COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 June 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LITE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON MARKET. .... . .., Chrlstchurch, June 25. At the Addlngton market the snow which set in during the early morning, continued intermittently while the gale was in progress throughout the day. The entries were rather smaller but the weather did not affect the prices to any extent. Store sheep sold at much the same level of values as at the previous week's sale, the entry being small and the Quality generally good. Fat lambs sold well, and there was also a keen demand for fat sheep, export buyers bidding freely. The fat cattle market opened well, but eased off somewhat The yarding totalleld 325 as against 425 the week before. The store cattle yardtog consisted almost entirely of dry cows, and there ..were only small entries of dairy cows and pigs.

Mote Sheen.—Ewe hoggets 22s 9d to 27s lOd 2-tot.lh ewes 28s Bd, 4 and 6-tooth ewes (halfbreds) 24s Od to 82s od, 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes iM, mixed sex hoggets 9s 9d to 21s lOd, Wether hoggets 16s to 225, 2-tooth wethers 17» 7d to id, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 27s 6d, 4, 6 and 8-tooth wethers 255.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 03s, ?Ji m «V?,fH?E 3 ,?\? d ta 453 0d ' """Hum wethera 31s 6d to 365, lighter wethero 27s to 31s, extra prime owes to 27s 7d, prime ewes 35s 6d to 40b t 27 nC 6d Um aWBa m '° 35 °' lißh,Br BWM 228

Fat lambs—Extra fine to 34s lid, prime 28s to 23s 8 ' ' m 23S M '" 2Ts 6d ' li^llter 17s

Cattle.—Extra prime steers £l4 to £2O 10s ordinary steers £9 to £l3 lis, extra prime heifers to £l6 lis, prime helfers ' £lO to £l4 filoffiilfcM £ V° £U ' PrUM W" £9 10s ordinary cows £T 15s to

£5, fair vealers 34s to £2 14s, smaller 7s to ,/Sr BaC0 ?v B !' 3 £4 15 » ,0 £e «» «d (equal , Y. pe „ r „ lD) ' porke " S2 W» to -fijl 15s „°. £8 ' A nd t0 £lc *"• «*tr» heavy forward stores 42s 6d, weanere 8s 6d to 12s 6d

BURNBIDE MARKET. ~ „ ~ „ Duncd'n, June 25. 'Wtele Vt Ught fill to £l s '. metUUm £l6 IGS t0 £19 ' cu'T STZ'^"" 3 £U i 0 £ l6. medium i„ a ,, £lS ' tt agcd £9 t0 £ lO 10s. Fat Sheep.—2o9B penned Drinoinallv n> ™= supply and In keen demand. Prices showed an advance of 2s to 3s, but recedtog somewhat met with good sale. Prime wethers 46s to nnisned Ms to 3is, prime owes 40s to. 46s medium to good 35s to 30s, light aged 21s to 28? be being uu to last week's standard. There wail keen competition at late rates. Prime to 35s me '"r t ? h ß ° od 25s <° »■. ught ns 9d £ : Pigs.—There was a large vardinrr r,f ftt. prices being a little easiel A few LI of stores forward sold well. pot

NEWTON KINO'S REPORT. 27/fl "m™™*? 20t helfers-made V/ft 2 2:™f th empt} ' helfer («mall) £ 3 10s £7 2s fid r^T?^ 5 , 1 ? 8 to £8 ' *«™ d" I? 5s 8 to 6d £M £ , 8 168 ' h (-»U) ,„ii 1 TIl ' 6nu ! on 2^rd lMt -> owi »8 'o the wintry TJIZ °n l 7 % ? maU y*rtl»B <ame foZrd conM „? T T° °a Jer " By yoarlln K heifers on It count of J. L. Sorrenson realised £5 17s- weU fHaf m"- nT'-J-'r 1 ; 01 * emi "y heifers, *.J I2s 6d; 20-month (smaller) do, £4 15 S ! fat J CoWß '^ £n 2s 6d ' fat heifers, £li- tm£T, 9^ d JL £r sa; 2-year-old steers, £6 Is- £ i2s £6 fl d 10S H.'L £7 and cilves; ■ £ t„ Jjia ; ,» dal 7 cows <hackward sorts), £9 r« J° f, 1 ? JS B; 3 -year-old in-calf heifers, £lO 5s to £ll 10s; smaller do, £« 5s to £7 10sfarm horses, on account Mr J. L. Sorrenson made from £l9 td £2B. eorrenson, •At Stoney River on 24th Inst,, weather conditions were again unfavorable, very few pens of cattle coming forward. Weaner heifers «eers 28/-, store cmTm to £? 12s bd, canners £2. On 19th_lnsL, at Rowan, I conducted a sale m e * Bd J? Bad sto<!k on ««»unl: of Mr H.S Mundy The cows were a fairly arad line but made very saasfactory prices, thebest of the herd realised from £ls to £23 10s poorer conditioned and backward aorh £9 rates toriement3 "* sundries sold at ususj On JOth tost., at towgarth, I held a oleaximr sale on aecount of Mrs KM. Coates an parts of tte. district, w average of lis «.

£2»; others, £l3 to £ls 10s; store cons, £6 10a; mixed weanos (good), £8 4s; Inferior sorts, 25/6; bulls, £6 15» to £lO 15s; missd aheep, IT/-; govs, £* to £10; store pies, £2 4a to £2 7s 64

At Awaklno on 21st but I conducted a e»lo of Mr L. B, Jones' dairy herd,.and stock on; account of other clients. Notwithstanding the. boisterous .feather conditions an excellent sale of Mr Jones' herd resulted, the cattle proving an even line of high grade Frleßlans. Best cows made,from £l4 to £23; later calvers, £ll to £l3; 3-year-old dairy heifers, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; do springing, £9; backward sorts, £7 ,7s 6d to £7 10s; buUs, £5; i(n head of pedigree Frlestans offered on account of Mr Jones made, cows 19 to 23gns; 3-year-old bull, 10 gns; weaner heifer, 12 gns. Dairy cattle on account of other vendors made, cows £7 10s to £8 10s; heifers, £9 to £» 15s; smaller and backward sorts, £5 to £6 ss. On 23rd Inst. I held a clearing sale on account of Mr A. E. Wetklns at Okaiawa. Mr WatUlns, being a well known pedigree Jersey fancier, his herd of high grade Jerseys was eagerly sought after, this being quite in evidence by the big attendance and spiriting bidding which resulted at his sale. The herd of 100, which Included over 20 head of unsound cow 3, averaged the high figure of £2O Os 4d. Best -eowa made £2O to £42; backward sorts, £9 to £l7; sows and litters, £ll 5s and £l9 10s; sow, £9 ss, store pigs, £3 7s; farm horses, £lO and £22.

At Matapu on ?4fh Jngt I conducted r dispersal sale of the whole of Mr J. C. Wright's pedigree milking Shorthorn oattle. Being a ploiieer fancier In this particular breed, 'Mr Wright,has built up an exceptionally well bred lino of cattle; which wherever shown or bred had -achieved first-class results. This was easily seen by the record attendance of buyers from- all. parts of the Dominion. Bidding proved brisk throughout and a record sale resulted. Cows realised from 15 to 240 gns; 3-year-old heifers, 24 to 100 gns; heifer calves, 15 to 90 gns; imported bulls, SS and 200 gns; other bulls, 80 and ISO gns; bull calves, 20 to 62 gns; grade Shorthorn cows (second calvers). on account of Mr Wright, made from £ll 10s to £22.'.

At Cardiff on 18th Inst. I held a clearing sale of Mr J. W. Kogers*' live and dead stock. Best cows made £ls to £2O; poorer conditioned backward do, £9 to £l3; a big lot of household furniture, implements and farm sundries was cleared at satisfactory prices. At my Stratford yards on 24th Inst., on account of same vendor, choice 3-year-old ln-oaif Jersey heifers made £lO 12s 6d; 2-year-old do, £7 2s 6d to £8 10s; 2-year-old Holsteln lncalf heifers, £7 5s to £8 7s 6d; weaner heifera, £2 10s; empty 20-month heifers, £5 Is; 20-month Bteers, £5 14s; store cows, £7 2s 6d; cows and calves, £8 2s 6d At Waipuku on 25th Inst. I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr J. Peaver. Snow fell practically the whole of the day, but nevertheless buyers attended In good .numbers. Best cows realised £l4 to £2O; poorer conditioned and backward sorts, £9 to £l2; store cows, £4 10s to £7-10s; weaner heifers, £2 15s; steers, 21/-; boar, £3 ss; sow, £8 10s. On the same day at Awatuna, in conjunction with the Tanners' Co-op. I held a sale on account of Mr Wm. Duggan. T)ie herd made a vety satisfactory average of £l7 lis On 26th Inst., at Oakttra, I held a dispersal sale on account of Mr G. G. Grover. The cows were a fairly even line of big framed Jerseys, most in good condition and showing well forward. Jersey fanciers attended In strong numbers from all parts including the Walkato and a most satisfactorily sale resulted. Best cows made £lB to £3l; later calvers, £lO upwards; choice Jersey 3-year-old ln-calf heifers, Si%;° *■" ss; SD » u »r and backward sorts, v ?, OB^'. ch . 0 i ce SWlng J«r»ey heifers, £6 ss; bulls, £5 15s to £6 ss; store cows, £4 10s. .Jll'i of n mad 9 too satisfactory average of &16 sft.