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Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1919, Page 8

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LONDON .WOOL SALES.: By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Sept. 111, 8 ?,0 p.m. London, Sejt, in. Tho woo! sales opened with keen enmpotitlon, Merinos fetching IV-* i)er cent., and cror,-:-breds, greasier., ami crossbred lambs 5 per cent, advance. —Aus-X.Z. Cable Assn. ' Received Sept. 10, 10."1 p.m. London, Sept. 15, At the wool sales 10,525 hales were offered, whereof 10,1)00 were New Zeakind. There was a good attendance, including several Americans. There was a largely increased number of Continental buyers. The selection was below the average. For Merinos there was a fair ottering. Mixed and Irregular parcels were stronger. There was more general competition for all sorts. The Continent operated keenly. A few lots were sold to the United States. For all wools suitable for coming, whether free or faulty, there was a keen demand, prices showing about 7.12 per cent, advance over August. Faulty, short, and carbonising sorts, wero firm at lato rates. For crossbreds, good and greasy parcels, there was an eager demand, at 5 per cent, advance. Slipes and seoureds wero very linn. 4 Lambs and merinos were scare. There was a fair selection of crossbreds, showing a 5 per cent, improvement. Tiie Bradford market Is firm and prices arc unchanged.—Aus.~N.SS. Cable Assn. R. P. MORRISEY AND CO.'S REPORT. R. P. Mnrrlssey and Co., Hawera, report as follows: On Saturday Sept. 13th. Inst., wo heia a salo of dairy stock 011 account of Jas. Hickey, junr., Elthain Road, Opunake, at which thero was a fair attendance. Tho cattle were a tirst-elass lot of Jersey cross cows and heifers, in good condition, about a third of the herd being in milk., There was spirited competition throughout, high prices ruled ami ; wo had a successful sale. Tho dairy cows averaged £22 lis Gd, and an average of i £2l 14s was obtained for the heifers. Dairy cows brought from £23 to £32, a few agoil and faulty cows £ls to £l7, best 2 to 2% j year heifers, in milk, £2O 10s to £4O, medium quality ditto £lfl to £25 ss, small 2-year-old ditto £l4 to £lB, good 2 to 2Vj-year-old springing heifers £23 10s to £27, medium ditto £lB 10s to £22 10s, small and backward 2-year ditto £IH 10s to £lB. A large amount of stock is changing hands privately and there is a fairly gpod inquiry for practically all classes of sheep and cattle. Fat stock are in keen demand, but supplies are rather limited. We have transacted business at tho following rates. Fat wethers £2 5s to £2 10s, fat ewes and wethers, mixed, £2 to £2 ss, fat ewes £1 19s 6d to £2 Is, aged ewes and lambs £1 7s 6d, mixed hoggets, modium quality £1 6s, 4-yenr forward bullocks £lB, 3-year steers £ls 10s, dairy cows £ls to £3O, springing heifers £l4* to £lB, backward heifers in calf £ll to £l2 10s, forward cows £ll, 20-month to 2-year heifers £7 to £7 10s, 15 to 18-month heifers £5 2s 6d to £6 15s, yearling Jersey hsifcrs, good, £7 10, yearling heifers, good, £3 to £5 ditto, fair, £8 15s to £4 2s Gd, mixod yearlings £4 10s, 20-month bulls £8 to £l2, medium weight draught /horses £25 to £3l.

We report having sold the following properties: Dwelling and fhrae sections, Kakarameft, from Mr. Geo. Butler to Mr. G. H. Quinn; tobacconist's business, Hawora, from Mr. T. A. Bowen to Mr. l-has. Huughey; dwelling an<l two acres. Princess Street extension, from Mr. A. E. Crowley to Mr. L. Catchrole; dwelling and section, South Road, from Mrs Whiling to Mr. T. C. Simpson; dwelling and two sections. Princess Street, from Mr. Geo. Roberta lo Mr. WUkie; dwelling and seven acres, Manawapou Road, from Mrs. E A. Wilis to Mr. A. E. Crowley; dwelling and threo sections, Patea, from Mr. P. Elliott. ; to Mr. C*. P. Curtice. j AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. Auckland, Sept. 11. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: — At ' WesUlcld, on Thursday last, best dairy and store stock were* soiling al from £l2 15s to SIS 10s, others £7 to £l2 f»s; omnty cows and heifers, £5 10s io £0; bulls. £(i to £ ill; calves, £1 10s to £3 15s; yearling steers, £4 5s to £5 10s; yearling heifers, £3 15s to £4 iris empty twoyear dairy heifers, £f< 15s to £7 ss. On Friday, at PuKckolie, wo held a special dairy sale. Best dairy cows, £lO to £110; good fair cows £l3 to £IR IDs, others £9 to £l2 10s; aged and inferior cows, £4 to £S 10s; best heifers £ls to £25, medium sons £lO to £l4 10s, small £7 to £:i 10s. We held a special horse sale at Pukekobe on Monday. Heavy draughts £"fl to £47, medium £2O to £o3. aped and worn farm sorts £l2 to £l9; light harness horses, £lO to £22; hacks,. £8 to £2O; ponies, £4 to £10; weeds, 10s upwards; unbroken medium sorts, £9 to £22; light unbroken, £5 to £l2.

We held our monthly Coromandcl sale on Friday. Rest dairy cows and heifers £l2 IDs to £ls ss. 01 hers £7 2s fid to £ll 15s; two-and-fi-half to three-year slews, £9 3s to £ll r>:i; yearling tn 18-month steers, £3 Ifis to £5 Is; steer calves, £1 5s to £2 17s; heifer calves, best, £3 2s to £3 12s, others £1 10s to £2 ISs; empty cows, £4 10s to £9 15s for fresh forward cows; bulls, 9gns to JJUkhs Ou Tuesday nt Pukekohe we held our monthly sale Grown sleors, of which the yarding was disappointing, sold nt from £l3 to £l4, 3 to :>U-yi-ar steers, £lO to £l2 15s; 2 to 3-year steers, £7 10s to £9 17s Gd; yearling to 18-months steers, £4 10s to £(1 15s; yearling to IS-munth heifers, £3 15a to £6

oar daLrv boilers. £fi 7s <s(l to £7 Ms; empty cows and heifers £5 10a to £8 15s, aged gild Inferior cows £2 10<; to <'4 !>: bulls, £f> to £l.l 10s; steer calves £2 to £3 10s, heifer calves. £1 10s to £2 10s. lieef in average numbers sold at fully Westtieid prices Dairy cows and heifers penned in large numbers sold at late rates. At Westlleld fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in average numbers, and mostly good quality. Competition was again keen; Inst week's rates, ruled. Choice ox sold to £3 10s per 1001b, prime ox sold at from £3 4s to £3 Ss per 100 11), rough and inferior ox £2 V>n to £'A 3s per 100 lb; eow and heifer beef sold at from £3 to £3 6s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £tr» 15s to £29 Ifls, this latter price being realised twice for a steer fatted by- Mr H. E. Reed, Wnereugn, and also for a steer fatted by Mr A. W Kail. Papatoetoe Cows and heifers sold at from £9 to '£1!) 10s. Calves again catnc forward in large numbers, last week's high prices in some cases being exceeded, especially small fat butcher's calves. Runners sold from £0 5s to £9 17s Gd; heavy vealers £4 15s to £<». medium £4 to £4 12s, light £2 15s to £3 ISs, lighter fat calves £1 to £2 12s, fresh dropped 7s to 14s. Shesp wore penned in average numbers, with competition keen, prices being on a par with last week's iinprovedvalues Extra heavy prime wethers £2 14s to £2 19s 3d, heavy prime £2 10s to £2 14s, medium prime £2 4s 9d to £2 !)s 9d, light and unfinished £1 17s to £7 4s fid. No extra heavy prime ewes penned. Heavy prime ewes £2 3s to £2 8s (id, medium prime £1 18s Cd to £2 2s Cd, light £1 13s to £1 ISs 3d, unfinished £1 4s 9d to £1 12s Cd. Hoggets In average numbers sold at late rates, best £1 13s to £1 17s ltd, medium £1 9s to £1 12s 9d, small and unfinished £1 4s Gd to £1 Ss 9d. i Pigs came forward in slightly larger numbers, and sold at hit'.? rates. Heavy baeoners £7 to £7 iris, medium £5 10s to £6 19s, heavy porkers. £4 10s to £5 10s, medium £3 12s to £4 9s, light £2 12s to £3 10s. LIVE STOCK SALES. The Wairnrapn Farmers' Co-operative Association. Ltd. report, having held their Carterton sale on September 12. Sheep: Fat h.f. wethers, 38s; ewes and wethers, 365; liogge's, 2ds fid Cattle: Prime fat cows, £l r > 10s; lighter weights, £l2 10s; yearling steers and heifers (good*. £7 10s; springing dairy cows, £l2 J Oh. £l4, £lll. to £2O; springing heifers, £0 17s fid. £9, £9 ir»s to £l2: emptv Mirer*. 12<: empty cows, £5. His. £(), £i> 9s, £7. £7 His i o£B. Pigs: Sows with Utter at foot, £8 to £8 2s fid; slips. 28s to The Wniarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. report having held a very successful clearing sale on account of Mrs. C. Osborne, of Kaiparoro, on September 12. Cows, duo October, brought £l2 to £2O; cows in iniltl £l7; '•.pringiug heifers, on account of Mr. \Y. Anderson, £9 lf>s to £lfi r>s; spring cart hnrness, £10; set harness, £0 10s. The Wairnrapn Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd.. report having held their Masterton weekly sale on September 10, when they offered 2350 sheep and 300 cattle to a good attendance. Prices were; Fat ewes. £2 7s 3d; b.f. 2ltooths, 29s to 30s tld; hf. lionets, 21s to 2r>s fid; store ewes, 21s fid to '.'.'is: good hoggets. 27s 4d to 325; cull hoggols. ]">s to JSs 3d; empty dairy heifers. £7 io £8 12s (id; 2-year steers, £7 10s to £8 ."s; station yearling steers. £7 to £7 I'.s; station yearling heifers £fi 10s; store cows, £7 fis to £X 7s fid; dairy cows. £lO 10s to £l4. Messrs l'falgotv and Co. Ltd. report ris I follows on their Walpuknrau sale; One fat l.ul- ! jock, £18; 2 fat enws. £l3 21 3-year-old ; steers, £ll 75:J247 fi-iooth fat and forward ! wetherß, 4T»s fid. At the Stortford Lodge sale j at Hastings, on September H>, one forward j bullock brought. £ir> 7s fid; Hi ste./s, £7 12s 1 Cd; 2(1 fat welhers. 47s lid; 40 small hoggels, fid: 380 wither Dd; Bl flt 235. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report at Fellding, on September 12, fat sheep brought £2 fis; fat ewes. 2fis 0d to 3"ts; dairy cows, £lO His to £l4; springing heifers, £7 to £l4; empty heifers, £f» to £7 15s; yearling heifers, £3 fia to £4; yearling alecs. £4 iris to £5 7s; eow* and calves, £7 2s fid; empty cows, £7 17s fid to £8 10s. Messrs Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report that at Pnlmerstou North, on September 11, they had a small yarding of sheet) and a fair cntrv of cattle. Quotations: Fat owes, 32n (M: forward ewes. 2.15; springing helfars, £SB Cs to £8 10s; heifers, at drop, £l7; springing poyvp, €9 12b 6d to £ls; co*B k\

milk, £!l 10s; -siore cons, £1 12a (;d to £n 17s lid; ants ami calf, £7 7s Gd; weaiwr lioifcrs, -Messrs. D.i!;/f'!y and Co., Ltd , Palwerstou North, report Ihivlhk a small entrv of sheon and a particularly good yarding (if cattle lit their Foildin;: sail! on Sept. 12, which sold as below: Sheep: full mived 2-tooths, 17s; small mixed 2-too:iis, Ills (id; prime fat ewes £2 Ks. Cattle: ltisini: 2-j.car empty heifers £5 18s' backward dairy heifers, £S 2s Cd; store cows' ".7 to SK 12s; backward dairy eons, £8 r.s : nail 2-year steers. £7 Us; Shorthorn cross 2-vear steers, f!i ]2s; rough 3-year steers £lO 2s; rough 3 and 4-yenr bullocks £l2 as.'