COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 20, 5 January 1928, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

STORTFORD LODGE SALE. The Hawke’s Bay Stock Auctioneers’ Association held the first sale of the Now Year at Stortford Lodge yesterday, when a fair yarding of cattle and sheep was offered to a small attendance of the public. Beef was in over supply and several good pens of ox and cow beef were passed in. In the store cattle section forward cattle easily maintained late rates while medium conditioned lines sold well. A small entry of fat sheep sold well and all lines of store sheep sold under the hammer at a slight advance on last sale. The following is a range of the prices;—Fat bullocks £lO Is to £ll 6s. fat cows £5 7s 6d to £5, fat heifers £5 15s to £7 9s. forward P.A. bullocks £9 10s, 3 and 4-yr bullocks £8 9s, dairy cows £2 15s to £ss ss. fat lambs 15s lOd, fat owes 17s lOd to 20s 3d, fat weds 24s lOd to 265. fat 2-th weds. 255. forward weds. 23s 2d, rape lambs 19s' 2d, 2-th wethers 19s to 20s. The brokers report the following sales:— Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op., Association. Ltd.—s fat bullocks £8 10s. 1 fat heifer £5 10s, 3 store cows £3. 1 springing heifer £3 5s 1 do. £4 ss, 1 empty heifer £4 Ido eow £2 10s. 55 fat ewes 19s 6d, 65 forward ewes 23s 2d 22 do 22s 6d, 43 2, 4 6 do. 20s 3d, 40 2-th do. 19s. Dagety and Co.. Ltd.—l fat heifer £6 19s. 1 fat cow £6 15s, 2 do £6 17s fid, 2 bullocks £l2 ss. 2 do. £l2 2s fid 1 do. £l2. 304 2-th wethers 20s lid, 318 do (cull) 16s 6d, 14 do. 15s .16 do. 9d.

Murray. Roberts and Co., Ltd.—4 fat heifers £6 15s. 4 do. £5 6s sdo £6 ss, 2 do £6 10s. 3 do £5 15s. 3 do. £5 14s 6d, 2 fat bullocks £ll 5s 5 do £lO Ils, 5 do £ll 6s, 5 do. £lO 15s, 5 do £lO Is. 2 fat cows £5. 1 do. £5 7s 6d, 4 do £5 15s. 2 do £6. 42 3 and 4-yr steers £8 9s, 24 P.A. liullocks £9 16s, 5 store cows £3 15s. 4 store heifers £3 13s 6d 1 steer £5. 4 steers £6 16s 47 fat ewes 20s 4d, 26 do 20s 25 do ’ 19s 7d, 13 do. 18s, 2 do 20s 6d, 2 fat wethers 24s lOd. 14 fat ewea 17s 9d, 33 store ewes 14s lOd, 46 store lambs 16s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.—l2 fat ewes 18s 3d 12 fat wethers 265. 1 do. 20s, 3 4-th ewes 22s 3d, 34 fat ewes 20s 3d. 83 2-th wethers 255. 5 fat cows £7 16s 6 do £7 10s 2 fat heifers £7 9s, 4 do. £7 10s. 16 do £7 10s, 5 fat bullocks £ll 10s' 2 fat heifers £6 18s, 1 do £6 18s. 4 do £7, 1 store cow £3 17s 6d. 4’Highland heifers £4 15s, 1 dairv cow £3 1 do £3 2s fid. 1 do £3 10s, 1 do £2 'lss. WESTFIELD MARKET. Auckland, Jan. 4. At Westfield there was an average yarding of beef and a good number of cows and heifers. Competition was erratic, and values as a whole were inclined to be somewhat easier. Extra choice ox sold to 32s per 1001 b, choice and prime 28s to 31s. just killable 24s to 275. prime young cow and heifer beef 24s to 275, just killable 21s to 235.

Sheep: An average yarding there being little or no change in values. Heavy prime wethers £1 6s fid, to £1 8s 6d, medium £1 4s to £1 6s 3d, light and unfinished £1 Is to £1 3s bd, heavy prime 'ewes £1 to £1 2s 6d, lighter 16s fid to 19s fid. other owes 10s to 14s fid. Lambs came forward in average numbers. Competition was steady throughout and values were firm at late rates. Heavy prime lamb made £1 Bs, medium £1 3s fid to £1 os 6d, light £1 Is 6d to £1 2s 6d. Calves; A fair yarding, values being made £3 to £4 12s, heavy vealcrs £3 5s to £4. medium £2 9s to £3 4s light £1 15s to £2 6s, rough 12s to £1 2s, fresh dropped 3s to £1 6s. Pigs: An average yarding, prices being slightly better than last sale. Extra heavy baconers to £2 15s, heavy baconers £2 12s to £2 14s. medium baconers £2 14s, medium baconers £2 9s to £2 Ils, light baconers £2 6s to £2 Bs. heavy porkers £2 7s to £2 9s, medium porkers £2 2s to £2 ss. light porkers £1 17s to £2.

The matron of the Hawke’s Bay Children's Home acknowledges with grateful thanks th e following gifts to the home:—Cakes, sandwiches, etc., Anonymous, Majestic, Messrs Blythes Ltd. Plunket shop. Wool Brokers’ Association, St. John’s Sunday School, Mrs Lowry. Hastings Central Coy. Girl Guides, Mr. Dawe, Mr. Mackie; bottled fruit, Miss Chittock: vegetables, anonymous, Plunket shop, Hastings Workers' shop. Friend (Hastings), Mrs Herrick; fruit, Mrs G, Rochfort, Mrs R. H. Mackenzie, Mr. Fielding, Mrs Ewan, Mrs Stopford, Mrs C, H. Maclean, Miss Wells, Mrs H. Bull. Mrs Herrick Mrs Parsons; Christmas cakes, Mrs G. Latham. Mrs Lowry. Mrs A. M. Smith, Mr. Marine; jam. Mrs Hoadley; icecream, Mrs Duncan: Christmas stockings, Mrs Nat Williams, Aunt Roberta’s family: hams. Messrs Robiohns, Hindmarsh and Co., Messrs Ellison and Duncan. Messrs Williams and Kettle, H.B. Farmers,’ Mrs M. M Aitken, Miss A. M Williams; lambs, Mrs Ormond, Mr. Shrimpton, Mr. Arch Maclean, Mr. Munn Lyons. Mr. McHardy, Mr Couper. Mr. W. Nelson. Mrs Knight, Mr. H. Clark ; sweets, Plunket shop, Mr. Neill, Messrs Murray. Roberts and Co. Mr. Penman, Mr.' Rice, Mr Shearer, Mr, Frederickson. Aunt Roberta’s family. Candy Kitchen: cordials, Messrs Plowman and Co.. Messrs Gilherd and Co., Messrs Long and Barden; cream. Napier Dairy Co.: biscuits. Mr. H. Hill. Mr. Penman, Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Mr Denholm Mr. Dockery: bon-bons. Friend (Hastings); handkerchiefs, yr. Bestall: gramophone records. Misses Ellison, Mr. L. Bestall; books, papers, toys. Misses Ellison. Anonymous. Bruce Ellison, Mrs V. Hoadlev. Mrs E. A. Drew. Aunt Roberta’s fann'lv Maisie Wilson, Herrick children. Moss children; cigarette cards, Friend. R.W., Misses Ellison; clothing. Friend, Girls’ High Schoo], Anon: school renuisites, Girls’ High School; dresses, Mrs Keith: tickets for Mardi Gras, Thirty Thousand Chib; papers. Mrs Craig, Miss Large. Miss Pallott, Mrs Bisson.