COMMERCIAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7011, 19 July 1918, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Farmers' Auctioneering Com-

pany.

The Farmers' Anononeering Company under date; Hamilton, July 15, repor's: —During the past week w*** h*-_vo held stock ssles at. Hiku*.aiaObaupn, Hamilton, Ngaruawahio'. Oparau und. Waihou, an 1 seven clear ing sales.

'the demand for beef and mutton is still ..-roan: and io escea*-. of sapp;y, while the store a?arket- Las a (inner tone, and although yardings huva beetsmall praciirnily evety-hir g has ehaaired hands.

There is now a gocd demand for good calves, good empty heifer?, IS months steers, grown bullocks, and store •wethers. Tiie demand for dairy cattle ha-5 ea..ed oiisidcrably, and ouiy the best are sought after. All clearing s=.lcs have been vrtdl attended, and priess have been satis factory.

We quote the fallowing \nues :— Fat bullock'?, prime quality, £18 to £19 10., very keen.

Fiit bullocks, medium quality, £15 103 to £17, ver- keen.

Fat cows, prime quality. £13 to £15, keen demaud.

Fat cows, medium qualify, £11 tv £12 10s, ke(;n demand.

Fat heifers, £11 Iss to £12 10s, keen, dcn.r.ud

31 and -1 >car bullocks, fresh con ditioned, £12 lOa to £l' 3, enquiry. 3 year bullock., fresh conditioned £11 to £11 153.

3J and 4 year st -re bullocks, £l! 10Ho £12 10_, erquuy

3 year .toro bullocks, £10 5= to £11, c-rquiry.

2 year steer.?, ordinary, £7 £8 10s *

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Empty cows, fre.h conditioned, £7 103 to £8, fair den.aud,

Empty cows, ordinary, £6 to £6 10.-*, dull.

Empiy cows, old and poor, £5 to £5 5.-, dull.

Steer elves, good, £i 15s to £5 10s, good demand.

Heifer cake?, £;} 10:3 to £4 \5 3 gf od demand. Mixed calves-, £2 103 to £3, dull. 3 je^r h.-ifers id calf, close to nrofij, £14 to £16, o.fiier. 3 year heifers in cilf, backward, £10 to £10 10s.

2 year luifer;- in calf, closo to profit, £9 lo.i to £11 10_.

2 year heifers in calf, b-.ck-rai'd, £8 to £8 10_».

2 year orapiy heifers, backward, £7 to £8, good enquiry. Fat wethers, bo_vy weights, 35_ to 38s Gd, good .demand.

Fat wether., medium weights, 32s Gd to 34*, J-'ood demand.

Fat owes, heavy weights, 29a to 32.. good demand iafc owe., medium weights, 26a to 28s, good den_a__d.

Empty ewes, fresh conditioned, 20. to 2-is, good demand.

Ewes in lamb, 2 ana 4 tooth, well worjlled, 26s 3i to 30.***, enquiry. Ewes in Limb, 4 AV j g tooth, well woolled, 30a to 063.

Ewes in lamb, f f.m., weil-woolied. 23a to 265, enquiry. Ewos in lamt', s m. and poor, 103 to 13 3 .

Ho?c;ete_, best woolly, 21s to Mb, good demand.

Hoj?gets, best shorn, 18j to 20s good demand.

Hoggets, ordinary mised,' 12s to 153, good demand.

Hoggete, fat shorn, prime, 25?, gcod demand.

Dairy cows, best £18 to £25, ordinary £12 to £15, backward and pocr £8 to £1,5.