COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES. , ADDINQTOX. Christehureh, Dec. 1!). Store sheep— I Two-tooth ewes to 29s Id, '1 and Gtooth ewes 27a, sound-mouth ewes and lambs 18s 4d to l!)s (all counted), sound-mouth ewes 25s 4d, 2-tootli withers z?(js 3d, 2 and -Ji-tuoth wethers 23a 3d, 4 and li-tootli wethers 325, li and 8footh wethers 2fls lid. l'"at lambs —Extra. prime to 33a Id, prime 25s fid to 28s 3d, medium 24s 7d to 265, lighter 21s to 2 is. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 37s 7d, prime wethers 33s to 37s 7d, lighter wethers 3<Js to 32s 7d, merino wethers 34* 8d to 34s fid, extra prime cwco 37s 2d, prime 33s to 355, medium Cue, 2!)s (id to 3ls (id, lighter ewes 2."is Gd to 2!ls, merino ewes 22s 5d to 235. T®at cattle—Extra prime steers to £27 7s (id, prime steers .-CIS to £2l, ordinary steers £l4 7s Gil to £l7 15s, extra prime cows £IS 12s Gd, prime cows £l3 to £l4 15s, ordinary cows £S 7s Gd to £l2. extra prime heifers £l7 ss, prime heifers £l2 10s to £ls, ordinary heifers £!> 10s to £l2, •Store cattle—Ei}»hteen-months to £8 ss, 2-year steers £ 10 sa, 24-year heifers £'.) Ills, 21 and 3-year steers £ll Is, dry rows £4 to £0 12s Gd. Pigs—Choppers £4 to £7 12s, b.iconers £4 to £5 l(is (equal to 8d to 8 l-4d jH'i- lb), porkers "wis to 85s (equal to 10Ail to lid |)er lb), large stores ."Us to 545, medium 40s to -tOs, smaller 28s In "Ss, weancrs ISs to 255. BURNS! DE. Extra heavy 'bullocks fetchad £2O 10s, prime £lB IDs to £2O, medium weight, good quality, £l7 to £l!(, lighter £ls ills to £l6 Ws, extra prime heavy lieTfers £2O ss, prime cows, heifers, £ls to £l7 ss, medium weights £l2 2s Cd to £l4 10s.

Sheep—Prime heavy woolly wethers fetched 55s 3d, extra prime shorn wether..' 50s 6d to 525, prime 40s to 41s Od, .medium weight, and quality 32s to 3!)s, medium 30s to 365, old ewes 23s llpU'ltrds.

Lambs —Prime heavy 35s Gd to 37s 3d, prime 30s Od to 31s, medium '2ss to 295. AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports: At Westfield fat stock- market on Wednesday best oxen sold to £2 12s per 1001b, others £2 Gs to £-2 ITs, cow and heifer beef, £2 3s to £'2 lis per 10011). Steers sold at from £l3 I.os to £2O j 12s (id. 'Cows and heifers sold at from CO to £l9 ss,_ for a cow fattened %y Mr. H. Brown, Panmure. Calves: Runners £0 to £S 3s, heavy renters £4 4s in £5 15s, medium £ l'2s to £4, light •J I 7s Od to £2 10s, fresh dropped 12s lo £1 lis Sheep' Were penned in very i i'u,' numbers and declined in prices. Mi 1 :.I. wethers £1 12s to £1 His ild, u( hers 'J Ss to £1 lis Od, best ewes £1 7s (id hi £1 l'2s (id, others £1 3s to £1 fls fid, nferior ewes 15s to £1 '2s Od, hoggets lis to £1 13s. Pigs: Small yarding, with prices considerably higher. Chopand heavy baconers £5 10s to £0 : V, others £4 12s to £ij 7s <id, large ; -'kers £3 IDs to £4 7s Od, medium l'2s (Id to £3,fls, light £1 15s to 10s, slips £1 7s, wpaners, smull, 10s • !7s ltd. Best lambs £1 7s to £1 lis, ii'iilium £1 Is to £1 lis OT, others 13s mi I'l Os Od. At. Westfield store sale on Thursday, at Waiuku on Satrday, and at Whitfonl on Monday we had average Best dairy cows and heifers £l2 to £1(1 s<, others £0 to £ll 15s, empty cows and heifers £7 10s to £!) 10s, hulls 7gns to 14'/;>gns, yearling to 18-month steers £5 to £7 10s, yearling to ISmonth heifers £4 lfls to £0 10s. store ewes 15s 3d to £1 Is, store hoggets l'Js to £1 Gs, beef at Westfield prices. On Thursday at Karaka we held a clearing sale on account of Mr, .las McLean. Dairy cows £!) to £l2 10s, yearling steers £5 las to £7 10s, yearling heifers £4 5s to £0 17s Gd, calves £1 10s to £3, fat wethers in wqol £2 (is Cd, woolly hoggets £ll Is 6d, woolly ewes and lambs £1 17s to £1 17s fid. At" Papnkura on Friday we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Stanley Smith. Dairy cows and heifers £ll to £l7, bulls 15gns to 17Jgns, calves £1 10s to £3 10s, Ford car £1(10, piano £.15, sows ?.gns to (tgns, slips £1 15s. we.mers 13s to £1 Ss. At the Albert Yards on Friday and at Pukekohe on Monday horses were yarded in average numbers, selling at late rates. Heavy draughts £22 to £35, medium draughts £ls 10s to £2O 10s, light harness sorts £9 to £lO, hacks £8 to £l4, ponies £4 to £7 10b.