COMMERCIAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10609, 16 April 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

LONDON WOOL SALES

The New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., barve received the/foUonving cablegram from their London House under date 11th inst: There, was a full at(tendance at the opening of the sales to-day, competition by Home and Continental buyers •being active, andTprices as compared with the close of preceding series ruled in isellers' favour for crossbred. Merino unchanged. The opening catalogues, were representaltive. Ameiica is operating. ■ ■ ■

TARATAHI STOCK .SALE

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their'Taratahi sale w& follows: —A good entry of all classes of stock came forward. The bulk of our isheep .entry comprised empty ewes, for. which thel-e was a good demand, and prices -realised show an increase on recent market reports. Our " cattle : yards were taxed to their utmost (several lines having to, be penned in the sheep yards), and a really good sale resulted.: <Mr Owen HefFeran's entries of springing and in calf cows and heifers, which were well-grown and were

yai'ded in particularly good condition, met with good competitions, and prices realised throughout must be consider?ed;highly'satisfactory. FoUowihg' is : a list of prices:—Cull lambs, 3s to 5s 9d;.- Tvoolly; lambs, ""7s 2d .'To '9s';"' ewei ? in lamb*, 9s; empty ewes, 8s lid to 10s 6d.. -Cattle-:Weaii'er steers, 22s- 6& to' ; 28s; weaner heifers, 32sr6d; cullcows, £1 /to £2; yearling heifers, £2 ss; yearling hulls, £2 10s,to £3 3s; 12 and I&months steers, £2/12s 6d to £3 ss; 2-yeaa* steers, £4 8s to £4 18s; 3-year steers, £5.5s to £6 ss; dairy cows, £5 to £8 2s 6d. * Mi- Hefferan's dairy heifers sold''as follows :-- 2-year heifers; in calf, £4 7s to £5 3s; 3-year ditto, £5 17s to £6 17s; dairv cows, £5 to £9 2s 6d. Horses: £7 10s to £lB. All implements and sundries' sold well. ■ . ' s