COMMERCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 65, 28 November 1911, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—

NGARUAWAHIA SALE. At Ngaruawahia on Friday, 17th inst., we yarded 963 head of cattle. There was a large attendance, and a keen demand, and the whole entry changed hands'at most satisfactory prices. Three and 4-year-old steers sold exceptionally well, fully half the yarding being of this class. Buyers were present from all parts of Upper and Lower Waikato, Matamata, Hinuera and Raglan. Prices: Grown steers in forward condition, £7 8s to £8 ios, fat steers £9 6s, 3 to IV2 year, old steers £6 7s to £7 2s; 2% year old steers £5 5s to £5 I2s, 12 to 15 months old steers £3 5 s to £ 3 15s, mixed yearlings £2 14s to £3 2s, 2 year old empty heifers £4 8s to £l 15s, 18 months heifers £3 14s to £4, fat cows £6 12s to £6 lOS, empty cows in fresh condition £3 9s to £4 is, good 12 to 15 months old heifers £3 to £3 ios, springing heifers, £5 ios to £8 ss, dairy cows £7 to £8 15s. RANGIRIRI SALE. At Rangiriri on Wednesday, 15th inst., we yarded 1046 head of cattle of good quality and failcondition. All were required by buyers present, and a total clearance effected. Prices: Grown steers in forward condition £7 to £8 ios, 3 year steers £5 ios to £6 Bs, 2 to 2% year steers £4 ios to £5 3s, 18 month steers £3 15s to £3 17s, 15 month steers £3 3s to £3 9s, yearling steers £2 16s to £3, fat steers £9 to £9 ios, fat -cows £6 7s to £8 ios, fat heifers £6 to £7 2s, empty cows in fresh condition £3 18s to £4l6s, store cows £4 to £3 12s 6d, 18 month to 2 year empty heifers £3 15s to £4 14s, 15 months old heifers, very choice quality, £3 7s to £3 15s, yearling heifers £2 15s to £2 18s, mixed yearlings £2 ios to £2 19s, dairy cows £5 5s to £B, springing heifers £5 to £5 15. yearling Shorthorn bulls 3gns ,to yearling holstein bulls up to 4% gns, Jersey bulls 2% to sgns. CAMBRIDGE SALE. At Cambridge, on Monday, 20th inst, 1083 head of cattle came forward, including 164 beef. There was a )arge attendance and good competition throughont, and everything sold. Prices : Fat steers £8 8s to £9 15s, prime fat cows £7 ios to £8 14s, good cows £6 ios to £7 ss, medium £5 lis to £5 18s, cows in fresh condition £ I2s 6d to £4 9s, two year old empty heifers £3 18s to £4 I2s, yearling heifers £2 17s to £3 4s, 2% to 3 year old steers £5 15s, 2% year old steers £4 10s to £5, 12 to 15 months steers £3 3s to £3 4s, mixed yearlings £2 14s to £3, 2 year old Shorthorn bulls 7 3 A to I2%gns, dairy cows £4 12s 6d to £7, springing heifers £5 I2s 6d to £7 ios, fat hoggets in wool 17s Bd, shorn hoggets 14s 3d to 16s Bd, woolly ewes and lambs £l 2s 9d weaner pigs 13s to 19s, slips £l to £l 3s 6d. Messrs Dalgety and ComiJany Limited- report as follows: — TE AWAMUTU At Te Awamutu on Saturday the 18th inst., we held our usual monthly stock sale when a full yarding of cattle came forward including some good quality two and three year old steers, The attendance was very good, but the sale was dull, buyers not caring to give the big prices asked for at present. We, however, were successful in disposing of a good many pens after the sale. We quote as follows :—Fat cows, £5 12s 6d ; forward heifers, £4 8s to £4 I2s ; 3-year old steers, £5 ; 18-month steers £3 I7s to £4 ; yearling steers, £3 Is to £3 ss; empty dairy heifers, £4 2s 6d to £4 6s ; store cows, £3 I2s to £3 16 ; Ter-sey bulls, sgns to £5 15s 6d ; shorthorn bulls, 4%gns to sgns ; springing; heifers,. £5 to £7 ss; springing dairy cows £5 12s 6d> tQ;£8176..., :t V 7 :~'; ■ OHAUPO. On Tuesday, 2ist inst., we held; our usual fortnightly wool sale at': : j Ohaupo, when ■ we had a most successful sale, most of the ■•pens": > L well under the hammer ; ,'wilh brisk", competition, the redirectly after the saleT -We quote as follows: — "Springing;, heifers in backward cone "Hi -'n s £'3- 12s- 6 to £4 15s, ■ em&tSrVCOWS.£3 ss, yearling steers £2 Iss?t6'£3-3S, yearling heifers £2 lOs to £2 ' 19s/. 2 year empty heife'rs £3 19s to £4 7s, calves 22s 6d to 365. -•■ , ■ AUCKLAND We submitted "pur catalogue:ot wool.. fi'rjt Sftle- of' the -season'to. the largest attendance -of buyers ever present in,Amck~ land, a total of 6,222 bales-being offered, by'- the Associated Wool Brokers,''out. of which we.contributed 1529 bales'., r- Owing to broken weather' for shearing, the quantity,to hand was ; less than last/ season, but the condition'of the ofrerings'wa's sound and wells grown'?-and .lighter than at tlted corresponding sale .of last la small portion of inferior shabby -| • i.wools being offered. The major-] vgty of growers expressesL them'selves well satisfied ! jsmh the,: -prices realised, the being very brisk throughoS|.the Values, in sympathy'With London, the Continent, and Aiis-J tialia, ruled on a lower level thaW atthe-.ppening sale of last season, j'%ut the drpjP.was not so marked 1 as anticip!u'&d, good wools selling (well m re" tf less than -the i openh.y; -i'.( oi ):i< season, lower ! :\. -<.>'im Oi»s in in., j bout Id i Juia -i "iter making aHm* ■".■ lot 1 . ".-:--■ ..&•;,•<# * ' ■ " ■ ..

conditions this season. Most of the passed-in lots were sold after the sale, owners deciding tomeef the market. Some of our best sales were :—Account H. Rutherford Esq., Waiheke, 6 bales fine crossbred, 6%d; account Commander Robert Newton, Waiheke, 27 bales crossbred, 9%d, 2 bales hoggets, 9%d, pieces 7%d, bellies 6%d; account Leslie H. Jones Esq., Te Aroha, 4 bales Romney ewes, account George Wilkes Esq., Bombay, 2 bales fine crossbred,