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Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

tiEWTON KING REPORTS At Douglas, on Bth inst., I had a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep.—The , market maintained a Arm tone throughout, all classes selling readily, practically a full clearance being made at the hammer. Twotooth ewes 26s Gd and 26s M, small do, jSs 2d, 4-tooth do. 27b, 6-tooth to f.f.m. 19s Sd to 245, f.m. do. 8s to 15a, 2-tonth wethers 22s to 215s lid, 4 and 6-tooth 28s to 2»s, cull do. 16s Gd miied 2-tooths 22s Cd, lambs lis 3d, rams n'p to 2sns. A heavy, yarding of cattle was offered under spirited enquiry, a full clearance resulting. Steers especially sold with a much brighter tone. Weaner heifers £2 15s, mixed weaners £2 3s, empty heifers £5 Is to £6 6s, 3-year steers £7 8s Gd to £!) 10s, 2-year do. £5 14s to £G 12s Gd, 20-month do. £4 10s to £5 ss, small do. £■; 5s to £3 14s, fat cows £lO lis to £ll 15s, store do. £7 2s to £8 6s, light do. £4 10b to £6 30s, 2-year in-calf heifers £9, dairy cows £9 15s. At Stratford the following day the offering of aheep was small. Fat ewes 319, lambs lis Id to 13s 3d, s.m. ewes 10s 3d to 12s. I report a good yarding of cattle and a satisfactory clearance. In-calf heifers made a big portion of the yarding and except for a few pens of amall sorts, realised satisfactory valuea throughout. Fat heifers £ll, fat and forward cows £6 to £lO ss, store do. £:> 17s 6d to £6 7s 6d, cows and calves £6 15s, 20-month empty heifers £5 18s to £6 ss, I 3-year steers £6 17s Gd to £7 10s, 2-year do. £5 17s od, weaner heifers £2 5s to £2 lis, bulls £5 to £7, 3-year in-calf Jersey heifers £l2 10s, 2-year do. Jersey cross £9 5s to £lO, others £7 5s to £8 10s, dairy coivs £l6. At Inglewood, on 11th Inst., I report a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep sold readily, late rates prevailing throughout, there being strong enquiry for good lambs and breeding ewes. Two-tooth ewes 25s and 25s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth purebred Romney do. 375, 6-tooth to f.f.m. 19s Gd to 23s 6d, f.m. do. 13s 6d to 17s 9d, fat and forward do. 25s Gd to 26s Bd, good woolly lambs 20s 9d, smaller do. 17s 3d, shorn do. 10s and 16s Id, smaller do. lis 9d, mixed 2-tooths 255, rams 1 to 3gns. In the cattle section a big offering was met with spirited enquiry throughout. Dairy heifers, Jerseys especially, afforded extra keen competition. Weaner Jersey heifers £7 Is, small do. £4, Shorthorn and Holstein heifers £2 Is to £3 15s, 18 to 20month wnpty heifers £G 5s to £7 3s, 2 and 3-year Jersey in-calf heifers £l4 to £ls 15s, : Shorthorn and Holstein do. £l2 10s to £l4, 20-month do. £7 10s, weaner steers 355, mix- • ed weaners 275, 20-month steers £4 18s Gd, 2 to 2 -year do. £5 12s 6d to £6 3s, store | and forward cows £6 to £9 15a, bulls £6 I 15s to £9. I 1 At Tahora. the same flay I held a sheep fair in conjunction with the N Z. Loan and M.A., i Co. Although not a large entry, most lines offered changed hands, prices being quite up to thoßc ruling locally. Four and 6-tooth wethers 29s 3d, poorer do. 20s. s.m, ewes 12s to 16s 9d, good lambs 17s Id, rams to 2gns. I At Tokorimn, on 11th Inst, I held my sup- ! plementary sheep fair and cattje sale, and re- ' port a good sale in each section. A strong i local demand accounted for very few sheep leaving the district, prices on the whole com- j paring favorably with the Taranaki market. ' Two-tooth wethers 27s Gd to 295, small do. 24s 3d, 6-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 245, mixed aged do. 18s .to 24s Gd, sun. do. 13s 7d to

)17s Id, mixed sexed iambs 14s 7d to 17s Bd, wether do. 16s tfd. Uood 20-month steers £5 ya, 2u-»month empty heifers £6 ss. At Kaponga, on 12th Inst., weaner heifers realised £2 2s ud to £2 19s, small Jersey do. tip to £4 ICS, weaner steers 30s anil 325, IS to 20-month cmptv heifers £5 In to £7, small do. £4 4s, bulls £7 and £8 10s. fat cows £lO to £ll 2s Gd, store and forward do. £0 3,1s to £9 Is, fat and forward cows •258. At Rahotu the same day weaners sold with a better tone, other classes realising late rates. Choice Jersey weaner heifers £G 10s, Shorthorn and Uolsteln do. £2 9s to £3, steers 29s Cd to 3Ss, mixed weaners £2 3s to £2 10s, 2-yesir riteers £5 2s, fat heifers £9 7s (jd to £lO, store cows £5 15s to £S ss, j l'at do. £lO to £1 22s Gd. bulls £5 10s to £8 10s. I