COMMERCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 72, 22 December 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The farmers' co-operative auctioneering company, Ltd., report,

TE KUITI SALE.

At Te Kuiti, on December 13th wo. had a yarding of 1170 head of well bred cattle and 6oosheep. There was a great demand, keen competition, good prices beingobtained, young steers and heifers especially being very dear. Two tooth wethers made 12s 8d to 13s 3d, 2 tooth ewes 13s 7d, 4 tooth forward wethers 15s 2d fat steers £8 to £9 15-, fat cows and heifers £5 i;'.s to £7, fr-'sh conditioned 3 year old steers £5 16s to £6 I2s, 2 year old steers £4 10s to £4 17s, 1.5 to 18 months steers £3 15s to £4 2s 6d, choice 12 months steers £3 7s 6d to £3 I2s 6,i, other yearling steers 12 16s to £3 3S, 2 year old dairy heifers £4 5s to £4 193 15 months old heifers £4 5s to £4 I9s, 15 months old heifers £3 15s to £4, yearling heifers £3 5s to £3 lOs, store cows £3 10s to £3 18s. OHAUPO. At Ohaupo on December 12th, we had an entry of 1220 head of cattle, conn-rising 125 fresh 3 and IV2 year steers, 80 fat, forward and store cows, the balance, dairy cows and young cattle. There was a very good enquiry and fair prices were obtained for all classes. Fresh IV2 year steers ranged from £5 17s 6d to £6 lis, 2/2 to 3 year steers £4 I9s to £5 9s, fat cows £5 5s £6 15s, fresh cows £4 to £4 ios, store cows £3 lOs to £3 15s, cows with good calves £4 2s to £4 lOs, 2 year steers £3 17s to £4 9s, according to quality, best yearling and 15 months steers £3 9s to £3 13s, yearling steers £3 to £3 ss, 2 year old dairy heifers £4 to £4 10, store cows £3 lOs to £3 15s, cows with good calves £4 2s to £4 lOs two year steers £3 17s to £4 ios, according to quality, best yearling and 15 months steers £3 9s to £3 13s, yearling steers £3 to £3 6s, 2 year old dairy heifers £4 to £4 lOs, 15 months old heifers £3 lOs to £3 17s 6d, yearling heifers £3 to 355, gig £lB, two light harness horses £9 lOs and £2O. HIKUTAIA SALE. At the Hikutaia yards on December Ilth the yarding totalled 988 head of cattle and 120 fat sheep. Fat steers made £8 to £9 2s 6cl, fat cows and heifers £5 to, £7 2s 6d, choice dairy heifers £4 17s 6d to £5 lOs, others {l% year) £4 to £4 ios, 12 to 15 month heifers £3 5s to £3 Iss, yearlingsteers £3 to £3 7s, 2 year steers £4 to £4 ios, weaner calves £1 5s to £1 I2s, bulls £4 to £7, dairy cows £5 ios to £9, fleshy 3 year steers £6 ios to £7, 100 fowls and ducks is 6d to 2S, light horses £3 to £ll lOs. CLEARING SALE. Near Morrinsville on December 14th we- held a clearing sale on behalf of Mrs Baxter, when 20 dairy cows made from £5 to £9, choice 15 month heifers £4 I2s, weaner calves £2, 2 medium draught horses £27 and £29, 2 trap horses £9 lOs and £lB lOs, unbroken medium draught filly £lB, furniture, implements, etc., at usual rates. ■WAII-lOU SALE. On December 15th we held our usual monthly Waihou stock sale, when the entry consisted of 971 sheep, 42 pigs, and 812 head of cattle, the latter including 250 of this season's calves. Sheep were a little easier in price, pigs were at ridiculously high figures, and all classes of cattle sold well. Fat ewes made lis to 13s 7d, fat wethers 15s, forward 4-tooth wethers 13s to 13s 6d, sound mouth ewes with lambs (all counted) 19s 9d, weaner pigs 14s to 235, best weaner calves 36s to 40s, others 20s to 325, yearling steers £3 to £3 ss, smaller steers £2 14s to £2 18s, 15 months old Jersey cross heifers £4 lOs, yearling heifers £3 ss, smaller heifers* £2 14s to £2 17s, well-fattened steers, medium weights- £8 16s to £9 4s, light weight steers £8 is, heavy fat cows £6 5s to £7 7s, lighter cows and heifers £5 to £5 15s, bulls £4 4s to £9 9s, 3 year steers in fresh condition £5 9s, 2 year steers £4 7s to £4 I2s 6d, good quality dairy heifers, Shorthorn cross £4 lOs to £5, dairy cows and heifers £5 15s to £7.