COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDIXGION MARKETS. CUrlstcliurch, Nov. 5 There was a double market at Addington to-day, as no sale will bo held during carnival wed;. The yarding or all classes or stock was a good deal above the average. In spite of tills tho demand was very keen in all fat stock sections, and high prices reigned supreme as usual. There wa,s an Improvement In tho size of the store sheep yarding hut the quality was inferior to that at the' previous week's sale, and llio demand was fairly brisk, late rates being fully maintained- Twotooth ewes and iambs (all counted) 21s 4d to 225, a.m. ewes and lambs (all counted) 18s to •Ms.Dd, 4 .and (i-tooth wethers 33s to 44s 9d 6 and 8-tooth wethers 3Gs (id to 39s Cd ewe hoggets 25s Gd to 40s, shorn 21s 9d, m 3 hoggets 27s Cd, wether hoggets 22s (id, 33s 4d bix hundred and threo fat lambs were penned The quality was fair, and values went to 39s for best lambs. There were twelve races of fat sheep, tho biggest yarding for a' long tlmo Prices were firm all through for good stock' Extra prime wethers to 87s Od, prime 60s to <os, medium 4Ss to 50s, lighter 30s to 45s 3d extra prime ewes 70s Cd, prime 52s to Cls' medium 42s to 50s, lighter 30s 3d to 40s' prime hoggets 90s, lighter ,33s lOd. There was a yarding of 358 head of fat cattle This was not nearly enough for tho requirements of a whole fortnight, and in consequence the demand was very keen, and bidding brisk for all reasonably good stock. Extra prime s'eers to £42 ss, prime £2l 10s to £3O 10s," or-i d J™ r> : £u , 5s '° £l9 - "Ira prime heifers to CJil a prims ,£l7. to £25 10s, ordinary £9 to £l6, extra prime, cows to £33, prime £l*s to £2O, ordinary £9 10s to £l4 ™s' The yarding of ..store cattle was easily the biggest since the autumn,, and all classes were penned and though the general quality was mediocre there Were some fair station lines 'of steers, the biggest portion being Hereford crosses The demand was somewhat affected by the larg- entry. Three-year-old steers to £l6 12s Gd, 2V» to 3-year-old steers to £l2 5s 2%year steers £9 15s, 18-month to 2-ycar'cattle (mixed sex) £7, yearlings £2 17s Gd to £5 cows to £9 10s. Yha yarding of dairy cows was rather larger than necessary to cope with tho demand.' Springers, second and third calvers,.to £l9 10s, heifers £lO, cows in- milk to to £lo. A. large number of vealers was penned. Runners to £lO, good vealers £4 to £5 ss, fair vealors 45s to 52s Cd, small and into 425. There was a Jorge entry of fat pigs, and a fair demand. Extra heavy baconers £8 12s Od, heavy baconers £6 t'o £,, medium £5 to £5 17s Gd (equal to lOd per lb) heavy porkers 85s to 90s, medium Gas to 75s (equal to to lid per lb), choppers to £l2. There was a good entry in the store pig section, and best stores made 75s to 90s, medium 55s to 655, smaller 40s to s"s weaners 16s to 40s. —_ , , BURNSIDE MARKET. ~ _ ~ , , Dunedin, Nov. 5. At Burnsldo to-day 148 fat cattle were penned. Prices opened above late rates and values were well maintained througuout On« extra primo heavy bullock made £43 Iss • io a J y J ulido £SO ,0 £3(i ' medium £22 10s to £27 10s and others £2O upwards. Best cows and heifers sold at, £25 12s Gd, heavy ""0 and others £l2 upwards. Only 182' sheep were pannad iTha quality was Indifferent only a few pens of prime heavy sor's coming forward. Tho sale opened with a considerable advance in prices, but later values were Inclined to recede. Extra prime heavy wethers I! 8 '° BGs . heavy 60s to 70s, medium 60s to o7s 6d, extra prime ewes 81s Gd, heavy 55s to 62s Gd, others 40s upwards, shorn wethers 45s shorn ewes 3Ss Od. Sixty-four lambs were penned, and the, entry was equal to requirements. The demand was easier Best ■". others 20s upwards. ' '

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Waiwakaiho. on 31st. ulto., I offered a full yarding of all clas -s, practically a full clearance resulting at ..resent ruling prices Fifteen-month heifers £5 10s to £5 Us s-ecrs £3 to £4 17s 6d, 2-year empty .Terse}! heifers £8 5s to £8 10s, smaller do. £0 15s to £i 10s, olher heifers £7 10s to £8 2jear steers £5 8s to £G Bs, 3-vear do £8 M, fresh conditioned cows £9 5s to £9 10s, store do. £6 5s to £8 10s, hulls £9 10s Tho dairy cattle offered were only a fair averago quality lot, but there mis good enquiry nevertheless, best heifers selling to £l3 10s, others £9 to £ll, cows (springing) £ll to £li 10s, calved £l4 to £l7 a few pens of good classes of sheep also changed hands at the following*prices: Ewes and lambs l^s's" 5 " & " " 58 ' At Douglas, on 3rd Inst., cattle came forward in excess of yarding accommodation. Pbe yarding was in excess of the demand and prices were easier, yearling to 15-mcnth Jersey heifcre £5 17s lid, other sorts £4 6s to ,„•' f'„ mixed yearlings £4 lis. steers £4 10s Gd, 2-year empty heifers £B, 2 and 3-vear 6 i e 0 er ?,. £7 „, 6s t0 £ 'l»s. fresh conditioned cows £8 lis Cd to £lO, store do £7 to £8 10s 1-ycar bullocks £l2 17s (Id, Jersey bulls £9 t'o £lO 10s, ohor bulls £8 to £lO, dairy cows (calved)_ £l4 10s, springing heifers £9 5s to £ll los, ewe's and lambs 39s 6d, 0-tooth empty ewes 31s 4d, cull do. 15s, poor hoggets At Stratford, on 4lh Inst, I report a good varding of cattle despite rough weather conditions. The market had a slight tendency to drag, hut nevertheless a good clearance' resulted A line of 130 yearling heifers (In lo's) on account of Mr J. Jf Stevenson, sold from £4 19s to £5 10s, 10 exceptionally choice well grown 15-month Jersey heifers on account of the estate of S. J Ra'wlcs realised Iran £ls to £l2 12s 6d, other heifers £3 10s to £5 lis. steers £3 9s, 2-year emp'y lieifers £7 10s to £8 10s, small do £6 7s Gd, fat cows £l4, conditioned do. £9 to £9 15s store do " £G 2s to £8 10s, cows and calves £8 12s,Cd. In the dairy pons cattle were numerous, but the quality throughout was not of a very high standard Enquiry also was a shade easier. Best heifers sold to £l7 others £9 to £l2, cows £l2 to £2O 10s grado Jersey bulls 18% to 24gns At Egmont Village, on 30th tilt, I conduced i>. clearing salo on account of Mr ,T V Gilchrist. There was a splendid attendance, everything being cleared under very keen competition Ewes and lambs £2 5s fid to £2 9s hoggets 335, nice quality dairy heifers £l4 to £2O ss, cows £ll 10s to £lB 10s, fat do £ll 13s, empty 15-month heifers £7 7s Cd farm horsos (good all round sorts) £2B to At Richmond, road, on 31st tilt I conducted a clearing salo on account of Mr. G. Tozer, and a very satisfactory sale of everything was made. Cows (mostly calved) sold from £lO 10s to £23, heifers £9 to £lB farm horses £lO to £2O 10s.

FREISIAN CATTLE SALE. Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. Palmerston North in conjunction with the NZ. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report having held a dispersal sale of pedigree Friesian cuttle on account of Mr W. Remnant, on Tuesday, the 4th. inst. Owing to extremely rough weather, there was not a very large attendance, and a number of cattlo failed to chance hands at auction, hut eventually the whole catalogue was cleared with the exception of a few calves. Quotations : Pedigree cows: Ono at llidens, Rloomfield Farm, Trenlhara: one at, mens. Mr H R Creon, Kairanga; one at lOOgns, Bloomfleld Farm Co ; one at 78gns., P. Nesbitt, Rataono at Signs. Mr O. Low, Cheltenham; pedigree cows from Mens to 49gns; pedigree heifers, 21) to flOgns: pedlgreo bulls, 25 to lOgns; grade heifers, 10 to logns; dairy cows and heifers £ls to £2l 10s. WOOL SALES. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce lias received the- following cablegram, dated October 29, from the' nigh Commissioner for Now Zealand, London:—"Wool snips: Seventh series Government auctions commenced on October 27; large attendance Keen competition from Homo and Continental buyers. Merinos selling at prices fully equal to closing rates of last sales, Crosshreds realising f) per cent, advance Total offering will be 1.'f1.000 bales shown wools, and 61,000 to bo sold on desifrlption: 30.000 bales' of the former and 9000 of the latter are New Zealand."