COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 7006, 10 May 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

TURNIP STOCKING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their annual sale of sheep and cattle for turnip stocking held at Ohaupo on Tuesday, they yarded 4000 sheep and 1600 cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers from Te Puke, Matamata, Morrinsville, Kawhia and all parts of the Waik&to. Sheep met a ready sale at late values, the entire catalogue changing ht ids before leaving the yard. Three to 4 year old bullooks in forward condition elicited good competition, but steers up to 2 years old were not wanted, and some pens of this class did not reach the reserves, (jrown bullocks realised from Xt> lis to .£7; do., with less condition, X 5 15s to X 6 is; 3 and 3J-year-old steers, X 4 15s to X 5 'J:; 2J-year-old steers, X 3 8s to .£3 17s fid; empty cows, fresh, X 3 8s to X 3 10s; fat do., XI 13s to XI 15s; calves, 15s to XI 3s for a choice pen; heifers in calf, XI to X 4 2s; mixed yearlings, XI Gs to XI 12s tid ; steers, XI IBs. Details of the sheep sale have already been published in the Waikato Tijxes. Wethers in very forward condition made XI to XI 2s 6d; others, 18s 7d to 19s; best lambs, lis tolu3; store lambs, f Js 3d to 12s 3d; fat ewes, 18sand 18s Id. A line of 1500 4-year-old breedinz ewes from Hawke's Bay s~>ld for 10s; 2-tooth ewe, 19a fid ; 90 ewes from a local vendor, XI 0s 7d, and 100 do., Leicester cress, XI.

WOOL. The local ofiice of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency has received the following cable from its London house:— " The market opened strong l for all sorts, and as compared with last sales' closing rates, prices are about par to 5 per cent, higher for fine crossbreds and merinos, and 5 per cent, to 7£ per cent, higher for coarse and medium crossbreds." AUSTRALIAN i'KG DUCK MARKETS SYDNEY, May 'J, Wheat, cluck, Ss od; milliug 3a 4sd to 3a 6jd. Flour, £'i 16s £d; Manitoban, £ll 15s. Oats, Algerian feeding, i!s 'Jd ; white, 3s; Now Zealand Gartons. as Id. Peas, ss. Maize, 2s lid. Bran and pollard,; lid. Potatoes, £7 IDs Sd. Onions, £7 10s. Butter, 'Jd to BacoD, 6d to Bd. MELBOURNE, May !». Wheat,'.ss i-Jd to 3d (jd. Oats, Algerian, 2a 5d to 2s Bd. Barley, Cape, 3d; malting, Prime, 4s 0d to ss. Maize, 3a to 3s Id. Bran and pollard, lljd to Is. Potatoes, XG IUo 7d to ilti lo . Onions (j» lOd ADELAIDE, May 0. Wheat, 3s 3sd to 3s Id. Flour, £7 6s to £7 10s. Oats, Algerian, 2s 3d; white, 2s Bd. Bran and pollard, Is. The Waikato Times Almanac, which ia full of useful information, and should be in every settler's home, can be obtained attho principal aLoiui. Pi ice, one ■hilling.