Commercial.

Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1405, 31 January 1914, Page 6

Commercial.

FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE AUCTIONEERING. CO., LTD. ♦ At Pio Pio on Thursday, 22nd, a good yarding of sheep and cattle. A great deal was passed in under the hammer, but found buyers after the sale. Fat and forward fourtooth wethers 17s 6d. Fat and forward two- and four-tooth wethers ios 6d. F.M. ewes 7s to 8s lid. Small woolly lambs 75., Shorn i ur.bs 6s to 7s 3d. Two-tooth ewes MsOd. Three and half to 4-year steers 142 s 6d to 150 s. Twcyear 7 steers 80s. Fat cows 100 sto 1265. I Fifteen to 18-months steers 60s to I ( B'. Two and half-year steers 90s I to 955. • At Morrinsville yards on 23rd lost., a large entry of stock. Fat beep and fat cattle wele lower in value. Young cattle, with exceplion of calves, were dull of sale, lat ewes 13s to 16s 9d, fat wethers H),-\ fat lambs 13s 9d, store lambs ' ,s 68, forward lambs 10s 6d, 2-tooth wethers 13s 9d to 14s, wearier pigs lb 15s, slips 255. Fat cows 101 s i-> 1255, small fat steers 1625, big framed oxen 17ls, store cows 62s 68 755, fresh cows 85s to 90s, good <-alves 33s to 40s, yearling steers M i*' i heifers 50s to 60s, medium calves 25s to 30s. Bulls 1-J guineas V<» guineas according to weight. Five medium draught horses £25 to £32 10s. Hacks £5 to £7 ss. WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET. . Messrs Dalgety. and Co., Ltd., Au .kla id, report having held their . us ail weekly fat stock sale at WeatfieU on January 23th as under: Beef.—A moderate yarding, prices were on a par with last weeks rates. Choice pens of extra prime ox soid ~ up to 30s per hundred, ordinary I rime 26s to 275, cow and , heifer b jef sold at 23s to 265. \e.il An average yarding. Choice s inkers sold at last weeks rates, in-f-ii, v quality were lower, runnel s, made up to £3 2s. choice suckers 33s t<. 465, others 3s to 15s. >11111,.1.,—A small yarding, only about In.lf the usual quantity penned. - ■ P.ie.s were from Is to 2a per head higln r than last week. Extra heavy pr-iiv! wethers made up to 22s 6d, ... iTU’diu weights 18s to 20s 6d, extra neavy < wes up to 17s 9d, medium J F 15s, inferior 5s to 10s. i und'. A moderate yarding, quali " ''■! > mixed. Good prime lambs W I. i«ber than last week. Infer- _ u> • ipnd tv lambs were about on a par wi'l. last week’s rates. Heavy w-'(>6v i:mbs up to 16s 6d. I'oik -A small yaiding, which so d at ,'ate rales.