COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1919, Page IV

COMMERCIAL.

THE MEAT TRUST. 'IGILANCE URGED. The Industries Committee of the House of Representatives, which has been sitt.ng during the recess, has presented Its report, in which It makes the following remarks regarding tha Meat Trust:— The belief is general that the American Meat Trust Is already operating in the Dominion, and that It wijl not be long before It spreads out Its tenncles to setza upon our frozen-meat industry. There Is no different of opinion as to the necessity for preventlns the establishment of this monopoly, and all who are Interested in the freezing Industry look to the Government to savo them from what they consider would be a calamity. The committee would urge that the utmost vigilance be exerelsed by the Government as to the operations of meat-buying firms In this country, so that the American Meat Trust may be prevented from getting a strangle-hold on one of our main Industries.

FARMERS' CO-Or ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. At our Hawera Hone Bazaar on Friday and Saturday heavy draught horses brought £27 to £37, milk carters £22 to £35, light harness horses £5 to £l2, hacks £5 to £ls 10s, ponies £8 to £l2, unbroken draughts £lB to £22. unbroken light horses £3 10s to £B.

At Okalawa yards on Monday fat cows £l3 168, forward cows £ll 10s to £l2 ss, store cows £7 to £9 10s. yearling heifers £4 ta £5, yearling steers £3 10s to £4. store hoggets 26s 3d to 355.

At Eltham yurds on Wednesday we had a fair yarding of store cattle and a good muster of dairy cows and heifers. TheTe was a good demand for all classes of cattle, and almost a total clearance was made at prices In favor of the vendor. Good store cows £0 15s to £lO ss, small store cow.s £7 to £9, empty heifers £6 6s to £7; yearling steers £4 15a to £5 15s, yearling heifers £2 12s to- £4 13s. In the dairy pens the advertised cows of Mr W. Slater sold at from £l(i to £29 15s, averaging £22 18s 9d. On account of other vendors: Cowa £l2 to £23, springing helfere £l4 5s to £l7. store hoggets 21s to 29s 7d, fat hoggets 33s 7d. ■ At Hawera yards on Thursday there was an extra large yarding of dairy cattle and an average yarding of sheep and store cattle. rrices were on a par with late sales throughout, anc! a good clearance was made at the hammer We quote: Fat wethers 39s to 45s 6d, fat owes 34s 9d. store hoggets 26s to 31s 6d, small pen of extn good Lincoln skin hoggets 34s 9d, fat cows to £l4, forward cows £9 3s to £l2 3s, store cows £6 16s to £S 12s, empty heifers £6 3s to £7 7s, yearling steers £4 to £4 19s, good yearling heifers £5 5s to £6 63, other heifers £3 to £4 17s 6d, dairy cows £l3 to £34, springing heifers £l2 to £ls. backward sorts £9 10s to £lO 15s store p'gs £3 Is to £4 4a.

At Waverley yards on Friday fat sheep 40s. store hoggets 21s; In lamb ewes 255, forward bullocks £l6 is, store cows £8 10s to £9 10s, empty heifers £6 6s to £7, dairy cows £lO to £l7, sprii<glng heifers £lO to £ls.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., Mi.wera branch, report as follows:At Kakaramea dairy sale on Monday springing heifers sold for £8 to £l7 10s, dairy cows £l6 15s to £lB 15s. At Opunake, en tho same day, we had a good yarding of all classes of stock, and report a total clearance under the hammer at the following prices: Forward cows £lO, store cows E? 5s to £7 19s, bulls £6 12s 6d to £7 15s, 2-year steers £6 to £,7 16s, 2-vear empty Heifers £T ss, yearling steers £4 14s, yearling heifers £3 16s to £4 2s, hoggets His 6d, springing heifers £l2 t» £l6 ss. calved heifers £7 to £ls, dairy cows £l3 10s to £l7 10s. At Manaia, on Tuesday, store cows £6 7s to £i 7s, boners £1 to £3, yearling heifers £b, yearling bulls £4 2s to £5 4s, store pigs £3, small store pigs £2 2s to £2 3s, sows close to farrowing £9. At Palmer Road on Friday, 29th Inst., we had a fair yarding, and report a good sale and total clearance, bidding being most spirited throughout. Light fat cows £ll 16s'to £l2 4s. good forward cows £lO Cs to £l9 19s, others £9 12s to £9 19s, store cows £6 Is to £8 19s, good Shorthorn yearling heifers £5 ss. small yearlings (poor) £3 2s, springing heifers (low ocndltion) £8 to £l3. At Waverley store cows realised £1 3s,