COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP SOCIETY'S REPORT. Okaiawa.—Fat sheep 28s lOd, store lambs lis 6d, fat and forward cows £l2 to £l2 15s, store cows £S 10s to £lO, light store cows £(i to £3, boners £3 to £5 las, weaners £2 6s; sundries sold at ruling rates. Eltham.—Fresh conditioned cows £lO to £lO 15s, forward and store cows £7 to £9 10s, light store cows £G to £G 17s Gd, boners £4 to £3 10s, v.'i-.incrs 15s to £2 12s, pigs 2ils, store lambs 20s. On Wednesday, at Kaupokonui. we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. F. Day of dairy cows, etc. There was a fair attendance, and we report a good sale. Best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £22 10s, others £8 5s to £l4, averaging £l3 7s, ra-ealf heifers £7 to £8 ss. weaners 375. Hawera. —Store wethers 295, fat and forward ewes 255, fat cows £l2 10s to £l3 17s (id, forward steers £l4 6s, fresh conditioned cows £lO to £ll 10s, forward cows £8 15s to £9 Bs, store cows £6 to £8 10s. boners £3 10s to £6 ss, bulls £0 to £lO, weaner steers £2 10s to £3 13s, weaner heifers 30a to £2. advertised dairy cows £9 10s to £lB 5s Waverley.—Store lambs 14s 8d to 20s 6d, 2-tooth ewes 20s, empty ewes 18s 3d to 22s 3d. weaners (mixed sexes) £1 18s Od to £4 2s fld. The dairy cows on account of Mr. W. Wall sold at from £l2 to £IG, averaging £l4 5s 6d. On Friday we held a clearing jale on account of Mr. W, H. Schmidt, Normanby. There was a large attendance and a successful sale resulted. The dairy cows sold at from £7 to £2l 10s, averaging £l2 Gs, s heep 17s 6d to 21s Od. -V.ZX. AND M.A. CO.'S REPORT. At Opunake on Monday, June 3rd, our yarding was small on account of the holiday. We quote: In-calf 2-year heifers £G 10s, weaner heifers £2 15s, springing cows £lO 17s od. store and forward cows £S 10s to £lO 2 s , light cows £5 to £0 7s. Manaia. —Fat cows £9 19s to £ll ss, store cows £5 to £7 Gs, weaner steers £2 10s to £3 Gs, heifers £1 12s to £3 Is, mixed weaners £2 Gs to £3. lambs 15s 4d. springing heifers £9 5s to £ll 10s, pedigree heifers made 2fi guineas, and Mr. Joseph Mourio's heifers averaged £ll Is. Palmer road.—Fat and forward cows £lO 18s to £ll 6s, store cows £5 2s to £9 12s, light stores £5 Is to £0 13s, empty heifers £4 to £H 10s, weaner steers £2 ISs, mixed weaners £2 Is. springing heifers £9 10s to £lO 12s Cd, backward heifers £7 to £B. Waverley.—F.M. ewes r.w. Southdown rams 20s 2d to 235, empty ewes (good) £1 8s Gd, others IBs Gd to £1 2s, lambs (good) £1 3s sd, SJ-year forward conditioned bullocks £l3, 18 to 20-months steers £7 18s, fat cows (light) £9 10s to £lO 10s, good store cows £7 5a to £7 10s, store cows (small and backward condition) £4 10s to £5 ss, weaner steers £3.