COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP REPORT. At Opunake yards on Monday, 14tli inst., at our sale and bull fair, there was a good yarding of stock, and prices were on a far witli late sales. Competition for bulls was not too keen, we quote: Forward conditioned cows iU lis to £lO 10s, store cows £7 7s Od to £U ss, empty lieii'irs £5 10s to £7 2s, yearling steers £4 ds to £0 Us, yearling heifers £4 4s to £0 3s, small yearlings £2 10s to £3 15s, dairy cows £'•> 10s to £l3, springing heiiers £8 10s to £ls, Jersey bulls £ls to 23gns, Shorthorn bulls £ls to 24gns, Holstein bulls lOgns to 14gns, otuer bulls £7 to £l2 10s.

llanaia: Forward cows £9 10s to £ll Bs, store cows £7 to £O, empty heifers £5 5s to £7 lis, yearling steers £4 to £5 yearling heifers £3 to £4 13s, dairy heifers £lo 15s to £l6 15s, dairy cows £2O to £26, bulls £lO to £2l, pigs £1 ISs fid to £3 3s.

At Stratford yards on Tuesday there was a fair yarding of stock, and all prices were the same as late sales. We quote: Forward cows £9 to £lO, store cows £5 to £S 12s Od, yearling steers £4 4s, yearling heifers £3 9s to £6, dairy cows £8 5s to £l7, springing heifers £ll to £l4, hoggets 25s to 2(Js. Auroa: Fat cows £l2 10s to £l3, forward and store cows £7 10s to £ll, empty heifers £6 to £7 7s, yearling steers £4 10s, pearling heifefrs £3 3s to £5, sprinc!" i£lo to £l4, Shorthorn bulls £"ls 15s to £25, Jersey bulls £ll 10s to 30gns, Holstein .bulls lOgns to 10gns, Ayrshire bulls 15gns. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The N.Z Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows: On Friday, 4th inst., we held our usual monthly sale in our Te Wera yards. We had a fair yarding of young cattle and dairy heifers and cows. The whole yarding was quitted at satisfacprices at the hammer or immediately •afterwards. Prices: store cows £b lis, £7 as; 2-year empty heifers £6 Bs, £7; yearling heifers £3 2s 6d, £3 7s fid, £3 9s, yearling steers 39s up to £4 10s; springing heifers, backward, £8 los up to £l2; dairy cows £lO up to £l6 10s.

On Thursday t'be 10th inst., we held our first sale since the autumn in our Kohuratahi yards. We had a fair yarding of young cattle, store cows and hoggets. Bidding was satisfactory and most lines were quitted at the hammer at satisfactory values. Store cows £5 12s 6d up to £7 Is; yearling heifers £3 6s, £4, £4 18s; yearling steers, £4 10s to £5 7s; empty heifers, 2i to 3-year, up to £8 10s; 2 to 2J-ycar steers £0 8s up to £ll 7s; springing heifers £9 12s 6d, £lO 10s, hoggets 28s 2d up to ,33s for an extra well done pen. On Monday 14th inst. we held our annual bull fair in our Stratford yards. The (ftemand was not as keen as last season, but really good Jerseys and Shorthorns mae good values. 15 months Shorthorns made good values. 15 months guineas, 15 months Jersey bulls up to 11 guineas, 15 months to 2-year Holstein bulls 7J to 15 guineas, I year pedigree Jersey bull 40 guineas. 3-year Shorthorn bulls 14J and 15 guineas. On Tuesday loth inst." we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. We ! had a full yarding, mostly of yearling steers and heifers. These sorts were dull of sale and failed to reach reserves. Dairy cows and heifsold really well and made very satisfactory values, especially well conditioned 3-year heifers of good quality. Store cows £5 ss, £5 14s, £8 Bs, £9 6s; 2-year empty heifers £5 15s up to £7 7s 6d; 2 to 2J-year steers £7 10s up to £9 for pick; yearling to 15 months heifers £3 9s, £4 lis, £5 7s 6d; 15 months steers £3 12s to £5; shorn hoggets, in good condition, 23s 6d; springing heifers £l2 up to £l7; dairy cows up to £l7. On Friday 18th inst. we held our usual monthly sale in our Matau yards. A fair proportion of t/lie advertised stock came forward but the day Hing terribly wet and rough there was not a very keen enquiry for anything except good springers. 2-year empty heifers £6 2s, store cows £7 10s, 2 to 2J-year springing heifers, backward, £9 up to £l4. Dairy cows £ls 10s.

Private sales.—The unusual backwardness of the season has deterred the usual enquiry at this time of the year, but business has been steady at undermentioned values:—

Dairy cows £ls, £l7 10s, springing neifeTs £9, £l2 10s, £l4 ss, Yearling to 15 months steers £4 15s, £5 ss, 15 months h-'? C rs £5, £5 7s 6(1. 2-vear empty heiiers £6 2s fid, £7 ss, 31-year forward bullocks up to £l4 10s, fat'and forward ewes 35s lid, 4tli Ronmcv rams 4 guineas, hogcits 275, 27s 3d, ewes and lambs 31s fid. ' TARANAKT KTTIf. CALF ANT) TALLOW SALES. MR NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday. October 15t.1i I liold mv four weekly sale of the above to good attendance of .buyers. 3ly catalogue comprised 1733 sheepskins, 079 hides, 5548 calfskins, 4 casks and 112 tins of tallow and sundries. Heavy ox advanced }d per lb, iijrht and medium at late rates. Cows were y R d to 3d better all round. Calfskins were again in keen demand and advanced 2d pen lb al! the best lines realised 21 ?d to 22' Ad. This works out at 8s 6d to 10s Ad for heavyweights and fls lOd to 8s for lighter ports. Tallow advanced 0(1 per cwt. T quote: Ox. f.tout 12} d. liprvv 113 d to ll?d. medium Itiijd, to 121, liehf 10? d to 115(1. Gov 5. heavy IOJd. medium 103 d to lojrl, light 10? d to cut 9V?;d. Farmers B'/>d to fljjd, medium B%d to ]o%d, light nd to cut !)d to 9Jd slippy Gd to 83d, bulls 83d. Yearlings, lieavv 8d to lid. lijht 113 d to lod. cut and slippv o<l to lOd, dry 113 d Horse, lieavv 17s, light 12s (id. cut 3s to !ts. Calfskins specials 22! dto 2*2 M. firsts 21? d to 22d, seconds 20d to 21i?d, light. 18d to 103 d. meaty 18% d to 19} d, cut 12% dto 1SV S (1. slippy I'M to M l />d. dry 3s fid each. Blinks 2s each, goats Is to 3s 3d. Tallow, in casks 30s to 3'2s fid. in tins 30s to 32s uer cwt. Horsehair 10(1 per lb. Cowtails fid per doz. Mv next snle will be held on November 12th. All wool is being held for my valuation at Waitara on November 14th.