COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The N.Z Loan and Mercantile • Agency Co. Ud., report:— At Westfleld best cows and heifers close to profit Eli) to £22 10s, others £ll to £l4 15s, backward sorts, best. £l2 to £lO 10s, others £7 IBs to fill 15s Store cattle proved dull nf sale. Empty cows £3 15s to £6 12s 6d, calves £1 to £2 2s, yearling to 18-months steers £3 5s to £5. At Papakura, three to 3%-vear steers brought from £9 to £ll ss, 2 to 3-year streets £0 to £8 lis. yearling to 18-months steers £3 10s to £5 12s Od. calves, best £2 2s to £3 is, others £1 upwards, yearling to 18-month heifers £2 10s to £4 7s (id, heifers suitable for dairy purposes, best £8 los to £l3, others £ls 10s to £8 12s fid. Inferior and small £4 to £0 7s Cd, empty cows und heifers £5 to £7 12s f>d, aged Inferior cows £2 upwards. Springers sold under keen competition. Best dairy cows £lO to £lB, good sound young cows £l2 to £ls 15s, others £7 to £ll 15s, best heifers £l4 to 18% guineas, fair £lO to £l3 10s, others £G to £9 15s. Jersey cows and heifers were again keenly sought after. Beef In less than usual numbers sold at fully Westfield prices. At. Westfleld fat stock market prices were easier. We quote: Choice ox sold to £2 12s M per 1001b. prime £2 its to £2 lis 6d, I rough and ordinary beef £2 to £2 7s, cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 to £2 9s per 1001b. Steers sold at from for best £lB to £24 10s. others £l3 to £l7 17s Od, inferior and small £8 to £ll 17s 6d. Cows and heifers from £7 to £ls ss. Sheep sold at £2 14s. heavy prime wethers £1 19s to £2 2s 3d. medium prime wethers £1 10s 6d to £1 18s 9d, light. £1 13s 9d, unfinished £1 fis to £1 13s. heavy prime ewes £1 13s to £1 ICs, medium £1 10s to £1 12s 9d light £1 is to £1 ils Od. Inferior and unfinished lfis to £1 0s 3d. Lamhs were easier Heavy prime £1 8s to £1 12s, medium prime £1 5s Od to £1 7s 9d, light, prime £1 3s to £1 5s 3d. small and unfinished 19s to £1 2s fid Calves: Runners sold from £5 lis to £9 15s, heavy vealers £4 to £5 4s nullum £3 5s to £3 19s, light £1 15s to £3 3s, fresh-dropped and lighter fat calves 12s to £1 14s. A smaller yarding than usual of pigs were much the same as last. We»k, baooners making to £0 2s, heavy porkers £3 15s to £4 ss, light to medium £3 2s to £3 14s.