COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At tlrenul, on 2nd Instant, there was fceen enquiry for sheep, laimba especially being In demand. The yarding, however, was not large. Good lambs (shorn) sold up to ins Bd, medium 12s Sd to 13s 3d, culls 9s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 27s 4d, 4 and G-tooth do. 31s 7d, 2-tuoth ewes 27a lOd, f.m. do. 18s, rams 1% to 2y,gns. I report » full yarding of cattle." An exceptionally big entry of steers resulted in a dull ■ale for this class. Other classes sold at ruling rates. Prices as follows: 15 to 18month stßers £4 4s to £4 15s, 20-month do £5 10s, 2 to 2%-year do. £G 5s to £7 2 S oa' 2% to 3-year £8 8s Gd and £lO, 20-nionth 2Mr year Jersey do. £5 to £o, light store cows £9 to £7 12s Cd, cows and calves £8 10s to £0 Is, 2%-year empty heifers £7 7s Gd 1" to 18-month do. £4 15s, heifers (rwb)P<! 17s Cd, small do. £5. ' '' At Stony River on 3rd Inst, the entry was small. Pat cows sold from £l2 10s to £ls 10s, fat helfert £lO, fresh conditioned cow's £8 10s to £9 15s, stores £6 10s to £S heifers (r.w.b.) £7 ss, do. (springing) £9 15,' mixed weaners £2 7s Gd, 15-month empty heifers £4 to £4 7s Gd, bulls £7. 10s to £ll 10s. At Walwakalho, on Gth Inst., a few pens of sheep changed hands at prices as follows- Fat ewes 29s 6d to 32s Gd, woolly lambs 10s 9d shorn do. (small) 9s Id. The cattle entry was small, bulls selling from £7 to £l3 store cows £G 15s to £S ss, heifers (springing) £9 5s t6 £l3, dairy cows (springing) 1 FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. Tho Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report as -follows : At our Opunake yards on Monday, 2nd., we held our usual sale. 'There was a good yarding, and nearly everything changed hands at late rates. Wo quote: Good store pigs £3 gs and £3 18s, sow and litter £5, 5-year haclt £5 10s, lambs (small) 9s, hulls to £l7 5s lighter bulls £9 to £ll 2s 6d, fat cOws £l2 £5 7s 6d, 2% to 3-year steers, fair condition, £8 ss, 18-month heifers s.h. £5 15s. At Manala, on Tuesday, we had a fairly good yarding, and all sold, at satisfactory prices Quotations: Store pigs £2 10s. £2 18s. woolly hoggets 38s, good lambs 13s. heavy bulla £lB 10s. lighter £l2 Us to £l3 2s fid. forward cows £lO lGs, lighter sorts £8 12s Gd to £9 2s Od, sh. weaners £1 Cs. do. (good line) £2 Gs, Jersey heifer calves, good, £G At Stratford, on Tuesday, we had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. Practically all changed hands at the hammer at slightly advanced rates. We quote: Sheep, 4-tooth I wethers 30s sd, 2-tooth wethers 2Gs, store ewes 20s Id, lambs lis to 13s 7d. Cattle- Bulls from £8 to £l9 10s, fat cows £ll to £l2 ss, forward cows £9 to £lO 10s. IS-momh incalf heifers £5 17s Gd to £G 10s, 2-year In-calf heifers £8 10s to £9 15s. mixed weaners 2."5, Jersey weaner heifers £3 10s. ! At Inglewood, on Wednesday, we had a full yarding of sheep and cattle, and report a good clearance of all classes of stock. We quoteSheep: Woolly larahs 17s to'.fil, shorn lambs' 10s to 12s 6d, 2-tonth wethers 275, forwnrd ewes 23s to 25s Gd. store ewes 18s to 22s Cattle: 13-mnnth steers £4 10s to £4 17s fid, 8-year in-calf Holstein heifers £lO 10s. Jersey do. £ll 10s, 18-month do. £IG 10s to £7, Jersey weaner heifers £4 5s to £4 ]os, mixed do. 25s to 30s. bulls £S to £ls. heavy do. £23. fat cows £ll to £l2 13s. forward cows £9 to £lO ss, boners and light stores at late rates.

At Anroa. on Friday, wo had an average yarding, and nearly all wero sold at late rates Prices? Shorn nonets (good) 27s r>d, medium lambs Us. cull lambs i)s. bulls £S lfl s to £ls. heavy forward cows £ll Rs. lighter forward cows £0 5s to £lO, Jersey heifers, ri.li, £lO ISs. Jersey heifer calves («mall) £1 Ids At nawcra yards, on Friday, we had our sheen fair. Thjro was i>. [rood entry, and the yards were cleared at satisfactory prices: We quote: Fat ewes £1 lis lid. 2-tooili ewes £1 lis M. 4-tooth ewes £1 Gs. 4 and 5-ycar ewes £1 ss. cull ewes 14s 9d, 4-tooth wo'hcrs £1 7s 9d, (i do. £1 12s 2d, good shorn lambs 14s, other lambs 9s 9d. • N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Hawcra branch) report:--At. Kaknramea, on Monday, there was a large yarding of all classes or stop!-:, which met with keen demand. A total clearance was effected under the hammer. Prices were as follows: Pull lambs f.s lid to 10s lid. fat cows to £l3 17s Cd, forward cows fill to £ll l"s, good store cows £7 10s lo £9 17s, tinners £3 to £6 ss, IS-month sieers £5 9s, weaner heifers, Jersey cross, £3 18s, others £2 as, weaner steers £2 2s. On Wednesday, at Eltham, there was a smalt yarding of both shsen and cattle We report. a satisfactory sale, everything being cleared at late rates. On Thursday, at Hawera, there was a large yardip.g of sheep and cattle. Lidding was brisk and prices were In favor of the vendors. Wo quote: Store phis £2 lGs to £3 2s, cull lambs <>s 9d to lis 2d. others 12s 9d to 17s 9d, fat ewes 32s Id, fat lambs, extra, prime 355, fat 2-tooths (wooliy) £2 7s (id, 2-tooth wethers 26s 9d. 2-tooths (mixed sexes) 25s 3d. Itomney rams 2Vi to 4'Asns. hulls £7 to £l3 ss, fat cows £l2 0s to £l3, forward cows £lO 15s to £ll 12s Gd. store cows £0 l"s to £lO 2s, boners £3 to £C ss. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— At Papakura we had for 'the time of the year a large yardimt. Crown steers sold at from £l2 5s to £l3 17s (id, 3 to 3y.-rc.ar stee-s £lO 5s to £l2 2s fid. 2% to 3-vear steers £7 10s to £lO 2s (id, IS-month to 2-year steers £5 to £7 7s fid, yearling to iS-mnnlli steers £3 to £4 17s fid, steer calves £t 5s to £2 10s. heifer calves £1 to £2. One small pen of choice Jersey heifer calves realised £3 15s, Inferior calves 10s upwards, yearling to 18-month heifers £2 15s to £4 15s. 18month to 2-year heifers (boon running with bulls) £5 10s to £S lfis, emntv cows and heifers £5 to £7 ss, bulls £4 to £l2 10s, according to weight, and qtialiiv. A Rood entry of beef sold at fully Wostfield prices. At Westflokl fat stock market on Wednesday, beef was penned In average numbers, prices advancing. Choice own sold to £2 Ids per 1001b, prime £2 12s to £2 15s. rotten and inferior £2 5s to £2 lis. cow and heifer beet £2 5s to £2 12s per 100!b. Best, steers sold at from £lB to £25 7s Cd. others £9 to £l7 15s. Cows and heifers sold at from £8 to £ls 12s Cd. Sheep wore penned in less than average numbers, and sold under steady competition at slightlv advanced prices. Heavy prime wethers £1 ]ss to £1 19s 3d, medium m-toio wethers £1 12s to £1 14s 9d, light prime wethers £1 Ss to £1 Us 9d, unfinished and small wethers £1 4s to £1 7s fld, heavy p-ime ewes £1 lis to £1 lis 9d. medium prime ewes £1 7s to £1 10s 9d, light prime ewes £1 3s to £1 fis Sd, small and unfinished ewes ISs to £1 2s fld. Lambs sold at late r-'cs Best £1 lis fid to £1 9s 3d. medium £1 3s to £1 Gs ?,£. liptht ISs to £1 2r. 9d CalvesRunners from £G 10s to £8 2s fid. heavy vealers £4 15s to £fi 9s, medium £3 2s fid to £4 14s, light £2 to £3 Is. lightc- fat cf.ires £1 5s to £1 IBs. fresh dropppd Ms to £1 4s, roueh calves 3 to fi-montlts, £1 2s to £2 5s Tigs rontinun very firm at bieh values. Medium to heavv lmconcrs sold from £5 10s to £fi lfis. heavv norkers £4 7s in £5 15s. medium £4 to £4 fis, light £2 to £3 18s, wesners £1 5s to £1 Hs.