Commercial.

Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 18 December 1894, Page 2

Commercial.

"Hr Newton King’s Weekly Report, New Plymouth, December 14. Cattle.—l have so often endeavored to impress settlers with the necessity of forwarding entries that it seems futile for me to make any further remarks upon the subject. It must, however, be patent to anyone that buyers especially from a distance, will not always attend a sale upon the mere speculation of being able to satisfy their requirements but like to have a more definite prospect. At Stratford, on Tuesday, the yards were crowded, not a third of the number being entered. Bidding was alow from the start and the sale' the quietest J have had for some time, most of the pens being passed in and though a large number were placed after the sale vendors in a great many cases preferred to drive home rather than accept the reduced prices. I quote: Calves, 25s to 28s ; yearlings, 81s 6d to 89s : 18-month atqers £2 8s 6d.to £2 12s; 2-year steers, £2 15s to £3; 2 to 8-year do, £3 10s; 18-month heifers, £2 14s to £2 16s; springers, £3 17s to £4 10s; store cows, £2 10s to £3 ; fresh do, £8 fat do, £4 to £5 IBs (the latter being of unusual quality); springers, £8 10s to £5 2s 6d. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, there was a comparatively small muster; there was however little demand and prices were a good deal lower than for some time past. Calves made 17s to 255; yearlings, 28s 6d to 365; 16month do, 39s 6d; 2-year do, £2l6s; 18-month to 2-year heifers, £2 18s to £3 2s; springers £3 15s to £4 7s; store cows, 35s to £3; springing do, £3 10s to £4 ; cows and calves, £8 11s; fat bullocks £slss; shorn ewes, 7s 9d.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. •

Stock Report.

Hawera, December 14. We held a clearing sale for Mr J. T. Howard, at Manaia, on 10th inst. Being unreserved there was keen competition, consequently good value were realised. Fat forward bullocks, £5 IBs ; 2-year steers, £3 4s 6d to £3 6s ; 18-month steers, 54s 6d; forward bullocks, £4 15s to £5 5s 6d; 2to years steers, £8 11s; store cows, £3 3s; 18-month heifers, 51s ; springing heifers, £3 15s 6d, hoggets (shorn) 6» 6d ; shorn ewes and lambs, 75.. At Opunake, on 11th inst., there was a fair entry of cattle of a good class, moat of which were disposed of. At Manaia, on 13th, bidding was slack, some of the pens going away unsold. . ', We quote at Opunake—Yearlings, 32s 6d to 40s ; 2-year steers, £3 8s to £8 4s ; 2-year heifers, 48s to 52s ; 2$ to 3-year quiet heifers, £8 to £3 8s; store cows, £2 17s to £B.; springers, £4 7s 6d to £4 15s. At'Manaia—Weaners to yearlings, 29s 6d yearlings, 35s to 40ff; 2- steers, £B,; heifers, £& 16a to £8 ; springers, £4 10s. Messrs P. R. 0 and Co.’s Stock Report. Wanganui, DecemWt 14. We had a fair entry of Waverley, and we sold nearly all out*,.At St. Hill Street we disposed of thi bulk. Cattle were without change as to values. Sheep were on the whole dull of sale. Pigs wers in favor-of vendors. We quote — Cattle—At Waverley— Three-year steers, £8 10s to £4 18s ; 2-year steers, £2 14s to £3 ; cows, £2 10s to £8; milch cows, £4 13s to £8- 18s ; yearlings, 82s 6d to 445. At Wanganui— Two-year steers, £2 16s to £3 12s 6d ; 3- steers, £4 4s ; cows, £8 to £5 2s. .

Sheep—At Waverley—Fat wethers, 9s ; fat ewes, 8s lid to 9s ; hoggets, ' 8s 3d to 8s 6d. 'At Wanganui—Fat wethers, 9s 7d to 9s lid ; store in wool, lls fid; fat ewes, 4s fid to 7s 3d; hoggets, 6s 9d to 9a 6d; fat lambs, 7s. Pigs—Baconers, 42s to 445; porkers, 19s to 26s 6d ; small pigs, 8s 9d to lls 6d. Messrs Hunter and Nolan’* Report* Auckland, December 12. Horses.—The Durham yards were well filled on Friday, but bidding was slow, and several lots remained in original hands. We quote—Hacks, from £4 10s to £ll 5s ; light harness horses, £5 to £9 17s 6d; medium draught, £7 5s to £l3 ; heavy draught, £9 to £l9 ss. The decline of id per lb on the average in price of wool was scarcely so marked as anticipated, considering the home returns. The wool on the whole was in improved condition, but valuations varied'' as several brands realized the same as . last year. Cattle: —A good demand has existed, and a good many classes changed hands without any material alteration in valuer. There was again a good muster at Newmarket on Tuesday. At Pukekohe, on Monday, notwithstanding the day being altered on account of the wool sales, there was a very largeemuster. We quote—Beef, 19s to £1 1001 b ; dairy cows, ££ to £6 10s ; dry cows, £2lss to £3los ; yearlings, 27s 6d to 40s; calves 17s to 31s ; 18-month steers, 45s to 565; three-year-olds, £8 2s 6d to £4 7s 6d j grown steers, £4 10s to £5 10s, Sheep Were brought forward in large * numbers, and there was no. upward tendency in value. Wethers sold from 8s to lls 9d ; ewes, 5a 6d to lOs 9d lambs, 4s 6d to 8s 9d; Pigs again very scarce.