COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FABMEBS' CO-OP. ORGASKATmSOCLETY'S ■EJEFOBT, At Optmalce yards 011 Slonday. there was a smaller yarding than usual. 'Prices wra i-lie sauie sales. i'ai hkJ iorward «o»s £l3 to £M Is, store «ow.f. jK7 10a to £■'.) Ms, iieifexs £5 to £>i> Ss fid, yearling's £2 lia to £sj springing h<£sers £■& io £l4, -it Mmsak yarda -on Tuesday cattlo Wftre varied iu samiU nam tiers. Competition was good and Aiuost BTOiyt-hing was .sold. Fat and forward «twrs £li His to £l4 lis, store cows iff IDs to iv) 10s, yearlings £3 12s io £5 15s, bulls £lO to £ls las, dairy he'ifexs £lO io £>2 10s, store pigs £2 5s to £3, vvcaners 2~s to Oos._ At Stratford .on 'Tuesday there was a lair muster of tattle, which sold at late rales. "We quote,: Dairy -cows £9 to £ls, .spiinging heifers £ll to £ls Ss, Imlls seven to 25 guineas, store and forward cows £7 5s to £t) 17s, yearling liciXcrs £2 l<»s to £4 12s. .steers £3 Is. At liiglewood yards on "Wednesday there was a large yarding of cattle and a good entry of sheep. Competition for sheep was better flian at the previous sale. Store cows' and empty heifers were also in strong demand; yearlings showed no improvement, in price. We quote: Fat sheep £2,: forward ewes and wethers 335, empty ewes 2Ss Cd, fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £ll iOs, forward and store cows £7 15s to £lO, empty heifers £5 1.5s to £7 10s, yearling steers £3 10s to £s'Bs Od, yearling heifers £3 to £5 15s, small yearlings (mixed sexes) £2 to £2 15s, springing heifers £lO to £'M ss. On Thursday at Inglewood we held a special hull fair. There was a good entry of hulls, which sold at late rates. Shorthorn bolls lOgns to 25gns, Hol-st-ein bulls. 12gns to 20gns, Jersey bulls lOgns to 15gns, other hulls £lO to £ls. On Thursday at Whenuakura \ve held a clearing sale on account of Mr W. F. Curtis. There was a fair attendance, and a successful sale resulted- Kwes a ill lambs C3s Id, forward wethers 3Gs, hoggets 2Ss Cd, horses £5 to £S 10s, yearling steers £3 Ms to £4, The sundries sold at ruling rates. At Auroa yards on Friday there was a good yarding, and prices were the same as late rates. Forward and store cows £7 lis Cd to £ll 10s, heifers £o 10s to £G 10s„ yearling heifers £3 10s to £5, yearling steers £-1 10s to £5, springing dairy heifers £lO to ifil.6, Shorthorn bulls ISgns to 26gna.

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE JJEPOHT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., L£il., Stratford Branch, report as follows: On Thursday, 24th October, we held an unreserved sale on behalf of E. Iline Esq. (who has sold his estate to the Government) oii tlio farm, of all his live stock, implements and furniture. The weather was, unfortunately, wet all the afternoon- Buyers were in attendance from all parts of the district and considering the backwardness of the spring season a very satisfactory sale resulted. The feature of the sale was the excellent quality of the 17G0 ewes and lambs whkli were yarded in several lots at great trouble to the vendor in order to suit small purchasers- The C and S tooth ewes with 100 per cent lambs made 375, £2 2s, £2 '2s 3d and £•?. 2s 3d. The 5 and li-;, car ewes with 100 per cent lambs made 30s 9d; dry ewes 31s 3d; Lincoln rams £3 3s in lines; Romney rams made 1J guineas; aged rams £1 Is to 1% guineas; dairy cows £l2 to £ls; calf 2Gs; 2-year steers ('95) £S 3s, draught horses £24 to £25. The furniture aud implements made very full values.

On Friday, 25tli October, we held our usual monthly sale in our Tarata yard=. We had a full yarding including Mr Officers sheep and cattle, he having .sold his farm, oliered his stock without reserve. Buyers .were in attendance from all parts of the district and all lines w=ere well competed for and made satisfactory values. , Yearling heifers 545, 58s (id; steers 455, Gos, 725; 2-year empty heifers £0 ss, £<s 18a; stove cows £6 ss, £0 15s, £7 14s; 2-vear steers £7 2s 6d. £8 15s; 15-montli bulls up to £l2 2s 6d; sprinigng heifers, up to £l2 ITa 6d; hoggets 22s Od, 235; 4 and G-tootli wethers 34s Gd, 35s 2d; ewes aud lambs 27s fld. 30s.

On Tuesday, 20th October, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. Desgito the cold wet rains most- of the advertised stock was brought forward Nearly every pen was disposed of at the hammer at full ruling values. 2-year old empty heifers and dairy heifers and cows met with unsatisfied demand. Store cows £4 15s to £7 ss: fresh forward cows, £9 Ss Gd up to £lO US; 2-year empty heifers £0 15s, £6 18s 6d up to £7 IGs; yearling to 1.5-month steers, £4 12s up to £5 10s; yearling heifers-. £4, £5 ss; 21yoar steers £7 19s 6d, £lO 10s; dairy cows £ll, £l2, £l4 15s; springing heifers £9 up to £ls- - Wednesday, 3'Ofcfhi October,' we held our e&ld in <?onjunction 'with Newton King in the Wliangamomona"saleyards. The wet: weatlier; prevented, a few advertised' lines- of sheep'.coining from a-difj- ■ tones' being brought forward, v However it- really good;yarding was offered . and all lines made: satisfactory values. Kinpt'y heifers showed a hardening /'tone, especially for "well- conditioned 2-year sorts' for • dairy purposes.; 2>y.ear VOTpty heifers? £'7 35,.: £7. > 14b'.; young store'cows £7; fat heifer £111; •3-frPiir Jersey bull .£ll 10s;-fiiHn-yjng heifers ' £O, £9 17s (id,: £lO mIDs,; iiCl'O 17i> fid: dairy 'cows £'l3 - ' .mised Ratlings '£3'4bj -hoggeta' -Ss; :' ". PRIVATE SALES. jDespite the teclfW.ard feejd ■We- I 'have' f6 : ' report" stoMystSUsiittSs at prices' in contemity/'vrfth yard Tstek. 'Store "cows '£7 :l'os, : 15-month-: Jersey heifers £5 ifls and £6, g^year-'Short-horn biills 13 guineas u."p'to :26' :guincaE, : dry ewes ■ 87s, lioggets 235: 6di" 28s;-.63, ! dairy heifers £l4 10s.,