COMMERCIAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7675, 21 April 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Fanners’ Auctioneering Company Ltd. report; At Hamilton on April 14 we had a full yarding of cattle and a moderate varding of sheep and pijgs. Beef showed an improvement on the previous week aud all was cleared. Steers realised from £lO 15/ to £l2 5/ for medium weights; fat cows £6 5/ to £B, lighter weights £4 15/ to £6. A line of store cows from the South made from 27/- to £3. Other lines of Southern cattle yarded were 21 year steers, which ranged in price from £6 5/ to £7 5/: well bred Hereford steers, 18 months, best, from £3 10/ to £4 6/, smaller £2 10' to £3 3/; heifers, same breed, were not in keen demand, making from £2 5 to £2 15/ for the tops, smaller sorts £1 16/ to £2 2/6 ; 20 mouths heifers, in calf, small aud in low condition £2 to £2 7/6; calves showed no improvement on last week, the best making 20/- to 28/-, small 3/to 12/6. Daily cows, best up to £ls 10/, second quality £9 to £l2 10/; best heifers £lO to £l3; backward cows and heifers £3 5/ to £6 5/. Sheep were much on a par with last week’s quotation. Fat ewes made 18/7, forward wethers to 15/-, forward ewes 8/6 to 12/-. Pigs showed some improvement and realised up to £4 19/ for baconers; porkers from 30/- to £2 15/; weauers, 3/6 to 12/6. AUCKLAND MARKET REPORT Mr. J. Jones, auctioneer, Auckland reports sales for week ending April 16, as follows; The market this week has been heavily supplied with most Hues. Potatoes have been coming forward in heavy supplies and for any of good quality the prices are firm; inferiors are hard to quit at low values. The onion market is absolutely glutted, and prices have fallen considerably. We had heavy penniugs of poultry at to-day’s auction aud values were about the same as in last quotation in birds. Good quality class were in strong demand and prices were high. We penned about 350 of all classes and prices for well forward birds ruled exceptionally high, but the poorer classes were neglected. Pigs are coming forward in heavy supply, and prices are exceptionally low, in fact they are hard to quit at any price. In passing we may mention that we are holding two sales next week of great interest to farmers and storekeepers. Butter and eggs are selling well. We have had an exceptionally heavy consignment of fruit this week and prices are a shade easier. Good classes of fruit are selling well. Lemons have firmed considerably. The grain market has steadied and values are about the same. We quote: Poultry.—Hens, prime 6/- to 7/4, good 5/- to's/9, small 3/- to 4/-; roosters, extra heavy 7/- to 8/9, good 6/- to 6/9, smaU '4/- to 5/-, cockrells, 2/6 to 3/-; ducks, 5/- to 7/4; drakes, if- to 6/3; turkey gobblers 11/- to 17/-, hens 6/6 to 10/3; pullets, White Leghorns 7/- to 12/-, Black Orplnngtons If- to 14/6. Pigs.—Weaners, if- to 6/-, stores 9/- to 14/-. Produce. —Potatoes, prime 7/- to 8/-, Southern 7/6 to 9/-, local poor quality if- to 5/-; onions 6/- to 8/-; swedes £4 to£4 10/ per ton; pumpkins, £5 to £7; melons 4/-, to 6/6; vegetables, current rates. Dairy produce.- Butter, 1/8 to 1/9; eggs, 3/3 to 3/6; bacon, 1/1 to 1/3, honey sd. to sjd. Fruit.' —Apples, dessert, choice 8 j- to 13/-, good 6/- to 7/6, cookers 7/3 to 9/-; lemons, choice 13/- to 16/-, rough and coarse 5/- to 7/-; passion fruit, 4/- to 5/6; tomatoes, 6/- to 9/-. Grain.—Maize, 6/- to 7/-; wheat, 10/6 to 11/6; barley, 6/-; oats, 4/8; Algerian seed oats 4/9 to 5/3; bran and sharps, at current rates, and chaff, local, £5 to £6 10/ per ton, Southern £9 to £10; linseed 15/per cwt.

bull Banker (imp)., also from a Ruakura bred dam, realised 67gus. and fell to R. Stock (jnr), Paeroa. Lot 5, Saturn of Ruakura (red aud while) from Ruakura bred animals on both sides, fell to G. H. Boyd, at 72gns, Lot 33, Banjo of Ruakura (roan) by Banker from Snowdrop of Ruakura, both sides evidencing the Dabalora strains, was .purchased a! 71jnis. by Hilton Hutchinson, Whangarei. Other lots in this class ranged from 13 to 41gns. Amongst the Jerseys there was not the the competition that might have been expected, although this might be accounted for by the fact tiiai most of the animals were young and .consequently small. The highest figure realised iu this class, 60gus was for lot.. 38 Dominion Witness, bv Uawkesbury Grace Fulmau from the Ruakura bred Dominion Princess. This purchase was made by J. K. Deal), Paeroa. Other lots realised, from 21 to 38gns, Pedigree boars realised up to 16 gus. for good serviceable animals, 6 mouths old. Others, 3 months old, made from 5 to Bgns. Sows were not in keen demand and a number were passed in. Prices ranged from 5 to lOgns.