COMMERCIAL

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1920, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The N.Z. Loan ana Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report:— At VVostfteld dairy and store sale every cow penned changed hands. We quote: Beat dairy cows dose to profit £l4 to £lB 10s, good sound cows £l2 5s to £l3 Ills, others £7 to £l2 2s Cd, best heifers £l3 to £lO Rood heifers £9 10s to £l2 15s, others £5 10s upwards, empty cows and heifers £7 2s to £9, cows with calves £8 Is to £8 12s calves best £1 15s to £2 10s, others £1 ;o £1 15s, 18-month steers £3 5s to £5 Ss At Ngatea (Hauraki Plains), 18-month to Syear heifers were In keen demand We quote: Dairy heifers £9 10s to £l2 7s s<!, heifers to calve In spring best £B„,ss to £.4, smaller £6 10s to £8 2s Gd, empty envs £5 to £6 ss, yearling steers £3 16a to £4 17« yearling heifers £3 18s, calves 14s to £2 l'Js.

We held a special horso sale In the I'apakura yard. Wc quote: Heavy draug:i;s £2S to £36, medium £22 to £33, aged medium draughts £l2 to £l7 10s, light harass sorts £ll to £l7 10s, hncla £8 to £;'.s lOd ponies £5 to £!i JOs. weeds 10s upwards. Tliare was a very biff entry (main!-.- Jcrsoys) at Takapuna on Monday, which Included the pedigree and (trade Jerseys in the estite of the late Mr. B. H. Clow. The <.m pedl gree Jersey cows brought 01 and OS guineas respectively, grade Jersey cows 18 f> 37 guineas, registered Jersey bulls 34 to 13 guineas, bull calves 1% to C gulnon,' otlur dairy cows £lO to £2B, heifers, been ruinlnp with bull, £ll 10s to £ll for nice quality Jerseys, yearling grade Jersey heife.-s £:> to £lO, oth»r yearling heifers £2 5s to £4 7s Od, calves 15s to £1 9s, empty cows £4 to £6 ss, weaner pigs £1 10s. At Westfield fat stock market beef was penned In large numbers. Choice "x so'.d t.. £2 15s per 1001b, prime £2 lis to £3 14s, rough and inferior £2 5s to £2 his cow and heifer beef £2 4s to '£2 12s. Ste»rs (best) sold at fr,om £lB 10s to £25 lit sd; other steers from £ll 15s to £lB 7s I'd! Sheep were on a par with last we l .!;-; report. Heavy primo wethers £1 lit Rd to £2 2s 3d, medium £1 IDs Bdato £ 1 11K 3d, light £1 13s lid t, £1 Ills 3d, unl'iisliel and small £1 lis lid to £1 13a 3d heavy prime ewes £1 13s to £1 17s 3d medli'n £1 10s to £1 12s !)d. light £1 7s to £1 ?s <hi inreriorly fatted £1 Is to £1 0s !ld. Calves' were penned In smaller numbers. Good light vealers sold keenly, and are wantedrunners £4 7s 0d to £9 2s Od, heavy ,c:ilers £3 15s to £4 os. medium £3 to £3 14s light £1 18s tn £2 Ids, fresh dropped £1 to £1 3s. Pigs sold on a par wlih last week's rates: Heavy huconers £7 ills to C 8 Is medium £6 12s Od to £7 ,9s, light £(i to £0 lis, heavy porkers £5 Is to £5 19s medtiun £4 5s to £5, lighter £3 10s to 24 (s. weaners £1 5s to £1 19s. Lambs ivere easier. Heavy.prime lambs £1 7s Od to £1 lis (id, medium £1 4s Od to £1 7s 3d, ,i K ht £1 Is to £1 4s 3d, good forward 171 lit' to £1 0s Od. fair (shorn) 14s to 17s 3d, smaii unfinished 6s to 12s 6d. FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT. At Opunake yards on Monday, 29th March, we report a fair sale. There was not ■.[ brtfe entry, but allt was sold. Small weaner pigs lGs, bulls £7 10s to £l2 59, fat cows £l2, forward cows £!) to £lO, stores at hite rates, 20-month steers £5 2s to £5 4s, in-calf heifers (mixed) £8 Is to £9 Jersey weaner holfers £5 15s, others £2 5s to £3 ss. weaner steers 24s to 30s.

At Manala, on Tuesday, there was a Rood yarding and everything sold. Pair lamas Lis empty sow £4, good store pigs £4 7s (id weaner pigs 25b, fat cows £ll 7s Cd, others at recent prices, bulls to £l2 2s Oil Incalf heifers (small) £S Jj 6d, dairy heifers £8 to £ll 10s, .Jersey weaner heifers £4 Is to £4 I.ob, others £2.

At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a fair yaruing or' sheep and cattle, and practically nil were sold at the hummer Best lambs 21s lthl, others IDs (Id, cull lambs 12s tid f.r.m. ewes 21s, cull ewes 10s, 4 and 6-tootli wethers 30a, 2-year steers £4 15s to £5 fat cows £ll to £l2, fat heifers £9 10s, store cows £7 to £8 ss, boners £5 to £(i, bulls £(i to £ll 10s, Jersey weaner heifers £8 10s Shorthorn weaner heifers £3 13s, steers £2 to £2 10s.

At Inglewood on Wednesday we report a full yarding of sheep and cattle, and nearly all was sold at prices in favor of purchasers. Woolly lambs 19s to 225, others 12s 0(1 to Ills 4 and (i-tooth wethera 2!)s Cd, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 275. f.m. ewes 10s to 225, hulls £0 to fclli 10s, cows at late rates, Jersey weaner heifers £7 to £8 (is, shorthorn weaner heifers £3 to £3 lOs, steers £2 to £2 15s 18-month steers £4 to £5 2s Od, 2>/.-vear steers £G 10s to £7 15s.