Commercial.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 160, 14 January 1896, Page 3

Commercial.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co.’s Stock Report.

Hawera, January 10.

Our usual sale was held at Hawera, on 2nd inst. We had a fair muster of stock, but bidding throughout was slow. At Opunake, on 7th inst,, the yards were fairly well filled with a useful class of cattle, most of which were disposed of. Our Manaia sale was held on 9th inst. The quantity of stock advertised came forward, but competition was slack. We quote at Hawera :—3-year old bullocks, £4 5s to £4 15s ; to 3year steers, £3 10s to £3 14s ; yearling steers, 87s to 40s ; store cows, £2 12s to £2 16s; cows and calves, £3 10s ; weaners, 255. At Opunake—2-year old steers, £2 9s 6d to £2 16s ; weaners, 21s 6d to 255; yearlings (mixed sexes), 80s to 86s ; old heifers, £2 12s 6d to £2 16s ; springers, £3 10s to £4 ss; 2-year old heifers, £5 to £2 ss. At Manaia—Springers, £3 12s 6d to £4 5s ; yearlings, 88s 6d to 40s; 18month old heifers, £2 to £2 2s ; fat cows, £4; store cows, £2 12s to £2 14s; weaners, 17s 6d; 2-year old steers, £2 11s 6d ; steers, £3 5s 6d.

Sheep—At Hawera, wethers, 10s 3d; hoggets, Bs. At Manaia, shorn lambs, 4s 2d; 4 and 6-tooth ewes (shorn), 7s 6d. ESgmont Farmers’ Union (Limited) Report. Hawera, January 9. We had a moderate entry of cattle at Stratford, on Friday, the 3rd inst., together with a small attendance, which may be accounted for by the recent holidays. Bidding was slow throughout, so that not a great deal of business was done. We quote: 18-month steers, £2 Is to £2 15s ; yearlings, £1 2s to £1 lls ; springers, £8 to £8 10s ; store cows, £1 15s to £8 5s ; 18-month heifers, £2 ; weaners, 13s to £1 0s 6d; bulls, £1 to £3 10s. Sheep—Fat ewes, 8s 6d. Our sale was held in the Glover Road Yards, Hawera, was held on Wednesday, the Bth inst., though the yards were well supplied with cattle there was really no demand, the market being very slack, and we do not anticipate much improvement until harvesting and shearing operations are ended. We quote:—2 to 24-year steers, £3 to £3 12s 6d; 2-year steers, £2 4s to £2 15s; dairy cows and heifers, £3 to £3 ss; empty cows and heifers, £2 9s to £3 0s 6d ; fat cows, £3 16s to £4 7s 6d ; yearlings, £1 4s to £1 9s. Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co.’s Stock Report. At our sale in the St. Hill-street yards a large number of sheep were penned. Prices on the whole were irrrgular. The chief feature was a draught of Napier wethers, but the competition for them was not brisk. We sold all out at the quotations. Cattle were in small numbers. Pigs were in good supply and were better worth. We quote ; • Cattle—Fat cows, £3 13s to £3 16s; yearlings, 88s; calves, 3s to 15s; milch cows, £3 to £3 17s 6d ; heifers, £2 12s 6d to £2 14s. Sheep—Fat wethers, 8s 7d to 9s 2d; store wethers, 7s lOd to 8s; smaller wethers, 6s 4d to 7s ; fat ewes, 5s 7d to 9s ; lambs, 8s 6d to 5s 3d. Pigs—Large pork, 18s 6d to 23s ; others, 12s 6d to 15s ; small pigs, 6s to 10s. Poultry—Ducks, 3s to 3s Gd, and fowls 2s 6d to 8s per pair. Mr Newton King’s Weekly Report. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, owing, no doubt, to the harvest operations, the yards were only moderately filled and the attendance was small. Young stock were in good demand and and most of that class sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices, weaners making best values. One of two pens of 2 to 2J-year steers came forward, but competition was not keen, only one pen selling at the hammer, though all of them were placed afterwards. Store cows and dairy stock were dull of sale. I quote—Weaners, 16s 6d to 22s ; good calves, 28s 6d to 26s Gd ; yearlings, 28s 6d to 85s ; 18-month heifers, 39s 6d ; 2-year steers, £2 10s; 2J to 8-year do., £3 5s 6d ; store cows, £1 to £2 10s ; fresh do., £3 Is ; fat do, £4. Fat sheep, 9s 3d; ewes and lambs, 8s 3d.