COMMERCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 26, 14 July 1911, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited Report as Follows :

Te awamutu

On Saturday July Ist we h eld our usual Te Awamutu sale, when a full yarding of cattle and a few hoggets and pigs came forward. Competition all through was somewhat slack, except on fat cows and calves, which sold readily under the hammer at advanced prices. We offered some very choice dairy heifers, but competition for these was very dull, no doubt on account of the shortage of feed. We quote as follows : —Hoggets (small) 6s iod, fat heifers L 7, store cows L 3 7s 6d, to L 4, 18 month steers L 3 7s 6d, calves Li 10s to L.2 6s, yearling heifers L2 16s, -l8 month heifers L 3 6s. Springing heifers (choice Holsteins) LJ 15s to L 8 ss, others L 5 15s to L 8 2s 6d. OHAUPO. On Tuesday the 4th instant, we

held our usual Ohaupo sale when we offered a fair yarding of cattle comprising mainly of calves and young steers. The bidding was very spirited throughout for ail young stock, which sold at advanced prices, yearlings selling at from Li 18s to L2 3s. ■Ohaupo dairy cow sale.

On Wednesday the sth instant we held our first dairy cow sale at Ohaupo, when a small yarding of dairy stock came forv/ard. Competition was slack throughout, and we were only successful in selling a few under the hammer. However, considerable business was done afterwards privately. We quote as follows : Springing heifers L 4 5s up to £7 ; Springing cows L 7 to L 8 lOs. Hamilton. On Thursday 6th Juiy we held our usual triweekly stock sale in the Hamilton yards, when we had a full yarding of sheep, comprising mainly of fat wethers from Paimerston, for which there v/as little competition. Lambs and fat ewes however, sold at advanced prices with great competition. For breeding ewes, of which we had a big yarding, the competition under the hammer was slack. We however, were successful in disposing of the whole lot immediately after the sale. It is evident there.is a great demand for this class ofstock, but buyers do not care to give the prices asked for. Pigs, of which we had a full yarding, sold at advanced prices, and there was great competition throughout. Fat bullocks and heifers also sold well, also empty heifers and calves. Springers were again dull of sale with one or two exceptions, when there was great competition for tiptop stuff. We quote as follows : Fat wethers 18s 6d, fat lambs (well-grown) I2s 4d, fat lambs (small) 10s, fat ewes lis Qd to 12s, 6 tooth ewes in lamb 13s, 4 tooth ewes in lamb 15s 3d to 15s Bd, 2 tooth ewes 14s to 15s 6d, aged ewes lOs 6d. Fat bullocks L 7 iss to L 8 is, fat heifers L 5 to L 6 Bs, store cows L 3 5s to L 3 I2s, empty heifers L-3 lOs, heifers in calf (small) L 4, calves Li 18s to L2 2s, springing heifers L 6 2s 6d to LB, springing cows L 55sto L 6 ss. Porkers 18s 4d to Li 3s 6d, slips 13s 6d to 15s lid.