COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP, REPORT. At Opunake, on Monday, there was an average yarding of cattle which met with fair demand. Wo quote: Sows in pig 14% to 15 gns., weaner pigs £1 17s, hog-gets £1 7s, dairy heifers came forward in large numbers, prices tanging as follows: Best sorts £l2 to £l6 10s, later sorts £7 10s to £ll, dairy cows £ll to £l6, forward cows £ll 5s to £U 10s, store cows £8 2s to £lO 7s 6d, lit,it store cows £5 to £7 7a (id, weaner steers £2 16s, weaner heifers £3 3s to £5 ss, empty heifers £6 ISs to £7 Bs. On Tuesday, at Manaia, there was a small yaTdlng of cattle which sold at late rates. Prices were: Fat cows £l4 15s, forward cows £ll 2s Gd to £l2 Bs, storo cows £7 15s to £9 18, weaner steers £3 4s, dairy cows £7 2s Gd to £2B, heifers £(! 5s to £l4. On the same day at Stratford, there was only a small yarding of store cattle which sold at late values. Dairy cattlo camo forward lu large numbers, and a good sale resulted. On Wednesday, at Ingloivood, there was a full yarding of cattle, which sold well up to market value. We quote: Guatfl lCs, ewes and. lambs £2, hoggets £1 Gs Nd, Jersey bull 21gns., dairy heifers £9 to £l7 10s, cows £lO to £23, store cows £8 Is to £lO 10s, light store cows £5 to £7 ss, 20-month steers £6 3s, empty heifers £6 10s to £7 12s, weaner heifers £3 to £G 2s, weaner steers , £3 4s to £4, weaner pigs 395, Btore pigs £3 2s. At Auroa on Friday, there was an arerago yarding of cattle which sold at ruling rates. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile *. c Ltd., Hawera branch, report as follows:—" At Kiitcaramea, on Monday, Sept. 29, we had a full yarding of all classes of stock, and report a good sale at late rates: Fat maiden heifers sl2 5s to £l2 18s, good forward conditioned cows £9 15s to £lO 14s, store cows £7 to £8 lis. canners £4 to £5 lis, empty 2-year heifers £6 17s to £.7, yearling heifers £4 to £4 l2s Gd, dairy cows £l9 10s, inferior dairy cows £lO 5s to £l3, springing heifers (good Jersey cross) £ls 5s to £l9, others £l2 to £l4 ss, baclcwsrd and inferior sorts £7 10s to £lO ids, ewe hoggets (good quality) 36s 7d, store hoggets 28s Id. . At Jlthajn, on Wednesday, October 1, wo had a good average yarding and report the following prices: Fat cows £l4 3s, prime fat maiden heifers £ls 16s, forward cows £9 17s 6d, store cows £7 Is to £8 10s, bulls £l3 10a, good yearling heifers £5 9s to £6, others £3 5s to £3 13s. yearling steers £3 to £3 17a 6d, 2,-year empty heifers £7 Hs, ewes 'and lambs £2 12s, good forward conditioned sheep £1 15s' to £1 18s, springing heifers £lO to £l3, inferior sorts £5 10s to £B. At Hawera, en Saturday, we had a very heavy Yarding of dairy and store cuttle, and report a successful sale at the following prices: Fat cows £l2 14s to £l4 2s Gd, forward cows £9 10s to £lO ss, store cows £G 15s to *£B, canners £4 lis to £5 lis, empty 2-year heifers £G to £6 18s. 8-yctr steers £ll ss. 2-year steers £7 9s, yearling heifers £3 10s to £4 18s, good ditto £0 3s, yearling steers £4 , 6s, small ditto £2 18s. mixed sexes yearling £2 8s to £4 16s, fat sheep £2 Is, prime fat hoggets £2 5s to £2 7s, fat wothers £2 2s 6d, medium store pig 3 £3 Is to £3 10s, others £2 Is to £2 lis, weaner pigs £1 Bs. We submitted a large entry of dairy cattle for sale, and-prices were firmer than recent sales. Best springing heifers £l4 10s to £24 ss, others £ll to £l3 ss. Inferior sorts £5 to ! £9 15s, dairy cows £ls 10s to £2O. AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— There was an extra large yarding of both dairy and store cattle last Thursday at Westflcld. Competition was keener for all lines, and we report a good sale. Best dairy cows and heifers at profit £ls 10s to £2O 10s, otliers £lO 10s to, £l4 15s, backward sorts £ft to £lB, aged and inferior cows £5 to £8 10s, small and weedy heifers £4 10s to £8 ss, empty forward-conditioned cows and heifers £7 15s to £9 15s, others £5 to £7 10s, bulls £5 to £l3 10s, grown steers sold to £l4, three-year-old steers £9 15s to £l2los, two to 2Vz-year-old steers £7 lt»s to £8 17s Gd, yearling to 18-month steers £5 to £7 2s 6d, ditto heifers £4 5s to £G ss, calves, best £2 108 to £3 15s, others £l upwards.

We had u good yarding at Tuakau ou Saturday, all except the bigger cattle selling readily. Dairy cows and heifers sold from £7 to £l3 10a, empty heifers (two-year) £6 12s 6(3, yearline heifers £4 to £4 lis, ditto steers, poor, £& 10s to £3 12s, weedy calves £1 Is to £1 17s. At .Warkworth on Monday we held a special horse sale, ' more than the advertised number corning forward. Medium to heavy unbrokens £2O to £3o', light unbTokens £5 10s to £0 sa. No extra heavy broken horses yarded. Medium to heavy draughts (best) £26 to £33 10s, light er ditto £2O to £25 10s, good farm horses £6 to £l3, aged and poor £1 upwards. At. Westfceld fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in less than average num* bevs, and mostly of inferior quality. Prices for prime quality were firm ut late quotations, inferior quality were lower in values. Best oxen sold to £3 7s per 1001b. others £2 15s to £3 5s per 1001b; cow and heifer beef sold, at from £2 14s to £3 2s per 1001b; steers sold at from £l3 to £22 15s. cows and heifers sold at from £9 to £ls 15s. Sheep were penned in more than average numbers, being mostly of inferior quality. For all prime quality competition was keen at last week's quotations, inferiorly fatted being easier. Extra heavy prime wethers £2 15s 9d to £2 19s 6d, heavy prime £2 lis to £2 15s 3d, medium prime £2 7s to £2 10s 9d, light prime £2 to £2 6« extra heavy ewes were penned Heavy prima owes £2 2s to £2 8s (Id, medium £1 15s 9d to £2 Is fld, light £1 10s to £1 Ins 00, unfinished ewes £1 to £1 7s 6d. The first shorn wethers and ewes were' sold In this sale. Shorn wethers sold at 3d. Shorn ewes sold n* from £1 3s Gd to £L 14s. Shorn hoggets sold at from £1 2s to i £1 7s. Woolly hoggets were penned in large I I numbers and sold at late quotations: Best £1 16s to £2, medium £1 12s to £1 lGs 3d, light £1 8s to £1 lis 9d, small and unfinished £1 to £1 7s 9d. Spring lambs for this time of the year were penned in large numbers, be-

ing fr«el7 competed for at high rates, best •filing from £1 7s to £1 18s 9d, others 18s to £1 63 9d. Calves came forward again In large numbers, although not quite as many u last week. Prices Improved. Runners sold from £8 to £l3 17s 6d for & 2-year-old fattened by Mr. J. S. Montgomerle, Mangere (10 choice runners from same vendor averaged £? 3s))! heavy vealers £4 10s to £5 18s, medium £3 17s (ii to £4 Ds, lght vealers £2 15s to £3 16s, lighter fat calves £1 to £2 12s, fresh dropped g»od colors for rearing 10s to £1 2s, others 5s to 9d, fat turkeys £1 2s 6d. Pigs were penned In go od numbers, the demand continuing at recent high prices: Heavy baconer3 £7 to £7 17s, light £8 6s to £6 18s, heavy porkers £5 to £6 2s Od, medium £3 lGs to £4 15s, light £3 58 to £3 15s, slips £2 8s to £3, weaners and Buckets £3 to £2 lis. Good weaner and store pigs are wanted.