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Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1919, Page 5

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METAL MARKETB. London, July 21. Copper.—Snot, £lO4 17s fld; forward, £lO5 12a Bd; electrtlytlc, £ll3 N>». Lead—Snot. £23 15a; forward, £24 10s. Spelter.—£43 15s and. £44 15s. Tlfi.—£2so 2s 6d and £25« 12s Od. Silver.—4s O'/id. WOOL SALES. Received July 22, 5.5 p.m. Lpndon, July 21. At the Bradford sales thore was Uttlo business. Merinos were unchanged. Crossureds were Irregular.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Walwakalho, on 11th Instant, I had a good yarding of all classes of cuttle, practically the whole of which was cleared under keen competition. Demand for dairy stock was exceptionally keen, the advertised herds on account of Messrs. TUo and A. Todd being offered, and, although both herds contained many backward and poor-conditioned cows, good sales resulted. Prices were: Mixed weanets, ROs; wcaner heifers, £2; yearling steers, £2 17s; 20-month empty heifers, £4 17s 6d to £5 ITs; 20-month steers, £5 Cs; small steers, £3 15s; S-yenr-old steers, £8 ss; store cows, £5 to £8; bulls, £5 to £7 7s fld. Best dairy eows made £l2 to £l7; poorer conditioned and backward sorts. £8 to £l2; 3-year-old ln-calf heifers, £lO to £l2; 20-month to 2-year-old heifers, £8 ]os to £11; 2-year-old Jersey heifers (close up), £l4 to £ls. At Douglas, nn 14th Instant, I report a full yarding of cattle. Enquiry, especially for store cattle, was very brisk throughout, prices prov-' lng in advance of recent sales. Practically every pen was cleared at the hammer. I also offered the advertised dairy herds on account of Messrs. (leq. Cornish and C. H. Mathers. These met with good sales, both herds being very oven lines, In good condition, and moßt of the cattle early calvers. Weaner heifers made £2 18s to £3; mined weaners (small), 30s; weaner steers. 32s Cd to £3 53; yearling steers, £3 12s; 20-month. £4 Ills to £5 10s; 2-yeor-old steers, £0 18s Gd; 2-year-old empty heifers (good), £5 lfs to £0 7s; 20-month heifers, £4 7s to £5 7s; store cows, £S 12s fld to £8; bulls, £8 17s fld; good lambs, 18s Id: light lambs, 13s 3d'- fill, ewes (in lamb), 25s fld. Mr. Cornish's herd realised from £ls to £24, averaging £IS Best cows nn account of Mr. Mathers made £l4 to £2l; backward sorts, £lO to £l3; dairy cows on account of other vendors, £lO 10s to £18; 2-year-old ln-calf heirers, £8 10s. At Stratford on 15th Instant, cattle came forward in bi (r numbers both .store and, dairy pens being well Oiled. Bidding on all 'classes i was brisk throughout, enquiry for young cattle j again being very keen. Mixed yearlings, £3; yearling heifers, £2 16s to £4 Is; yearling steers, £2 12s lid to £3 4s; 20-month to 2-year-I old empty heifers, £5 17s to fefl 18s; forward | conditioned cows, £9 to £lO 17s fld; storo cows, £5 17s to £7 2s fld; 20-month heifers In call (small), £5 12s fld; mixed aex hoggets, 23s Cd to 245. In the dairy section best cows In a small herd offered on account of Mr. W. It. Free made £l2 10a to £l6 lfls; poorer conditioned and backward sorts, £8 to £ll 10s. On account of other vendors dairy cows made £9 10s to £1«; 2-year-old ln-calf heifers, £9 10s to £ll. At> Toko, on 10th Instant, I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. P. L. Taylor. His herd of 20 cows was a nice, even lot, and sold from £l2 10s to £lB 10s, overawing £ls; mixed yearlings, £8 10s; sows. £9 2s fld and C 9 7s fld; sow and litter, £l9. At Toko, on 11th Instant, I conducted a dispersal sale on account of Mr. las. Linn. Buyers attended In big numbers, and a good sale of everything resulted. Best cows made £ls to £3O; backwarJ sorts, £9 to £l2 10a; 2-vear-old In-calf heifers, £ll to £l3 15s; smaller and backward heifers, £8 to £10; 20-month steers, £5 ss; mixed weaners, 255,; Jersey bulls, £9 and £l2 ss; mixed age ewes (In lamb), 28s to 295; lambs, IDs fld; mixed sex hoggets (good) 275; store pigs. £2 15s; sow, £2 15s; farm horses, £l9 and £2O. A big list of household furniture and farm Implements, etc, was cleared at satisfactory prices. At Tataralmaka, on 14th Instant, I conducted a dispersal sale on account of Messrs. H. D. and P. W. Collins. The vendors had been forming together for many yeers, their herd consisting mostly 'of cows of their own roaring, In good condition, and showing a mod sprinkling of Jersey. Notwithstanding thu rnuoh sort of dsy, buyer* attended In strong numbers, and ( msst satisfactory sale resulted. Top prices for cowa (mostly Jersey), £23 to £3B; others, £ls tt. £2O; later calvers, £lO 10s to £l3 10s; 20-month ln-calf heifers, £9 10s; 20-month heifers, £5 10s; mixed vcarllngs, £3 3s; farm horses, £l7 to £25; store pigs 62 18s fld; mixed sex hoggets, 23s Od; mixed nge ewes (in lamb), 295. At Pungarer.u, on 15th Instant, I conducted a dispersal sale on account of Mr. Thos Harvey. The herd was nn old-established one, Mr. Horvej' having been dairying on the coast for many years, having nlwavs been particularly careful In the choice of herd hulls, the cattle offered wore good, and buyers In attendance bought with confidence. Blddlnu throughout the sale was very brisk, nnd a most satisfactory clearance was made* Best cows made £ls to £25; backward sorls, £lO to £l3 10s; 20month to 2-year-old In-colf heifers, £9 5s to fill; smoller nnd backward heifers, £6 15» to £8 10s; Shorthorn bull, £ls 15s; 20-month steers, £0; mixed yearlings, 355; yoarllng heifers, £3 11a; yearling steers, £3 13s; farm horses, £22 to £3B. At Waltoltol. on 17th instant, 1 conducted a dispersal sale on account of Mr. R. D. Sutton Buyers attended In big numbers, a good sale of everything resulting. The cows were In good condition, and although a few showed age. the satisfactory average of £ls 10s was obtained. Best 3-year-old Holatein ln-calf heifers. £l4; yearling heifers, £4; yearling steers, £4 lis; yearling bulls. £5; mixed sex hoggets, 25s 4dstore pigs, £? 12s lid; sow (In pig), £9; farm horses, £l3 to £22 At Inglewood nn Iflth instant, 1 report a full yarding of enttle A most satisfactory clearance was made, practically every pen changing hands. There was a marked enquiry for voung rattle, and 2to 3-year-old steers. Prices were: Weaner heifers (small), 34s fld; mixed vearInss, £2 14s to £4; yearlijig steers, £2 12sto £4 lis; mixed 20-month cattlo. £5 2s 6d--20-month steers, £5 to £0 Bs; 20-month emptv heifers, £4 12s Cd to £0 4s fld; 2-vear-old »'«"*■ £8 lis to £8 18s fld; 3-year-old Bteers £9 3s to £lO lis; 3 to 4-year-nld steers £l2 lfls; store cows, £5 7s to £8; dairy cows, E J" 10a <o £ls; 2 and 3-year-old ln-calf heifers, £9 10s to £ll 10s; fm. ewes (In lomh). 208 6d: fat we'hers. 32s 3d; mixed sex hogeets, 21a Sd to 235. At Rahotu, on 18th Instant, I had a good yarding. Cattle of all classes came forwoTd in big numbers Enquiry was keen throuchout, a good sale resulting. Yearling heifers. £2 4s to £4 12s; yearling steers, £2 3s to £3 Ss fld; 20-month empty heifers, £4 lis to £« 2s 6d' 20-month steers, £4 to £6 10s; forward conditioned steers. £8 18s fld to £9 ss; store steers. £6 10s to £7 7s fld; dalrv cows, £l2 to £l4; 20-mnnth in-calf heifers (small), £0 15a to £8 10s. At Prankley lload, on 18th Instant, I conducted a elear'ng sale on nccount of Mr. J. W Upson. His herd of 25 cows was a nice, even line, In good condition, and containing a fair proportion of Jerseys. There was a good attendance, and everything sold well. Best cows realised £ls to £2O 10s; late calvers, £lO to £l3 10s; the herd avoranlng £ls 5s 20month ln-calf heifers (choice), £l4 10s; pedigree Jersey bull, 10 guineas; sows and litter £l4; farm horses, £l2 to £2O. uu ? nw « s ' °1 I(Un '""ton'. In conjunction with the New Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., I conducted a dispersal sale of the whole of Messrs D. and A. E. Watklna" pedigree and grade Jerseys. Railway traffic restrictions were against the attendance or outside buyers but nevertheless Taranakl fanciers grasped the bISP!?"* Uy ' ■i"" 1 ""onded In big numbors. Notwithstanding the rough sort of day, bidding throughout the sale was exceptionally brisk, !, Bra , al ' ne ™ °' grade Jersevs on account of W lL k . In mlls »>s- Uio record average 7 7„. Ba ' J™ 6B were: Pedigree cows, 22U . tSI Wlrntin ; pedigree 20-raonth heifers, 16 to 180 guinea!,; pedigree aged bulls, 35 to «0 guineas; pedigree 20-month bulls, 10 to 73 guineas; pedigree yearling bulls, 7% to 41 guineas; grade Jersey cows, £lO to £55,

FARMERS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION 80CIETY REPORT. At Okalawa yards on Monday, 14th, nt onr usual Bale, there was an average yarding of cattle, and everything waa sold at the hammer. Prices woro higher than previous sales. Forward cows, £9 10s to £lO 10s; store cows, £8 to £8 IDs; empty 2-year-old halters, £7 10s; 2-year-old steers. £7 17a; yearling stows, £3 to £3 10s; yearling heifers, £8 to £2 12s Cd; ln-calf heifers, £ll. ills. At K'lponwt. on Monday, l4i)i. we held a cloarhiß sale or Sir. ,1. 0, noylo's lire and dead stock. Thero was a good attendance, and a mrst satisfactory aalo waa held. Best dalrv cows, £2O to £27; others, £lO to £lB ids'bulls, £18; horses, £H 10s to £25; sundries, etc., sold nt rullnc rales. At Wavorley yards on Tuesday, lilth, we held ncloarlng sale of Mr. A. (). Mulr's dslrv cows, The attendance was iiood. and w* report, a aatls'ootory sale. Best cons sold at from £lB to £2l; Others, £l2 to £IT 10s. On Tuesday, 15th, wo held a cLarlng «alo of Messrs. Bundle and Laird's Hvo and dead stock at Lower Mangorol. Thoro waa « largo attendance, and everything realised full ralue. Best dairy cows, £lB to £2O; others, £lO to filT; in-calf heifers, £0 10a to Eli) 10,■ yearling heifers, £4 Is; yearling aloers, £8 12a 0d; horses, £lO to £l4, and a Urge number of sundries and lmplenwnls also lolowelT

very wet day, only a small yarding of (took ' came forward, and sold up to late rats*. On Thursday, at Normenby Bosd, JtartltV "• We held a clearing sals of Mr. I. J. FitanosVl ■"" dairy com. There was a (tod BMtar «t ■ buyers, and n successful atle ml bald. JMK dairy cows, £2O to £2B; others, Alt 10« to" •' £18; empty cows, fit 10a to fit; hones, AS} Weaner pigs, 27* to £2 IBs; More Ilflu H .11 13a to £4; lows. £4 7s 6d to £B Hi. *. At Hawern yards, on Thuridiy, Uurt 1M '. a good yarding of cattle of all deesipttoet, end prices were well up to lata salt*. Bhm ' came forward In les« numbers than usual, »pA •old at late rates. Empty ewes, ztf; tun lambs, 22s 6d; forward cows, £lO to AM " 10s; stora cows, £7 ids to fit ft; hum ,'„ heifers, £0 7s to £8 18s 6d; boners, fillH .] lo £0 10a; yearling steers, £8 0s to £|; yearling heifers, £1 15s to £4 Us. Th» «£' , vertlsed dairy cows on account of lb. Vrate Hamilton sold at from £ll to £ll Itjaj; t|E on account of Mr. Thos. Kirk, £ll to £»,' Dairy cows on account of other Tendon, UW ' to £ls 10s: ln-calf heifers, £( to £1» Its. At Waverley yards, on Friday, at our rami sale, there was a fair yarding of abeop. whJSi '' were keenly competed for. Store cattle .*•» yarded in very small numbers. Ewes In |ajg«V ' 80s; store lambs, 22s 3d to 26s fld; t-ya«r-M L steers, £lO Is. The advertised dairy eosssaa'T account of Mr Johnston sold at from £ll ft - £ls; other ln-calf heifers, £8 Us to £l4 l£< - At Kaponga yards, on Friday, at oar wmli J t. sale, there was only a small yarding OtvML u which sold at lato rates. . - , f