COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 June 1924, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD SALE. (Bi" TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, June 18. At Y estfield to-day beef was below tlie average yarding. Competition was keen for choice and prime, which .was iirm at later rates; others unchanged. Extra choic? and prime ox 28s per 100 lb, choice and prime 2Ls to 27s y plain and unfinished l<s to 21s, prime voung row and heifer 21s to 2os, other cow Ids to 20s, rough beef 12s to 15s. Heavy prime steers LIU 5s to LI2 15s medium £8 15s to £lO, light £7 to £8 10,s, .-upalL and unfinished £5 to £6 los heavy duime cows and heifers £6 to £8 2s fid, medium £4 15s to £5 15s, light £3 to £4 10s, unfinished and poorer cows £1 7s (id to £2 7s Gd. Calves ivere in average number, and prices for good improving runners ranged from 6Us to 110 s, heavy vealers 40s to 51s, medium 25s to 38s, light 10s to «2s, smaller 6s to Bs, small and fresh dropped 3s to ss, rough 10s to 18s. Sheep.—Below average yarding, selling- readily at late rates. Heavy prime wethers 38s to 40s 3d, medium 35s od, light 32s _to 35s Gd, small and unfinished 27,s Gd to 31s Del, heavy prime ewes 29s 3d to 325, medium 27s to 29 s, light 25s Gd to 2(is 9d, inferior fatted IGs to 23s Gd. Lambs.—-Average number sold at [ate fates. Heavy prjme 2Gs 9d to ‘T)s medium 25s to 20s Gd, light 22,s to"‘Hs 9d, uidiuisiied 12s to 21s. Digs. Less than average numbers. Itacouers showed a slight drop in price, whde porkers improved. Choppers £5 to £6, heavy and medium baconers £7 lo £B, baconers and heavy porkers 63s to 775, medium and light porkers 4<s to 61s, large stores 18s to 255, 32s to 20s, weaners 10s "to 15s. lhere was a small yarding of stores.' x ADDINGTON SALE. C HL IS'.ii CHURCH, June 18. A good entry came far ward in practically ail el as;-as 0 f stock. I,’t Lambs.—Extra prime lambs, 395; a lew special, 13s 9d; -prime. 35s to 335; medium, ,31s to Gis- light. 25s tc. 3 (Js. hat Sheep.—l allies were easier at ih.e beginning of the sale, but soon imp] owed, only to drop back again as the sale progressed. At the end prices picked up again, values finishing about on a par with tlio.se of the last, sale. Extra, prime wethers, 50s; prime, 40s to 45smedium, 3os to 39s Gd; light, 30s to 34s Gd ; extra prime ewes, 425; prune 32s Gd to 35s Gd; medium, 28s to 325; light, 23s (id to 27s Gd; aged and interior, 18s to 235. fiat Cattle.—Quality Mas mixed. Values of plain sorts were about £1 to £1 Ids beioM- the rates lor this class last Wednesday. Brime quality beef sold at 30,s to 32s Gd, with prime up to 34s per lOOlbs. Medium, 25s to 28s; ight, 20s to 245; rough, down to £lO 10s ; extra prime steers, £l7 17s; prime, £ll to £l4; medium, £8 to £lO 10s; light. £4 15s to £7 10s;' extra prune heifers, £8 12s Gd; prime, £5 15s to £7 10s; ordinary, £3 15s to £5 10s (klj jixtrn prime coivs, £lO ss; prime, £5 5s to £7 10s; medium, £4 to £5. Dairy Cattle.—Best second and third and fourth ea-lvers (spring), £8 5s to £l2 15s; medium sorts, £6 to £8; best springing heifers, £8 to £ll 11s; medium sorts, £6 to £8; best springing hifers, £8 to £ll 11s ; medium, £5 to £7 10s ; best cows, just calved, £7 to £8 10s; inferior cows and backward cal vers, £3 to £5 ss. Fat Pigs.—A small entry met with keen demand. Choppers, £3 K)s to £7 16s; light baconers, £4 to £4 10s; heavy, £5 10s (average price per lb 8d to 8 ; jd); light porkers. £2 5s to £2 10s ; heavy, £2 los to £3; extra heavy, £3 5s to £3 10s (average price per lb, 84d to 9d). Store Pigs.—Weaners, 15s to 21s Gel; small stores, 20s to 275; medium, 30s to 38s; large, 50s to 61s Gd. LONDON WOOL BALES. Messrs Dnlgety and Company. Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 17th instant: The list of arrivals for the July series of wool sales has closed. The following are the. available quantities of wool: Australian 26,926 hales. New Zealand 41,906, Cape 3558, Pnnta- Arenas 20,000. Thirty thousand bales are held over, and there Mill probably be 10,000 bales of land carriage. The following vessels have arrived in time for the sales: Matakana, Paparoa. Taiivui, Devon, lonic, Maimoa, and Waiwera. FARMERS’ CO-OP. MARKET * REPORT. At On in take yards on Monday a fair yarding of light- store and boner cows came ioruard, making uncos as at late sale: .Mores £2 to £2" Ms, boners £1 to LI ]ss, works bulls £2 Ms to £3 Ms. la mils (small) made £l. On Alonda.-,, -Line 16. wo held a. clearing sale on account ol Mr R. .J Linn al Nmmaiiby. Tins herd came before purchasers m good order. Dairv com:; ol good -I or soy duality, and competition Mas maintained throughout the sale. Rest prices wore £l9 Ms and '.21 Ms, mauv L-oiu £l2 to £ls: cows not so lorward or as good quality from L'(i, an average, -of CM Ss over all., A line oi Jersey ni-calt boilers averaged ui'cr all IP 14s; best price pick, £ls M- I'll. CM i®ovu to L'G Ms; the nipi'e bar-kM a.yd iicifers made £5 Ms. A nice Imc ol Jciscv hciler calves made .1 {*: s. At- M.iiiaia on ’! iic:-.-J:iv tat cows made ■4-1 ■ 1 - -cud • ...is-, vuod toruaid cows. G2 J2s Gd to £3 Id:-.; store:; to £2 8s; boners at laic rates. Un account of Mr Robert Gibson, Jersey cross dairy heifers close to profit brought £7 Ms to blO; mine backward sons. £3 os to £7, according to qualitv. Un account Mr !'. kelyh, household Jiinuture, snn-d-ntw. I no Is, etc., ;,ol< 1 at- price;-; in Inoar of buyers. At Si rat I ord on Tuesday, June 17, wo report a fair yarding, mostly of cull and store cons, a clea-raiice of these to 'Hiik.: but ci.. pilueipadv. 7‘rices were a- at recent sales. A pen of fat ewes made M: A!, I'M lam bn 25s Gd. At Inglewood*on AVednesday»we report it medium urd in g of sloro cattle, t .ompetitson w;is keen, but a good t learance. mostly store ami reject cons, M.i:, elifeted. Doner cows LI to £1 Uls-, better class empty vuimgisb eows to f.’ Ids. On \\ edriesdav. dune 13. Me conductcil a sale on account ol Mr W. P. Corcoran. Sundries, etc., sold we 11. Rigs Mine in good demand. Sons to iariow and sons u'itli litter made £5 5.s to L'G ]ss. A line of small store pigs made 30s. after keen competition! The dairy herd of Jersey cross cows, early ralvers and in good condition, sold at at average over L'S. best prices being L'l2 to Ll 7, oliiers £7 to £ll. Bidding was free on likely-looking cows, the average as above all in. A line of Jersey and Jersey cross heifers made L's to L'A id'-k of two or more; liacknanl soi ls Mere not much , in demand. On Uridnv, June 20. wc ludd a- clearing sale nil account of Air J. E. .Stevenson. Kanunl. .V mixed herd, looking in tip-i'op order. The good average of over £M Mas obtained, wbieb is satisfactory for so large a herd. Best prices Mere £l4. £ls. £l6. and £l7

Ms. others ranging from £7 to £ll. Competition Mas keen and well maintained. The arrangements made by the vendor for the conduct of the sale u'ere very thorough, and helped considerably, the sale going with a good swing throughout. ibg.s sold u-JL Sous to 1 arrow, well forward £6 to £B, others £3 Ms to £5 Ms.

On the same day. before the above sale of dairy herd, we con In.‘ltd a sale of implements, cattle, horses and farm sundries on account of Air J. K. Richards. Kapyni. Useful geidiuc (waggon and all work) £3l Is; g-filing", aged, £2O; roller. £18; cultivator. £ls; drill. £35; yearling heifers. Jersey, £1 15s ; pedigree Jersey heifers. 20 month-. 20 guineas ; empty heifers, £3 ss.