COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16607, 3 December 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

LIAMS STOCK SALES. Alessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report time at Palmerston Norm toulo on November 2( taey had a, fair outi-y of bom snoop and cattle. There was a, good competition for slicop, calcic being hard to quit: Quotations; hhocp; Fat and torn aid ewes xds to 34s id, store ewes ids od to, lbs 9d, ewe-s and Jambs 32s 6d, woolly lioggeU, Ids, lis bd, -3s 4d to 34s 6U. Uattlo: Forward cows, £f 9s to £8 da. store cows £b 17s 6d to £d, forward heifers £7 17s, £8 da to £9; 4-ycur bul.ocks to £l2 da, yearling steers to £3 6s, yeanmg honors to £3 7s 6d, springing heifers £8 os to £lO os, springing cons £7 os t-o £8 17s. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Alorcautde Agency Company, Ltd., Dannovirke, report tho following sales tor the past week; At AVoodvdle on November 24 wo had ,a good yarning of bum sheep and cattio. Altnough prices wore somewhat easier, a good clearance was effected. At Atakotuku, on November 20, a fair yarding of cattio camo forward, hut very few buyers were in evidence, and very little stock changed hands. At Dannevirko on November 28 only a small yarding of sheep and cattio came forward. Bidding for both throughout was very'dull. Quotations; Shorn owes and wethers 275, fat ewes 435, ewes ami lambs 30s 6d, hoggets 30s 6d, iu.s. hoggets 25s 6d, forward owes 355, springing heifers £B, empty heifers £3 10s, empty cows £4 10s, yearling heifers £3 10s, heifers in_calf £6 12s 6d, 18-raontli steers £2 17s Od, 20-mouth hull 22s Od, 2-yoar bullock £4 7s 6d. Messrs. AVright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having offered a fair yarding of cattio at tho Carterton sale on Friday. Quotations: Light fat cows to £l3 3s, forward cows £9 7s Od to £lO 7,s 6d, yearling heifers 30s to £4, weanor pigs made from 22s to j 30s Cu. Alessrs. Abraham and AVilliams, Ltd. I report on their Alarton sale held on 1 Tuesday. AVo had a good yarding of j sheep, whic’n sold well up to late rates. A fair entry of cattle camo to hand, • but did not meet with keen fompcli- I tion. AA’e quote ns follows;-—Small 2- j tooth ewes 23s Id to 25s lOd, cull 2-tooth wotlfers 16s 3d, m.s. do. 24s 3d, j 24s 7d. wether hoggets 30s 7d, m.s. Uo. j 23s 6d, 25s 9d, m. aged owes and j lambs 30s 3d, £2 2s 6d. fat ewes 24s 6d, 29a, empty hoifers £5. £5 15s, yearling steers £4 Is, 2-yqar do £lO, empty cows £6, dairy cows £B. £lO 10s, dairy heifers £7 to £B, hulls to £7. Pigs sold at lato rates. FARAIF.RS’ CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. At Inglewood on AAkdnesday, No- ■ veniber 26, there was a full yarding of cattio and a small entry of sheep. There was a good demand for storo cows, and also well-grown year and year and a-half hoifers. one, pen of tho latter fetching £7 10s. There was a limited demand for all classes of steers. The few pons of sheep brought good money. Quotations: AVooily hoggets (small) 24s Gd, shorn hopgots 26s’ Gd, fat cows (extra good) £l7 os, bullocks (medium weights) £ls 2s 6d, fat cows (extra good) to £l2 2s 6d, others £6 to £9, three-year-old steers (fair) £8 15s, two-year-old hoifers £6 17s Cd, yearling steers to £4 IQs, dairy cows to £l7 10s, well-grown yearlings to £7 10s.