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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1922, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

iVAIKAT!) STOCK S.\l.K_. ' Tin- I'lirmi-r-' ('nop. An.-t i.mrprinz Co.. 1.t.1.. report: - i At i>nr itmuthlv sale :ii I iriiu on Thursj.lnv Inst there was .-i record vanillic of .-ill • lasses iiml cvcrytliill. "as s.i:.l iitnler thp hammer, with the cm einin;i ~C :/i*ee inns .if Slmrthoni heifers ami a pen of fat stwrs. Tilt-re ivas a fair attendance of buyers from surrounding districts, mill j i-i.-os wore imiir.ivi.il .ni int.-. local rules. Wo quote as Minns: Steers. :u t.> +-y._r. in forward enndlMon. £:: 12 t". £."i S 5..!.! liv Mr. i. H. Ilenimineyi: a lino ..r steers averaged £1 mold by Mr. Armstrong, of Waotin: Jl-year -leers. ::.. t.. £J I.'. : fa; .-.•« s. £-J :. t.. £:i; forward .-onilitionei] rows. _W to 34 : st.n-es. 1." t.. .tn : l«.inonth steers. Hfp 10 ".7 1: Shorthorn heifer .-nlves. £_ .". i.-i pen nf IS sold hy Mr. Andersonl: oilier heifer ■ alios. _ i to till : J-yoir .lersey heifers, in ••a If. tn t'S: ilalry ra»-«, very "irly sp r ini:ors. £."■ to .7: sheep, cn-jilv s!..re ewes '.1 tn 13 . |st.ire lambs ~, J. Ti. fill ewes in IS. f.ni. ewes in lanili I* . siuai! '.Month ewes ; v ifi . Th.. Rnrmers' Co-op. Anc-tiouoerlng t\... 1.ti1.. n.-inilliiin. ro|.nr:: " At our Morrinsville sto.-k v n [ r he I ,] last 'Friday business was ~1-iil in a* lines nffereil. ami there was nnlv a fair yarding nf sinek. A rlrop i.i liie price ..f steers from £.". n t.i t'T. ami cows -.'7 in £_ TJ " Young sinrk sohl at pri.es somewhat below rhnse hi ree-ni sales: heiier .-alves from :.'> tn :u . A line of .lerst v heifer calves 5..1il ai £) r, . There was mi demand for ilairv cows. jiri.-cs ranging from il in to £S for these that were snl.l. A -lersev heifer sold at £!l lo . other li.-if.'rs fr..-n fi 17 to £."i n . There was _ mil competition for sheep, wethers making m -_-.i . ewes 1." 7 t.. mil. hoggets 11 7to 17 0. Competition f.T pigs was not keen, slips bringing fro.-n 10 tn ;:.". . A sow hi pin realise 1 £_ li) . rAXTi:nni"nY markets. ill j Telegraph l'ress Association.) CHKISTCMITIcu. Tuesday. linl'iiiess eentiniies tn mark the grain anij pr. ilii'-e Tratle Oats are ve r y weak. Any t-a.le passim.' is restrii-tpil tn It grade or fair average duality. A report was current t.-'!av that ii'uuii-v hail i .line fnjiu Aiisfal'a, I.in iliere seems tn l.c little l.eliiinl it iii-ntati.ns are _ T, tn •_• li f.,r A grade aud l' _• to L'/:i f.T 15 grade. Fowl wheal Is moving tn a fair extent, fanners showing less reluctance than formerly t<i accent the coming to linp.'l are showing a-i inerea«iuir pronortiou nf good quality. " All classes of seeiis are quieter, jiartictilarly eowgrass, owners offering very little at the uri-e nunteil by merchants, iiam.lv 10,1 m 11.1 , _r lb. Barley continues in the doldrums, but there is a wide spread in tile figures offering. Farmers' offers ,>f potatoes have dropped oir during the past week, lirnwers arc pitting in preference in ae.-opting £.". a ton. bin the market is kept over supplied with tin. Miy t"!iveries hrouhg- forward :>i'l eo-.islinme-its this month will -.-<• almii: -be end of both. Snpnr.ro going North her.- !irli:e-|,.1. TiV Kaikorai left "ii Saturday night and the Opihi and Katnf are due tn leave t" innrrow. hut their cargoes are mv.li rrdn c.l ,-n those of tiie past few weeks. Onions are firm for pood conditioned sorts.