COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP ORGANISATION SO» CIETIf'S REPORT. On Monday, At Opunake, we hold our usual fonnljhtly sale, when there was a full yarding of all classes of stock, which met with keen demand., Prices were as follows: Boar £.5, empty sow £3 ss. store pigs £3 15s, weaner pigs £1 18s, linguists £1 63 Id, dairy holfers £7 to fiU'lOs, dairy cows £lO to £lB 10s. bulls.£7 5s to £l4 os, 3-year forward bullocks £l3, forward cows £lO 5s to £lO 14s, Btdre cows £8 to £0 12s, boners £5 2s 6d to £8 lTs Cd, weaner steers £3 Is to £4 9s. weaner heifers £2 5s to £4 lGs, empty heifers £C 8s to £7 is, 20-raonth steers £0 Bs. Cn Tuesday, at Manaia, we had an average yarding of cattle, which sold at ruling rates. Pigs came forward In unusually large numbers and met with keen demand. We quote: Sows In' ph( £l7,'store pigs £2 7s to £3 14s, weaner pigs £2, hogrets £1 9s, fat cows £ll 12s Cd to £12,58, forward cows £lO 15s, store cows £7 12s Cd to £9 2s, boners £5 to £7, 211-month steers' £4 5s to £C ss, weaner steers £3 3s to £5, heifers £2 to £4 9s. The dairy cows advertised on account of Messrs Esplner Bros sold well, the prices averaging from £lO to £25 10s.

' On Tuesday, at Stratford, there was a large yarding of sheep, which were dull of sale. Cottle came forward In smaller numbers, and sold as follows: Forward cows £lO to £ll lis, store cows £7 to £7 10s, weaner Heifers £2 14b to £4 lis.

On Wednesday, at Inglewood, there was n ,fair yiiruing of sheep and cattle, which sold at lato rates. Dairy cattle, of which there was n large yarding, sold particularly well. Wo quote: Hoggets 18s to £1 10s id, ewes In lamb £1 19s Cd, store cows £6 5s to £7 17s 60, forward bullocks £ls, weaner helferß £2 to £4 ss, steers £3 18s to £4 lis, store pigs £2 15s .to £2 10s, dairy cows £9 to £23, dairy lioifers £9 to £l3 ss.

On Thursday, at Te Kiri, wo held a clearing sale on account of Mr W. C. Clement, when there was a good attendance of buyers. Everything sold well, the dairy cons selling at: Be3t Boris £l7 to £33, later sorts £lO to £l4. On Friday, at Eltliam, wo conducted a clearing sale on behalf of Mr Sain Death, sen. We report a successful sale. Prices ranged as follows: Ewes in lamb 295, hoggets £1 7s 6d weaner steers £3 ss, heifers £4 10s, yearling bulls £4 to £O, dairy cows (best) £2O to £29 10s, others £8 to £l3. On the same day, at Auroa, our usual fortnightly sale was held, when there was an average yarding of cattle, which sold at ruling rates, and a good clearance was effected. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd, Hnwerti branch, report as follows:—At .Kakaramca, on Monday 4th Inst., we had a good average yarding of stock, which sold well at late rates We quote as follows: Fat cows £9 17s to £l3, mixed aged owes in lamb £1 10s Cd. hoggets 28/0, small hoggets 13/-, best dairy cows (close to p-'oflt) £IC to £2O 10s, oUtcrs £8 15s to £l2, springing heirers (choice) £l7 5s to £lB 10a, others £lO to £l2 10s, backward sorts £7 to £9 IDs.

At Manaia on Tuesday, sth August, we had a small yarding, which sold at the following prices: Store cows £5 19s to £7 Cs, mixed weimcrs 17s to £2 Ids (Id, hoggets 18/3 to 24/- ' fencing posts 2/-. . At Eltliam on Wednesday, 6th inst, wo had a good yarding Of cattle which chanaged hands at the • following prices: Fat cows £ll lis forward cows £8 12s Cd to £9 12s Od store cows £0 15s' to £B, 20-mnnths empty holfers £8 16s to £7 2s, 20-months steers £0 10s mixed tveaners £2 19s, hoggets 275, 4-tooth ewos (In lamb) S5/2, dairy cows (closo to profit) £l3 15s to £ls 15a, backward and aged sorts £9 to £ll 10s, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ls 15s

At Hawera on Thursday we had a fair yarSIng of sheep and cattle and practically the whole yarding changed hands at the following prices: Pat cows £ll 17s Od to £ls Bs, forward cows £8 12s Od to £lO 10s, store cows £6 to. £7 12s, 20-months emptv heifers £0 0s Od to £0 10s, 20-months ateers £5 to £5 12s, mixed weaners £3 Bs, weaner heifers £2 12s, weaner steers £3 10s, bulls £6 5s to £8 sound mouth ewes (in lamb) £1 3s Gd to £1 10s, f.m eves £0 10s to £l4, hoggets 27/1 small hoggets 15/1 to 15/4, store pigs £2 16s lid to £3 .Is 6d, slips £1 Is, best dairy cows (close to profit) £2l to £27, others £l3 10s to £IS 15s, backward and agod sorts £9 Cs to £l2, springing heifers £lO to £l7 10s small ditto and backward calvers £6 12s 6d. ' AUCKLAND MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A»ency Company, Ltd., report:— On Thursday last at Westfiold, dairy cows and heifers were penned in average numbers, and sold at late quotations Best dairy cows and heifers, £l2 to £l9 10s; others, £8 10s to £ll 15s; aged-and Inferior cows £3 10s to £7 10s. Store cattle were penned in less numbers than lately, quotations being on a par with last report. At Pupa Intra on Friday we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Goorge Gozar. Dairy cows sold at from £9 to £l9 lps; dairy heifers", £8 to £la ss; Shorthorn bulls, £7 to £lO 10s; emuty cows, £6 to£9; store ewes £1 0s *V 0 . £ „U S ' ; hoßEets ' £1 3s '' f"fm' horses, fcJU to £2/. .

On Saturday, 'at Walultu, best dairy cows brought £l3 to £IS 10s ; . others, £!l i„ £!•> 15s; aged cows, £5 to £8 10s; best dai™ heifers, £l2 to £IC 10s; others, £8 10s to £ll 10s; empty cows and holfern, £5 10s to to £9; bulls. £7 to £l2 10s; calves, best £"> 16s to £3 18s; others, £1 15, to £2'lss~ yearling to 13-month heifers,, £3 15s to £0 5s Beef penned In average' numbers sold to extreme values. Pigs, small porkers, realised

At Takapuna, on Monday, (lairv cows and heifers sold at from ,£8 to £ls; fat and forward cows, £9 to £l2; bulla, £4 to £9, according to weight and quality; yearling to 18months steors, £4 IPs to £0 Cs; ditto holfers £3 103 to £3 12s heifer calves, £1 15 3 to £3 3s; steer calves, £1 JOs to £3 .Is; empty cow's and heifers, £5 to-£8 ss; inferior and badcoloured cakes, iris upwards; aged and inferior cows, £2 10s to £4 ins.

At Westfleld fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned In scarcely average numbers' and, with few exceptions, the quality was inferior. Prices were scarcely up to last week's quotations. Best duality ox sold to £3 5« per 1001b, others £2 16s to £3 4s; cow and heifer Ixef £2 14s to £2 19s per 1001b No extra heavyweight cattle were yardti Steers sold at from £l3 IL's (id to £29 for a steer failed by Mr. Robert Clark, Karaka Cow, and heifers sold at from £9 to £l4 10s- a»ed cows, £6 Ills upwards Some of tbo avcruem were: 2(1 steers from Mr. Itobert Clark P-itu-mahoc, £24 lis; 13 steers from M r . \y GaUan Pammire, £l9 17s 9d; 4 steers from Mr. Fred' Bregmen, Waiuku, £l9 12s Od; 21 small steers from north, £lO lis; 7 : small steers from Mr «. Gray, Cambridge, £l6 7a; 10 small steers rom Ivalwaka, £ls lis. Sheep were penned I" average numbers. Competition was keen with quotations on a par with last week's report. Extra heavy wethers, £2 I 2's to £2 *-2. qs, Jtl to,£2 ss; light and luitlnished, £1 »s Od to £1 19s Od. ' No extra heavy owes were yarded. Heavy ewes £2 0s 9d 'to £2 las Od; medium, £2 to £2 Cs 3d; light £1 .10s to £1 19s Gd; unfinished ewes 15s upwards Hoggets were penned In average numbers and sold to high values: Best £1 10s to £1 16s 3d: medium, £1 fis to £1 9s 9d; small, 18s to tl 4s 9d Eighty-four mixed owes and wethers from Mr. Fred Mullins, Ardmore averaged £2 12s 9d; 120 wethers on account of a client from Mangere, averaged £2 lis 3d. Calves came forward lit avorage numbers and while not up to last week's figures, sold well over prices of a fortnight back.' Runners £5 io 3 to ".13 for an 18-momhs steers from Mr Wm way, Cambridge; heavy vonlcrs, £4 Cs to £5 as, medium £.3 15s to £4 ss, light £2 in« to £3 12s Od; lighter fat calves, 18s to £2 8s" fresh dropped 5s to ,15s. Pigs came forward in scarcely avorage numbers and Improved ■?„ n 'i". ,t ,, WMk ,' s -i ,rlces - Hciiv s' baconers, £0 to £, l.ls (six from Opotlkl averaged £7 <>») ■ heavy porkers £4 15s to £5 10s; medium, £3 15s to £4 14s; light, £3 5s to £3 14s.