COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH. «. d. Butter Bulk l 7 Creamery (pats) * l 8 Registered dairy l 6 Separator ..... l 5 Eggs ..... 2 0 Lard i e Barns i 514 Sides Bacon 1 4% Rnshers Bacon ........ 1 9 Rashers Ham 2 0 Mill; (quart) n FBUIT. Apples (Jonathans) Id and 6d Apples (cooking) ea t# la Lemons •••*.... • Ss to 4% per doz. Bananas 54 Oranges—California SunUst 41 doi.

BUYING PRICES. ButterRegistered dairy 1 454 Cteamery (pats) . .. 1 7 Separator ..... 1 4 EggS ......„V. J 0 fungus 4 Flour—2001b sack 38 6 1001b. bag «...., 20 9 501b. bags 10 9 251b 5 10 London wool sales, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. , , London, August 24. At the wool sales 11,157 bales were catalogued, of which 3249 ware New Zealand. There was a crowded attendance of Home, Continental and United States buyers. Bidding was more active than for many months and there was a decidedly brisker tone all round. There was a capital selection of merinos, particularly fine hard Continental lortt, for which thera was good Continental competition with occasional United States support. Merinos generally advanced 0 to 10 par cent. Choice Geeloogg were keenly competed for. Several good greasy lots realised 64d. Fine erossbrsda Were In strong demand at 5 per cent, advance, medium and lower met Improved demand, but prices were unchanged and some were withdrawn owing to the Government reserves. Sllpes were in strong demand and finer advanced 5 per cent.; lower were unchanged. Elderslie brought 56d. ,

NEWTON KING, LTD., REPORTS. At Urenul on the 16th in conformity with recent sales, the market again had a dragging tendency, although prices compared favorably with those ruling elßewliere. Hoggets were the only clasS' that sold readily. Satisfactory business was done with a heavy yarding of dairy cattle, good quality and dose to profit sorts being mostly sought after. Hoggets 21s, 23s 9d, 26s Id, 27s Id to 29s 3d; Store cons, £4, £5 12s, £6 10s, £7 5s to £8; fab oowa, £lO 10s to £lO 12s 6d; bulls, £4 2s 6d; mixed yearling heifers, £2 10s, £3 7s fid, £4, £4 5s to £5 ss; yearling steers, 38s Od, £2 ss, £2 16s to £3; 18months steers, £3 10s; 20-month steers, £4 15s, £4 16s, £4 17s 6d; ss, £6 6s to £6 18s; 2%-year steers £8 8s; empty heifers, £5 15s, £6, £6 15s to £6 17s; springing heifers ,£9 10s, £lO 10s, £l4; better classes, £ls 10s, £l7 lot to £lB 10s; dairy cows, £8 10s, £9, £l2, £ls to £lB, up to £3l 10s for extra good quality sorts. At Stony River on the 17th, a full yarding came forward, the biggest percentage •of which changed hands. The market on the whole showed little change. Ewes In lamb 345, store cows £5 ss, £6 ss, £7 -to £7 ss; fat cows, £8 15s, £9 103 to £l2 10s; mixed yearling heifers, £3 7s 6d, £4 Is £5 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, £8; mixed yearling steers, 30s, 355, 38s Cd to £2 lis; yearling bulls, 30s, £2 to £2 73 6d; 2%year steers £7 17s 6d; 3%-4-year bullocks, £IS to £l3 15s; working bullocks, £3O to £35 per.pair; empty heifers, £6 Gs, £6 10s to £« 12s 6d; springing heifers, £ll, £ll 10s, £l3 103 to £l4; Jersey springing heifers, £ls 5s to £25 0s; dalrv cows, £lO, £l4, £l7 to £l9.

At Walwakaiho on the 20th there was a good yarding of both store and dairy cattle. The latter class, good quality sorts especially, sold under very keen competition. Store cows £6, £6 10s, £7 ss; fat cows, £lO 10s to £lO 17s; mixed yearling heifers, £3 Bs. £3 15s, £4 17s 6d; yearling steers, 32s to 38s; 15-month steers, £3 2s 6d, £3 12s; empty heifors, £5, £5 13s 6d to £7 4s; springing heifers, £ll, £l4 to £l7; dairv cows, £lO 10s, £l2 10s, £l4, £ls 10s, £lB to £2O 10s; choicer sorts, £24 10s, £26, £2B, £3O to £36. At Koru on the 18th we conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. E. Looney, and' report a most satisfactory ?ale throughout His small herd of 20 cows averaged £l4 14s. Other quotations: Three-year .springing heifefs. £9, £l2, £l3, £l6 ss, £l7 ss, to £lB ss; yearling heifers, £3 10s; yearling bulls, 22s 6d. On the same day, at Otakeho, we conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. Ruhe Rangitawa. All classes realised full market values, quality cattle especially offering very keen competition. The herd of 53 cows average £l6 10s, top prices from £23 to £3O, empty, heifers £7, yearling heifers 255, hoggets IDs 6il, sow 32s 6d, sow and litter £ll 10s, Ally £6 10s, colt £ls ss, mare £l3 10s, geldings £2O, £2l. Implements and a small quantity of sundries sold well,

SALE OF FRIESIANS. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., Hamilton Report: At Cambridge on Friday. 20th inst., in conjunction with Meters. Dalgety and Co., we held a sale of the Cralgnell Herd of pedigree Frisian cattle, the property of Mr. G. M. Watt. The latter was one of the first advocates of this breed In the Walkatu and his operations since have been conducted with great success. For the past season the herd, embracing every cow unllked on the farm, averaged 3001bs of butter-fat per head. Most of the animals offered were bred to such sires as Galatea's Bonny Boy, Sir De Rol Tnka Pieterje, Canada's Pride, Mentor Laddie, Canterbury Statesman, King Lucena, etc. Buyers .representative of both Islands wert present and competition throughout was keen arid well sustained. In all 71 lots were catalogued. The cows, 43 in number, averaged iSVt guineas. The highest priced animal in this section was Cllffslde Lassie, purchased at 122 guineas by Mr. D. Ross, Hairini. The sire of this cow was Cliffside Laddie, dam Longbeach 4th, The 2-year-old heiffrs averaged 45% guineas, all of this class making similar values . The yearling heifers, which were a nice lot, averaged 89V4 guineas, and again the top priced animal was secured by Mr. Boss at 77 guineas. The average for the 14 bulls offered was 40% guineas, the highest figure, 80 guineas, being given by Messrs. Whewell Bros, for King of Cadilacs. Ihe grade cows, numbering 30, were offered at the conclusion of the pedigree cattle, and sold under good competition, realising an average of 27% guineas.