COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2102, 14 April 1925, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALE REPORTS. HAMILTON. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report: At Hamilton sale on Tuesday, there was a heavy yarding of beef of medium quality, and a good entry of store cattle. Reef was dull of sale, and declined in value by fully l< r >s per beau. Store -steers sold fairly well, but bidding was lifeless in qther classes. An average entry of sheep met with moderate competition, but prices were easier. We quote:— Fat wethers (light) 355, store wethers £1 11s to £1 2s 6d, fat cows £6 7s to £7, light cows £5 to £6, rough fat cows £3 15s to £4 <s 6d, lio-ht fat steers £6 to £7 2s 6d, veal calves £1 13s to £2 3s. Pigs: The demand for heavy bacouers was as good, if not a shade better, than last week’s. Medium baconers sold up to last week’s prices, porkers were easier, being little demand for unfinished sorts. Prime heavy baconers £3 12s to £3 l<s, heavy baconers £3 8s to £3 11s, medium baconers £3 to £3 6s, light baeoners £2 14s to £2 18s, best porkers £2 8s to £2 12s, light porkers £2 to £2 6s, unfinished and small £1 12s to £1 17s. A heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs sold at late rates. Store pigs £1 2s to £1 6s, slips 14s to 17s, weaners 10s to 13s 6d, others 7s 6d. to 9s.

The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At Fraukton on Tuesday we held our weekly stock sale, where we had a fair entry of beef and mutton, while store cattle and pigs were yarded in good numbers. We quote : Heavy fat cows £6 10s to £7 12s 6d, lighter £4 11s to £5 10s, unfinished £3 12s fid, to £4, fat heifers £3 17s fid to £4 2s 6d, forward conditioned 3£-year steers £6 15s to £7, poorer sorts £6 4s to £6 7s, 2£-year steers £5 7s, store cows 20s to 355, heifer calves 14s to 20s.

Sheep'.—Unfinished, ewes 245, best store lambs 20s 3d, other's 15s 9d to 16s 3d, store ewes 14s 6d to 15s 9d. Pigs.—Heavy baconers £3 13s to £3 ].6s, lighter £3 to £3 6s, best porkers £2 14s to £2 18s, others £2 2s to £2 Bs, best slips 24s to 28s, others 17s fid to 20s, good, weaners 12s to 14s, others 7s to 10s. 'TAUMARUNUT. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., reporit:— At Taumarunni on Tuesday, stock came forward up lo advertised numbers, our yarding comprising 2262 sheep, 219 head of cattle, and 22 pigs. The sheep yarding mainly comprised wethers and lambs, and for these there was spirited competition. Ewes were only medium, and prices were on a par with last sale. Cattle were not so keenly sought after, but practically all lines changed, hands. Quotations: — Fat wethers 32s fid to- 375, 2-tooth wethers 28s to 31s lid, in.a., wethers 25s 7d to 30s fid, small m.s. 2-tooths 25s 9d, small 2-tooth ewes 28s, 2,4, and, 6-tootli ewes 335, m.a. ewes 22s to 265, cull ewes 16s 6d, S.D. and Shropshire lambs 18s 6d to 20s Id, m.s. lambs 16s to 20s fid, small lambs 9s fid to 15s 3d, fat cows £4 to £5 2s, fat heifers £3 to £3 Bs, fresh conditioned cows £2 10s to £3 ss, 4 and 5-year bullocks £5 15s to £7, store cows 25s to £2 18s, empty heifers 35s to £2 14s, 18-month steers £2 10s (to £3 12s fid, 2j-year steers £3 11s to 014 18s, cows and calves 02 17s fid to £3 7s fid, cows in call’ 25s to £3 12s, bulls 27s to 03, heifers in calf .01 to £2 12s fid. weaner pigs 5s to 7s, sows 265. FKILDJNG. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report : At the Feilding sale on Friday, the 3rd inst., there was a good yarding of sheep and a. fair entry of cattle. Practically a total clearance was effected at the following prices:— Fat ewes 27s to 35s fid, fat lambs 27s lid to 39s 3d, light fat wethers to 355, good shorn R.F. lambs 235, good W.F. wwilier lambs 23s fid to 24s fid, extra good ewe lambs to 30s, fonvard condition 2,4, and 6-tooth wethers 35s 2d, small 2-tooth ewes r.w. Rom. rams 29s lOd to 34s fid. An extra good line of 2-tooth ewes realised £2 ss, store ewes 10s 6d, to 18s, forward ewes 20s to 22s ld A 18-months steers €4 19s, steers £6 ss, forward eonditon S.H. cows £3 ss, light fat cows £4 10s, 18-montli heifers 28s to 30s, potter hulls £2 to £2 10s.