AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 17 October 1921, Page 5

AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS

LONDON, Oct. 15. The Auckland electric tramways divisible profit forthe year amounts to £41,116. The dividend is 5$ per cent., tax free. A sum of £8491 was carried forward. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Hawera branch) report: * At Opunake, on 3rd inst.. we had a medium yarding of store and dairy cattle. The majority of the latter were only in medium condition, and the prices realised suffered in consequence. Store pigs brought £2 2s, store cows to 245, yearling Shorthorn and Holstein heifers £3 2s to £3 18s, Jersey do. £6 4s, springing heifers £6 ss< to £10, cows to £13 10s. ' At Manaia, on 4th inst., we had only a small entry. Prices at late rates. On Friday, 7th inst., at Palmer road, fat and forward cows made £3 7s 6d to £4 10s, store cows 20s to 30s, grade ' Jersey bulls (2 and 3-year) 20gns to 26gns, Shorthorn do. £3 10s ; Shorthorn yearling heifers £3 16s, springing heifers £10 10s to £11 10s, cows (medium) £12. At Kakaramea. on Monday, loth! inst., t springing heifers made £10 10s to £14, calved do. to £9 10s, store pigs (small) 23s to-275, boar 51gns, s sow £3, good condition cows £2 4s to £3, others 16s to 30s, grade Jersey "bulls IB&gnSj others 4gns to 7gns, Jersey yearling heifers £6 2s 6d, others £3 10s to £4 6s. : ■ c ' At Eltham, on Wednesday, store pigs made- £% 17s, smaller do. 28s to 38s, grade Jersey bulls to 20gns, Shorthorn do. sgns, good conditioned cows £3 to £4 2s 6d,~stores 20s to 37s 6d, yearling heifers (Jersey cross) £4 9s, others £2 to £3, Jersey "springing heifers to £17, others (inferior sorts) £3 to £6 ss, best cows to £23: otters to £13 ss. On Thursday, at Hawera,. we had a goodyarding of all classes of stock, the bulk of which consisted of dairy heifers, and the tone for these was exceedingly brighth. throughout, and practically the whole of the entry changed hands. Store cattle and sheep were on a* par with recent sales, and satisfactory clearances were made. Fat cows (medium) realised £5, good conditioned do. £2 12s 6d to £4 6s, stores 20s to 275, empty heifers £3 16s to £4 10s, Jersey and Jersey cross yearling heifers £4 Is to £4 12s, others to £2 6s, steers 17s 6d, porkers £3 6s, stores £2 12s to £2 17s, weaners 17s 6d to 235. line of ewes with good lambs at foot 15s Id, springing heifers (good) £14 10s to £19 10s, medium do. £11 10s to £13 10s, backward and inferior £4 10s to £9 10s, cows (good) £19 10s,. medium do. £15. On Friday we held our Hawera bull fair. Bulls were yarded in full advertised numbers. There-was a good attendance of buyers, and most satisfactory prices were obtained. Grade Jerseys were in good demand. The bulk of Friesians and Shorthorns were sold in excess of yendors' reserves Pedigree Jersey bulls brought 25 tokens yearling do. 21gns, grade Jersey maiden bulls 12 to 17gns, Jersey cross do. £8 to £11, pedigree Soistein 2-year bulls 10 to 16?nis ; srade-Ho. £3 to £5 Shorthorns £2 to £5. '

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