COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 140, 13 June 1919, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WAIKATO STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd., report:— Beef.—There Is very little beef offering at the present time, and there is keen competition for any Hues which come forward. Store Cattle.- There is strong iuquiry for all classes of stores, aud prices are commencing to rise. Dairy Cattle.—All good kinds of dairy c.ittlc arc making very satisfactory prices ami there is a strong Inquiry for good heifers. Sheep.- The sheep market Is still improving, and there is a good inquiry for good hoggets and wethers, but very few are offering. l'lgs.—Eat pigs are still making satisfactory prices, hut there Is not a great deal of Inquiry for stores. We quote the following: — Bulls, heavy fat £12 to £10, light £4 10/ to £0: bullocks, medium £13 10/ to £14 10/, heavy £ir. 10/ to £10 io/; cows, prime fat £11 to £1.1 18/; bullocks, three-year £9 to £10/, two-and-a-half year £0 10/ to £-S: heifers, extra good £10 to £11 10/, fat £8 10/ to £9 10/; cows, medium fat £9 10/ to £10 10/. empty, fresh-conditioned £T to £8; empty, ordinary £4 to £5 10/, empty, old and poor £3 10/ to £4 5/; steers, 18-months, extra good £5 to £6; 18-months, good £4 15/ to £5 5/. IS-montiis, medium £3 5/ to £4: heifers, IS-months, best £4 to £5 5/: yearlings. mixed. £2 10/ to £3 10/----calves, weaner. best £2 10/ to £.'.. medium 30/ to 4-> . poor 10/ to 13.': cows, dairy. best £14 to £20, ordinary £10 to £12, backward and poor m to £S: heifers. 3-year. good, in calf. £10 10/ to £13 15/: 2-year. good, in cair £7 10/ to £9, medium £0 15/ to f" 10/.' Werners: Shorn, fat. extra good, 35/ to 40/; medium. 36' to 36/ C: two-tooth, fat, 26/ to 20/. Ewes: Shorn, fat, 25/ to 30/; shorn, fresh conditioned, 20/ to 22/ B.

Sheep.—Store lambs. 11/ to 15/; fnt lambs. 20/ to 2-V; two-tooth ewes», good 21/ to 2t/, small 17/ to 10/; two-tooth wethers, good, 23/ to 20/; small two-tooth wethers, 20/ to 23/; four-tooth store wethers. 2.V to 27/0: forward wethers 27/ to .10/; four and six-tooth ewes, good 24/ to 27/. medium 23/: four-year ewes. good. IS/ to 22/: four and six-tooth ewes." iv lamb 18/ to 23/3: f.m. ewes, 13/ to 17/; cull ewe"' 7/6 to 10/. Pigs. —Weaners. 10/ to 15/: slips 20/ to HO/: porkers. £1 5/ to £3: baconers heavy £1 10/ to £5 10/. Horses—Draught, heavy, £29 to £33; good farm, £23 to (23; harness horses, £15 to £18. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. LONDON, .Tune 12. I'arley: English malting. 5/C to o/a- Cane 4/ to 4. I. Oats: Algerian, milling, 4,1 to 4/8; feed, 4/4 to 4/5. Potatoes: £8 10/ to £9. Onions: £1_ to £13.—(A. and N.Z.)