COMMERCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 162, 12 November 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report : . - At Hamilton, on Thursday, 31st ult., we yarded 583 head of cattle 200 fat sheep, and pigs in full supply, which sold at following rates :—Fat cows £6 7s to £6 I Is, cows in forward condition £4 15s to £5, store cows £3 4s to £4, shorthorn bulls £5 lOs to £B, Holstein bull 13'Mgns, yearlingsteers £3 to £3 ios, 15 months old heifers £3 Ils to £3 13s, 18 months to 2 year heifers £4 3s to £4 10s, dairy cows whole herd in milk £8 7s 6d to £l3, springing heifers £5 17s 6d to £8 ss, cows £5 15s to £lO, tat wethers £1 2s to £1 3s 9d_ fat ewes 15s to £l 5s 6d, porkers £1 8s 6d to £1 17s, slips 19s to £l 4s, weaners I Is to 16s 6d. TE ANGA SALE. At Te Anga, on the same day, there was a good yarding of well bred cattle in good condition, for which competition was keen. Prices: Three year steers £6 2s 6d . to £6 15s,' 2 year steers choice quality £5, 2 year empty heifers £4 12s to £4 I7s 6d, yearling heifers £3 5s to £3 ios, fat cows £6 17s 6d to £7, springing heifers £5 7s 6d, empty cows £3 ios to £4 ios, according to condition. TE AWAMUTU SALE. At Te Awamutu, on Saturday 2nd inst., 618 head of cattle were penned. There was a large attendance and good competition throughout. We quote : Fat cows £5 18s to £6 12s, yearling Shorthorn bulls sgns to year Holstein bulls Bgns to lOgns, 3 year Shorthorn bulls to 6gns, 2 year empty dairy heifers £4 lOs to £4 14s, 20 months old heifers £4 to £4 7s, 2 year Holstein cross heifers £4 17s 6d to £5 3s, yearling to 15 months old steers "£3 10s to £3 16s, mixed yearlings £3 to £3 Bs, empty cows in forward condition £4 8s to £4 i 16s, store cows £3 3 s to £3 17s, 1 cows and calves £4\Bs, breeding 1 sows £2 ios, store pigs £l 7s to £2 \y I slips 17s to £l, young, curly Lm- | coin boars £3 3s, best springing heifers £7 17s 6d to— £9 1 5s, medium heifers £6 ios to £7 5 S > small or more backward heifers £4 10s to £5 15s, dairy cows up to £ll 15s.