COMMERCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1168, 26 April 1910, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— At .Durham yards, heavy draught horses sold at from £23 to £31, medium £16 to -£21, light harness horses and hacks £7 10s to £15,- ponies 20s to _£4 10s. The thoroughbred horse Okirae brought 37 guineas. At Waiuku yards dairy cow's and heifers sold at from £4 10s to £6, empty cows £2 to £3 12s 6d, 2 to 3-year-old steers £2 17s to £4 10s, calves 15s to £1 7s, pigs 5s to 10s. At Pukekohe yards unbroken medium draught horses sold at £16 to £28, lighter sorts £10 to £14, hacks £3 to £8, heavy draught horses £20 to £29, medium £17 to £20, light harness horses and hacks £12 to £21, ponies £2 to £7, Shetland ponies £12, buggy £11. Two trucks of worn •horses from town sold at £5 to £19 10s.

At Westfield steers sold ; at from £5 to £9 2s 6d, cows £3 10s to £6 10s, ox beef from Ifts to 21s 6d per 1001b. cows 16s to 18s, calves (in full supply) from 3s to £2 ss. Sheep were yarded in larger numbers, and sold at fully last week's rates. Rest wethers 15s to 17s 9d, others 13s to 155,. ewes 10s 6d to 14s 9d. Lambs were yarded in good numbers, and sold under good value. Best lambs 13s 9d, others 7s to lis. \Pigs were yarded in lless numbers than usual, and sold .at late rates. Porkers 15s to £1 10s. baconers £1 14s to £2 10s, weaners 4s to 10s. PALMERSTON PRODUCE PRICES. Mr Harry Palmer reports: Weaners, 3s 6c! to 8s 6d, slips 9s to lis, stores 12s to 16s, light porkers 17s to £1, heavy £1 4s to £1 7s. Ducks 3s to 4s,'cocks 2s 6d to 4s, liens 2s to 3s, pullets 3s to 6s, turkeys 6s .to 6s 6d each, geese 2s to 2s G'd each. Prime table potatoes 10s sack, marows 2s to 2s 6d, carrots 3s to 4s, pumpkins 3s to 4s, aples 2s to 4s, pears 3s, quinces Is 6d to 2s 6d, tomatoes Is 6d, barley .lis, wheat 18s, pollard 10s, chaff 2s 6d to 3s 6d, bacon 6d lb. .