COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs. Nathan and Co. have received the following London cable: “Butter stronger with brighter tone. It is quoted at 195 s to 1965, unsalted 208 s; very little unsalted is available. Cheese is also more active; quotations 84s to 86s, white; 80s to 82s colored. NEWTON KING, LTD., REPORT. At Urenul on August 7 we had a fair yarding of all classes and report a moderately contested sale. Quotations were on a par with recent sales: In lamb 4 and 6-tooth ewes 213 7d to 26s 6d, hoggets 14s Id, store cows 20s to 265, fresh condition cows £2, springing heifers £5 10s to £7, springing cows £5 10s to £9, quality Jersey cows £l3 to £l7. At Stratford on the Sth Inst., both store and dairy pens were fully taxed. W® report an exceedingly bright sale for the former, although prices varied little compared with late, sales. Sheep realised full (market rates. Ip the dairy section there were a good Remand at, late quotations : Hoggets 16s 6d, wethers/ 19s,’ fat ewes 24s Icf' breeding ewes 22s 9d, store cows 18s 6d to 335, light fat cows £2 7s 'o# to £3 153, yearling steers 16s to 235, .yearling heifers 27s to £2 7s. Jersey £4 to £5 10s. in-calf heifers £5 10s, spr-iitglng heifers £6 5s to £9, in-calf cows £4 to £5, springing cows £6 10s to £9 ss, Jersey vows £ll 5s to £l4. 37 - At Inglewood on August 9 a moderate -Girding of sheep and store cattle were fully ed. Good yearling Jersey heifers and empty heifers created the hottest deipand. There was an exceptionally heavy yardifig of dairy cattle. The over supply accounted t<j? some extent for a weakening in the but nuite a big proportion of the offering was eventually sold, hoggets 17s 9d, ewes In-lamS 24s 9d, store cows 18s 6d to 30s, forward cows £2 7s fid. fat cows £4 8s fid. yearling heifers £2 2s 6d to £3 ss, inferior heifers: 28s/quality Jersey heifers £6 2s «d, empty heifers £4 6s to £6. in-calf heifers £3 17s 6d to £4 10s. snringlng heifers £5 5s to £7, dairycows, aged and poor sorts £3 10s to £4 l(lsL better classes £6 to £‘9 10s, quality cows £lO to £l4, Jersey bull £6. At Rahotu on 10th inst., a moderate yarding’ of all classes came forward and a satisfactory clearance was effected, yearling steers 208/ yearling heifers 30s fid, Holstein heifers 4.0 S 6d. store cows 275, fresh conditioned cows £2 6s to %2 7s 6d, fat cows £5 10s, In-calf heifers £5, springing heifers £8 10s to )£L6 10s. heifer calved £7 10s, springing cdjfel £$ 10s to £8 10s. rr 1 We have conducted tlie following sales end report: | On account of Mr. J. Barnett, Rahotuj on August 8, there was a fair local demand, best cows selling from £ll 10s to £l4 10s. On the following day on account of Mr. -A. .1. Brown. Te Popo, implements and sundries made satisfactory prices, draught marc £34, draught gelding £26, yearling heifers 39s to £3 17s, in-calf heifers £4 10s to £7, sows and litters £6 to £6 ss. On account of Messrs. Hopkins, Kestrup and Hopkins, on July 10, the herd of 45 cows, very few of which were showing the Jersey strain, sold exceptionally well averaging £9, yearling heifers realised £2 2s to £2 10s, and sundries and implements good values. On the same day on account of Mr. W. P. Bishop, Waltui, a heavy list of cattle, implements, and sundries were satisfactorily disposed of. Good Jersey cows sold up to £2O) the 'majority between £8 and £l4. light fat cows £4. empty heifers £3, mixed yearlingheifers 20s, yearling steers 19s, mixed‘sheep 16s, heavy draught, horses up to £35, others £25 to £2B, hack £l7. . ;