COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16869, 16 October 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

newton king, ltd. Newton King, Ltd., report:— At Douglas, on the 4th, wo had a full yarding of cattle and a small one of sheep. Inquiry was keen throughout, especially for springers. Everything sold at tho hammer. Hoggets 21s 3d, wethers 33s fid, store cows £4 10s, £6, £6 2s 6d to £7 15s, forward cows £8 17s 6d, £9 2s 6d to £9 16s, mixed yearling heifers £4 2s Gd, yearling steers 38s, 3-yoar steers £7 12a, 4-year do. £ll 15s, Shorthorn bull £8 12s Gd, empty heifers £5 18.“-, £6 17s 6d ? £7 ss, £7 10s to £9, in calf heifers £b 10s to £6 15s, springing heifers £lO 10s, £l2 15s, £l3 15s, £ls to £l7 10s, dairy cows £l9. At Stratford on the 6th tho yarding was extra heavy, especially in tho daily section. Store cattlo sold at advanced rates in nearly every instance, forward cows, empty and yearling heifers showing a marked improvement. Inquiry for dairy cat’tlo was very keen, a very firm market being maintained throughout. Good quality cattle was a feature of tho yarding. Ewo hoggets 28s Gd, ewes 31s; store cows, light conditioned £4, £5 12s to £6, medium classes £7 ss, £7 12s to' £7 15s, forward cows £8 7s Gd, £9 5s to £9 10s, fat cows £l2 2s 6d, mixed yearling heifers £3 ss, £4 13s, £4 14s, £5 7s to £7, yearling Jersey heifers £9, £lO to £ll, 20-mouth steers £4 19s, 2-year steers £6, hulls £4 to £8 10s, empty heifers £6 ss, £7 15s, £8 to £9 15s, springing heifers, backward classes £6 10s, £8 10s to £9, forward ®and hotter conditioned sorts £l3 10s, £ls ss, £l7 10s to £2l 10s, dairy cows, inferior sorts £lO, £l2 5s to £l2 10s, choicer classes £lB 10s, £22, £24, £27, £3O, £35 to £4l. At Oaonui on the sth we conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. E. Stronger Buyers attended in strong force from all parts of the coast, a keenly contested sale being tho result. Everything submitted realised good prices. Wethor hoggets 325, owes and lambs 30s to 42s 6(1), rams 20s, store cows £6 to £7 14s 6d, yearling heifers £4 12s 6d, yearling Jersey heifers £l2, empty heifers £6 17s 6d, Jersey bulls £B, 6-year mare £6O, 7-year mare £54 10s, agod mare £32 10s. A largo quantity of good furniture and useful implements and sundries sold readily. At Inglewood on the 6th a full yarding was submitted to a good attendance of buyers. Inquiry was brisk throughout, tho market for all classes showing a distinct improvement. In the dairy section boilers close up were in good demand, whilst cows of only ordinary quality sold for the most part at prices ruling at last sales. Hoggets 25s 9d, owes and lambs £2 3s, store cows, light conditioned, £4 7s Od, £4 12s 6d to £5 10s, fair to medium sorts £6 15s, £7 I2s to £7 17s, good forward classes £8 10s, £8 12s 6d to £9, fat cows £lO 6s to £lO 18s, mixed yearling heifers £4 10s £4 12s 6d, £0 lls to £6 14s On, 5-yoar steers £ll 9s, bulls £5 to £6 10s, yearling steers 30s, £2 6s, to £3 9s; empty heifers £6 £7 12s, £7 18s 6d, £8 17s to £ll 10s. Springing heifers, backward classes £7 6s, £9 to £ll 10s, quality sorts £ls, £lB, £2O, £23, dairy cows £l2. £l7 10s, £lB. to £23.

At Whangamomona on the 6th we conducted our monthly sale in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. The yarding was small and of poor quality, but there was good inquiry, everything sold with the exception of 1 pen of 4-year bullocks, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 27s 6d to 365, store cows £6 2s 6d, yearling steers £3 19s, 2-year steers £6 7s, £6 16s to £7 10s, * 3-year steers £9 10s, bulls £3, empty heifers £6 7s 6d, dairy cows £5. Waiwakaiho Bull Fair.—On Rio Bth bulls came forward quite up to advertised numbers. Buyers were in attendance from all parts of Taranaki and also from the Waikato. Pedigree Friesian and Shorthorns were well represented in numbers and in quality, but with several exceptions were very hard to quit. All pedigree Jersey bulls were sold at the pedigree Jersey sale, the preceding day, grade bulls sold very well. Other breeds also sold well, vendors’ reserves being obtained in nearly every case. Pedigree Holstein 25 to 30 . 34 to 43 guinea; pedigree Shorthorns 9,13 i to 40 guineas. Grade 52year Holsteins £5, £6, £B, to £9; grade Shorthorns £lO to £l6 10s, grade yearling Jerseys £7 10s, £l3 10s, £27 to £3O; 18-month do., £l4 10s, £l9, to £27 10s; 2-3-year do., £l7, £lB, £2l. £25, £3O, £32 to £45. Pedigree Red Poled Angus bull £ll 10s. Grade Ayrshire £6 10s. AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report : We held our annual bull sale at Pukekohe last Thursday, and penned 235 bulls. There was a largo attendance of buyers, and a keen demand throughout, Jerseys and Shorthorns meeting wiith a free sale. Only nine head failed to change owners. Pedigree Jerseys sold at from 24gns. to 78gns., pedigree Shorthorns 2ogns. to 35gns., best grade Jerseys 25gns. to 37gus., other Jerseys 12gns. to 23gns., best grade Shorthorns 20gns. to SOgns., other Shorthorns lOgns. to 18gns., small hulls 4gns. to Bgns. On Wednesday at our weekly Westfield fat stock market wo penned beef to the number of 408, comprising 288 steers, 115 cows and heifers, and 5 bulls. There was a steady demand and, in some instances, last week’s values ruled, but taking the sale on the whole prices were slightly lower. Ox, extra choice to £3 ss, choice and prime £2 19s to £3 Bs, ordinary and plain £2 12s to £2 16s, rough beef £1 15s to £2; cow and heifer beef, £2 5s to £2 15s per 1001 b. ; heavy prime steers sold at from £25 10s to £2B for cattle from Mr. W. Wright, Otaua; light prime steers £2O to £25, lighter prime £l6 10s to £l9 10s, light and unfinished £lO IDs to £ls 10s; heavy prime cows £ls 10s to £l7 10s, lighter prime £l3 to £ls, others £5 10s to £l2. The sheep pons wore well filled with a nice class of mutton. There was a steady demand. Prime mutton was a trifle firmer, other classes unchanged. Wethers, extra heavy prime £2 11s to £2 16s 6d (the latter price was realised for a, pen of 40 wethers from Mr. I’. Kelland, Waipipi, and 60 from Mr. James Hocy, Kamo, averaged £2 10s 6d), heavy prime £2 5s to £2 8s 6d, medium to heavy prime £1 19s to £2 4s 6d, lighter prime £1 15s 6d to £1 18s 6d, unfinished £1 11s 6d to £1 los; ewes, extra heavy prime (young) £1 18s Gd to £2 2s 9d, heavy prime £1 15s to £1 18s, lighter £1 12s to £1 14s 6d. others £1 6s to £1 11s (1623 sold). Spring lambs came forward in increased numbers, and were considerably lower in price. Best heavy £1 12s to £1 15s, lighter £1 Ss to £1 11s, small and light 12s 6d to £1 Ss (96 sold). Fat and young calves came forward in extra largo numbers. There was a steady demand, but values ijipro easier. Runners made from £7 to £9 10s; heavy vealers £5 15s to £6 18s, medium £4 to

£5 6s, light £2 10s to £3 13s, small £1 Is to £2 6s, fresh dropped 10s to £7 (227 sold). _ There was a largo yard,-} ing of fat pigs. Competition was spirited, and values were firm at last week’s prices. Stores were about the same. Choppers, £8 to £9 9s; heavy baconers £7 14s to £B, light to medium £6 12s to £7 10s; heavy porkers £5 7s 6d to £6 10s, medium £4 10s to £5 ss. light £3 5s to £4 7s 6d; stores, large, £3 os to £4 10s; good slips, £1 17s to £2 17r ; weaners, good, IGs to £1 10a (387 sold).

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 13, At Addington to-day the demand for all sections of stock, excepting store sheep, was keen, in both beef and mutton it was quite up to last week’s high standard oi values. dtore Sheep. —An increased yarding, the quality not being so good as last week. The bulk were hoggets, which were in weaker demand. Two-tooth wethers realised from 32s 6d to 32s iOd; inferior 2 and 4-tooth wethers 3is 2d to 335; good 6 and 8-tooth wethers, 3os Gd to 36s 3d; good 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 335. to 37s 3d; sound and faiiingmouthod ewes and lambs (all counted) 22s 4d to 26s Id; aged ewes with lambs 18s 9d to 22s 8d; fairly good half-bred owe hoggets 32s 9d to 355; inferior to medium ewe hoggets, 24s to 27s 9d; fairly good half bred wether hoggets, 30s 3 ordinary -wether hoggets 24s 6d to 28s; mixed sex hoggets 26s to 29b.

Lambs.—Seventy spring lambs were forwarded and sold at from 32s 6d to 445.

I''at Sheep.—The yarding was barely sufficient lor butchers’ weekly requirements. The market opened a shade weaker, but finned up as it progressed, and was a shade better at the close than last week. Extra prime wethers 66s to 78s; prime wethers 47s 9dJ;o oos yd; medium wethers 42s to 56s fid; light and unfinished wethers S2s to 41s 3d; shorn wethers 33s 3d to oos; extra prime owes. 545; prime ewes, 41s 6d to 46s 6d; medium owes, 36s 3d to 40s; light and unfinished ewes, 25s 3d to 32a; shorn ewes, 2fis fid; hoggets, 31s fid to 36s 6d. Eat Cattle.—The bulk of the yarding was medium to prime. Values were fully up to last week’s level, beef costing butchers about £4 per 1001 b. throughout. Extra prime steers £35 12s 6d to £4O; prime steers, £2B 10s to £33; medium steers, £23 15s to £27 17s 6d; light and unfinished steers £l6 15s to £22 15s; prime heifers, £l9 12s 6d; ordinary heifers, £ls to £l7 10s; light and unfinished, £ll to £l4; prime cows, £l9 to £2O; ordinary cows £l6 10s to £lB 12s 6d; light and'inferior, £lO 10s to £l4 los. _ • Vcalers.—An over-proportion of inferior and newly-dropped whs presented, and they were not in demand. Runners, to £8; good veal era, £7 15s; medium calves, £4 2s 6d; inferior calves £2 os. Store Cattle. —Most of the entry was young stuff in poor condition, but a much improved sale eventuated. Yearlings, £3 os to £4; 2-year-old steers, £7 do £8; 2-year-old heifers. £7 15s; omptv cows, £9 ss; bulls, to £l2. Dairy Cows.—The demand for anything showing milking strains was keen. Fourth calvers to £26 ss; second and third calvers £l3 to £l6; springing heifers, £9 to £lB 15s. Fat Pigs.—The strong values of last week wore scarcely maintained. Choppers, £8 to £l4; light baconers. £6 10s to £7 10s; heavy baconers £8 to £8 6s; extra heavy baconers, £9 Bs. (average price per lb, Is Id to Is lid), light porkers £4 8s to £5 10s; heavy porkers £5 los to £6 (average price per lb., Is 3d to Is 3id). Store Pigs—Another big yarding and a keen demand. Best stores £4 17s to £6; medium stores, £3 10s to £4 10s; small stores, £2 10s to £3 ss; woaners, £2 to £3 2e 6d; sow with litter, £26.