COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7961, 3 September 1887, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MB. NEWTON' KING'S WEEKLY AUO-

TION AND PRODUCE REPORT.

At the Haymarket Yards, on Satnrday, pigs sold at g;;od prices, slips making 6s to 9s; porkers, I<sb to 19s. Horses made £1 to £3 } Os. A few lots of f rait trees from Messrs Viokery Bros, sold at poor rates.

At the Mart, on Satnrday, fowls made Is 5d to Is 9d each ; turkeys, 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; potatoes, 3s to 3s 9d ; damaged do, 2a ; onions, Id ; cheese, 3d lo 3Jd ; lard, id, Sundries sold only moderately well.

Fruit, — On Friday, apples made lls to 11s 6d; oranges, 6s to 8s 6d; mandarins, 12s 6d; lemons, 7s.

Cattle.— At the Waitara on Tuesday the bidding at the hammer was very dull. After the sale I cleared all except one pen of stores. Springing heifers made £3 ; springing cows, £3 to £3 10s ; calves, 18s ; 18-month old heifers, £1 10 a. —At Omata on Wednesday a good number of cattle mustered, especially young stock. Some cows went home unsold, but everything elsa was sold, a good many after the auction. Calves made 13s to 20s ; yearlings, £1 3s 6d to £1 9s ; cows, springing, £3 to £3 17s 6d. Stratford showed oat well at the cattle sale on Thursday, over 300 head being yarded. 1 was pleased to see a large attendance, many coming from a distance. The bidding was not very brisk, many lots being passed, but mere subsequently sold, with the exception of several lots of cows, and one pen of steers; prices were reasonable. -Handfed calves met with keen competition, and all sold quickly at the hammer. I quota calves £1 to 27s ; yearlings, 26s to 3Gs; mixed cows and yearlings £1 13s 6d ; good store cows £2 Bs. fid; 18 month ste9», 37 6d; 18 month to 2 years £2 5s to £2 12s 6d; 2 year heifers, nice quality, £2 10s; springing cows £3 10s to £4; heifers £2 10s to £3.

Produce.— There is nothing new to report. Cocksfoot is all out of farmers' hands; Italian rye continues dull.and can be bought cheaply; farmers' parcels wonld not now make 2s per bush. — Fungus is in brisk demand from 3£dto 3|d. — Botler : The season.is now growing on apace, and farmers are anxious to know what prospects for 1888. I sincerely hope the market may enable ns to do better than last year, worse we can scarcely do.