COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 March 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report;— At Westfleld on Thursday we had a large yarding of both dairy and store cattle. Bidding was brisk for all classes, and we report a good' sale. Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best £l4 lus to £2O Ills, others £lO to £l4 ss; backward sorts, best £ll to £l4 lus; empty cows and heifers, £0 to £8 13s; heifers, been running with bull, £6 to £9 Is; yearling to' 18-montlis steers, £3 15s to £0 17s 6d; two to three-year steers, £1 5s to £9 15s; calves, best £1 15s to £2 12s (id, others £1 to £jr ljs (id; bulls, £5 to £lO 10s.

On Tuesday at I'apaUtra, Jlhree to 3%yoar steers brought £10i:to sl2 15s; 2 to 2%-year steers, £7 15s, £9 15s; yearling to 18-months steers, £3.'lss to SIW> Id; steer calves, £1 10s to £B'os'; heifer-calves, £1 10s to £2 17s (id; yearling to 18-momths empty heifers, £3 5s to £5 ' 10s;• heifers, suitable for dairy purposes, £6 to £9 2s 60Y This class were keenly sought after and sold to extreme rates. Kmpty cows nnd bolters, £5 10s to £9; bulls, £0 to £l3 15s, according to weight and quality. Dairy cows and heifers penned in large numbers, sold under spirited bidding to high values.' Dairy cows and heifers close to profit sold at from £ll to £.20 15s; backward sorts, £S to £ls. A large quantity of beef sold at fully Westfleld rates. At Ngatea on Friday fat cows sold from £9 10s to £l3 10s; small fat steers, £l2 15s to £l3 ss; very forward cowa, 1£8U153 to £9 2s Bd; other cows, £4 5s to £S 2s 6d; yearling; to 18-month heifors, £3. 6s to £4 15s; older heifors, £6 10s to £BT» Od; yearling to 18-raonth steers, £3 15s to £(i; 2 to 2%-year steers, £6 10s to £8 7s tjd; calves, best £1 10s to £2, others £1 upwards.

On Wednesday at Westfleld fat stock market, beef was penned in average numbers, amongst them a good many second Quality. Competition was very keen, prices advancing. Choice ox sold to £2 19s per 1001b, prime £2 15s to £2 18s per 1001b, rough and Inferior ox £2 9s to £.2 14s per 1001b. Cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 8s to £2 14s per 1001b. Steers sold at from, for best £l9 to £25 17s 6d foe a pen of steers from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, others £l3 to £lB 15s. Cows and heifers sold at from £8 to file. Calves came forward In largo numbers, every pen being filled. Notwithstanding the large supply prices were good, improving as the sale progressed, and finishing firm at last week's improved rates. Runners sold from_£s to £8 10s for a choice 5--months heifer*from Mainland Estate; heavy vealcrs £7 8s to £7 19a, medium £3 5s to £4 7s, light £2 2a fid to £3 4s, lighter fat calves £1 5a to £2 Is, fresh dropped 15s to £1 4s, unfinished calves £1 5s to £1 15s. Pigs continue to sell at very high rates for porkers ami baconers, more especially the latter. Heavy baconers sold to £8 ss, medium £7 5s to. £8 4s, light £0 5s to £7 4s; heavy porkers £5 to £'6 4s. medium £4 to £4 ISs, lighter £3 lCs upwards. No weaners penned. Sheep were penned in average numbers and sold under keen competition at slightly Improved prices. No extra hpa.vy wethers or ewes were penned. Heavy prime wethers £1 18s to £2 Is lid, medium £1 15s to £1 17s 9d, light £1 12s to £1 14s 9d; heavy prime ewes £1 13s to £1 15s lid, medium £1 fis to £1 12s 9d, light .£1 6s to £1 8s Jd; Inferior ewes 15s 9d to £1 ss. Lambs penned in less than average numbers sold to exu-emo rates. Heavy prime lambs £1 9s to £1 lis 9d, medium £1 5s to £1 8s Ud, light £1 2s to £1 4s lid; small unfinished lambs, 13s (id to £1 Is 3d.

INGLEWOOD STOCK SALE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) There wna u thronged audienco and a very large number of stock at Wednesday's Farmers' sale at Inglewood. Taken all round it was a hard sale, one contributing cause, no doubt, being the congested condition of the various freezing works as well as the fact that the graziers are not yet keen to stock up with young cattlo. Some lines, however, continue in favor, which is notably the case with young, as well as fresh mouthed owes, well-grown in-calf holfers showing Jersey strain and Jersey heifer weancru. Strong young grade Jersey bulls, too, wero wanted, but no sufficient supply on hand. Though the sale was an up-hill one a large share or the stock was sold. Mixed weaners made from £1 15s to £8 9s—the fewer steers in the blend the better. Jersey weaner heifers sold as high as £5; Holstelns £2 15s, heifers (In-calf) readied £l2, dairy heifers from £lO 10s to £ls, cows from £l2 to £2s—the latter price for a grade Jersey with calf newly born at foot. Bulls sold at from £5 to £l3, according to size and condition, grade Jersey bulls up to £ll, store cows from £7 to £lO las, culled lambs went for 9s, woolly lambs 18s and good shorn 14s 3d to 15s, twotooth wethers 27s 3d, 2-tooth ewes 25s to 275, good sound mouthed awes 20s to 25s 2d. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report for the week ended 6th March, 1920: At Opunake yards on Monday, March Ist, we held our fortnightly sale. There was a i:ood yarding and prices were as follows: Pedigree Berkshire boars to sgns, do. sow 2%gns, store plg3 to £3 13s, weaucr pigs £1 2s to £1 ss, block dray £ls 15s, fair average lambs 10s 7d, fat sheep 33s Cd, bulls to £lO 7s (id, fat cows £lO 17s Od to £ll Bs, forward cows £8 lis to £0 10s and £9 10s, store cows at late rates, 3V4-year steers (Holstein) £8 5s to £8 lis, weaner heifers £2 3s to £2 lis. weaner ateors £l 12s Gd to £2 2s Cd.

At Mangamingi on Monday we held our supplementary sheep fair, about 4,000 sheep being yarded and practically all sold: Quotations: Best breeding ewe 3 28s (Id to 255, culls do. 12s 6d to 15s, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 31s 6d to 32s 9d, 2-tooth do. 26s to 289, woolly lambs 15s. 6d, shorn do. 12s 6d, cull do. 9s. At Mann la yards on Tuesday there was a fair yarding, everything being sold. Quotations: Good store pigs £3 12s Cd, lighter do. £2 10s to S3 103, weaner pigs 15s to £1 2s, fair lambs lis 9d, in-calf heifers (S.H.) £8 12s 6d, fat cows £ll 10s, forward do. £9 7s, store do. £0 15s to £7 19s, weaner heifers £2 and £2 6s, bulls £7 15s to £9, school pony £7. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good' yarding of sheep and cattle. We quote: I F.F.M. breeding ewes £1 to 225, good lambs 16s 3d, others 10s to 12s 6d, bulls £lO to I £l4, Holsteln heifers (In-calf) £ll 10s, Shorthorn do. £lO 10s, forward lato prices, weaner heifers £2 10s to £3 2s 6 A do. steers 38s to £2 sa. Inglewood yards were filled on Wednesday, sheep and cattle coming forward In large numbers. Quotations: 2-tooth ewes 24s to 265, 2-tooth wethers 27s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth owes 25s Bd, f.f.m. breeding ewes 21s to 235, woolly lambs 15s 9d, shorn do, 12s to 14s, bulls and boners showed a big drop In prices, fat cows £ll 10s to £l2, Btore and boners £3 to £5 10s, 18-month steers £4 to £4 10s, 2H-year steers £5 10s to £0 10s, In-calf heifers (Holsteln) £lO Cs, Shorthorn! S? I!!* to » £l ° m - Jerse > n weaner heifers ,T- } os „i° £7> others e2 2s to £3, Rteers 2ns to 38s. At Auroa on Friday a fair number of cattle wore yarded and nearly everything was sold. We quote: Pigs (light store) £1 ,1s to £1 is 6d, fm. ewes 15s, small lambs 10s, woolly do 12s 6d, bulls £8 to £ll 10s, fat cows £lO ss, forward do. £9 7s 6d to £9 17s 6d store cows and boners at late prices, Jersey heifer calves £4 17s Od, Jersey heifer calves (choice lino) £7 2s, Holsteln and Shorthorn calves £2 14s to £3 12s 6d, steer calves £1 14s to £3. At Puniwhakau on Friday we held a sheep fa r, 25,000 sheep being yarded and everything was sold. We quote 4-tooth ewes 2is f.m. breeding owes 21s Od to 235, cull do. 10s to 14s, 2-tootih ewes (small) 23s 6d, 4 nnd 6-tooth wethers 20s Od to 31s 6d fm wethers (poor) 15s to 20s, 2-year steers £e' horso £ll. '

TARANAKI HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. Mr Newton King reports: On Tuesday, 2nd March I resumed my monthly auctions of the above to a good attendance of tanners and exporters. As this was the first sato held In Tarnnakl since the lifting of the control prices much Interest centred around the sales Big prices ruled throughout Ox hides sold to n% per lb or £0 12s the hide, cowhides 22% d, and calfskins 49d per lb. ,v,I a ? n n r \ n ?, w 'l ave Ul ° r 'e ht t0 take over at Uie fall of the hammer any lots at the last bid, and advantage was taken of this privilege on the best lines. v ?K i "^S!,^ 6 , comprised 887 hlde3, 20GS calfskins, 20 casks and 126 tins of tallow and sundries. J2d to 23V»d,. light 22Md to 22-'iid- cow wV 2 .L[°, " Bht »««« to2&d. cX 19(1 to 20>4d; farmers cow heavv nV.I 'n Sid light ITd to 24% d, cut 19W"-slippy 4 * H d to ißdi yearlings, heavy 18d to 2C%d, ligli" ?» d ,&? ld ' d f a ,'," Be<l 6d t0 "Wd; bulls M to 13% d; calfskins, specials 4!) d firsts 48d seconds 4Cd to 4f%d, cm 30d to 4fly,d. sllDny 21d to 36% d, dry 5s 9d to 14s 0™ each %Z, h s&X'Mt It t0 3 ' 13 C 4 Next sale March ftnth.