COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16822, 21 August 1920, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING, LTD.’S REPORTS,

At Douglas on 9th the market Showed little change compared with sales just previous. Cattle if anything were inclined to be a shade easier. Sheep of good quality sold readily. Hoggets 23s 9d, 28s 6d to 29s 6d, ewes in lamb 21s 6d, 345, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 29s 2d to 345, store cows £3 12s 6d, £6 7s 6d, £6 10s to £7 2s 6d, bull £3 15s. Mixed yearling heifers £2 9d, £3 2s 6d, £3 10s to £4, yearling steers £2 9s, empty heifers £6 12s to £7, empty Jersey do £8 4s, springing heifers £12.105, £l4, to £l6 10s, dairy cows £l2 10s, £lB iOs to £2O. At Stratford on tho 10th a full yarding of cattle met with a steady demand throughout, all classes with £ho exception of yearlings selling at much improved rates. Sheep were dull of sale. Mixed sheep 325, store cows £5 6s, £6 10s, £7 Ss to £7 10s, forward cows £8 3s to £8 12s 6d, fat cows £lO 7s 6d, £ll, to £ll 12s 6cl; mixed yearling heifers £3 7s 6d, £3 12s 6d 4 £3 18s 6d to £5 10s, yearling steers £2 15s'to £3 2s 6d, yearling Jersey heifers £9 16s, 2-yoar steers £6 3a. to £6 Bs, 2)-year steers £7 2s 6d to £9. maiden heifers £6 15s, £7 7s 6d to £7 10s. In the dairy pens a full yarding of good quality cattle, heifers especially, sold under very keen competition throughout. The market showed a decided improvement. Springing heifers £l2, £l2 10s, £l4 os, £l4 10s to £ls, better classes £ls Ss, £lB ss, £2O, to £22. Dairy Cows £ll, £l3 10s, £l6' IDs to £l9. Better classes £2O, £22, to £25. At Stratford yards on the 11th we conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. J, 11. M'Partland. His small herd of 23 cows averaged £l2 17s. The prices mostly ranged from £ll to £ls. A few of .the choicer co\vj were disposed of at nricos ranging from £l6 to £l9. At Inglewood on the 11th a patchy market prevailed, prices on the whole being a shade easier, but the bulk of a heavy yarding was eventually cleared. In tho dairy pens cattle of good quality and close to profit mot with a ready sale. Hoggets lßs 93, 25s 7d, 28s Id, 23s fid, P.B. Romney hoggets 355, cwos in lamb 15s 6d, store cows £5 12s 6d, £5 16s. £6 6s,_ £6 15s, £6 17s fid, mixed yearling heifers £3, £3 16s, £4 11s, yearling steers £2 6s, £2 15s to £2 16s, 20-month steers £4 3s, £4 5s to £4 11s, 2-year steers £6 Is to £7 3s 6d. bulls £3 10s, £8 5s to £9, empty heifers £5 19s, £7 5s to £7 6s, empty Jersey heifers £9 17s 6d, in-calf heifers £ll 10s, springing heifers £ll 10s, £l3. £l4, £l6 to £i7 10s, better classes £lB to £2O 10s, dairy cows £lO 10s, £ll to £2O, choicer classes £22 10s, £23. £25 to £29 10s , At Rnhotu on the. 13th store cows brought £5 9s fid, £7 2s 6d to £8 10s, fat cows £lO 10s, mixed yearling heifers 255. yearling steers 17s, 20-raonth steers £5. 2-year steers £5 11s to £6 15s, empty heifers £4 ss, £7, empty Jersey heifers £9, in-calf heifers £5 17s 6d, £6-7s, springing heifers £l2, £l3, £l4 10s. dairy cows £l3 10s to £lB 10s. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 18. At Addington market there were big yardings of all classes of stock to-day, particularly of fat sheep and store cattle, and values in these showed an easing compared with recent sales. Store Sheep.—A medium entry, including linos from outside the province. VaU i were easier than of late, and a nun- ■of lines wore passed «u, Wether hoggets realised from 22s 3d to 28s 2d, owe hoggets to 30s 8(1, mixed sex hoggets to 27s 6d, cull hoggets 16s to 20s, fairly good 2,4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes in lamb 25s 2d to 39s Bd, - sound and fail-ing-mopth ewes 22s 6d to 29s 9d, 6 and 8-tooth wethers 28s 7d to 37s fid, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 32s lOd to 365.

Fat Cattle.—A slightly, larger yarding, and a firm sale throughout for all prime sorts. Extra prime steers realised from £37 to £46 10s, prime steers £26 10s to £32 10s, medium steers £lB to £26, prime heifers £lB 10s to £25 10s, medium heifers £l2 to £lB, prime cows £lB 10s to £2l 10s, ordinary cows £l2 to £l6 ss, light and unfinished cows £9 7s 6d to £lO 10s.

Fat Sheep.—An overflow yarding, which graziers assisted to clear. Values were down about os to 7s per head compared with the last sales. The close of the sale was firmer than the opening. Extra prime wethers 63s to 665, prime wethers 42s 6d to 49s 6d ; medium wethers 37s 6d to 41s 6d, light and unfinished 33s 3d to 375, prime ewes 38s to 455, medium owes 30s to 365, light and unfinished 22s 6d to 295, prime hoggets 31s to 435. ordinary hoggets 24s to 235. ©Vcalers.—A keen inquiry. Runners made to £9 17s fid, good vealers to £7 ss, medium calves £4 7s 6d, inferior 355.

Store Cattle.—A big yarding, but prices wore firm. Two-year-old heifers £6 15s to £7 7s 6d, two-year-old steers' to £B, 18-month-old steers and heifers £5 to £5 10s, 3 and 4-year-old steers to £l4, store cows (good) £6 to £9. Dairy Cows.—Values declined on recent sales, though good springing sorts sold at satisfactory values. Second calvers £24 6s Od, second and third carters £l9, medium cows £lO to £l2. Pat Pigs.—A particularly keen demand. Choppers £8 to £lO as, light baooners £6 10s to £7 ss, heavy baoonors £7 15s to £8 10s, extra heavy baconors to £9 (average price per lb. Is OJd to Is 13), porkers £4 10s to £5 ss, heavy porkers £5 15s to £6 5s (average price per lb. Is 2d to Is 3d). Store Pigs.—A good entry and a strong demand. Large stores £3 18s to £5 2s 6d, medium stores £3 4s to £3 16s, small stores £2 12s to £3 2s, weanors 35s to 42s 6d, sows in pig £l4 10s.