COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation report as follows : At Ttkorangi we held our opening sheep fair, when we had an entry of about 40UO. The greater proportion or" thl3 number was made up of youug ewes and wethers of exceptionally good quality. In fact we had some of tho beat 2-tooth ewes and wethers we have had the pleasure of offering this year. Buyers were In attendance and record sale resulted, practically everything being sold at satisfactory prices, ((uotatons: J3est 2-tooth ewes 31s to 33s 7d, smaller 28s to 30s, s.in. ewes, good condition, 22s Gd, poorer condition 18s to 20s, culls to 13s (Id, best 2-tooth wethers to 32s (id, smaller 255, good laiubs 18s to 20s, culls to 13s (id, fat ewes 32s (id to 355, rams, hlncolns, 3% to 4gns, Engl-sh Loicesters 2gns. At Okalawa yards there was a small entry which sold at satisfactory prices. We quote: bulls £7 10s to £ll, fat cows £ll 15s to £l3 ss, store cow 3 £7 to £B, boners £4, dairy heifers £l4 ss, weaner heifers £2 ss, do. steers £1 to £1 19s. At Eltham yards there was a good entry which sold well. (JuotaMons: Sow to farrow £5 2s, woolly lambs 18s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 30s Bd, shorn lambs 10s lid, forward cows £8 lis, store cows £6 15s to £B, SVh-year bullocks £l2 2s, 2%-yonr steers, bad colors, £0 Is, hulls £8 to £ls 15s and £2l ss, Jersey weaner heifers £8 6s, mixed weaner heifers £3 to £3 10s Cd, weaner Shorthorn steers, good, £3 15s, others 20s to £2. dairy heifers £1? "* At Hawera yards there - ft » lotge entry of sheep and cattle. In former class there was a keen dermui j (of good 4 and 6-tooth wethers, also well grown lambs, the offerings In these classes being Insufficient to meet the requirements of buyers. In-calf heifers (2%-yr) wero enquired for and sold at prices In favor of vendors. We quote: Pair lambs to 16s 3d, culls 9s to 10s, forw-ird 6tooth wethers 33s 7d, medium to good 295, culls to 225, fat ewes 29s to 325, soundmouth ewes, good, 255, others 15s to 22s 6d, mixed 2-tooth ewes and wethers 28s 3d, b.f. rams 3gns, store pigs 29s to £2 17s, pedigree Berkshire boars 4%gus to 7gns bulls (light) £4, others £9 10s to £l2, fat cows £l4, good forward cows £lO 5s to £ll 18s, good conditioned cows £9 to £lO, in-calf helfera (.mixed line) £l3, do. small £lO 12» Cd, do. Jersey £l4 ss, Jersey weaner heifers £0 Is, others £3, mixed weaners £2 13s, Holsteln 18-month steers £4 IBs, mixed steers i £1 12s Od, dairy cows £8 15a, do. heifers £9 10s to £l2 ss. At Waverley the yards were well filled' with sheep and cattle, nearly all being quitted at good prices. Quotations: Good store pigs £3 10s, 2-tooth ewes 23s Id, f.m. ewes 21s Od, 6-tooth wethers 30s 3d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 30s Id, fair lambs 14s 3d, culls do. 7s, Southdown rams to 4gns, 3%-year steers £ll 3s, 2%-year steers £7 17s to £8 7s, good conditioned cows £9 123 6d to £lO us. store cows £5 17s Cd to £0 2s 6d, hulls £9 to £l3, dairy cows £l7.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan ivnd • Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:— At Westfteld, choice oxen sold at £2 ISs per 1001b; prime oxen £2 14s to £2 17s; rough and inferior £2 Ss to £2 13s, cow and heifer beef £2 Cs to £2 12s, steers from £lB to £23 ITs 6d for best, others £l3 to £l7 10s. Cows and heifers from £9 to £l7 10s. Calves: Runners £5 Is to £B, heavy vealers £4 to £5, medium £3 to £3 15s, light £1 18s to £2 19s, calves £1 to £1 10s, rigs: Choppers £0 15s, prime heavy baconers £7 las to £8 9s, medium £6 15s to £7 ISs. light £6 to £(i 14s. heavy porkers £5 Is to £6, medium £4 5s to £5, lighter £3 10s to £4 4s. Sheep: Heavy prime wemers £1 ISs to £1 19s 3d, medium £1 15s to £1 !7s (id. light £1 12s to £1 14s 9d, unfinished and small £1 9s 6d to £1 lis wr heavy prime ewes £1 13s 9d to £1 15s 6d! medium £1 10s to £i ISs 3d, light £1 0s to £1 9s 9d. unfinished small 18s to £1 4s 9d. Lambs: Heavy prime lambs £1 10s to £1 17s 9cl, medium £1 Cs to £1 9a 9d, light. £1 2s to £1 5s 9d, small and unfinished 15s to £1 Is 9d. At Westfleld store sale dairy cattle maintained late high values, best close to profit selling from £lO to £2l ss, good sound cows £l2 10s to £ls 15s, backward and poorer £9 10s to £l2 ss. Store cattle: Heifers In calf, small £4 2s 6d to £B, yearling to 18month steers £3 3s to £3 6s, two to 3-year old. £6 7s to £lO 17s Cd, calves £1 5s to £2 15s. At Pukekoho wo report a good sale at late rates. Grown steers £l2 5s to £l3 17s Od, 3 to 3%-year steers £9 17s 6d to £l2, 2 to 3-year steers £7 2s 6d to £9 15s, yearling

to IS-month steers £4 Ds to £6 17s 6d, steer calves, best £2 03 to £3 10s, others £1 5s to £1 17s Cd, heifer calves beat £2 to [ £3 7s 6d, others £1 to £1 173 6d, empty yearling to IS-month heifers £3 15s to £!i | 10s, helfcre suitable dairy purposes £6 to i £6 12s Cd, empty cows and heifers £5 10a to £S 15s. Bulls sold at £5 to £l3 10s. Beef sold to extreme prices. Steers to £lB 15s, cows and heifers £9 to £ls. Dairy cattle close to profit £lO to £2O 15s, good cows £ll 15s to £ls 10s, others £0 10s to £ll 10s. HIDES, SKINS, AND~ TALLOW. Dalgety and Co. report: At our Wellington sale on the 12th, all lots wero keenly competed for, heavy ox. hides advancing 2d to 3d per lb, medium weight ox and cows Id to 2d, and kips also showed a slight advance. For calfskins as high as 50% d was obtained, being an advance of 2V4d on the highest price paid last sale. We quote:—Ox, sound 701b and over 23V,,d to 26% d, 591b to OSlb - 24%il to 2Gd, 531b to 581b 23% d to 25% d, 451b to 521b 20d to 24% d, 3311) to 441b lil%d to 24>4d; ox, cut and slippy, all grades, 15d to 24 3 , id; cow, suund, 451b and over 22% d to 24% d, 33 to 441b 17Vid to 24' Ad; cow, cut and slippy all grades, ad to 23% d; yearling and kip, sound, 111b to 101b 30y a d to 35% d, 17 to 32tb 23% to 32d, cut and slippy, all grades, 12d to 31% d; calf, sound, Ist quality, under 61bs 45d to 50>id, 6 to 81bs 45d to 50d, 9 to lOlbs 36d to 453; calf, cut and slippy, Od to 43=&d; bull stag 12d to 18%4; horse 14s to 303 (id. Tallow.—ln casks 57s to 81s 6d, In tins, etc., 4Ss to 745. Sundries—Horsehair 20%<1 to 23d, tails Is Od to Is 7%d.