COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 289, 9 May 1914, Page 16

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Monday, 4Ui hist., at my Urenni yards L had h full yarding; of stock, with a good attendance. Competition i in oughout was good, practically everything entered changing owners. Good weaner heifers, with, some color, .€1 lis to CI Ills, well-grown grade weaner heifers '.£ l 10a, small weaner steers ,C 1 12s. good 20-month steers £4 ss, others £.' l 13s to £3 His, colored £3 3s 0(1, emptv 15 and 18-moutli heifers £2 lis (id to' £2 IGs, small in-calf 15-month 15-inonth-. heifers £2 las to £3 Bs, springing heifers £-1 12s (id to £0 17s (id, hulls £4, 2'/:i-ycar steers £f> to £5 12s lid, It and .'l'/a-.vear bullocks £0 7s (id. fat cows £0 5s to £0 10s, smaller £5 7.-' lid to £3 17s, forward cows £4 12s to £5 2s (id, good fresh cows £3 12s do £3 His lid, young empty cows £3 3s to £3 !)s, aged cows £1 is'lid to £2 His, hoggets (only fair lines) 10- to lis -Id, aged ewes !>.■; Bd, forward ewes 13s 3d, small Month ewes in lamb 14s, f.m. ewes in lamb Ills Bd. mixed age ewes in lamb Its 7(1, fat and forward wethers ISs Id. At Kahotu on Thursday there was a fair entry, of which practically everything was cleared as follows:—Mixed weaners £1 lis to £1 IDs (id, poor <piality 18s (id to £l. weaner heifers 15s to £1 7s (id, weaner steers (small) CI 3s to £1 0s (id, empty heifers £2 -Is to £2 15s, store cows £2 5s to £3 ISs (i' On Wednesday, lith inst.. at K '>;'!"

tahi, for my monthly sale, 1 had in ,■ - small entry, the majority of which ,l.':i: ed as •follows:—Well-grown line, ni weaner. heifers £1 13s (id and £i its. weaner steers £1 His lid to £2 2s lid for i good, young store cows £3 (is, 2:i-;uoi!'.v. steers (good) £4 3s, others (ro'.iih) •.::; 12s (id, £3 5s (id, £3 (is (id. aged ewes 5 . fat and forward ewes las sd. 1 Private sales.—.Mixed weaners £1 |.i J £1 10s, weaner steers (good lines) £2 to £2 ss, 15 and 18-month steers i.i! I 155,. £3 lis. £3 l(ls.,»2 l /s-yoar steers £4 18s to £5 13s, young store cows £3 !:•!■; 8(1, £3 15s, £3, aged cows £1 lis to 12 10s, dairy cows £lO, fat steers C 8 Ills and £8 15s, 4-tooth wethers (in good llines) IDs 3d. 18s Dd, 18s (id. 18s and His I for small, fat ewes 10s, hoggets (small) I Ss to 10s. MATTHEWS. GAMUX & CO.'S REPORT. I On Wednesday we held our uv.nl weekly sale in our Inglewood yards and ] had a very full yarding of stock, every ) pen being tilled to the utmost. . TV yarding consisted chielly of store cows and weaners, the latter being ml her dull of sale, except for good steers, which sold well. We (jiiote: Kul and forward cow.- £5 to £ll, store cows 'Sv-t to £5, old and light cows £2 (o £3 17s, springing cows £li to £0 Ids, springing heifers £5. 2',/,-ycar steers £4 13s, 15 to IS-month steers £3 5s to £3 Bs. bulls £1 14s to £4 10s, empty heifers £2 2s to £2 13* 20-month in-calf heifers £3 7s, weaner steers 33s (id to £2 2s. weaner heifers 10s to 2Ss, mixed weaners 2(ls to 31)s lid, 2-tooth wethers His. LOAN" & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. On Tuesday last we held our usual S fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. 1 We had a small yarding of -ISS head of cattle and 1)7 sheep, most of which were sold at the hammer or afterwards'at full prices. Cows, old and low in coil. ' dition, 42-. 57* lid, 5Ss and (iSs; forward I cows 77s (id. Sis, 82s lid and up to I Ids; I fat cows, 120s, lillsii, 1355. 1425; hulls. ) !!2s (id; 2 l / 3 -yoai - steer.-, in good demand. !)7s to Hlu's (id; 20-nionths steers. 725. 77s up to 85s; empty heifers, dull. 51s, 55s and sb\; heifer.s in calf, dull. 70s; weaner heifers, poor, His lid up to 2lis lid, 31s, 33s (id, 3-ls and 355; mixed weaners. 18s (id, 10s, 225. 31s, 33- (Id; weaner steers, 235, 27s (id and 355; forward ewes, 14s 3d.

On the same day we held mil' moil! h!y sale of wool, sheepskins, hides si ml tnllow. We luul a small catalogue, most!;.' composed of farmers' products. Tlieiv was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen for wool ami fjood. sound sheepskins, while hide- and calfskins were easier, anil are likely to lie so for some weeks to come. Everything was cleared at full market prices as follows:—Crossbred lleeee, up lo S : /,d. lambs 8d to S'/.il. dead up to Sd. pieces fl'/od, locks :i ; J',i! to 'ld. Sheepskins: Farmers' lines, pells Is to Is -id. ccos-'-urcil (fair lines) (1m Sd to Us 'ld. fail' wool 2s lid, medium 3r. (id, 4.-. In .">> -Id: one skin realised His: salted skins. little wool, Is !)d. (Farmer.-, should saw thoir skins better. Cowhides: Farmers' lines ISs 3d, 22s lid. 23s (id up to 2,">s: slipey, His lid; dry. 24s !ld: hides. 7s -Id. 7s 7d.' Xs !ld, !)s (id: bulls' hide-, l!'s !)d to 21s: calfskins. 4s :ld. Ss lid, ,h Hid iiji to 7s 31. Tallow, in

Since we last reported we have been extremely busy and have turned over a fair amount of stock (o an unsatisfied demand. Lambs. 7s (id. ,Ss (Id, 12b, 12s i)cl and 13s: 4 and li-tooth wethers, Ills, His to IBs 9d; fiiii-nioutli ewes. 7s til. l(!s (id, 12s: 2-tootli ewes', 14s (id to l-'i-<od; .mixed weaners, 2lis u'd; weaner steers, 2(ls, wis. up to 42s lid; weaner heifers, good line-, up to ,-,(i, ; 2(|-mouilis steers, 7-)=, SIM. Bas; i'/j-vear steel's u'> to 112s.

SOUTHERN MAKKKTS. ADDIXCTOX.

Store slurp Two-luoth wethe-s (mostly light and inferior) 13s to 14s 3d, 2 and -1-tmnh wethers 13s ill to 15s. extra, to Ills 2d. 2. 4 mid (Month wethers 14s .Id Id i:,s. 4. li and H-(oolli wethers to Ids,, merino wether-; (very forward) 14s fid, best lambs 12s 'id to 13s lid. medium lambs Ids to 10s (id, small and cull lambs 7s !)d, ewe lambs 14s (111 !o 10s 2d, wether ambs 14v. 4. (I and S-touth ewes (medium) 13s lid to 15s -Id, sound, ■liioutli ewes (eMi'a good) ]!ls ()<l, fnll and failing montli ewes Ills to Us. Fat lambs—Tegs IDs 3d to 20s lid, average weights 17s ild to 1!).-. light and iiidinislied 1.4s fid to 17s (id.

Fat sheep—Most prime wethers 2lt to 245, medium wethers \(U to 2(ls i;d, prime ewes 17s to 21s (id. extra, prime ewes to 24s 3d. medium ewes 14s to lliiid. aged and light, ewes lis to !,•)-■ "Id.

Fat cattle—Steers £7 to £ll, extra to £l.-i Ids, heifers £5 7s (id to .CO 17s G(i, extra to £ll ss. fows £s'to £<) 15s, extra to £l;t ss.

Store cattle- Yearling .-(•] 17s (id. 1.1 to 18-months sorts £3 2s Gd, 2-year heifers £3 os. a'/s-ycar steers £(i to £(i Ss, 3-year heifers ITi .V, drv eow- £1 to £4 I.ls.

Dairy cows—Representative pri-vs ranged from £3 Hs to £ll 2s (id. extra making to £ll I.ls.