COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CANTERBURY PRODUCE. Chrlstchurch, Feb. 20. .there Is a eootl deal of activity In the oat market and increasing quantities are being offered by merchants. A grade flartons are bringing up to 4s Od at country stations, and an occasional line at twopence more, but merchants are not. disposed to operate at anything In excess of 4s 6d. Algerians are still in Arm demand to fill North Island requirements at up to 53 ."d at country stations. Barley is selling well and as crops have been good practically throughout rtho province growers are securing u satisfactory return. Up to 8s 3d has been paid at country stations. Perennial ryo has firmed still further and a particularly good lino of heavy send was sold at 7s at country stations. The current value is, however, somewhat less than this, Only anmll lots of potatoes for the retail trade are coming in. Forward business for March and April delivery is on the baals of £5 10s per ton at country stations. The chaff market Is stall firm at recent quotations. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. On Friday, 13th Inst., we held our usual monthly sale In our Tarata yards, when-we hail a good yftfdlng of sheep and cattle. All the sheep and. most of. tho cattle were quitted at satisfactory values. Two-tooth and 4tooth rams 3gns, to 3%gns., forward ewes 23s 3d, tin. ewes 19s Cd, 22s 3d. fat ewes 28s 3d, 0-tooth ewes 235, 2-dooth. wethers 23s lid, 4-tooth wefihers 28s lOd, lambs 15s and 18s 7d, 2%-year steors £7 19s, bulls £7 and £ll, waggon £U. On Tuesday we held our usual fortnightly sals in our Stratford yards. We had a small yarding, bidding was dull and some lines did not reach reserves. Storo cows £8 lis, £8 15s, and £lO 5s 6d, ln-calf heifers £9 4s, weaner heifers £3 16s, bulls £S 15s, £i4 10s, f.m. ewes 9s, 4 and G-tooth ewes 20s Cd, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 30s Od. On Monday wo held our Kohuratnh! sale In conjunction with Newton King, oi entries consisting mostly of sheep. Bidi...ig was brisk and a good clearance was effected at satisfactory values. Four and • 6-tooth ewes 225, 23s lid; f.m. ewes 16s sd, 18s lOd, 19s, 20s 8d and 235; 2-tooth ewes 255, 25s 6d and 325; 4 and C-tooth wethers 30s Sd and 265; 2-tooth wethers 29s 9d and 28s 9d; lambs 7s, 9s Od, 10s lOd, and 13s; rams 2%gns, 3gns, 05igns, On Wednesday, In conjunction with Newton King, we held our usual monlhly sale n; Wliangamomona, and realised the following prices. Wo had a good entry and most lines we sold at satisfactory values. Dairy heifers sold freely at tho hammer: Lambs 8s ]od. 2-too'h ewes 245, mixed 2-tooth sheep 16s 9d. empty heifers £5 10s, In-caif heifers £9 7s Cd and £ll, stojrsv, £B. Our neoct sale at these yards will be held on March 24. On Friday wo held our usual monthly sale at Te Wera. Wo had a smaller yarding than usual owing to the bad weather conditions of the previous day. Most lines wore sold at ruling market values. Store cows (light) £6, £6 ss, up to £S 7s Od, and £9 5s for forward cows; bulls £0 5s to £9 ss, 2% to 3yenr Jersey bullocks £8 to £8 7s 6d; 18imonth steers, showing color, £4 as Our nest sale a', these yards will be held on the 19th March. Private Sales.—Owing to the moist weather, suitable for pasture, enquiry Is good, and prices are satisfactory. Prospecls or freezing blockage is the only damper to trade. Wc report sales as follows: Lambs 10s fld, l.'is, liis (id, 17s; 15-month to 18-mouth emp:y heifers, mixed sorts, £4 7s Od and £4 10s; bullocks £l4 as; 2-tooth Romney rams 2%gns and Sgns ; 4 and 6-tooth ewes 2Ss M; 2-tooth ewe; 20s, 2Ss 6d; f.f.m. owes 19s to 24s 6d. FARMERS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. At Opunake yards on Monday, we had a full yarding, and there, was a good demand for all classes of stock., Everything was sold There wns i::ore demand for yearling stem We quote: Sow to farrow £7 10s, fat hoggets 35k. 4 and 6-tootli ewes £1 0s Bd, bulls to £l3, light kulis £S 3s to £ll 12s lid, fat cows £l2, forward cows £lO 5s to £ll 10s, boners at. late rates. 3'/ 2 -year steers £ll 4s to £ll 10s, 2%-year steers £7 2s fid, ISnionth steers £4 6s to £4 17s, weaner heifers S3 4s. At Stratford, on Tuesday, we had a good yarding, nearly everything being sold. Quotations: F.l'm, ewes 17s Od to. 21s, b.f. lambs 10s Cd, store lambs lis 6d to 12s, cull eWes 10s to 12s 6d, 4-tooth Romney ram? 2»Agns., 2-tooth Romney rama 2%gus., fat cows £ll 10s to £l3, forward cows £9 10s to £lO ss, store cows £7 to £8 10s, bulls £8 to £l9 ss, 18-month heifers (n.b) £0 12s Cd, 18-month steers £4 to £4 os, weaner heifers £2 Us to £3 ss, weaner steers £3 ss. At Manala yards, on Tuesday, a good entry cama forward, and everything was sold AVo quote: Good store nigs £3 13s to £3 19s, good weaner pigs £1 12s to £1 17s, good woolly lambs 10s CO, shorn lambs lis 6d. bulls £8 to £l3 10s, good heavy cows £lO 3s to £ll os. lighter sorts £8 2s 6d to £9 10s, boners £4 to £5, good weaner steors £2 to £2 lis, Jersey weaner heifers £5 17s 6d, others £2 12s, dairy heifers £ll. , At Inglewood, on Wednesday, the yards were well filled. Owing to tho inclement weathor there was not a largo attendance of buyers, but, practically .everything was sold. We quote: Good woolly lambs 17s 4d, culled do 9s Od, • 2-tooth wethers (fair) 23s lOd, 2tooth ewes (small) 22s 3d, 4-year-old good framed ewe's 20s to 23s 6d, low-conultloned do. 16s, bulls £7 to £ls, fat and forward cows £lO to £l2, others £6 to £9, 2%-year steers £7, 2%•year Holsteln and Shorthorn heifers (r:w.b., good line) £l2, I'3-month do. £7 3s to £8 2s Od, 18-month steers £4 10s to £4 15s, Jersey weaner heifers £6 2s 6d, | springing heifers £8 to £l2. At Auroa, on Friday, there was a small yarding, which was all sold at late rutes. Quotations: Bulls £7 to £l4 ss, fat and forward cows £lO 15s to £ll, store do, £7 5s to | £9 15s, boners £4, Jeney heifer calves (low condition, small) £2 13», others £2 13s, weaner steers £ 1 10s. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Uruti, on 13th Inst, I held my annual sheep fair, a good yarding being offered which I was practically all cleared. There was a steady demand throughout, both locally and from out3lde, prices for all classes snowing little difference compared witli recent sales. Good store and rape lambs 13s Od to 15s Id, medium sorts 9s Cd to lis lOd, culls 4« 6d to 7s 4d, 2-tooth ewes 27s 6d, small do 21s Od lo 23s 9d, mixed age<l ewes 22s 9d to 23s sd, a.m. do 14s 3d to 18s,' culls 8s to 10s, 2tooth wethers 24s 6d to 26s 4d, small do 20s to 22s Gd, 4-tooth do 26s 3d to 27s 4d, 4 and C-tooth do 28s 4d, fat and forward wethers 31s 3d to 33s Cd, 2-tooth Romney ranis sold j from 2% to 4 guineas. At Awafflno, un 14th Inst., I held any an- [ nua.l sheej) fair and cattle sale, and I report a good yurdlng In each section. Sheep sold I well, odd pens of aged and Indifferent sorts proved hard to quit, but. otherwise firm prices maintained throughout Tho cuttle market was Inclined to patchy, a big yarding of 2%j year steers ottering little or no competition; other classes, however, realised present mar- | kit prices throughout. Sheep: Lambs 13s id to 16s Id, 2-tooth ewes 27s 6d, 6-tooth to i'f.m. 25s 7d to 2f.s Gd, s m. do 17s to 21s 6d, cull do Sa to 12s, fat and forward ewes 20s Od, 2-tooth wethers 27s to 3ls. 4 and 6tooth do 27s to 31s 6d. mixed 2-tooth 24s Id. Cattle: 4 and 5-year bullocks £l3 to £ls 17s 6d, conditioned 3 to 4-year do £l2 7s to £l2 15s, 3-vear steers £8 10s to £9 10s, fai cows £ll Gs to £l2, store do £7 to £9 10s, mixed , 18-month cattle £4 12s 6d to £4 183 Gd. At Urenui, on tho 16th Inst., I had a fair yarding of botli sheep and cattle, but report ii dull sale. One lino of s.m. ewes sold for 235; IS-monlh steors £2 18s Od to £3 15s, 3-yoar do £9 ss, 2-year heifers 1t.W.8. -£lO 10s, 18-month empty heifers £5 4s to £5 14s Od, forward cows £9 to £lO, store, do £7 2s Cd to £8 7s lid, fat heifers £9 ss. At, Kohuratalti, on IGlh Inst, I held a sheep fair and cattle sale in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and M A. Co. I report a good yarding and good sale, firm prices being realised throughout. Sheep: 6-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 19s to 21s Cd, cull do 9s Od to 12s, 2tootih wethers 29s 2d to 31s, wether lambs 14s Gd. cull do 0s 3d to 7s 3d. Cattle: 3 to 4-year tulloeks £l2 to £l4 ss, 2% to 3yoar steers £0 10s to £8 17s, ' IS to 20inonth do £5 ss, cows and calves £8 10s, forward cows £lO 10s, store do £7 ss. At Stony River, on 17t.h Inst.. I held my annual slieop fair In conjunction with the fortnightly cattle sale. A fair yarding of sheep came forward, a strong local demand resulting In practically a full clearance being made Lambs especlolly sold well In the cattle section weaners sold with a better tone, hut otherwise prices were on a par with late rates. Sheet: Mixed 2-tooth (small) 20s Gd, s in. ewes lis 2d, cull do 9s, 2-tnath wethers 2Gs. woolly lambs 17s 2d, shorn do 15s 3d, cull lambs 12s to 12s (id. fat sheep 29s (id. Cattle: Shorthorn weaner heifers £ 2 lis to £3 10s, Jersey cross do £4, bulls 34s Cd to £2 12s Gd, Very small mixed weaners 18s, 18 to 20-month steers £4 17s, poorer do £3 4s, fat cows £lO 8s ;o £l3 2s Gd. store do £7 to £9, cows and calves £0 15s, bulls £l2. At Whangamomona, on ISth Inst., I held a sheep fair (intl cattle sale In conjunction with X Z Loan Co. Despite rough weather tho yarding was very fair. Tho sheep mostly showed poor quality and consequently were hard to quit ■ Cattle met with fnlr demand. Sheop: 2-tooth wethers 245, 4-tuo'h do 28s Id, 4 to fr-tooth do 30s Id, poor 4-tooth ewes 19s, 0-tooth to ff.,m do 19s Id to 22s (Id, I'm. do Hi lid ui l*% w'Jßsd z-tooth '-'4* 6d lambs

13a M, 2-tooth Bomney rams 3%. to i guineas. Cattle: Cows and''calves £5 to £6. 20-month steers £r> 10s, 2-year empty heifers £B, wollgrown Holsteln lielfeis R.YV.B. £ll, heavy bulh.fi 14 15s. At Ohura, on 19th Inst., I held my annual sheep fair. I report a very good yarding of sheep, both In number and quality. The market throughout had a steady tone, there being a strong local inquiry for lambs and breeding ewes,, outside buyers accounting for most of the store and forward ewes and wetli«s. Prices on the whole compared favorably with tlio Taranakl market. A few pens of cattle came forward, all of which sold. Sheep: Good 2-tooth ewes 345, 2 to 4-tooUi do (small) 20s 3d, 4 to fl-tooth do 20s, (i-tooth to f.f.m. do 10s Od to 245, s.m. do 12s to 17s 3d, cull do 0s to Ss 9d, 4-tooth wethers 25s to 28s 9d, 2 to 4-tooth 25s 7d, 4 to 6-toolh do 24s 6d, woolly lairabs 17s, shorn do (station line) ir>s l)d, other lines 14s 3d to 15s 9d, lighter sorts 10s 7d, mixed 2-tooth 24s to 25s Id, small do 14s Od, rams 1% to 2% guineas. Cattle: 18 to 20-)nonth steers'£s 7s Od and £5 Bs, 2 to 2%-year do £7 10s to £7 I.lb. 13 to 18-month empty heifers £4 6s to i'."., forward cows £lO, store do £7 10s to £S. The yarding at Walwakaiho on 20th Inst was small and enquiry was dull. Mixed weaners 38s Bd, fat heifers £9 10s, 2 to 214-year steers £6 os, bulls £8 10s to £l3, store cows £7 to £8 10s, dairy heifers (calved) £lO 10s, 2-year .Tersey heifers 8.D.8. £lO, dairy cows £9 15s, fat sheep £2, f.m. ewes 14s Cd to 19s,