COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. ,-9ne New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: On Thursday last, at Westfleld, we had an average yarding of dairy stock and a large entry of store cattle. Dairy cons and heifers cold at late rates. Cows and heifers, close to profit, or just calved, sold at from £lO 10s to £l7 15s; backward sorts, best £ll,to £l4 Es; others, £7 103 to £lO 10s. Competition far store cattle was keen, the market again Showing an upward tendency. Three-year steers, £3 10s to £ll Is; empty cows and heifers, '£6 to £8 10s; hulls, £1 15s to £0 10s; steer 'carres, £2 2s to £3 6s; heifer calves, £1 15s to £2 16s; inferior calves, 17s to £1 12s; yearling to 18-month steers, £4 5s to £1 12s; Vgarluig to 18-month steers, £4 5s to £6 17s 6d; heifers, £3 12s Cd to £S. At Pnkekohe, on Friday.—Best dairy cows, £ls to £23 10s; others, £lO 10s to £l4 15s; aged and inferior cows, £G to £9 15s. Best dairy heifers, £l2 to £l7 2s 6d; others,' £3 .15s to £ll 15s; Inferior and small heifers, £6 fis to £8 10s. At Westfleld fat stack market on Wednesday beef was penned in, scarcely average numbers. Competition was keen, with a sharp advance on last week's rates. Choice ox sold to £2 18s Jrer 300'lb,'others £2 12s to £2'l7s per 1001b; cow and heifer beef, £2 10s to £2 14s per IOOIbi No extra heavy weight steers were yarded. Steers sold at from £l6 15s to £22 10s; cows and heifers, from £9 to £ls 15s. Calves came forward in average numbers, the majority being heavy vealers and runners. These sold ; »t late- rates, while lighter fat calves were : better value. Wo quote: Runners, £5 to £8 12s ,6df heavy vealers, £4 5s to £4. 18s; medium, £3 10s to £4 2s Cd; light, £2 5s to £3 fa; lighter:fat calves, :18s to £2.45; fresh dropped,. 7sto 16s. Sheep were penned in average numbers, and' for those of good quality competition was keen, with prices Arm at last weaVa quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers •Bold at from- £2, 9a to £2 13s; heavy prime . *ethera, £2 3s 6d to £2 8s 6d; medium, £1 18a to £2 2s 9d;-light, £1 15s to £1 17s 3d; .'.TjnflnUhed, £1 10s 9d to £1 14s 9d. No extra heavy ewes were penned. Sfedium ewes, £1 «S HA to £1 I,os 6d; light, £1 2s to £1 5s 9d; « Jjnflnished. £1 10s 9d to £1 14s 9d. No extra heavy ewes were penned. Medium ewes, £1 «s.6d to £1 10s 6d; light, £1 2s to £1 5s 9dunfinished, 15s to £1 Is 9d. One extra heavy ,faaf-tooth maiden ewe realised- £3 6s, and five extra good boggeta, £2 3s 6d. .Lambs in small numbers sold at late rates Best, £1 8s -to £ll3s, medium, £1 3s to £1 7s 9dr small -lea upwards. Pigs were penned short of requirements, extreme prices ruling: : Medium to beavy baconers, £5 10s to £9; heavy ooriers SIP 1 *} 0 £S fls; medium, £3 12s to £4 13s : ■"V&'SSJ 0 £3Ws ' B "Ps. £2 8s to £2 lis On Friday, at Ngatea, we had a good yarding of all classes with keen competition. Fat Wears sold from £l6 5s to £l7; fat cows, £n ' to £l2 12s 6d; empty cows, £5 7s 6d to £6 .159; yearling to 18-month steers, £4 10s to " , £VJ , „ M L S * 4 *° steers, £8 7s to £9 17s 6d; calves, best £2 5s to £3 ss?Sf^L. £ l H6dw £2 2s = W" and weedy! JS.J?? WI S2 S ; ased m^ ewes < Us 6d; dairy ' Mtm, £8 10s to £ll 12s 6d.