COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1921, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BRISBANE WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Brisbane, Nov. 2. The second series of wool sales produced animated bidding. Japanese and Yorkshire buyers were prominent. German and French buyers were also bidding freely. The selection of greasy was the best offered for some NEWTON KING, LTD., REPORTS. At Douglas on October 24 a good yarding sold at full market rates throughout. Store cows 20s, forward do. £3 2s 6d, 2-year-old steers £2 Is, yearling heifers 21s, £2, better quality do. £4 Is, empty do. £5 15s, springing heifers £7, £8 10s, £lO, pedigree Jersey bull 15gns, grade do. £3 ss, £l2. At Stony River on 25th inst. a fair yarding was quitted, mostly at the hammer, rates on the whole showing an improvement, more so in the store section. Store pigs 20s, sow in farrow £3, store cows 28s, £2, fat do. £4 10s, £5, yearling teifers £2 8s 6d, £2 19s, £3 16s, empty do. £4 19s 6d, £5 3s, springing heifers £9, £lO 10s, £l2, heifers calved £7 10s, £9, dairy cows £8 10s to £l7 15s, fat sheep 14s 2d. At Waiwakaiho on October 27, with the exception of a. few head of nice quality dairy cattle which found ready buyers, the sale on the whole lacked spirit. The yarding was small. Store cows 13s Gd, 23s Gd, fresh conditioned do. £3 2s 6d, £3 15s, 15-month heifers £2 12s Gd, £4 2s 6d, springing teifers £lO, £ll 15s. choice quality do. £l7 15s, springing cows £lO 10s, best do. £lB, £2O 10s. At Stratford on the same day we conducted a dispersal sale of Mr. J. T. Belcher’s pedigree Jersey herd, and report a most successful clearance. The sale had attracted very keen attention from Jersey breeders throughout the province, and also from many parts of the North Island; the very high standard of quality in evidence right throughout the catalogue, .together with the fact that the herd was an old established one, being responsible for this. The sale was a keenly contested one throughout, and the cattle were eventually well distributed. The prices realised for the various classes were as follows : Yearling heifers realised from 87 to 52gns, 2-year-old do. 37 up to 90gns, 3-year-old do. calved 200 gns, cows 35gns, 80 to lOOgns, heifer calves 16, 27 and 42gns, bull calves from 5 to 21 gns, yearling do. 18 to 26gns, 3-year-old bulls 27 to 42gns, aged do. 16gns. WAIKATO REPORT. The Farmers’ Cp-operatlve Auctioneering Co. Ltd., Hamilton, report;— Beef. —Beef has fully maintained its ground since our last report. Really prime quality is not plentiful. Mutton.—The demand has been steady with ar. upward tendency, in values. It would not be wise, however, to rely too much on a continuance of this. Store Cattle.—Competition for store cattle in all centres is quite brisk and it would seem advisable that those holding stocks and desiring to clear should take advantage of the opportunity. Values may not reach a very high level, but it may be stated with certainty that the outlook does not justify too much generosity on the part of purchasers. The enqujry for forward bullocks is still strong. Dairy heifers also are in keen demand. Empty' cows in fresh and store condition dr? holding their position, while young cattle everywhere are well competed for. Store Sheep.—The enquiry for store sheep is limited and indefinite and not a great deal of business is passing. The adverse information regarding lanib (the exporters “tip” of a few months ago) shows how little reliance is to De placed on forecasts. It is indeed difficult to know what virtue may be embarked upon with any degree of confidence. Pigs.—Yardings have Deen extremely heavy with a consequent further decline. It seems probable that these lower rates will rule for a period. Horses.—The demand has greatly fallen off. The competition at recent sales has been spiritless. We quote as follows : Bullocks, heayy prime £ll to £l3 10s, medium £8 to £9 10s; cows, heavy £5 10s to £0 10s. medium £4 to £5, forward '£2 10s to £4: steers, 4-year best £6 to £6 15s, 3-year do £4 to £5 7s 6d, 2-year do £2 15s to £3 15s; heifers, 2-year empty £5 5s to £6 2s Gd; cows, store £1 10s to £3; dairy cows, best £l7 to £2l; dairy heifers £lO to £l4; steers, yearling best £1 15s to £2 7s Gd, do medium £1 to £1 15s; heifers, do best £3 10s to £4 15s, do medium £2 10s to £3 ss; ewes with lambs by Romney raiftis 12s to 16s, ewes with lambs L>y Routhdown rams 17s Gd to £1; wethers, prime woolly 20s to 245, medium woolly 17s 6d to 19s 6d; ewes, prime woolly 15s to 17s 6d; wethers, prime shorn 16s 6d to £1; ewes, prime shore 15s to 16s Gd; wethers, store 4-tooth shorn Ils Gd to 13s Gd, 2-tooth Ss to 10s; pigs, bacdneTs £3 10s to £4 10s, porkers £2 5s to £3 ss. g«wd slips £1 5s to £2, weaners 6s to 15s; horses, heavy draughts £35 to £45, medium draughts £25 to £3O, liglit draughts £lB to £22 10s, harness hor|s £lO to £lB, hacks £6 to £lO.