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Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Aseu.—Copyright. Melbourne, Oct. 18. The wool sales attracted a large gathering of buyers compared with the September series. Prices for merinos were 10 per cent, higher, and occasionally more, with bellies and pieces, i comebacks, and fine crossbreds also 10 per cent, higher, with medium 7y s per cenf. and coarse crossbred 5 per cent. GERMAN WOOL DEALING. London, Oct. 17. The Yorkshire Observer publishes the details of Germany’s wool dealings, snowing tnat in the seven months ended July last Germany purchased 316 million pounds of wool, which was exactly the same quantity as in the corresponding period of 1913. On the other hand Genmany’s exports of combed wool, yarns and manufactured goods were only about one-half the quantity exported in 1913, Thus the real Impetus behind Germany's buying of wool, despite the exchange and the reduction in the size of the population, is the Internal demand for clothing. TARANAKI STOCK MARKETS. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., report: At Douglas, on October 9, full market rates were obtained for all classes and a full clearance resulted. Hoggets 17/6, store cows 30/-, fresh-conditioned cows £2 3s to £2 7s; yearling steers 34/-, two-year-old steers £2 12s 6d to £2 18s; yearling heifers, £2 15s to £3 6s; inferior heifers, 34/-; empty twoyear heifers £3 4s to £3 13s; best springing heifers £9 ss, £lO 15s to £ll 10s; ord’ y springing heifers £4 ss, £5 7s 6d, £8 springing cows £6, £B, £lO. At Stony River, on October 10, a full yarding of store cattle was cleared under good competition, yearling heifers especially being in better demand. A large offering of dairy cattle of only medium quality was fully cleared. Yearling steers 27s 6d, 375, £2; two-year-old steers £2 13s; forward three-year-old steers, £4 14s; Shorthorn yearling heifers, £2 10s; Jersey strain heifers, £2 13s, £3 18s Bd; quality Jersey heifers, £5, £6 ss, £6 ISs; empty two-year-old heifers, £3, £3 .‘s, £5; store cows, 20s, 395; springing heifers, £4 10s, £6, £8 10s; dairy cows, £7, £8 10s, £9 15s.

At Kohuratahi, in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., we conducted our spring cattle fair, which drew an extra-heavy offering of bullocks. The demand for this class was good. Other classes a3O realised full market rates. Yearling steers, 245, 335; three-year-old steers, £3 7s 6d, £3 Ils, £3 18s; four and five-year-old bullocks, £3 18s, £4 3s, £4 6s; yearling heifers, £2 3s; empty two-year-old heifers, £3 Is, £3 10s. At Walwakalho, on October 12, a large offering was penned and almost everything sold. The enquiry for dairy heifers was weak, but cows at profit sold well. Store cows, 255; forward cows, £2 6s, £3 2s 6d, £3 10s; two-year-old steers, £2 12s Od; yearling heifers, 30s, 38s; better-quality heifers, £2 17s, £3 ss; Jersey heifers, £5, £7 ss; empty twu<-year-old heifers, £3 2s, £4, £4 12s fid; springing heifers, £6, £7, £8 Is; springing cows, £7, £B, £l2 IDs; cows In milk, £lO, £lO 10s, £l3 10s. At Kaimata, on October 13, we conducted a clearing sale on account of Messrs. Clifford Bros., and report a most satisfactory clearance. The cows were mostly Shorthorns and Frieslans, and although a shade low in condition, sold exceedingly well, the bulk realising between £8 and £l7 10s. Good springing heifers made up to £l3; pedigree Friesian bulls 12 to 30 gns. Implements, etc., also made good sales.

At Waiwakaiho bull fair, on Saturday, October 14, a full entry of bulls came forward, consisting mostly 6f pedigree and grade Jerseys. Pedigree Jerseys afforded a fair competition, and the best of these sold up to 20 gns. Grades of all classes were in little or no demand, except at lower rates.

FARMERS’ CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand Ltd., report for the week ending October 14th:— At Opunake on Monday there was a very big entry of cattle, all the pens being filled. The demand for bulls was very limited, and in consequence no high prices were obtained. Store stock sold well and most of the entry coming under this heading changed hands at /satisfactory prices. The quality of the 1 dairy stock was very poor and they did not command much attention. Pedigree 2 and 3 year Jersey bulls made from 12 to 28 gns., the latter price being obtained by Mr. J. F. Shepherd for "Peace Master,” the purchaser being Mr. J. M. Hickey, senr. Yearling ditto to 11 gns., Grade Jersey 2-year maiden bulls from 4 to 8 gns., yearling ditto to 6gns. Pedigree Frelsian 2-year bulls 6% to 11% gns., works bulls from 255. to £2, fat cows £4 15s to £5 7s 6d, forward ditto t<7 £3 10s, others 255. to £2, old to £l, 3-year steers £3 7s to £3 Ils, extra, good yearlong steers £2 7s; best Jersey yearling heifers £7, others £5, to £5 7s 6d, small Holstein heifers £2 10s to £2 17s, others £2 15s to £3 ss, dairy heifers best £lO 10s, others £5 10s to £B, sound dairy cows to £9.

On Tuesday at Stratford a good yarding of store cattle and dairy stock fat and forward cows, were in demand and sold at improved prices, weaner heifers being also enquired for. Fat cows made from £5 5s to £5 10, forward cows £3 10s to £4, store cows £3 5s to £2 ss. Jersey weaner heifers small to £5, Holstein yearling ditto £3 18s, Shortorn ditto £2 to £2 13s. best dairy cows and heifers £9 10s to £lO 10s, others £4 to £7.

On the same dry at Manala we had a full yarding of stock. Bidding for bulls and dairy for cows was dull and prices were small. Bidding on store cows was good and prices obtained were slightly better than late rates. Weaner pigs made 13s to 245, pedigree 2year Jersey bulls £l3 13s to £l6 16s, grade bulls good quality 7%gns. to 12gns, others 2 gns. to 3gns., works bulls to 30s, best Jersey cross heifers £6, cross-bred yearling heifers £2 Ils, yearling steers £2, fat cows £5 ss, forward ditto £3, others 25s to £2 ss, dairy heifers £4 to £7 ss. On Wednesday at Inglewood we had a good yarding. Prices were on a par with late rates. Shorn hoggets made 16s 9d, shorn ewes 14$, fat cows £5, forward to £3, others to £2, 3-year steers £3 5s to £3 15s, yearling steers good £2 10s, Jersey cross yearling heifers £5 to £6, Holstein ditto £3 15s. Shorthorns £2 5s to £2 10, 2-year Holstein heifers £4 15s, dairy cows and heifers poor quality £4 to £6.

On the same day at Hawera yards we conducted our Annual Bull Fair. This is the most, successful fair we have conducted this year, there being good bidding on conditioned bulls both grades and pedigrees, and we had no difficulty in placing most of those coming under this heading. Pedigree Jersey bulls 13%gns.. pedigree Shorthorns 6% gns., pedigree Holstein figns., 2 and 3 year good conditioned Jersey Bulls to 15%gns., others 7gns., to lOgns. Yearling ditto, 2gns., to 6gns., works bulls £2 to £1 IDs. On Thursday at Auroa cattle came forward in good numbers. There was good bidding throughout and satisfactory prices were obtained. viz., fat cows to £5 4s, forward do. £3 3s, others 25s to £2, empty heifers £2 15 to £3 10s. best dairy heifers £lO ss, others £5 to £8 10s, calved ditto £3 10s. On Friday we had a small entry of horses nt our Spring Fair. There was a good demand for useful farm horses and we could have disposed of considerably /more had they coni'e forward. There was also several enquiries for big shatters but unfortunately this class of horse is not being bred nowadays. The folinv.'oig are soune of tlie prices obtained: — Bav gelding 5 years £4O. brown mare 9 yea£33 10s, draught gelding 5 years £32, hay mare 4 years unbroken £29, light mare ni’c quality £26. to £24 10s, unbroken 3 year gelding £l7 10s to £l4 10, hacks and harness horses £8 to £l3.