COMMERCIAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5489, 30 March 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

'1 he New Zealand L- an & Mercontilc A"xn-jy {Co.. Ltd., hi association with Messrs Brown ]iros'-. held n stock sale at. Kiitikati on lhe."l9t-h inst. About 300 h«ad of rattle were vaidecl. nearly alt l>oi*ip: q.'itt'tGd uaider iho Wmitier .at paiififAt'tor.V rates.' Some 'of the prices i-pal<ttd were- as Ji;.n'der : Spriiieriniz 1 heifers,' Rood up t,« £7, ordinary Jlnte springers £3 12s Gd to £4 2s Gd ; 2J to 3-year stcors, j£S 15s to £4; 1 J to 2 year' steers. £3 10s to £:j 10s ; weaners, good £1 fis fid io £l 14s : later calves, from £:■ Os ifid to £.1 Is ; 2 an 4' 2 J -year heifers. £3 2s to £3 13s : firoph store cows, £3 to £3 14s ;■ h«>-fl cows, from £2 ; <store ewes, 7s.

The firm held their To E\iko sale on Wednesday, whtn nlxmit 1500 head of cattle were yarded. Bidding iwas fairly brisk throughout and the whole ot the stork was disposed, tot at lato ruling! Slates.I^rtjeeis T'ealiWea. wcr« as Winder : Fresh conditionesd 4-year steers, £5 12s to £6 |8s ? 3 nnd S^Jyear steers, £5 to v i:s j 10s ;■ poorer steers, same age, £4 5s to £4 15s ; 2 a<nd 2i-year steers, £3 |l?s 6d to £4 5s ; yearlings, £2 to £2 Us ; good weaners, up to £1 13s ; 'store cows, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d ; fo^s, almost itxeof, upj ito £4 ; 3-year dairj^ heifers, £4 to £4 12s 6d ; ljyear" heifers, £2 2s to £2 Bs. The firm report a very fair demand for nil classes <cf goooVcondit!oned well-bred, stock-.