COMMERCIAL.
TIIE FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT
Opunake yards on Monday we lipid our spring cattle fair, the yarding consisting principally of store cows, yearlings and dnirv heifers. Only a few crown steers came forward. Buyers were in attendance and bidding was brisk. Only two .pens of grown steers remained unsold. We quote: Two to 3;vear steers £ll 5s to £ls Is, good yearling steers £8 2s to £8 Ids, others £5 Ss to £7 10s, fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £l2, forward cows £0 to
£lO 3s, store cows £7 15s to £8 las fid, small store cows and empty heifers £5 15s to £7 12s f>d, yearling heifers £3 15s to £5 15s, bulls £lO to £2O, best springing heifers £lO to £l2. Manaia yards:—Light fat cows sold at from £l2 to £l4 Bs, fresh conditioned cows £l2 12s to £ll 10s, forward cows £9 to £lO ss, store cows and empty heifers £0 15s to £8 las, yearling steers £4 15s to £5 15s, yearling heifers £4 to £5 ss, Shorthorn bulls 21gns, Jersey bulls 20gns, best ■ springing heifers £l2 to £l4 15s, others £lO to £l2, ewes and lambs 355, store pigs 80s to £2, weaner pigs l-5s to 255, breeding sows £2 10s to £3 10s, sundries and torses sold at late rates."
Stratford yards on Tuesday, there was an average yarding of cattle of all descriptions and a keen demand, more especially, fpr yearlings, which advanced In price on late sales. Eat and forward cows £9 2s to 12gns, light and backward cows £7 3s to £8 Ms, empty heifers £7 6s to £7 18s, yearlings £5 3s to £<S lis, mixed yearlings £3 10s to £6 6s, best dairy heifers £9 to £l4, others £fi to £B, cows £lB to £22.
On Wednesday at Inglewood yards we held our usual fortnightly sale. There was a good yarding of cattle but only a small entry of sheep. The competition for store cattle was good. D&iry heifers and sheep bidding was not so keen, although a good clearance' was made at the hammer. We quote: Hoggets 28s 9d, ewes and lambs 20s 3d to'2Bs 3d, fat cows sold at £l3, forward cows £9 to £lO 10s, store cows and empty heifers £6 12s 6d to £8 15s, yearlings £5 to £7 Is, yearling heifers £3 10s to £5 6s, bulls £O. The advertised I-lolstein heifers on account of Mr. Hodge sold from £l3 10s to £l7 15s, the Jersey heifers on account of Mr. .J. F. Young sold from £lO 10s to £l3 los. On account of other owners: Best springing heifers £lO 10s to £l*2, others £6 .10.3 to £0 15s.
Auroa yards on Friday fat cows brought £l3 to £l4 ss, fresh conditioned ccws £lO to £ll 2s, forward cows £9 to '.£9 18s, store cows £7 as to £8 las, aged cows £5 los to £7, yearling heifers £5, £6. Shorthorn bulls sold at £ls, Ayrshire bulls £l4 10s, best springing heifers £l3 to £ls, others £9 to £l2 10s.
N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY. OO.'S REPORT.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Haweva branch) report as follows:
Kakaramea: Forward conditioned cows £7 lis to £9, light fat £lO to £ll 3s, backward sorts £5 10s to £7, yearling steers £5 10s to £fi IDs, heifers £4 10s to £5 10s, springing heifers £l2 to £l3 15s, late calvers £8 10s to £lO, hoggets (fat) 34s 9d, store hoggets 25s to 2Ss, ewes and lambs 34s Cd, pigs 10s Cd to 23a.
Eltham.—Cows (forward conditioned) £lO 10s to £l2 lis, store cows £8 14s to £lO 10s, bulls £6 10s to . £ll 12s, yearling heifers £4 10s to £G lis, steers £5 10s to £6, springing heifers (early callers) £l2 10s to £l7, later calvers £8 10s to £lO, heifers and calves £9 to ''lo 10s, springing cows £lO to £l4. Pigs: Sows £3 2s, stores 38s.
ilawora. —cows £l2 lis to £l3 2s Gd, medium cows £9 10s to £ll fls, store tows £6 10s to £7 10s, yearling heifers £5 10? to £O, yearling steers £4 10s to £G 10s, cows and calves £lO to £ll 2s fid, bulls (Shorthorn) 2ogns, Holsteins £l3 10s to £ls 10s, springing' heifers (early calvers) £l3 10s to £l3 15s, late calvers £8 10s to £lO, fat ewes 38s, an exceptionally good line of shorn hoggets sold at 31s, medium woolly hoggets 255, store pigs 17s to 255. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch), report as follows:
On Friday, September 28, we held our Usual monthly sale in our Matau yards. We had a good yarding of cattle and a ■ moderate yarding of sheep, and most lines were cleared at ruling prices. Stove cows £6 10s to £9 ss, m.t. 2-year heifers £6 Gs fld to £7 ss, steers £8 lis to £9 Is, bulls £5 los to £lO 10s, yearling heifers £4 7s, calved heifers £0 15s, 2-tooth wethers 325, ewes with lambs 35s to 36s Gd, horses £3 to £7 10s. Next sale on October 26,
On Tuesday, October 2, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. We had a good yarding of. store cattle and springing heifers, most of them being sold at good prices. Store cows £5 14s to £B, bulls £3 17s Gd to £8 128 Gd, m.t. heifers £G 10s, yearling steers £4 4s to £5, yearling heifers £i 3s to £4 14s, old ewes with lambs 275. Dairy yards:—Springing heifers, small and late calvers £0 5s to £9 los, good sorts £ll to £l3 los, calved heifers £9 to £l2 10s, cows £l2 'ss to £l3 Ms. Next sale on Ovtober 10, at 11.30 a.m.
On Friday, October 5, we held our usual monthly sale at our Te Were yards. We had a good yarding of cattle of good quality, which made ready sale at satisfactory prices. .Everything- was sold at the hammer except a few hackward springers. Store cows £8 lis, 2ycar m.t. heifers £<! lfia to £7 12s, good £8 ss, yearling steers £5 lis to £8 9s 6d, £7 for extra good, yearling heifers £4 14s to £5 Os (id, 20-inonths to 2-year steers £9 3s, yearling Shorthorn bulls £7 to £9, yearling Jersey bulls £5, springing heifers £6 15s to £lO 15s. 'Next sale November 2.
Since we last reported we have sold ■the following lines privately. Paddock sales have been better lately £ 15 steer 9 £ll 15s, m.t. 2-year heifers £8 to £7 7s Gd, yearling heifers £4 10s to >£s <!s, yearling steers £5 10s to £0 12s 6d, heifers and calves £l2, ewes and ilambs 40s to 4'2s 6d ; fat ewes 375, hoggets 20s, 27a Gd, to 295,
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