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King Country Chronicle, Volume X, Issue 909, 23 September 1916, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in less numbers than usual. Competition was very keen, and prices improved, best oxen selling to 48s per lOOlbs, other oxen 44s to 475; best cow and heifer beef 43s to 465; otberß 40a to 425. Steers sold from £ll 10s to £2O 12s 6d, no heavyweights yarded. Calves were penned in full numbers, and sold at last week's prices. Runners sold from £6 10a to £l3 10s, heavy suckers £4 to £5 15s, medium £2 16s to £3 18s, light 30s to 425, small and fresh-dropped 3a to 18s. Sheep were penned in average numberp, and sold at fully last weeks prices; best wethers 40s to 41s 3d for a pen oi: wethers sold on account of Mr Jss. Lord, Marohemo; one wether sold on account; of --the same vendor realised £3 12s, one ewe £3 sfl, one hogget £3 7s, and SS wethers avoraaed £2 10s. Other wethcra made 37a 6d to 30s 9d,i unfinished wethers 34s to 375, best ewes 36s to 40s 3d, others 28s to 35s 6d, shorn wethers, first of the season 30s to 34s 93, best hoggets 29s 6d to 33s 3d", others 24a to 28s 3d, small hoggets 18s to 235. Spring lamhs in small supply sold at high values," making from 23s to 30s 6d. Pigs' were penned in large numbers, and showed no improvement in prices. Choppers £s\los to £6 10s, heavy baconers £4 la to £5 Ss, medium £8 12s to £4, light £3 5s to £3 lis, large porkers £2 17s, to £3 4s, medium £2 8s to £2 15s, light 35s to 745, slips 25s to 325, weaners 12a to 235.

STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand and Loan Mercantile Agency report — At~-Te Euiti we had a medium yarding of cattle and sheep, which were all disposed of under good competition. Prices— Ewes and lambs 40s, Btore hoggeta 22s 8d to 255, fat cows £9 10s to £lO 7a 6d, fat heifers £lO, three and a-half to four year store bullocks £l2 10s to £l4, three year do. £ll 12s 6d, two and a-half year steers £9 7s, two year do. £7 12a 6d to £7 19s, two and a-half year empty heifers in fresh condition £8 to £8 10b, store do. £6 19s to £7 08, mixed yearlings £4 to £4 sb, dairy cows at profit £lO 5a to £l2, springing heifers £8 to £lO. Dalgety and Co, Ltd., report— At our monthly stock sale at Otorohanga on the 21st inst, We offered a fair yarding of stock to a large attendance of the public Price — Cull hoggets 22s Id, fair hoggets 24s 3d, store wethers 35b, fifteen month steers £7 ss, yearling heifers £4 ss, springing heifers £6 6s, cows and calves £6 10s, forward cows £8 mixed yearlings £5 Is, dairy cows £9 12a Gd.