COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17696, 3 February 1921, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND

Aifred Suckiacd and Son*. Ltd.. report — About tho usual naaber of dairy acd j •tore catti* cam* forward at W**tS»ld on I Thursday. F'.rst-elaas dairy coirs atd | keiiers at profit were in demand, selling at | from £17 to j£22. second grade cow*, £12 ; to £16; others. £5 to £11. The two adver- j Used pedisreo Shorthorn oows realised 35»c*. and, Stan*. Empty cows £3 and £L 15*; i Tory forward four and a-half ye*r eld irteer*. I £14 6s; fat and forward coirs. £6 10a to | £9 2a Gd; eighteen-mc-nth to two-year-old I steers. £4 15s to £6 10s; yeajUngs, £3 3* to [ £4 10a; calves, £1 3s to £2 Is; sn&Sl ace | weedy exiles, 10s to £1.

At the Hay-market on Friday, horses were in bettor demand. Young, lorry, and be»vy express sons brought from £33 to £53, agt-d draughts £24 to £35. plough horses £18 10b to £32, lisbt harness class £0 10s to £21; gig ponies £6 10s to £14. weeds, aged and worn sorts from 10s.

On Monday at Pukekche we bad a full yarding of horses; e.li young, heavy sorts were keeniy competed foi. Young heavy draughts realised from £45 to £60 lfts for a choice threeyear-oid colt from il:. F. Muilins. Ardmore; medium draushts £33 to £45: plough horses £18 to £31, light htia«.i sorts £10 to £25 10s. buggv horses and hacks £12 10s to £30. gig ponies £4 10s to £15.

On the Riverlea Estate on Tuesday there : was a large attendance, and satisfactory prices I were obtained. The farm horses brought ! from £34 to £56, hacks £6 lOs to £19; ewes and wethers (fat and forward) £1 7s; lambs 13s : small fat heifers £6 10s to £7 15e»; empty cows £4 10s to £6. Yesterday at our weekly We~tSe!d fat stock market our beef pens contained 302 head. cornpns:ng 1&5 steers. 106 cows and heifers and 11 bulls. Although these numbers arej considerably leas than tho last few markets, there was a further drop in values. The demand was qruiet, freezing buyers doing very little. Extra choice cm ©old to £2 9s. choice and prime £2 63 to £2 Bs, ordinary and pli-n £3 2s to £3 sa; rough beef £1 to £1 7s, cow and heifer £1 10s to £2 &a per 1001b.; heavy prune steers ranged in price from £19 to £21. lighter prime £15 10s to £18 10s. light £12 10s to £15. email and unfinished £9 to £12; heavy prime young oows and heifers £11 10s to £14 ss. lighter £9 10s to £11. others £4 to £8 10s. The highest averages for steers were: 7 from Mr. H. E. Reed, Wmrenga, £19 12s 10d: 23 from Messrs. Motion Bros.. Maungatawhiri Valley. £1(3 Is 9rf, 8 ex road. £17 13s 6d; 16 from Mr- James McNiccol. To Aroha, £16 lis 4d; 18 from Pigeon Mountain. Pakuranga. £16 9s lOd; 2 from Mr. R. H. Nicholson, T« Kowhal. Ngaruawahia. £18 2s 6d: 6 cows from same vendor. £10 15s sd; 9 from. Mrs. E. Barriball. Waiuku. £16 13s; 24 from Messrs. Death Bros., Waitakaruru, £15 6» lid; 7 from Mcsstr. McDonald Bros.. OUua, £14 18a 6d: 24 from Mangere. £14 15s; 9 from Mr. John Muir. een.. Mangere. £14 4s sd. There was a full entry of sheep, which met with a. steady sale, with little alteration in values from last report. Extra heavy prime wethers made from £1 10s 6d to £1 12s 6d. heavy prime £1 8s to £1 10s. medium to heavy £1 6s 6d to £1 Bs. light und unfinished 16s 3d to £1 ss: extra heavy prime young ewes £1 6s 6d to £1 93 6d. heavy £1 3s to £1 6s. lighter fat £1 Is to £1 2s 6d. others 17s to £1 (17S1 sold). Lambs were penned in large numbers, the Quality being an improvement on last week's market. Competition was keen and values were very firm. Heavy prime £1 9s to £1 13s 3d. lighter prime £1 6s to £1 Ss Sd, light prime £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 6d, unfinished and stores 12s to £1 Is 6d (776 sold). Fat and young calves were penned in about average numbers; values were slightly lower than last week. Heavy vealers £4 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d. medium £3 to £3 15s. light £1 19s to £2 16s, small 15s to £1 14s. fresh-dropped 5s to 14s (103 6old). Pigs were yarded in average numbers: there was a steady demand, but values for heavy baconers declined further. Light baconers and light porkers were on a par with last report; medium to heavy baconers £4 to £4 6«, light £3 16s to £3 19s; heavy porkers £3 10s to £3 15s. medium £3 to £3 Bs. small £2 12« to £2 17s 6d; stores, £1 11a to £1 15s; weanere, 12s to 18s (229 sold).

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report:— We held sales of aairy and store cattle during the past week at Westfield, Clevedon, and Tuakau. We had good entries at all yards prices being on a par with late quotations. Best dairy cows and heifers £14 10s to £22, others £10 to £14 se; aged cows and inferior heifers. £6 10s to £9 15s; empty cows, £5 10s to £5 10s; bulls. £3 to £7 10s; heifers, suitable dairy purposes, £5 10s to £7 15s; calves, £1 to £2 10s; yearling steers, £2 15s to £4; 18-months to 2-year steers, £4 10s to £6 10b. At Clevedon we aiso had a large entry of fat and store sheep, which sold well. Wethers. £1 3s to £1 10s: ewes, 17s 6d to £1 os; lambs, 12s to £1 4s.

At Papakura on Tuesday we held our monthly sale, when for the time of the year we had a record yarding, which with few exceptions changed hands at late quotations. No grown steers were penned. Three-year steers £8 to £10 10s. 2 to 2}-year £6 to £7 15s. 18-months £4 Ss to £5 10s. yearling £2 10s to £3 158: calves, £1 5s to £2 9s; yearling heifers £2 10s to £3 10s. 18-months £3 18s to £4 15s: heifers, suitable dairy purposes. £5 to £7 15s: empty cows, £3 10s to £5 10s: aged cows, £1 upwards: bulls. £2 10s to lljgns.. according to weight and quality. Springers in large numbers were keenly sought after: Best £15 to £21, others £9 10a to £14 10s; aged cows and inferior heifers. £5 10s to £9 ss.

At Westfield fat stocjc market on Wednesday, beef was penned in less numbers than of late. Competition was on par with last week, prices being about the same. We quote: Choice oxen to £2 103 per lOOlb., prime £2 4s to £2 9b, rough and inferior £1 10s to £2; heifer beef. £2 to £2 6 a per 1001b; cow beef. £1 14s to £2 per 1001b. Steers Bold at from for best £16 10s to £19 "s 6d (no extra heavy-weights were penned), others £12 to £16 ss; smaller and.infenorly-fatted steers, £7 10s to £11 15s Heuers sold at from £7 10s to £11; cows Bold at from £5 10s to £9 17s 6d. Some of the averages were: Eight steers from Waikato averaged £18 10a 6d; 8 from Mr N Short, Matamata. £16 2s 3d; 8 from Mr C Bell, Ohaupo, £16 4s 8d; 7 from Mr V S Stacey. Matamata, £14 4s 6d; 20 from Mr R. Keane, Parengarenga, £14 4s: 36 from same chant, £12 18s 7d; 8 from Mr C H Hope. East Tamaki. £14 13s 9d; 8 from Mr J. B. Jordan, Kaukapakapa. £14 lis 3d- 8 cows from Mr. E. Barriball, Waiuku, £8 143 Id. Sheep were penned in large numbers. Competition was better than last week and prices were slightly better. Heavy prime wethers £1 7s 6d to £1 lis. medium £1 6s to £1 7s 3d, light and unfinihsed £1 2s 3d to £1 48 9d; heavy prime ewes £1 4s to £1 6s 3d, medium £1 2s to £1 3s 9d. light and -unfinished 16s to £1 Is; poor and inferior aged ewes 6s upwards. Calves were penned in average numbers and showed no improvement In price on late quotations. Runners, £5 15s to £7 10s; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 198, medium £3 5s to £3 19s. light £2 to £3 4s. smaller 18s to £1 19s. small and fresh dropped 4s upwards. Pigs were penned in extra large numbers, competition being steady throughout, baconers selling at late quotations, porkers being slightly better than last week. Heavy baconers £4 6s to £4 19s, medium £3 15s to £4 ss; light baconers and heavy porkers £3 7 s to £3 14s; medium porkers £2 18s to £3 6s, light £2 2s to £2 16s, slips £1 6s to £2; weaners, 10s to £1 ss. Lambs penned in average numbers, sold at from (for prime) slightly improved price* oa last report. Heavy prime lambs £1 6s to £1 9s 9d. medium £1 2« 6d to £1 5e 9H. light 16s 3d to £1 Is; small and unfinished, 7s 3d to 16s.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their fat stock sale at Westfield yesterday :— Beef. —A medium yarding, demand not bo keen as last week; prices suffered accordingly. Extra prime ox £2 8s per 1001b., prima £2 6s to £2 23. ordinary £2 to 35a; cow. extra good 355, prime 33a to 28s. Sn€«p.—A good yarding. Prices showed no improvement on last week. Extra wethera, 81s; prime, 80s to 25s 6d; others, 24a to 225; ewes, good 255, prime 24s to 22s 6d, others 21s to 14s.

Pigs.—A bi* yardins nset with a very dull sale. Baconers, £4 5s to £3 10s; choppers, £4 10s to £3 10s; porkers, £2 10s to 308. Calves.—A medium yarding, prices being down fully 15s per head. Banners, £4 to £3: vealers, £2 to £1; fresh dropped. 10s to 4s. Lambs. —Good yarding. Very brisk sale. Best 303, prime 28s to 245, others 22s to 14s. ADDINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHBISTCHTTRCR". Wednesday. At the Addington markets there was a stronger tone, due to pastures being much benefited by the recent rams. StoTe Sheep.—There was an overflow yarding, numbering 25.000 to 27,000, tie balk being lambs, including Southern consignnwnts. In spite of the big penning of lambs, values held up, but adult sheep were elow of sale. Forward l£mbe made 21s 8d to 28e Id, medium 16s to 21s 6d, inferior 14s 6d to 17s, cull 9s 9d to 13s ; four and eix-tooth wethers 21» 4d to 235, inferior 13s 9d to 20s 6d. {airly good two-tooth 22s 6d, inferior 18s 7d to 19s 4d; arood four and 6ix-tooth ewes 26s Id to 28s. fairly good 22s 3d to 24e, sound and failing-mouthed 14s to ISs 3d. Fat Lambs.—An entry of 5256 {about, the same as last week) met with a, keen Bale at fully recent values. Extra, prime lambs made 34e to 38s 6d, prime 20s to 32s 6 i. medium' 26s Sd to 29s 6d, lighter 23s 9d to 26s 3d. Fat Sheep.—There was an average yarding, filling seven races. A firmer tone was displayed, values being about 2s a ,head better than laet week's low rates. Extra prime wethers niadi 36s 3d to 38s 9d, prime 31s 6d to 34s 9d, medium. 27s 9d to 31*. light and inferior 24s to 275; extra primo ewes to 34s 9d. prime 128s 9d to 32s 3d. medium 25s to 28s 9d, light and unfinished 22s lOd to 245. Fat Cattle. —A slightly smaller yarding met with an improved derosnd, values being about £1 a bead better. Extra prime steers to £26> 2a 6d«Jlrin» £20-tcx £2U 40*.

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