COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL .

FARMERS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. The Farmers' Co-oporativs Organisa-' tien Society, Limited, reports:— At Opunake years ~n Monday Inst there was a good yarding of store cattle, which sold well. Yearlings showed no improvement in price. We quote:— Fat cows £l3 10s to £l4 7s, fresh-con-ditioned cows £ll 10s to £l2 15s, forward cows £lO to £ll, store cows £7 10s to £0 12s «d, empty heifers £6 Zs to £7 15s. yearling steers £4 to £4 15s, yearling heifsrs £3 10s t«» £5 10s, springers £8 to £l2 10s,_.yearli3g Shorthorn bulls £5 5s to £l7 15s- On account of Messrs Symona Bros, vie sold the whole of their pedigree Berkshire pigs. Breeding sows sold at from £0 fis to £lO 165.. boars £l2 10s fld, three-month-old £7 (3 to f'\? )0s fid, three-months-old boars £5 10s 6d to £G JOj 6d At Manaia competition was good, and everything changed hands. Fat cow? sold to £l3 fli fresh-conditioned cow 3 £ll to £l2 10s, forward cows £lO to £lO 12s od, store cows £6 30s to £5 10s. yearling heifers £4 7s to £0 3s, yearling steers (bad colors) 3»s. laige storp pigs £?• lis, store nigs. £1 14s to £1 IS. weaners fl.i to 183. At Stratford yards on Tuesday, there was a small yarding of cattle, which sold at fully late rates. Fresh-condi-tioned cows £1". 10s to £lO sa, strre cows £7 5s to £9, small store cows £5 15s to £0 10s, pen of extra good yearling Jlolstein heifers realised £7 7s, other yearling heifers £3 10s to &i 15s, dairy cows to £l4 10s, sprins:in<i heifers £7 los to £B-10s, bulls '£6' to £l3 17s Cxi. At TngiowoDd on Wednesday there was a large yarding of cattic. The store cows met witli a ready sale, and advanced in price; yearlings sold at late tates. Only a small number of sheep came forward, and prices were, same ns late sales. We. quote: Vat cows £l3 10s to £l4 5«. fresh-conditioned cows £!H 15s to £l2. forward and good-framed store cows £8 5s to £lO smaller cows and empty heifers '£(! 10s to £7 17s (id. vearling steers £3 10s to £5. vearling heifers £3 3s to £4 12s, bulls £5 10s to £l2, springing heifers £7 to £lO 103, dairy coffs £lO to £l3, ewes and lambs 355. Auroa—Fat cows "£l3 15s to £l4 2s, fresh-conditioned cows £ll to £l2 10s. forward «-ows £lO to £l*o 18s. stoie cows £S 10s to £0 17s fid, small-framed store cows £5 5s to £B, envntv heifer* to £7 15s, vearling steers (had colors'! £2 10s to £4 13s, yearling lir>if>vs £3 to £3 10a. bulls £5 to £ls 10ii. springing heifers £3 to £5, store piss 30s, sows in ni" £4 ss. On Fridnv. at llonfjlns. we held a clearins sale on account of Mr. -T. M. ftLoekhead. There was a food attendance and a successful sale was heid. Two-voar stori steers £0 lis to £7. yearling steers £"3 14s, heifers Si 4s; sundries sold at ruling rates.