COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20436, 16 August 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALES

Freeman It. Jackson and Co. Ltd., report! — .

At Turakina on the 3rd inst. we sold on account of Mr Glasgow his dairy <;pw.b. The attendance was good and fair prices were realised.

O.a Monday, the 9th inst., at Okoia, we conducted & mosti successful sale

dairy cows, etc., on account of Mr N. Higgio. We had ja good attendance vof buyers and the values realised for tho cows we ervery satisfactory. Sundries sold at ruling rates.

On Tuesday, the 19th,inst., at our supplementary cow and heifer sale at the Wayerley yards-we offered 120 head. Competition was keen for early calvers, but the backward sorts weie hard to quit. "However, we sold a fair proportion of the entry at ruling rates.

On Wednesday the 11th inst., at our. Wanganui 6*.ile- we submitted a. heavy yarding, namely. 1040 cattlo, 3300 sheep and 100 pigs. Wo had ah attendance and competition was keen, throughout, especially for. all classes of fats. Very few pens of'stock turned out unsold, practically everything being disposed of at prices in vendors' favour. Pigs in good demand. .

On Thursday, the 12 th.inst., at Mosatown we conducted a dairy sale for Mr. W. D. Anderson. We had a fair attendance of buyers, and bidding was free through. We report a successful sale.

On Friday, the 13th inst., at our Waverley sale we had a good entry of stock, and a large attendance of buyers. Bidding wasi spirited throughout for both cattlo and sheep.

We quote:— At Mr Glasgow's sale: Best cows £8 Gs to £8 10s., medium £7 10s to £8, fair cows £6 10s to £7 2s (kl. backward t> jsiur'to £5 lbs.

At Mr Higgio's sale: Ayrshire cows (early) £14 5s to £15, good cows £11 los to £12, September calvers £10 5s to £11 ss; fair cows £8 7s 6d to £9; lato calvers £5 10s to £7 2s 6d; yearling heifers £3 to £4 10s; weaners £2 to £2 7s 6dj bulls 6 guineas to £7. Separator £12, cans 205., trap £10, aaid sundries "at usual prices. ' At supplementary cows sale at W« ver- % leyj Jersey heifers, fii'st. calvers, £7 9e fid. On account of Mr F. McDonai'd, springing heifers £6 10s; on account of At.- <G. Walker, backward ditto £4 to. £4 ss; on account of Mr Wm. Stewart,, heifers £4 15s to £5; on account of Johnston Bros., heifers, £6 to £7; on ucvount '.the »3tate .[farm, cows, £9 to £9 10s; on account Mi- R. Bromer, springing heifers £6 10s to £8; on account Mr R. W. Johnston, cows, early salvers, £9 10s to £10 2s 6d; good cows . £8 10s to £9; fair cows £7 10s to £8; others £6 5s to /£'/.

A.t Wanganui Sale : Cattle —Good fat cows £11 Is to £11 12s 6d, fat cows £9 to £9 15s:, fat bullocks £16, light fat bullocks £11 15s; forward bullnoks OH) 13s 6d; store steers £8 14s to £9 15s; fresh; eowri ■ £5i,139^6d to- £6; store cows. '£4, Ss^to £.4 Xlss/6d; backward £3 10s t«^£4^?^pt^>h:eifer6 £4 to £4 !7s Oil; batikward do. £B Is to £3 10s; 20----month steers £5 to £5 4s; 2^ year steers £6 to £6 10s; yearling Hereford Vsteofs;1 £4 lls; 15 months steers £4 2s^6d to' £4 ss ; mixed yoarliuge £2 15s tt> £3 , 2s 6d; yearling heifers 29s to 47spothers £2 15s; old cows £2 9s to £3; wea.ner steers (small-, 20s to 255; vealers 25s to £3 Is f fat and forward cows £6 15s; springing heifers (good) £7 12s: 6d; milch cows £8 5s to £9; medium ditto £7 10s to £8; others £5 10s to X 7; springing heifers, medium, £5 2s j 6d;^ Breeding ewes 29s to 29ji*93, medium dp; j^ 10s to 19s (3d; Lincoln wethers 3^',^ good hoggets 19s. 6d to 20s 3d; others tv IHh lid; fat wethers, good, 355; others 295-3 dto 33s sd; good fat ewes' Bis 2d to 34s 3d; two-tooth ewes in lamb, good, 29s 9d. \t Mr AY. D. Anderson's sale: Best cows £9 to £9 2s 6d; medium ditto £7/10s to £8;. others £5 12s 6d to £6 1.55;; springing heifers £6 to £6 10s; others £5 15s: Sows in pig £3 6s to £4; trap £10 7s 6d* saddlie and bridle €4 7s 6d, Kb Waverley sale : Fat cows £9; fresh anysi £6 to £6 12s 6d; store cows £4 18s 6d to 5 gns., empty heifers £4 13s; two to i two and a half year steers £6 8s; wnanor heifers £2 to £2 ss; springing hoifers,'backward, £4 18s to/£5; cows and calves-£5 25.; yearling £2 18s 64; small weaners 30s; stag £8 2s 6d ;20 months steers £4 19s ; pigs— porkers 26s;.store\s Bs. Sheep: Woolly hoggets 20.3 sd; mixecl hoggets 22s to 22s Id; others 17s 9d to 18s 6d; iull-mouth ewes in lamb (poor) ICs; good ewes in lamb 27s lOd ; forward wethers 30s 6d; store wethers 24s lid.