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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. MELBOURNE, this ftiy. Oats.—Feeding. 5/6 to 5/8; mllllr.c. 5/11. Barley: English. 5/G to 6/: Cape. 5/1 to 5/3. Maize, 8/. Potatoes, £IG. Onions, £9 10/. (A. and N.Z. Cable.) MANGAWEKA STOCK SALE. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having had a small entry of sheep and a large entry of cattle at their Maugawcka sale on Thursday, 20th instant. Sheep were in good demanrnd. and a fair clearance njt cattle was made in spite of the supplv being in excess of the demand. Quotations:—Sheep: Small hoggets. 0/1; good hoggets. .32/: small two-tooths, 22/G. Cattle: Mixed yearlings, £3 12/0; empty cows, £7 .>/ to £7 10/: two-year heifers. £5 10/ to £0; two to two and a-half-year steers, £8 1.1/ to £0 -V: three and a-hnlf-year bullocks, £12 17/f> to £15; light fat cows, £12 7/;. prime fat heifers, £17 5/. TAIHAPE STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Farmer*' Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Taihape on I the 20th Instant, when there was n fair yarding of both Kheep ami cattle. Bidding was somewhat erratic, but the whole of the stock entered was cleared at good 1 average prices. Quotations: Low-condi-tioned mixed two-tooths (shorn), 22/0; twotooth ewes and wethers (shorn), 24/1 to 24/0; four-tooth wethers (shorn), 2S/3; fat heifers. £12; heifers and calves, £0 10/; mixed weaners, £3: 13 months Hereford bcifers. £(i: 15-montns Hereford steers, £(>: eight-year-old mare. £20: four-year-old unbroken mare. £12; spring cart marc, £S 15/; aged hack, £3. FAT STOCK SALES. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report:— On Thursday last, at Westficld store sale, diviry and store cattle were yarded In aver- j age numbers and sold at .late rates. Best { dairy cows and heifers £34 to £19 13/, others j £'.) to £13: aged and interior cows, £5 to £8 10/; bulls. Ugs to 14gs; yearling to ISmonth steers, £2 18/ to £0 10/; yearling to I 18-month heifers. £2 13/ to £3 15/; empty cows, £o to £7 10/. At Waiuku on Saturday we had a large yarding and report a good clearance at satisfactory prices-. Dalrv cows and heifers sold at frum £7 to £10, bulls £3 to £13 10/. empty cows and -heifers £5 10/ to £8 12/6, yearling to IS-month heifers £3 3/ to £0 15/, yearling to 18-month steers £2 15/ to £5 10/, 2 to 2j-year steers £3 11/ to £7 10/, 2* to 2vear steers £7 13/ to £10 3/6, steer calves £1 5/ to £2 10/, heifer calves £1 1/ to £2 8/. On Tuesday, at Puni, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. D. Maloney. There was a large attendance and we report a good j sale. The dairy cows sold at from £7 to £24 10/. farm horses £0 10/ to £86 10/. a large quantity of sund-ries, etc., at satisfactory prices. The yards were filled at Whitford on Monday, and, while prices wore easier. a< good clearance was made. Best dairy cows and heifers made from £11 to £13, others £7 5/ to £10 15/, empty cows £4 to £!) 3/, bulls £4 to 7gs. heifers for dairy purposes £5 10/ ! to £7. year.'ing to 15-monrh heifers £3 7/6 to ' £5 ;V6, yeaTling to 13-month steers £3 5/ to £5 4/, 2-year steers £3 12/ to £7 10/, 3-vear steers £9 10/ to £10, calves £1 15/ to £2 17/6, : fresh dropped 5/ to 12/. ■