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Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1920, Page 2

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FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-operative Society report as follows : At Okatawa, on Monday, 9th., we held our usual sale. There bus a small entry, and- all was sold. Pat cows £ll 10s, good forward I£i° £ 8 ' 17s m tn £a 2s 6d . medium store *}s%.'£% 12s m t0 fif,l6s, 20-month, steers £s_l2s 6d, yearling steers good £3 Is" empty £9 ™M 7 12S 8d ' d " iry h6lfera <l " ,cfew ' ,r( " On Tuesday, at Ohangai, w.e sold by auction on account of Mr. Harry livlngstono, dairy S?JS etc ' Ther,) was a fl>ir attendance and wading was, Keen on anything close up and. s i l S? lnc , ,I * r9oy j ' T °P tf 0"8 brought £24 to £27, others £.14.t0 £22, dairy heifers, swinging well, £ls 10s, others more backward til) io £l4. Pigs were in strong demand, sows J litters made £l7 10s to £2O. srws to farrow £l2 15s to £l6, milk cans, implements and sundries sold we'll. On Wednesday, at Eltham, wo held our usual sale, there was not a largo entry, but practically all was sold at the hamirior. Hoggets 28s, ditto small 21s, forward cows to £», good store cows £7 to £T 10s, lighter sorts at ate rates, yearling Jersey heifers £4 10s \" f, 0 - yelling steers £2, dairy cows brought to £23, dairy heifers, small, £lO 10s. On Wednesday, we sold by auction at KaupoKonui, on account of the estate of Francis Day, farm sundries and dairy herd. There was not a large attendance of buyers. Cows, Jersey and Jersey cross brought Io £27 others at recent clearing sale prices, mgon mare o-year £3O. Implements and mdries sold

At our Hawera yards, on Thursday, We re--port a good all round yarding. Buyers were present and practically everything was sold at the hammer. ,We Quote: Good forward W/3 «? 8d to £4 10s,,store ditto £3 2s 6d, smaller ditto 30s, weaner ditto 15s to 245, bows to farrow £ll, hoggets 21s, erantv ewes.3os Od, forward wethers £2 Is 4 and 6-tooth ditto £1 18s, fat cows £ll to £l» ss, forward ditto £9 to £9 12s 6d Hunter ditto £7 to £B, others £4 7s « to hi lis e i" ! ? t C Slfei ' a S° m 3 %-ye" steers, mixed', £B, 2%-year ditto £G 2s 6d, yearling Jersey heifers £" 2s Od, others £3 to £4 3s yearling steers 37s 6d. At the dairy pens cpmpotlton was keen, well-grown heifers close up and showing quality were In good demand and met ready sale. Best dalrv heifers made £2O to £22 10s, others £ls to £lB, more backward sorts £ll, dairy cows made £ls to £24.

At Waverley, on Friday, we report a rood yarding especially in the dairy pens Practically everything was sold at the hammer Weaner pigs made £1 to £1 4s, empty ewes 27s Od, hoggets 27s 6d to 295, dairy helfer< best sorts £ls to £lB, others mora backward £ll to £l4, fat cows £l2 17s 6d to fi'3 store cows £6 15s to £7 15s, empty he'fers £6 to £6 9s, 20-month steers £5 6s. At Kaponga, very rough weather prevailed and there was a small entry of stock Be«t cows brought to £ll, others £G 10s to £7 15s, yearling heifers £3 to £4 5s yearling steers 30s.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd. (Stratford), report as follows: At Stratford on the 3rd inst. we had a good yarding, chiefly young cattle, which sold at full market rates. Empty heifers also' sold well, but dairy stock was not much enquired for. The prices leallsed were: Woolly hoggets, 27a to 28s Cd;. culls, 17s Cd; cull ewes, lis Gd; yearling steers, £3 17s Od to £4 10s; store cows, £4 lis, £5 10s, £6 16aempty heifers, £O, £7 10s, £7 13s «d, £8 ss; dairy cows £l2 to £l4; I.e. heifers, £l2 At Te Wera on the Bth Inst, we had a fair yarding, chiefly empty heifers, which sold well. Prices: Store cows, £6 10s; empty heifers £B, to 15s; I.e. heifers, £l2 10s On Monday, Bth Inst., we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. C. P. A. Volzke, York Road, when everything was cleared at satisfactory prices. We sold dairy cows (Jerseys) up to £2l 10s; good sorts, £l4 to £l7 10sempty cows, £7 5s to £9 10s; heifers £7 10s; weaner steers, £3 ss; heifers, £5 ss; small line of sheep, 225. At Opunake, on Monday, the advertised number of store cattle did not como forward Si,™ hnd a „s i f y ! lrdin K of dnlrV cattle! Bidding was a little slack, but many vendors were prepared to sell. We quote: Dairy cows Jersays to £25, others £lO 10s to £l4 15s'I Jersey, heifers to £2O, others £lO to £27 i store cows (medium) £0 Cs to £7, empty heifers £0 6s, 15-month steers £3 7s, yearlings £2 15s, store pigs to £2 15s, small 32s On Tuesday, at Manala, prices were at" late

At Palmer Road, on Friday, owing to the boisterous weather, the advertised entry did not come forward. The cattle yarded were sold at satisfactory prices. We quote: Fat and forward cows £8 10s to £lO 15s, empty Jerseys £6 10s, yearling heifers (good'colors dPtVfls'lCs' £6 ' SteOT3 £2 12S ' 15 " m0,ltn Private Sal'os.—Hoggets 265, 28s; 4 and 0tooth wethers, 31s, 33s 6d; f.f.ra. ewes, 25s *■», 30s;dalry cows, £l9, £l4 10s and £2o

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The NX Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report:— "At Westfleld dairy cattle sold under steady competition at late Quotations. Dairy cows and heifers, best, close to profit £ls to £2l 10s, others £ll to £l4 15s, backward £l3 to £lO 10s, others £9 to £l2 15s, aged cows and Inferior heifers £8 to £8 15s. Store cattle sold at late quotations." Empty cows and heifers £5 to £7- 15s, bulls £5 10s to £.9 15s, yearling to 18-m'onth steers £3 10s to £5 12s 6d, yearling to 18-month heifers £3 5s to £5 ss. Shoep sold under steady competition. F.wes £1 6s fld to £] 18s, hoggets £1 4s Cd to £1 8s 9d. At Pukekohe we had a large yarding of all classes of cattle, which sold at late quotations: to 4-year steers £ll 17s Od to £l3 17s 6d, 3-year steers £0 15s to £ll 15s, 2 to 2%-year steers £7 10s to £9, 12s Bd, yearling to 18-month steers £3 15s to £6 15s, smaller yearling steers £2 5s to £3 10s, yearling to 18-month heifers £3 10s "to £6 10s, smaller yearling heifers £2 to £3 7s Cd, empty cows and heifers £6 10s to £8 7s 6d, fat cows and heifers £8 10s to £l3 123 (id, fat steers £ls to £lO 15s. Eitra choice dairy heifers Jersey £l7 to £26, good dairy heifers £l2 to £lB 15s, others £7 103 to £ll 15s, best dairy cows £ls to £2l, young sound cows £lO to £l4 15s, aged and Inferior cows £7 to £9 15s. At Westfleld fat stock market choice oxen sola to £3 per 100 lb., price £2 15s to £2 19s, plain and tough £2 to £2 12s, cow and heifer beef £2 5s to £2 12s per 100 lb., steers sold at from, for best, £l9 10s to £27 7s Od, lighter prime steers £lO to £l9 ss, small and .unfinished £l2 to £ls 17s 6d, cows and heifers sold at from £8 10s to £l4 15s. Calves sold at late quotations. Runners £7 to the record price of £l7 7s Gd for a 20-month steer fattened by Mr. E. G. Sandeil, Mornlpgside, and purchased by Hr, H. W. Hood, butcher; heavy vealers £4 15s to £0 ss, medium £3 15s to £4 12s 6d, light £2 5s to £3 12s <sd, smaller 17a to £2 4s, fresh-dropped Gs to 16s. Sheep sold under steady competition at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers £2 3s to £2 7s, medium prime £1 IDs to £2 2s 9d, licht prime and unfinished £1 15s to £1 18s 9d, heavy prime' ewes £1 16s to £1 18s 6(1, medium £1 13a Cd to £1 15s 9d, light £1 10s to £1 13s 3d, small and unfinished £1 7s to £1 9a 9d. Pigs sold at Improved prices. Choppers £8 5s to £8 19s, heavy baconers £7 10s to £8 10s, medium £7 15s to £7 18s, light £6 15s to £7 4s„ heavy porkers £6 to £6 12s, medium £5 10s to £s"l9s, lighter £4 10s to £5 9s, small nnd light £3 5s to £4 7s, slips £2 10s to £3 4s, weaners £1 8s to £2 2s, Lambs Bold readily. Heavy prime lambs £1 13s to £1 16s 6d, medium prime £1 10s to £1 12s 9d, light prime £1 7s 6d to £1 9s 9d, small and unfinished £1 3s to £1 7s .3d.

6 HORSE SALE. On last Saturday, 7th Inst., Messrs. Cassldy, North and Co, held thoir first horse sale and offered over 100 horses in Tattersali's bazaar, Wanganul. There was a large attendance of the public notwithstanding that tho season Is scarely far enough advanced for the farmers to commence buying for their spring requirements. The majority of tho horses offered changed hands at satisfactory prices to the vendors, In fact In most cases at considerably above owners' reserves. The following were the ruling prices: Draughts £35 to £SO, better class half-draughts £l6 to £35 for good useful half-draughts broken to all work. Spring carters £l2 to £2B 10s, harness horses £lO to £32, hacks varied from £9 to £2O for good class, and £5 to £lO for Indifferent lines. Children's ponies averaged £lO to £l2. At the same time we sold gigs, sets harness and lot of saddles and old harness, all of which were in keen demand and sold at high prices. From the number of buyers l"'esent on the look out for heavy horses there seems to bo a scarcity jusl now, the owners of this class of horse are going to get higher prices this season than has been realised for some time. Our next Bale takes place as advertised on the 28th. of this month. In Wanganul.