COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Urcnui on Monday 2nd inst., tliwo- was a good yarding of both cattle and sheep with a representative attendance of buyers. Tho advertised sheep and cattle on account of Mr J. lloss met wilh keen competition and sold at the following prices:— 2 and 4-tooth wethers 33/1, 2 and 4-top.tb. maiden ewes 32/2, yearling' heifers £4 13s, yearling steers £5 4s, 3-year Steers £1112s : Gil. . On account other vend6rs, hoggets ,235.8 d to 275, small 19s 2d, store cows £5 Is to £8 lis, aged cows £2, to £4.12s Cd, light framed store cows £4 17s Gtl, fat cote, up to £l2 Us Gd, yearling heifers, up to £ 5 os, for good well-grown sorts and from £2 15s to, £4. 6s Gd for others. lSactiward 2-year in-calf heifers £6, dairy bull £l2, yearling steers up to £5 17s Cd, dairy cows up to £.16, best dairy heifers up to £10; others.£7 15s to £lO ss. At Stony River, on Tuesday, 3rd instant.— "Vearling steers up to'fil 12s? yearling heifcrß £:; Us (i £4 ISs; 2-year empty heifers £4 18s (M to .to 7s; rat cow £l2 15s; storo cowa from £4 ins for light to £7 for good sorts; guarantied dairy cows £11; Springing heifers £0 10s to £l3 10s. On Friday, 6th instant, owing to the very •ret day, there was a small yarding all of which was sold at the hammer, i Yearling heifers (small) made £3 2s to £3 19s; Jersey yearling steers £2 lis; springing heifers £7 58 to £ll 10s; dairy cows £7 5s to £l2. Douglas, 9th inst.—Light store cows £4 12s ito £0 Ss;,foe3ii and forward cows £7 8s to £9 15s; yearling heifers £3 Gs to £4 2s; yearling steers £4 16s to £5 10s for well grown and from £2 2s to £3 8s for others; empty 2-year heifers £6; springing heifers £7 15s to £11; good dairy cows £ls 10s and £l6; hoggets 28s 2d and 28a 4d (or the best and 18s 3d to 20s for small. On tho same day, at Warea, for Mr. Fred. ' Chapman's sale there was a large attendance and keen competition. The dairy herd of 40 head averaged £l4 10s. Sundries at full value. At Tikorangi, on tho same day, for Mr. J. Hino, Junr., clearing sale, the attendance and competition were flrst-class. The full herd and heifers averaged over £l3 10s. The six-year registered Shorthorn bull made £35. At Stratford, on Tuesday, 10th, there was keen competition for all classes. Yearling steers sold up to £5 19s; yearling heifers £4 12s Cd to £5 15s for best, other medium sorts £2 18s Cd to £3 lis; empty 2-year heifers £5 ISs 6d to £6 15s. The two-year steers were of second grade, and were not enquired for. Backward two-year heifers in calf, £6 15s; forward cows £9 Cs to £lO 12s; good store cows £8 2s to £8 18s; store cows £5 18s to | £7 6s; small stores £3 18s to £5 12s. In the dairy yards any springers showing quality and close up met with keen compel'tlon. Good cows £l6 to £2O; others £9 10s to £l4; heifers from £6 5s to £l3. The 70 head sold averaged £ll 14s. At Inglewood, on Wednesday,. 11th instant, there was a full yarding of cattle and a small entry of sheep. All store cattle sold well. Heifers and cows met with spirited competition, but backward and poor-condttloned sorts were hard to sell. Prices were: Yearling steers £6 6s to £0 lis 6d; smaller £4 5s to £5 2s; Shorthorn yearling heifers £6; Jersey yearling heifera £5 to £5 10s; smaller yearlings £3 6s to £4 12s 6d; empty two-year heifers from £5 10s for small to £6 16s for good Holsteins. Rough 2-year steers £7 7s; forward cows £9 4s to £9 10s; storo cows from £4 8s 6d for light to £8 16s for good, empty cows; hoggets 20s 2d; best dairy cows £l7 10s to £l9 10s, others £8 to £ll 10s; springing heifers £7 15s to £l3 IOs.O ADDINGTON MARKET, HIGH PRICES FOR PAT CATTLE. Christchurch, Saptcmhcr 11. At Addlngton market fat stock supplies were small, especially of fat cattle, buut there wero fair entries of all classes of stores. Beef was firmer, and was dearer than at any previous period this year. In some cases going over 60s per 1001b. Pat sheep opened firm, but prices weakened to below last week's level. Store sheep were In good demand, as were tho better classes of store cattle. Pat pigs sold well, and stores were easier. Store Sheep.—Pour, six, and eight-tooth ewes 27s 6d to 41s 6d; sound-mouth ewes and lambs, nil counted, IDs; four and six-tooth wethers, 33s 3d to 395; sound-mouth merino wethers, 20s 3d; ewe hoggets, 24s 9d to 3Cs 7d; mixed sex hoggets, 21s 2d to 31s Id; wether hoggets, 81s 7d to 335. Pat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 635; prime wethers, 42s 6d to 495; medium wethers, 38s to 425; lighter wethers, 30s to 373 Cd; merino wethers, 30s 6d to 35s Kid; prime ewes, JOs to 40s 3d; medium ewes, 34s to 39s Gd; lighter ewes, 26s to 33s 6d; hoggets, 28s 3d to 38s 9d. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £35 15s prime steers, £2l to £27;. ordinary steers, £ll to £2O 10s; oxtra prime heifers, £l9 10s; prime hoifers, £l6 to £l7; ordinary heifers, £9 15s to £ls 10s; extra prime cows, £2l 15s; prime cows, £l7 5s to £lB 10s; ordinary cows, £lO to £l7. Store Cattle.—Twelve to 15 months, £7; 18 months to two-year hoifers, £lO to £11; 1%year stores, £l3 17s Cd to £l3 18a 6d; three and four-year Bteers, £ls; dry cows, £5 to £10; dairy cows, £7 10s to £lB. Pigs.—Choppers, £5 to £l3; baconers, £5 to £8 (equal to 9%d to 9»ld per lb); porkers, £2 15s to £4 15s (equal to 10% d per lb); large stores, 50s to 575; medium, 34s to 425; smaller, 23s to 335; weaners, 12s Gd to 28s. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. Dunedln, September 11. At Burnside 144 cattle were yarded. The quality was only moderate. At tho commencement of the sale prices advanced 15s to 20s per head, and towards the finish a further advance was recorded. Prime bullocks, £2l 10s to £24 103, extra, £27; medium, £lB 10s to £2O 10s: light, £l4 10s to £l6 10s; prime cows and heifers, £ls 10s to £l7; extra, £l9; medium, £l3 10s to £l4 15s; light, £ll 10s to £l2 10s. The number of iiheep penned was 1849. Tho quality on tho whole was good. Owing to the small yarding competition was exceedingly keen, and prices advanced 2s p'er head. Prime wethers, 48s 6d to 535; extra, 61s 6d; medium to good. 42s 6d to 455; light, 30s Cd to 395. There were 72 fat pigs yarded, and a medium entry of stores. Competition for fats was scarcely as good 03 last week, but a good salo was effected at slightly reduced rates. Stores sold fairly well at slightly higher prices.