COMMERCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 156, 22 October 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows :

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. We held our triweekly stock sale in the above yards on Thursday, the 17th instant, when we yarded 442 head of cattle, 105 sheep, and 71 pigs. For all dairy and fat stock, sheep and pigs, there was a firm demand and bidding was brisk. Yearling were not as firm as previous sales, but we were succelsful in disposing of most of the lines offered after the sale. Some milking cows offered on account of Owen Bros, realised the sum of £l4 15s each. Wo quote':—Fat cows £5 19s to £7 ss, fat heifers £5 5s to £6, 3year steers in forward condition £6 17s, empty cows in forward condition £4 3s to £4 12s, empty cows, backward £2 3s to £3 6s,

3-year empty heifers £4 8s to £4 15 yearling steers £3 Is to £3 9s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £3 14s, yearling Jersey heifers £3 15s to £4, dairy cows in milk £6 10s to £l4 Iss, cows close to profit £7 to £lO -10 s, cows backward £4 18s to £6, heifers close to profit £6 5* to £7 I2s 6d, heifers'backward £4 is to £5 ss, young calves 6s to 7s 6d, bulls IV2 to 4gns. Fat wethers £l 4s 6d to £1 6s, hoggets 13s iod.

Porkers £l 18s to £2 12s, sows £l ios to £2 2s, slips 19s to £l 6s.

TE AWAMUTU STOCK SALE. We held our monthly sale in the above yards on Saturday the 19th inst., when we had a full yarding and have to,report a successful sale, all lines being cleared under the hammer. We quote: Fat cows £6 to "£6 ios, empty cows £3 ios to £4 17s 6d, 3-year forward steers £6 3s to £7 ss, 2%year steers £5 6s to £5 17s, 2-year steers £4 3s to £4 17s, 2-year empty heifers £4 9s to £4 12s, yearling heifers £3 5s to £4 15s, yearling steers £3 to £3 6s, good calves £2 2s to £2 15s, springing heifers £6 to £9 2s 6d, heifers backward £4 2s 6d to £5 15s, cows £6 ios to £B. Hoggets 14s. Porkers £1 16s to £2 4s, slips 16s to £l 9s 6d.. Draught ma?e £22. Milk waggon £29. SulkA and harness £l6. \