COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 115, 14 May 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report: — PIROXGIA SALE. At Pirongia. on Monday last we had a medium entry of cattle, which nearly all changed hands. Prices: 24-year-old betters. In catr, £M 17/; months-old empty heifers. £3 7/; empty store cows, £3 to £3 12/6; cows. In fresh condition, up to £4 7/6; calves, £1 0/ to £1 10/6: 2-toot.h wethers, 12/5; weaner pigs, 0/. WIAITO SALE. At our annual sale of cattle and sheep I for turnip stocking held at Ohaupo on Tuesday last, a splendid yarding of grown steers i came forward, and, being well bred and I in good condition, were eagerly competed for. Young cattle were rather dnll of sale, but nearly all the sheep sold aT auction or afterwards. Prices: Grown steers, In forward condition, £6 17/ to £7 16/; 3 to 31----year-old steers, £0 It}/ to £6 12/; .".-year-old I steers, £5 f>/ to .CD 11/: 2 to 24-year-old steers. £4 4/ to £4 18/; fat cows. £5 10/ to £6: empty cows, in forward condition, ! £4 to £4 12/6; store rows. £3 to £3 14/: ' 20-months-old steers, £3 7/ to £3 15/: well- ! grown calves, £2 to £2 6/6; medium sorts. | £1 10/ to £1 16/; springing heifers. £6 76 to £H 37/6; fat ewes, 10/6 to 11/6; forward empty ewes. 0/3; ewe lambs, 9/; lambs, mixed scies. 51 to 6/6. I RANGIRIRI SALE. j On Wednesday we held a sale at Rangi- | riri. when 1273 head of cattle were yarded, j a large proportion being forward bnllocks. ] for which there was keen demand. A.! I classes were wanted, and the total entry ! changed hands'. Prices: Fat steers, £8 12/0 to £9 2/6: grown steers, in forward condition. £7 to £8 2/6; 3 to 34-year-old steers, £6 5/ to £6 IS/: 24 to 3- year-old steers, £4 IS/ to £0 16/: 2-year-old steers, £4 2/6 to £4 13'; IS-montbs-old steers. £3 8/ to £3 14,'; 2-year-old heifers, in calf. £5 17/ to £6 13/6: 24-year-old heifers £4 13/ .to £4 ID/; prime fat cows, £7 5/ to £9 6/: medium cows, £5 10/ to £6; store cows. £3 11/ to £4 13/. according to condition; yearling steers. £2 14/ to £3 3/.