Commercial.

Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 25 September 1894, Page 2

Commercial.

Mr Newton King’s Weekly Report*

New Plymouth, September 22. Owing to the backward spring feed is unusually short for the time of the year, and all classes of stock are looking at their worst, and buyers are very slow,to operate; with the advent of warmer weather, however, I anticipate a brisk demand for young stock, and improved prices. At Stratford, on Tuesday, the yards were fairly filled, young stock and dairy cattle predominating. The cattle on the whole were a rough lot, and bidding was slow throughout. However, nearly all young stuff were sold either at the hammer or privately. Only two pens of big steers came forward, and these were of very mixed quality, showing a good deal of the Jersey. Both lots were placed at satisfactory prices. Springing heifers and ordinary dairy stock were rather lower than usual, but Mr Starne s dairy cows, which were a nice lot, made good prices. Calves made 29s 6d to 85s; yearlings, 36s to 40s; 12 to 15-month steers, £2 7s ; 2-year do, £3 la 6d to £8 2s , heifers in calf, £3 to £3 6s 6d; springers, £4 2s 6d to £6 10s ; store cows, £2 15s 6d to £3 .10s ; cows and calves, £2 17s 6d. Mr Starne’s dairy cows in milk, £5 12s 6a to £8; springers, £5 5s to £7 los. Mr Phillips’ dairy, £5 15s to £7. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, there was rather a small muster. The sale, however, showed a marked improvement, bidding being brisk'throughout, with an unsatisfied demand for young stock, nearly every pen being sold at the hammer, either at or in excess of vendors’ reserve. ' Dairy cattle also were well competed for, and all sold at satisfactory prices, I quote : Small calves, 16s 6d to 245; good do, 26s to 87s 6d; yearlings, £2 to £2 4s; 12 to 15-month mixed, £2 9s ; heifers in calf, £3 ; springers, £5 to £6; store cows, £2 12s 6d to £3 ss; cows in calf, £3 10s to £4; springers, £4 10s to £6. . Wellington Market*. A quiet week, without any important features to note. Roller flour, 2000 s £7 10s to £7 15s ; stone process is now almost unobtainable, owing to the majority of millers having converted their machinery into the new process. Whole foul wheat is in small compass, and worth 2s 6s to 2s 9d ; bran, 555; pollard, 80s. Prime short oats, Is lOd id to 2s; good feed do., Is 9dto Is lOd, common do, Is 8d; dun and black tartars, Is 10|dto 2s Id;beans, 3s 2d; prime Derwent potatoes, 40s ; fair samples, 85s to 37s 6d; seed descriptions including Early Rose, 80s; Breeze’s Prolifics, 655; Kidneys, 70; Magnum Bonums, 655; Kidneys, 70s ; Snowflakes, 60s ; Early Goodrich, 60s per ton. Good onions are scarce and worth £lO per ton. prime full cream factory cheese, 4 t d to sd; hams aud bacon, 7d, bacon alone, 6fd; hams Bd. Fresh butter —Cream separator, Is ; dairy, 8d to 9d (the supply is now becoming more plentiful); salted samples in bulk possess no local demand. Eggs are dull at 8d per doz. Messrs P. R. Jackson and Co.’s Stock Report. , John son ville, September 19. The business done at this season in* stock is of a limited character. Our yards consequently have not been by any means full, and, as far as prices are concerned, we have no alterations to report. We quote.— Cattle.—At Waverley—Forward heifers, £4; milch cows, £4 7s 6d to £4 15s; steers, £2 17s to according to agei ; yearlings, £2 os to £2 10s; weaners, 22s to 82s. At Wanganui—Steers, £2 8s 6d to £8 2s ; breeding cows, £2l7s 6d to £8 ; heifers, £5 15s ; yearlings, £3 5s ; milch cows, £4 to £5 ss. Sheep.—At Waverley—Hoggets, made 4s lOd to 6s 6d. At Wanganui —Ew© hoggets, 9s 8d; mixed, 6s 7d to 8s; store wethers, 11s 9d; fat wethers, 18s *6d to 13s 9d; pigs, baconers, 85s 6d to 61s 6d ; porkers, 19s 6d to 235.