COMMERCIAL

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 26 July 1927, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

LOCAL MARKET RF'POR’i

The Farmers’ Co-op. Organisation Society report that they have transacted a large amount of stock business during the past week, both privately arid in the yards, etc. Dairy stock is .'•rill in great demand, as 'will be noticed by the averages obtained for the herds sold recently. There is also a keen, demand for all sheep. They report: At Opunake on Monday a good yarding came forward and everything was cleared at recent prices. Dairy heifers sold up to £ll 10s and calved heifers up to £l4 10s, dairy cows £lO. At Kakaramea on Monday a fair sale resulted. Store pigs made 30s, b.f. lambs 10s, boner cows £2 to £2 15s. dairy heifers £9 10s to £lO 10s. On Monday ;at Mr. J. McKay’s annual pig sale a large number of sows and store pigs were submitted to a laige attendance of buyers- The pigs offered were not up to last- year’s standard ; nevertheless a good sale resulted. Sows with litters made up to £7 ss, maiden sows £5 to £6 17s 6d. other sows £4 to £7 10s, Herkhi re boars £3 to £3 10s, Tam worth do. £3. small store pigs. 23s 6d to 295. At Manaia, on -Tuesday a good yarding came forward and a good sale resulted, everything being cleared at satisfactory prices. Fat hoggets 23s 6d, forward cows £4 os, boner cows £2 to £3 os, weaner pigs 15s to 22-s, store pigs 25s to 325. At Waver ley, on Friday, a large entry of sheep and dairy stock came forward to a large number of buyers. Bidding was keen throughout, and a good sale was effected. Mr. J.

Burke’s herd of 50 cows, which showed plenty of quality and were in fair condition. sold as" high as £l4 10s, the average of the whole herd being £lO ss. Air. Geo. Root’s herd also sold well, best cows making front £8 to £l2 10s. On account of other vendors, best heifers sold from £8 10s to £lO, weaner heifers £4 Is to £4 11«, 2-year empty heifers £5 6s to £5 9s. In' the sheep j>ens a large number of sheep were sold. m.s. hoggets making as high as 23s sd, 2-tooth to f.f.in. owes in land) to Cheviot rams 31s 2d. Lin-

coln ewes in lamb to Romney rams 25s 7d, aged ewes in lamb to Southdown rams 25s 6d, wether hoggets 19s fid to 21s, m.s. hoggets 19s to 23s sd. ewe hoggets 24s Id. fat hoggets 26s 3d. At Hawera on Thursday a good yardmg of all stock came forward, and practicallv everything, so,d under the hammer at satisfactory prices. M.S. hoggets 20s to 21s fid. fat hoggets 255, tat bullocks £9 17s fid, fat cows £0 12s 6d light heifers £5 to £5 ss, boners -2 to £3 15s. store two-vear Shorthorn heifers £3 7s 6d, M.T. Jersey heifers £5 ss, weaner heifers £2 12s, weaner Shorthorn steers £2. In the dairy pens, on -account of Mr. E. H. Rayner, we sold dairy coavs from £5 to £8 10s. On account Hughes Bros., best eowis made. £7 10s to £ll l()s ; on account E. Patterson, cows £‘7 10s to £lO 10s; on account J. Dunlop, Miortho.ru coavs made up to £9; on account \\ . I’. Corcoran, best springim’' heifers made £9 to £lO 10s; on. ,at“ count M. \\ hareiatu, heifers £6 to £7 10s; oil account other vendors, cows made from £(> to £lO, and heifers. £7 to L n 10s; backward .sorts made £5 £' • . Pijss also sold well weawars making 15s to 21s and large porkers up to 455. sows with litters made £5 to £< 10s. and' sows to farrow £3 ro to 10s. At ie Boti on ’luesday, on account oi Messrs harrows Bios., we held a

• eiy successful clearing calc. Altogether 67 cows were offered, and these sold as high as Cl/. The cows were a very choice ,ot. showing well in cab an.l in great condition. Ridding was brisk and the whole herd averaged til. Pigs and sundries also sold well. ;' L All 1 . A. imnkow’s annual pig sale, held in our Manaia yards on At e.lnosday. some Is!> pigs were [submitted to a large attendance of buyers. The pigs were a very good lot. and e. cr;> thing sold at good prices. Rest sows to iarrow made from Cl to £fi ■ls, sows with litters' £7 to I'll .15s, weaner pig.s 21s, store pigs 24s to 28s. Ah ssis litirrell Bros, clearing sale took place at Mokoia on Wednesday, aa hen a good herd ol some 87 coavs and a uirgo amount ol larm implements and sundries wcie sold under the luun-nn-r at good prices. Best cows sold from £9 to £l4 lbs, others £7 to £9, manure distributor £l6, dray £7, harrows £3 10s, aged gelding £l2, weaner pigs 17s fid

NOTE—This is a select herd of choice Jersey cows. Ages range from 2nd to sth ealvers. They are in splendid condition, the majority being due to calve to a pedigree Jersey bull in August. Calving dates will lie given at sale. Dairymen in search of good tvpev cows should not miss this sale. Cars will leave our Offices on morning of sale.