COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

I NEWTON KING'S REPORTS. At Stony Itlver, on 22nd, a small yardlni !of store cattle sold at late rates. I had i ' fair offering of dairy stock and for till: class the demand taken on the whole wa: good. Mixed weaner heifers, 20s to 31s weaner steers, 365; store cows, £3, £5, £! 2s 6d; bulls, £!) ss; small In-calf heifers £7; springing heifers, £l4, £ls 10s, £2l A small herd of dairy cows sold on accoun Messrs. Warner and Hill averaged £l4 5s pr-lces ranging from £ll 10s to £lB. t particularly choice lino of well bred 2-yeai ln-calf Jersey heifers, sold on account Mr Clias. Wells, averaged £23 17s Gd, the price: 3 ranging from £2l to £2O. At Kahotu, on 24th, I held a special sail of dairy heifers, a full yarding, approximatel; 300 head of good quality being submitted ti the hammer. The demand mostly was fo s well-grown cattle calving early, backwari Li sorts being in little ot no demand. A mos' satisfactory clearance was made. Two-yea Jersey heifers £l4 10s, £ls, £2O to £2: 10s; 2-year Shorthorn do, £lO 10s; 2-yea: Holsteln do, £9, £9 7s 6d; 2% to 3-yea; Shorthorn, £l4' 10s, £ls 2a (Id, £ls 7s Od 2% to 3-i'ear Holsteln, £l4 10a, £ls ss. At Waiwakalho, on the 25th, I report a fai yarding of both store and dairy cattlo. i • steady demand resulted In practically a ful clearance being made. Dairy , stock espe clally sold well. Weaner steers, £4 ss, £■ 14s; 20-month steer?, £4 53; bulls, £0 10s '• £9 10s. A herd nf "4 cows, sold on accoun Mr. J. Wilkes, averaged £lB 14s; anothe small herd, sold on account Mr. C. Hoskln averaged £l2 lSs; on account other vendors dairy heifers £9 15s, dairy, cows £ls to £2O At Douglas, on 28th ult., a good yarding o sheep -°t wltli keen enquiry, hoggets especial , ly hpihi in strong demand and selling a much Improved rates. The market for cattl » also showed a slight Improvement, few pen; being passed in. iambs, 208 4d, 23s lid, 27; ' 7d; ewes, In lamb, 24s 7d, 275; .mixed weane' heifers, £3 14s, £4, £5; weaner bulls, £3 £3 17s 6d; steers, £3 ss; store cowb, £! sk; maiden heifers, £6 10s; empty heifers £6, AG us, £7; springing heifers, £ls 10s ' At Stratford, on 29th, the market was un , changed, vendors reserves being obtained ii nearly every case. Lambs, 20s; empty ewes ' 17s 9d; In lamb do, 265; fat wethers, 31: lid, 32s 6d; store cows, £3 10s, £5; for. ■ ward cows, £8 is, £7 10s; fat cows, £ls Is; weaner heifers (mixed), £3 10s, £3 171 Oil to £4 12s Od; Jersey weaner heifers, £7 £7 2s 6d; maiden heifers, £0 10s; empt; do, £0; mixed weaner steers, 33s 6d to £! ' 10s; 2% -year steers, £7 2s 6d. ' At Stratford dairy sale on same day there > was a big ottering but the quality taken oi 1 the whole was only fair. A line of ntc< quality Jersey heifers although a little oi the small side sold very well, realising up t( £l9 15s; Jersey springing heifers, £l4 10s £lB 10s,. £l9 15s; mixed helfors, £9 t( > £ls; dairy cows, £lO 10s, £l4, £2O 10s : £23; cow and calf £1(1 10s. ' At Inglewood, on 30tli, I report ft full yard. Ing of both sheep and cattle, a good attendance of buyers and a firm market throughout. The sheep yarded were of good qualltj and every pen sold readily. )Storo cattle ■ sold at late rates. Dairy stock of goot ' quality, condition and calving early foum ■ ready buyers. Lmmbs, 15s lOd, 17s lOd; hog- ' gets, 22s Id, 24s sd; ewes, In lamb, 32s 2d ■ 2-tooth wethers, 31s Od, 32s lOd; mlxw ■ weaner heifers, £2 10s, £3 17s, £4 to £' 10s; mixed weaner steers 21s 27s 6d, 32s store cows, £3 15s, £4" 10s, . £i> 5s to £6 2% to 3%-year bullocks, £7 10s, £9 15s, £ll ■ 4s; empty heifers, £5 lis, £5 14s, £6 111 I to £lO r 2s 6d; springing heifers, £l4 10s ' £l6, £lB to £2O; dairy cows, £ls, £l7 t( 1 £2O. X have conducted the following clearlni sales and report as follows: At Ngaere, on 22nd ult., on account of Mrs R. J. Horn, herd of 30 cows averaging £2l 15s, best cows realising from £27 to £3l stor? cows £5 2s (id, weaner heifers £3 15s weaner Jersey heifers £4, £7, bull £l7 Sundries and furniture were disposed of a good prices. At Okato, on 23rd, on account Mr. J. F Ratey, herd of 52 cows averaged £l6, price: ranging mostly from £l4 to £2O. A fev choice cows made from £22 to £29 10s; In , calf heifers, £l3; yearling heifers, £5 5s • bull, £lB 18s; 6-year gelding, £34; agei mare, £l3 10s. [ At Toko, on the same day on account Mr A. Morrison, 65 cows averaged £2l 103 prices ranging mostly from £l9 to £25. i few of the best cows sold from £26 to £33 iveaner heifers, £7 ss; empty heifers, £! ; 1.5 a, £7 2s 6d; ln-calf heifers, £l3, £l9 ti £25; steers. £6; pedigree bulls, 31gns to 3' , Bms; 1 gelding, £42; store pigs, £2 10s | sows, In .pig, £5 15s 6d to £8 8s; suudrta itnd Implements sold very well. ; . At Manila, on 22nd, on account Mrs. E E ■Tones a raall herd of cows averaged £2! 2s 6d, top price £42; ln-calf heifers, £9 £l3; store pigs, £2 2s; sows, £3 10s. At Kaponga, on 23rd, on account Messrs I Old Bros. 24 cows averaged £l6 7s, to] prices being £29 and £36, the balance o Ihe herd was disposed of at prices mostly from £ls to £22; sundries and iraple : ments realised good values. At Mangatotara, on 24th ult., on accoun Messrs J. and J H Judsou, 58 cows average: £l6 7s; weaner heifers, £4 lis 6d; weane lulls, 365; In-calf, heifers, £ls 10s; bulls £2 ss, £2 10s; gelding, £29; store pigs 30s; sow, in pig, £8 8s; sundries and lmple laenta sold well. At Matapu, on the same day, on accoun* Mr. C. Rowe, 56 cows averaged £26 15s, Th majority of the herd was disposed of at price: ranging from £2l to £35; a few choice cow: realised from £3B to £42; Jersey bull, £l9 store pigs, 30s; sows, £lO 10s to £l2; geld lug, £3O; mare, £2B; sundries and lmpie ments sold well. At Stratford, on the 25th, on account Mr C. Rowson, 22 cows averaged £24 6s, thi prices ranging mostly from £2l to £25. Tin best cows In the herd made from £2l ti £35 and up to £4O; geldings, £32 to £37. At Toko, on the 3ame day on account Mr W. R. Bennett, 45 cows averaged £ls ss; in calf heifers, £8 ss, £lO ss, £l2; steers, £■ 12s 6d; bulls, £2 10s, £2 15s; weaners. £ 7s; store pigs, 36s to £2 15s; sow and lltte; £8 10s to £l3; sows, £3 15s to £5; sun dries and furniture were disposed of at satis factory prices. At Kaponga, on the same day on accoun Mr. D. Black, cows In milk, £4, £8; do, ii calf, £l3 13s; ln-calf heifers, £lO, £l3 £ls, 18 to £18; bulls, £2 to £5: gelding £23, £33; mare (aged), £4. At Stratford saleyards, on the 26th, I con ducted a sale of dairy stock on account Mr G. Tecofsky and Mr. N. C. Innes. 35 cow: on account Mr. Innes averaged £22 9s, th< prices tanging mostly from £2O to £23; thi best cows In the herd realised from £27 ti £33. The few cows sold on account Mr Tccofaky realised up to £ IS. At Raliotu, on 28th ult., on account Mrs Morrow, 112 dairy cowa averaged £ls 2s 6d Tile best cows realised £2l, £23 to £29 pedigree Frleslan cow, 34gns; pedigree Friesl an bulls, 9gns., lOgns, to 35 gns; aged gelding £3O; 7-year do, £4O 10s; aged do, £33; 5. ytar gelding, £42; 3-year colt, £lB 10s filly, £9 10s A big list of sundries and lm Elements sold at most satisfactory prices At Auroa, on 29th, bn account Mr. W. B Clarke, 49 cows averaged £l4 15s, price: ranging mostly from £lO to £ls; the tea cowa realised from £lB to £25, and up ti £3O; weaner heifers, £2 10s. At Stratford, on the 30th, on account Mr E. E. Hancock, herd of 30 cows averaged £2' «s Bd. top prices ranging from £35 to £4O In-calf Jersey heifers, £24, £27 to £2B pedigree Jersey bull, 32gns; store pigs, 28s sundries sold well. At Awntuna. oil the same day, on accounl Mr. C. W. Cullen. 39 cows averaged £24 8b best cows realised from £32 to £43; bulls £2l 10s; pigs, £5, £6; boar, £5; gelding £11; sundries wore disposed of at satisfactory prices.. At Oakura, on the lat July, on account Mrs Ludecke, herd of 50 cows, In low conditio! and calving late, averaged £lO 14s; ln-call heifers, £5, £11; yearling heifers, £3 sheep, 27b; weaner pigs, Bs, 16s 6d; ston pigs. £2 13s; boar, £3 17s fld; sows, £3 ajjed gelding, £l4; aged gelding, £27 10s mitre, £4, ' At TTrenul, on the 2nd Inst., on accoun: Mr. A. D. Carr, the herd of 48 cows avevagec £2l 8s; from £2B to £35 was paid for th< choicest cows; yearling heifers, 17s to £! 12s; yearling steers, £3l; 2D-month steers £4 12s; child's pony, £7; gelding, £27; do £3O; sundries and implements sold very well At Kaponga, on 2nd Inst., the yarding was small. Sows, £3 10s, £6 10s; weaner heifers, £2 17s 6d. £4; weaner steers, 37s 6d store cows £3 12s 6d £3 14s; forward cows, £7. A herd of 45 dairy cows'sold or account Messrs. A. Hockey and Son, averaged £l2 17s.