera £\i os to £3 73 Od, m.t. heifers £5 15s to £li, dairy cows £ll, hoggets 20s, 27s M to 28s, two acres turnips, with run out on grass, £2O, horse, dray and harness £37 10s. The New Zealand 'Loan and Mcrcan'tila Agency Co., Ltd. (Jiawera branch) report as follows: I Kakaramea.—'Forward cows £lO to I £l2 10s, fat cows £l4' os, stores £7 10a ; to''£9, 2-ycar-old steers £lO, IS-months isteers £7 7s, yearling heifers £4 to £5 springing heifers £ll as to £l4; .Is, late calvers £S to £!), cows and calves £l2 !_ss, sows £2, store pigs lis to £l, ewes and lambs 23s to £2, hoggets 179. Elthani.—Forward cows £8 10s to £lO, fat cows (light) £lO 10s to £ll 7s Od, fat maiden heifers £l3, yearling heifers £3 I7s to £4 15b, steers £5 115s to £O, bulls £S 10b to £l2, hoggets 275, Bprin«iii<; heifer* £ft to £l2 15s, backWard calvers £7 5s to £9. Hawern..—Light fat cows £ll Os Bd, forward cows £K to £lO 16s, store cows £7 to £9, yearling heifers £3 Ms to £4 10s, 15-month steers £0 7a Od, yearling steers £5 to £6, good forward springers £l2 I'Os to £l7 10s, springing heifers £lO to £l2 -os, cows and calves £l2 to £l4, hoggets 25 Us to 27s Od, fat hoggets 32s 3d, ewes and lambs 32s 3d, fat wethers 46s 3d.

FABMEBS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT.

Opunake. —Fat cows £l3 to £l3 10s, fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £l2 2s, forward cows £8 15s to £9 10s, store cows £7 10s to £$ 12s Gd, empty heifers £G 5s to £7 ss, yearling steers £4 4s to £5 18s, yearling heifers £3 to £5 Os 6d, ewes and lambs 30s, dairy cows £8 to £l ! s, springing heifers £S to £l4.

JVlanaia.—Fat cows £l3 to £ls, fresh conditioned cows £ll to £l2, forward cows £9 10s to £lO ISs, store cows £7 10s to £9, empty heifers £0 10s to £7 os, extra good yearling steers £7 8a to £S 0s 'Gd, others £4' to £G 10s, heifers £3 9s Gd to £4 10s, best dairy heifers £l2 to £lO 13s, others £9 to £ll is«, weaner nigs 10s to 17s 6d, store pigs 22s to 32 3 9d. Stratford—Fat cows £ll to '£l3 2s Gd, fresh conditioned cows £9 10s to £lO 10s, store cows £l7 to £8 10s, yearling steers £5 10s to £O. yearling heifers £2 15s to £5 os. good dairy heifers £l2 to £lO, other, £7 to £ll. Inglewood—Store ewes 23a to 255, forward ewes 30s 3d, store hoggets 25s to 275, small fat cows £l2 to £42 10s, forward cows £9 5s to £lO 12s Gd, store cows £7 to £8 ISs Gd, empty heifers £G to £7 2s, -2-year steers £9 4s to £9 lis, yearling steers £3 18s to £7 ss, yearling heifers £3 Is 6d to £4 10s, dairy cows £S 10s to £l7, springing heifers £7 to £l'4.

Auroa.—Forward cows made £ll fls to £l2 13s, store cows £8 lis to £lO •ss, light cows and heifers £(! )0s to £8 Ss, bulls £2O 2s Gd. yearling heifers £" IGs to £6, dairy heifers £S 10s to £l4. 10s, dairy cows £l2 10s to £ls.