Commercial.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5157, 14 November 1912, Page 2

Commercial.

The Farmerß’ Auctioneering Company reports HAMILTON. At Hamilton on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, sth 6th, and 7th, inet, we held our annual November horse sale, when over 600 horses were offered. Good competition.'continued throughout, and for the better class of horses was particularly keen. The following prices were realised: -—Light horses, unbroken, £5 to £l6; spring cart horses, unbroken, £ls to £2O 10s; light draught horses, broken, £l6 to £2B; medium draughts, £25 to £43. Heavy draughts—there was great demand for this class and a fair number were offering. These sold readily from £44 to £SO. Hacks and light harness horses. There was a gooa demand for these horses and the majority sold well. The better class of hacks brought from £l6 to £27 10s, ponies and ordinary horses from £2 to £lO, harness, waggons, and buggies sold at usual prices, CLEARING BALE. On Friday'last >e held a clearing sale on account of Messrs Haycock and Marshall, of Tuhikararaea There was a good attendance and competition was brisk throughout. The dairy cows were a choice let and made from £8 15s to £l6, the herd of 34 averaging £ll Bs, Shorthorn bull, £l2 12s; steer calves, 14s; heifer calves, 17s; 2 yearlings, £3. Pigs: Slips, 355; bacon aorta, £2 6s; weaners, 16s; sows, £2 13s.j

AUCKLAND MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. There was a good average yarding at Westfield today. Beef showed a decline, selling at about 10a per head lower. Choice ox sold up to 28s per 1001b; prime, 24a to 265; cows and heifers, 19s to 25a: steers, £7 10s to £l3 10s; and cows and heifers, £4 to £9 7a 6d. ' „ There was a good demand for calves. Runners sold from £4 Us to £6 ss; heavy suckers, £3 5s to £4 ss; choice medium, £1 18s to £3; light, 25s to 35a; small, 7s to 16s; weedy, 3s and ss. Sheep met with an improved demand, and averaged about Is 6d per head higher. Extra heavy shorns sold from £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; heavy, from 19s to 20s 6d; medium, 16s to 18s 6d; heavy woolly wethers, £1 3s 3d to £1 5s 3d; others, 19s 6d to £1 2s 6d; best woolly ewes, £1 2s 6d to £1 4s 6d; others, 17s to 21b ; best shorn ewes, 17s 9d; others, good, 13s to 16s; others, 10s 6d to 12s 6d. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.s N.Z. Drug Company (Limited), Westfield Manure price list, , £ s. d

A ” Superphosphate, 36 to 38% Soluble. Total Phosphates, 0 42 to 44% ... 4 10 Basic Superphosphate 4 10 0 Bon# Dust, steamed 7 15 0 Bone Dust, green 2 6 Vitriolised Bone Dust 7 10 0 Bone Dust and Blood 7 12 6 Special Root Manure 6 12 6 Special Grass Manure “A” (for top dressing) t) 10 0 Special Grass Manure “ B ” (for laying down permanent pasture) 0 10 0 Special Potato Manure 6 10 0 Special Turnip Manure b b 0 Special Rape Manure b 12 6 Special Corn Manure “ A ” (for green feed) 6 7 6 Special Corn Manure “B” (for wheat, oats, barley, etc.) ... 6 7 6 Special Maize Manure “A” (for green feed) • ••• 0 12 6 Special Maize Manure “ B (tor cob maize) 0 12 6 Special Orchard Manure “ A ’ (for young trees) 7 0 0 Special Orchard Manure “ B” (for fruit formation) 7 0 0 Special Clover Manure 6 0 0 Special Onion Manure 7 0 0 “ Ocean ” Superphosphate, 36*8% Soluble, 2cwt sacks ... 4 2 6 Dominion Bonedust, 2cwt sacks 7 to 0 Westfield Prepared Guano (for turnips), 2cwt sacks, nett ... 5 7 6 Westfield Bone Substitute.2cwt sacks, nett 5 12 6 Gypsum, 2cwt sacks, nett 3 0 0 Agricultural Salt, n sacks to ton, nett 3 0 0 Basic Slag, "Bilston,” 2cwt sacks 4 5 0 Basic Slag, “Crescent,” 2cwt sacks 4 0 0 Dessicated Blood, 2cwt sacks... 12 10 6 Sulphate of Ammonia, original is sacks, abou- •* t 0 0 Nitrati of So.u, juginal sacks about ie ./1 10 0 0 Muriate of Potash, original 16 sacks about 2cwt 0 0 Sulphate of Potash, original 16 sacks about 2cwt 0 0 Nitrate of Potash, original bags 28 about2cwt 0 0 Kainit (improved), original bags about Icwt 4 12 6 Seychelle Guano, 65% to 75% 5 0 0 Sulphate of Iron (xtls), original sacks about 2cwt 8 10 0 Sulphate of Iron (crushed), original sacks aoout 2cwt... 10 0 0 Surprise Island Guano, .35-37%, 2cwt sacks 4 0 0 Christmas Guano, 84 to 85 per cent., 2cwt. sacks 5 5 0 Crushed Linseed Oil Cake, l l / 2 cwt bags 14 10 0 K.P. Improved Sheep Dip, Sgal Gal drums 3 6 Kemp’s Branding Fluid, four colours —green, blue, black, Each and red, Igal. tins 4 3 Westfield Special Garden Manure, 141b bags I 6 Westfield Fowl Grit, I4lb bags, coarse, medium, or fine ... 1 6 The above list is revised to the 22nd July, 19x2. All prices subject to alteration with out notice.