COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8046, 1 November 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

OUAUPO STOCK SALE. Messrs McNic'ol and Co. report as follows At Ohaupo on Tuesday last we held our annual bull sale and offered 197 bulls which, with the exception of 0 Hereford bulls, were all Snorthorn, pure bred or grade and were brought forward by breeders in really good oondition. The price of store cattle does not warrant high pricss for bulla and none were recorded at this sale. There waß a large attendance of dairymen and farmers requiring serviceable young bulls and nith the exception of a -few pedigree bulls from Greenhill and RoCorangi herds practically all were sold. Two • yearold bulls made from £8 8s to £ls 15s; pedigree yearlong bulls, up to £ls 15s; well-grown and wel.-fed yearling bulls, £8 8s to £l4 14« j those not quite so forward, £5 5s to £7 7s 1 and a few not old enough for service, £1 2s to £4 4s ; pedigree old Duke of Manchester bull made £lB 18s j and a few aged bulls, 30s to £5. Immediately after the bull sale we offered 1150 head of well bred cattle, a large proportion being 2J to 4-year-ald steers and for which there was good competition and prices improved on those ruling at last few markete. For steers under iwo-jear-old however, prices were no better, forward conditioned 4-year-old-stoers, made from £0 13s t> £6 7s j fresh 3-year-old 6teers, £t 15a to £0 10s; etore 3-year-olds, £4 10s to £5 3s 1 two and half-year-old £3 15s to £4 5s ; lb-months and 2-year-old steers from £'i os to £2 las j seven pens not too well bied, 30s to 40s ; extra choice yearling steers made up to £2 ss; fair yearlings, 30s to 35b; small yearlings or calves, 20s to 255; choice 2-year-old ompty heifers up to £3 7s; fresh conditioned cows, £2 Ids to £3 10s.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCAN IILE AGENCY GO'S, LTD., REPORT. Horses continue in good demand, more than average numbers bjing brought forward. The attendance at the Durham Yards on Friday wjs good aud bidding brisk. Heavy draughts sold at from £25 to £32 10.5; no extra heavy yarded; medium do , £l9 to £2B; light harness horses, £lO to £lB 15s i hacks, £ti 10s to £18; weeds, £2 10s to £i Ids; dogcart, £11; sulky, £lO 10s. * At Arap line on Wednesday there was a fair muster of stick, which, with the exception of two pens, were all sold. Grown steer*, £4 10s to £5 ss; two to three-,, earold ,do., £2 15s to £1 os; empty cows, ,£1 15s to £2 19s; dairy cows, £3 5s to £1 10s. AtTuikau on Wednesday we had a larger muster than for many months, and satisfactory prices rulsd. Dairy cows sold at from £3 5s to £0 10s ; empty cows, £! 12s to £i 7s; 2-year-old steers, £2 10s to £3 15s; calves, 18s to £1 10?. On Saturday we held a clearing sale of live and dead stock on account of Mr D. 11. Mudill, of Tuakau. There was a very large attendance and satisfactory prices ruled. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10< to £11; empty cjws,£i 16s to £.l ; heifers, in milk, £3 10s to £8; farm horses, £lO 10s to £l9; taxcait, £lO l(>s; drawingroom suite, £ll 10s, We submitted an estrt large catalogue of hides, skins, tallow, Gtc., cn Tuesday, all lines meeting with good ojmpetition. Hides.—Maiket firm. We quote: Extra stout ox, 8d to 8i 1; stout do., 7JI to 7fd ; medium do., 6§J to 7|l; light, 6Jd to 71. Cow : Best lines, dry, 7d to 7Jd; good, 6Jd to 6|d ; wet, Od to Gi i. Kips, 5§ ito 6fd. Calfskins, 6jd to 7Jd ; cut, 5d to ssd ; stags' to 4gd; r horae bid«, 8s to 10s. Sheepskies.—Market firm &c late rates. Best butchers'skins, large fa to fas 6J; medium, 5s til to fis 3d; small, 4s 6i to ss; pelt-', Is od to Is 7d ; lambskins, Is fid to Is 9d. Tallow.—Market advanced. Bestm : xed, up to 26s 91; good, 25s to 21s; medium, 23s 6d to 24i 3d ; inferior, 21s to 22s 3d ; rough fat, l}d per lb. Bones, £4 15s. Cowtails, Is 8d dozen. Horsehair, Is CI to Is 7d per lb. Wcol, in bags and dumps—Fin* crospbred, Bjd to 9Jd; coarse crossbred', 7jd to 8d ; pieces, 51 toojd; locks, 3i to ; de»d wool, Hd to 6} 1. Maize.—Supplies from outside the colony have again becu heavy and value remains at 3s 21. Oats have eased to 2s 7J J ex store and 2s 6d c.i.f. Chaff is in good demand, from £t 12s 6d to £1 15a at the rail. Potatoes,—l a good demand at £lO 103. Wheat.—Selling freely at 3s 8d ex store. ii Utter. —All grades selling freely. I'rime sepa»si.cr. !0i ; good dairy, 9i to 9jd ; inferior, fed.