COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17937, 3 August 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Daleety and Co., Ltd., report on their Palmerston North sale on 29th ult. We had a fair entry of sheep and cattle, which met a ready sale at prices as under:—Sheep: Medium hoggets 21/8 to 25/6; 2-tooth ewes r.w. Rom. rams 36/7; 2-tooth empty ewes 37/1; cull ewes r.w. Hom. ranm 16/9. Cattle; Empty 20month heifers £5 17/6 to £6 12/; 20-month steers £4 5/ to £6 10/; store cows £7 10/; .forward cows £lO 5/; dairy cows £lO to £l2 10/; bulls £9N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Hawera branch), report for week end 31st July: At Opunake'on Munday we had a fair yarding of all classes of stock, particularly young dairy cottie. Most of the yarding was sold under the hammer, and we managed to make a total clearance before leaving the yards. We quote: Boners £3 19/; weaner heifers £3 4/ to £5; steers £2 7/ tv £3 7/; dairy cows. Jerseys to £2l; olhers to £l7; heifers £l2 15/ to £l6 10/. On Tuesday at Manaia we held our usual fortnightly sale. Prices at late rates. At Palmer Road on Friday xi good number of young and grown cattle came forward. For store cattle there was a keen demand, and we disposed of the whole yarding at improved prices. \\ e quote: Fat and forward cows £S 17/6 to LJO 17/6; medium ditto £6 5/ to £8 5/; others to £5 2/6; empty heifers to £8 5/: 2J-months steers £5 I, ; weaner heifers (-;ood quality and condition) £6; others to £4 44/; best dairy cows £26 10/; others to £l7 10/; heifers £9 15/ to £l7 10/. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report;—•' We held a most successful sale of live and dead stock on account of Mr Vx . JI. Bailey, of Kiwitea. There was a large attendance of the puolic and bidding for all lines was spirited. The following prices were realised: —Sheep: JJwes in lamb to S.D. rams 38/; empty ewes 2 1/6; b.f. hoggets 28/7. Cattie: Vearlings £3 17/6 to -£4; 3-year steers £9; heifers in calf £lO 12/6 to £l3 10/; empty cows £5; cows in calf £l2 to £ll. Horses: Aged draughts £8 to £l3 15/; spring carter £l6; pony £B. Implements: Discs. £l2; ploughs £5 to £l3; roller £23 10/; lime spreader £37; drill £l3; woolpress £8; spring cart £l6 10/; binder £2O; mower £l2; hay tedder £l6; harness and sundries at full rates. On Thursday, 29th ult., we conducted a sale on account of Mr Thos. Gifford at Rongotea. As Mr Gifford was a very old settler in the district there was a very* large attendance and bidding throughout being brisk, a particularly good sale resulted. We obtained the , following prices:—Sheep: Ewes in lamb to S.D. ci-anis £2 10/; Romney ewes in lamb to Romney ranis £2 J 4/6; crossbred ewes in lamb to Romney rams 34/ t. 36/; mixed hoggets 30/1; p.b. S.D. ewes in Jamb, 2’4 gns.; S..D. ewe hoggets 1 1 /, gns.; S.D. ram hoggets 4 gns.: S.D. rams 3 J 4 gns.; p.b. .Romney ewes in lamb 2 7-8 gns.; p.b. Romney ram hoggets 3 gns.; Roxmney rams 3% gns. \_-attle: Dairy cows 21 gns. to 23 gns.; heifers in milk £23 10/; springing heifers £9 10/ to £l7 5/; empty heifers £6 to £7; yearling heifers £4 10/; Jersey heifer calf £5 10/. Horses: 4-year gelding £49; aged draughts £25 to £42 10/; 2-year unbroken hack £9 5/; harness mare £3O 10/. Implements, etc.: R.T. gig £35; spring cart £l5; roller £2l 10/; cultivator £l4; Broadcast sower £l3; drill £l7; binder £lO 15/; rick cover £l9, 9 ' The Farmers’ Co-operative Organis. tion Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report for week ending 31st ult: — At Okaiawa yards on Monday there i was a small yarding of store cattle. Fat cows brought to £l2 15/; forward ]do. £7 15/ to £8; lighter £6 to £6 17/6; I weaner steers £3 1/ to £3 3/; weaner heifers to £6 18/. On account Mr Thos. Irwin: Dairy cows brought £23 to £2o 10/; backward sorts £lO to £l5. At Waverley yards on Tuesday we held our annual heifer fair. We report a good yarding of dairy heifers —some good quality cattle. Vendors were prepared to sell and bidding came well throughout, nearly all the yarding being cleared at the hammer. Jersey cross heifers well up brought to £22; others, Shorthorn and Holstein, £l6 5/ to £i.s; backward sorts were not in big demand, but brough fair money. At Eltham yards on Wednesday we iia’d a good yarding of all classes of stock; all was sold at the hammer. Store pigs made 36/; weaner do. 25/; hoggets 28/4 to 30/; f.m. ewes ’in lamb 28/6: best cows £lO 14/ to £l5 12/6: lighter do. £6 15/ to £7 7/6; empty heifers £10; steers £2 15/ to £3 15/; weaner heifers £4 2/6 to £6; dairy heifers, in line Holstein 2-year, £l2; dairy cows £lB 10/ to £24 10/. At Hawera yards on Thursday sheep and cattle came forward well. Bidding was spirited and we report a good sale. Pigs were in good demand. Porkers £1 to £4 11/; sow to farrow £.ll 10/; store pigs £2 13/; weaner do. £1 7/; best hoggets 32/; fat wethers £2 2/4; ewes in lamb 3S/; best cows £l2 15/ to £l2 17/6; forward do. £9 5/; lighter sorts £5 5/ to £7 15/; 3 Vs-year bullocks £ll 11 ; weaner heifers Uis 9/ to £7 1/; weaner steers to £3 18/; dairy heifers, forward, £l5 10/ to £lB 5/; dairy cows to £2B; At Waverley on Friday, 30th, Xve had a fair yarding of stock, nearly all selling at the hammer. B.F. lambs 26/6: ewes in lamb 38/6 to £2; hoggets 20/9 to 28/5; store cows £7 ?,/; empty Jersey cross heifers £10; yearling heifers £b 19/; do. steers £4 2/6; dairy cows £l5.