Commercial.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 148, 3 December 1895, Page 3

Commercial.

Bgmont Farmers’ Union (Limited) Report. Hawera, November 28. The yards were literally overcrowded with cattle at Stratford on Friday the 22nd inst. Big steers sold remarkably well, and fetched satisfactory prices. In fact every class in demand, so that we sold nearly everything that came into the yards. We quote—Three-year steers, £4 Is to £4 10s 6d ; 2 to 24-year steers, £2 18s to £3 12s 6d; store cows. £2 3s to £3 4s 6d; 18-month to 2-year steers, £1 19s 6d to £2 7s 6d ; 2-yeaT heifers, £2 Is to £2 9d; yearlings, mixed, £1 11s to £llßs 6d dairy cows and heifers, £3 5s to £4 10s. We had our full advertised entry of cattle (which was a large one) come forward for sale at the Glover road yards, Hawera, on Wednesday, the 27th inst. The attendance was very large, and bidding exceedingly brisk, so that with the exception of three pens of cattle we disposed of every line, the bulk being at the hammer. We quote—Fat bullocks (heavy weights) £6 5s to £8 10s; do., (light weights), £5 18s to £6 ; forward bullocks, £4 'lßs 6d to £5 2s 6d; fat cows £4 to £5 ss; 2£ to 3-year steers, £4 to £4 12s to 24-year steers, £3 5s to £3 16s; empty cows and heifers, £2 8s to £3 7s; 12 to 18-month mixed, £1 18s to £2 7s. Sheep— Shorn ewes, fat, 8s 6d. Pigs—lßs 6d New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Limited. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:— London, November 27. Wool—The sales opened scarcely at the level of last sale. Faulty has declined $d per lb. Attendance of both Home and Foreign buyers is good. Competition by both Home and Foreign buyers is fairly active. The total quantity available, including wool held over from last series is 190,000 bales, 20,000 bales of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct. The New Zealand wools included in these sales are almost entirely scoured and fellmongers’ lots, and therefore no guide as to values for the present season’s clips, first of which cannot be offered till January or February sales in London. Mr Newton King’s Weekly Report. Cattle—There was a good muster of stock at Stratford on Tuesday, but the day was terrible, raining, blowing and cold as in midwinter. Bidding was slow, excepting for big steers, and these were in good demand. A grand pen of 2-year steers from Mr Sinclair as usual topped the market at £4 10s. A great number were sold after the auction, but several pens of 2-year old steers were sent home. Small calves made 10s to 16a; yearlings, to 88s; empty heifers, to £2 12s 6d; 2-year steers, £3 3s to £8 12s ; Sinclair’s do, £4 10 ; cows and calves, £3 5s 6d ; bulls, £2 15 to £4 ; springing heifers, £3 10s. On Wednesday 1 held a clearing sale at Mangorei on account of Mr Weigall. The cows were not a firstclass lot, the majority being in milk and the others being backward. Bidding was quiet, and prices were on the low side. Cows in milk made £2 5s to £6. Land—This week I have to report the sale of Mr H. J. Richmond’s improved farm at Toko (208 acres) to Mr Fred Bayly and Mr Powell’s (700 acres) to Mr J. Mackay. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co.’s Stock Report. Owing to the inclement state of the weather on the 26th inst, our sale at Opunake did not take place. At Kakaramea on 28th inst, there was a good muster of both cattle and sheep. Bidding was fairly brisk, and most lines changed hands before leaving the yards. We quote Yearling steers, £2 ; mixed yearlings, 87s ; 2year steers, £2 14s to £3 ; 24-year steers, £3 10s 6d ; 8-year bullocks, £4 12s; 18-month heifers, £2 2s 6d; springers, £3 15s to £4 5s ; hoggets, 11s sd. Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co.’s Stock Report. The rates for cattle have improved since our last report. At Waverley the yards were fairly filled. At Wanganui only a few cattle capae forward. We had a good line of Napier wethers in, which we sold at a satisfactory prices. Pigs sold at last sale’s prices. We quote : Cattle—At Waverley—Fat cows, £4 5s ; cows and calves, £3 6s 6d ; steers, £8 to £3 Is ; heifers, £8 10s ; yearlings, 34s to 355; weaners, 21s. Sheep—At Waverley—Wethers, 9s Id; ewes and lambs, in wool, 10s Gd. At Wanganui—Store wethers, 8s ; hoggets, 7s 9d to 8s lOd. Pigs—Baconers, 26s ; porkers, 15s to 19s ; small pigs, 7s 8d to 11s. Buckland and Son’s Report. Auckland, November 28. At Waiuku, on, Saturday, a moderate muster of stock of all classes sold freely at an advance of near 10s each over previous mouth’s market. At Pokeno, on Monday, a larger muster of cattle than usual sold satisfactorily. At Drury, on Wednesday, there was a numerous muster of cattle, a large proportion being calves and yearlings, for which there was a demand at higher values than last month. Dairy cows were dull of sale. Dry cows at full values. Few grown steers yarded. At Remuera, on Thursday, the wet morning prevented the usual muster of calves and dairy cattle. Dairy cows, in moderate supply, were at late valuer Store cattle of all classes maintained their price. Fat and young

calves in limited number were no better worth. Fat cattle in average number (185 yarded) were required. All kindly steers brought about 22s ; coarse cattle, 20s to 21s 1001 b. Fat sheep in usual supply (1280 sold), and kept their late values. Shorn wethers were from 7s 6d to 13s ; ewes, 7s 8d to 11s ; wethers in their wool, lls 9d to 15s each. Lambs, short of requirement, sold freely, prices ranging from 7s to lls Gd etich ; 295 yarded. Few pigs yarded. Weaners brought from 3s to 10s ; grown coarse pigs, 9s to 14s ; porkers, 15s to 32s each.