COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND MARKETS.

The View Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— Westfield dairy and store stock saleBest cows and heifers £lO to £lB ssgood sound cows, £l3 lOa to £ls 16a! ordinary, £lO 10s to £l3; backward and poorer sorts- and small heifers, £5 as to £!) 15s; empty forward cows £9 12s 3d to £lO 15s! ordinary, £6 10s to £8 15s; bulls, £7 10s to £10; empty heifers, £0 10s; calves, £2 to £3 3s. Papakura: At our September special dairy sale bidding throughout was keen. Extra choice cows, £2O to £27- choice sound cows, £l7 10s to £lO ss; good cows, close to profit, £l4 to £lO 10sordinary cows, £lO 5s to £l3 15s; backward and. poorer sorts, £7 10s" to £9 ssbest heifers, £ll 10s to £l4 10s; others', £1) 5s to £ll ss; smaller and backward £0 10s to £O. With but three or four exceptions the whole yarding changed hands. .

Westfield.—Competition was brisk at last week's prices, prime ox selling to £2 13s per 1001b, ordinary and rough beef £2 2s to £2 12s per'lOOlb. Cow and heifer beef was very firm, niakin" from £2 3s to £2 lis per 1001b. Steers ■ £l7 2s Od to £24 12s 6d, cows £8 17a (id to £ls 12s Cd. Calves: Runners, £0 7s Od to £lO 15s; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £0 ss; medium, £3 7s Od to £4 8s; light, £1 IBs to £3 ss; small and fresh-dropped, Ss to £1 His. Sheep: Good quality wethers, £2 la to £2 4s 0d; medium to goot], £1 17s Dd to £2 Os Od; others, £1 14s 9d to £1 17s 3d; heavy ewes, £1 10s to £1 18s 9d; good fat ewes, £L 13s Cd to £1 15s fid; poorer, £1 6s to| £1 13s. Hoggets: Best, £1 12s to £1 10s Od; good fat hoggets, £1 5s to £1 lis ftl; unfinished. 19s Od to £1 4s. Od. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £5 10s to £0 7s Od. large porkers, £3 5s to £5 ss; medium, £2 17s Od to £3 4s; small, £2 to £2 15s; store pigs and weaners, 10s to £1 17s 6d. The advertised sows in pig made £0 17s Od. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. Oh Monday, at Opunake, there was a small yarding of store cows, but yearlings and dairy heifers came forward in full numbers. Competition was good, and almost everything was sold. We quote: Store cows £6 10s to £8 10s, empty heifers £4 12s to £5 17s Od, yearling steers .£3 IDs to £5 ss, Yearling heifers £2 10s to £.llos, best springing heifers £l3 to £ls 15s, others £0 10s to £l2,- dairy cows £lo.to '£l7, ewes with lambs'2Gs." ■

Manaia.—Forward cows £ll to r £ll Ifis, store cows £0 17s Od to £9 10s, good yearling steers £O, yearling heifers £! to £5 2s, small calves 38s, springing heifers £S 5s to £ls 10s, cows £1?/ 10s, weaner pigs 20s to '£l 17s, s<- o re pigs £2 4s to £2 lis.

Stratford yards on Tuesday there was a good yarding of cattle of all descriptions. Competition was good, and a good clearance was made. We quote: Forward cows £8 to £0 4s, store cows £6 os, yearling steers £3 10s to £4 13s, yearling heifers £2 19s to £4 17s, datry cows £9 to £IS ss, springing heifers £S to £l3.

At Inglewood yards on Wednesday there was a full yarding of cattle and sheep of all descriptions. Prices were good, and we report a. most successful sale. We quote: Store hoggets 19s Od to £1 3s Bd, ewes and lambs 30s to 27a, tresh conditioned cows £9 10s to £l,O 2s, forward and store cows £7 10s to £9 ss, empty cows £4 10s to £0 6s, two-year-old steers £8 lis to '£9 2s, yearling steers £3 10s to £G ss, others £2 10s to £5, dairy cows £lO to £ls. Anroa.—Store and forward cows iGS 10s to £ll, small store cows £5 to £7 10s, yearling steers £5 10s, yearling heifers £2 10s to £4 10s, springing heifers £9 to £.15 Ssj.tkirycows £0 to £lO 10s.

N.Z. LOAN, AND M.A. CO.'S REPQfiT.

KakaTnmea.—Forward cows £0 to £lO 10s, lighter cows £7 to £8 17s Cd, yearling steers (good) £5 15s to £O, others £4 to £5 12s Od, yearling heifers £4 to. £5 12s Od, dairy cows £ls to £l7 15s, late calvers £l2 to £l4 10s, heifers £l4 to £lO, others £ll to £l3. Fltham.-—Forward cows £9 to £lO, stores £7 5s to £8 15s, 2-year-old steers £8 to £lO 16s, yearling steers (mixed) £3 15s to £s,'heifers £3 5s to £5, empty heifers £0 15s, dairy cows and heifers sold well.

Hawera.—Fat wethers £2, forward conditioned wethers 3fls Od, forward cows £8 10s to £9 6s, stores £7 to £8 7s od, light cows £4 15s to £6 10s, good quality yearling steers £6 13s to £7 os," mis.'ed £3 5s to £4 15s, heifers £4 5s to £'s; dairy cows and heifers all sold well; hest eows £l7 10s to £2O ss, early calvers £ls to £l7 ss, later cows £ll to -£l3, heifers £l3 to £l4 10s, small- heifers £lO to £l2, backward heifers £8 to £lO,