COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 August 1926, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

LOCAL STOCK MARKETS

FARMERS’ CO-OP

The Farmer*,’ Co-op. report as under

At Brunswick, Wanganui, in conjunction with, the New Zealand Farmers’. Distributing Company, we held a clearing sale of dairy cows, etc., on account of Air. E. Alancer. Some oil cows, which were not in the best ol condition, came forward to a fair attendance of buyers, and a good sale resulted. Implements and sundries also sold well. At Hawera on Thursday we yarded a heavy entry of all classes of stock. There was a large attendance of buyers and a very good sale resulted. Eat cows .-LG to L 7 Ids, fat bullocks £ll Ids, fat heifers £5 1.5 s to £6 ss, forward cows £’4 10s to £5, boners £3 to £3 10s, caliners £1 to 30s, .store bullocks £5 Its. Jersey yearling heifer* £2 10s to £3 12s 6d, others 25s to £2, two-year empty heifers £4 4s, weaner pigs 17s to 255, store pigs 30s to 345, windmill £l3. In the dairy pens we offered some- 130 head of dairy stock, and over 100 head were quitted under the hammer. Wo report: — Heifers: On account of T. Tarrant, heifers close to profit £7 10s to £l2 10s; on account of T Winks. £7 10s to £9; on account of Henry Johnson, £8 10s to £l3 15s j on account of IV. A. Duckworth, £i to £lO 10s; on account of H. P. Wills, £6 10s to £8; on account of G . Hawk, en, £8 to £lO 15s; on account of O. J. Dunlop, £6 to £ll ss; on account of J. T. Burkin, £8 to £11; on account of Williams Bros., £7 10s to £l4; on account of other vendors, £6 to £l3 ss. Cows: Rest cows close to profit £7 to £lO 15s, others and backward sorts £4 to L 6 10s. On Friday at Waverley a good yarding of all classes of stock came forward to a good attendance of buyers. Hoggets were in strong demand, a good line on account of Messrs Shield and Son making 23s lOd, Dairy stock were not keenly sought after. W.F. hoggets 17s 3d to 23s lOd, b.f. hoggets 20s, medium hoggets 11s to 16s, forward ewes 245. store ewes 15s 9d to 20s Oil, fat P.A. heifers £6 7s 6d, fat Hereford heifers £6 10s, fat cows £5 17s Gel to £6 2s Gd, forward cows £4 10s to £5 7s Gd, boners £2 5s to £3 Gs, yearling heifers £1 14s to £2 11s, weaner pigs 24s 6d, store pigs 30s 6d to 41s. , Dairy Stock.-—Best Jersey heifers £7 to £9, others £4 15s to £6 15s. best rows £6 to £8 10s, others and backward sorts £3 15s to £5.

N.Z LOAN AND MERCANTILE <X> ’S REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Meicantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hawera. branch, reports: — At Op-unake sale on .the L6th inst., a yarding comprising all classes of cattle was sold under the hammer at satisfactory prices. We quote : Good springing heifers, £6 30s :o £8; backward and inferior .orbs, £4 10s to £5 Ids; yearling heifers, to £2 16s; store cows, £2 16s to £3 os. Ad Kakaramea. on tlie 16th inst , held a oearing sale on aecoi» t of Jacob Eryer. The i erd was a good mixed one. in fair condition, and the majority of the cows were close up. A huge attendance of buyers were present, and bidding was keen, a very good sale resulting. We quote: Best cows. £ll 10,s to £l3; good cows, £9 to £lO 10s; medium cows, £7 to £8 10s; backward and interior, £5 to £6 10s; stoic pigs, 31s to 41s. Oil account of a- client, medium quality heifers £6 to £8 ; store pigs, 36s to'4Bs. At Opunake on the 18th inst. we held our spring horse, fair. A medium yarding of poor quality horses was submitted, but good prices were obtained, considering, the entry. We quote : Halfdraughts, £24 to £27; hacks and gig houses', £6 10s to £l3. At H awe nr on the 20 th inst., we held our annual pig fair in conjunction with Messrs R. Morrissey and Co., at our yards. A medium entry cf pedigree pigs and a large entry of store pigs came forward to a good attendance of buyers from local and outside districts. Pedigrees were rather dull of sale, but in the story, sections the bidding was exceptionally keen and high prices ruled. Wo quote: Pedigree, boars 41 gns to Bgms; pedigree sows, 4-J-gn.s; large stores, £2 10s to £2l 17s 6d; ntedium stores. 30s to 40s; small stores-, 2ls to 27s 6d ; weaners, 12s 6d to 19s; sows with .litter £6 10s to £8 10s; sows to farrow, £5 to- £7 ss. Ac Palmer Road sale on the 20tli inst. a good entry of dairy stock was offered, and as the cattle were, of good quality, and- cloy-' to profit, good prices ruled. Best dairy cows, up to £l6 10s; medium sorts, £6’los to- £8; o-oocl dairy heifers, £8 10s to £10; medium dairy heifers, £6 10s to £8; small yearling heifers, up to L I 16s.

SOUTH ISLAND PRODUCE

(Bl' TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) OHR.ISTCHUHCH. Aug. 20. The value of potatoes has touched practical ly the lowest point of the year. Coastal business has been done at C 5 f.o.b. sacks in for this month. The depressing influence is the quantity of tubers in stock at the ports, which is preventing northern operators coining on, the market. Just sufficient shipments have been going north to meet the demands, and with the knowledge of the accumulations at northern ports there is no incentive for the ordinary order business. The firmer tone in the oat market is maintained and 4s .‘kl and 4s f.o.b. sacks in for A and B (Cartons; respectively is available. An odd parcel or two of wheat has been picked up at Rs on trucks. Chaff is slow of sale at £5 10s on trucks to Go 15s for the best bright quality. The good feed season is restricting the inquiry. Seeds are ■net showing any improvement in demand.