COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13889, 15 October 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— MORRINSVJLE SALE. At Morrinsville, on Friday, we held our fortnightly Btock sale, and report a full yarding of all classes. Beef was firm the demand for young cattle easy, dairy cows selling on a par with previous markets. We quotes— Prime heavy steers, £l7 12s; light, £l2 14s; heavy fat cows, £l3 5s to £l6 6s; lighter, £ll 5s to £l2 ss; fresh conditioned cows, £9 3s to £9 12s; store cows, £5 18s to £6 7s; two-year-old empty heifers, £7 12s to £% 4s; others, small, £G 16s to £7 Is; two-year-old steers, £9 to £9 10s; good yearling steers, £5 7s to £6 10s; small, £4 lis to £4 18s; yearling heifers, £4 18s to £5 7s; fat wethers, £2; fat ewes, 30s to 37s Id; good store hoggets, 25s lOd to 28s 6d; small, 18s to 19s Bd. TE AWAMUTU SALE. At Te Awamutu, on Saturday, we held our monthly sale and yarded 800 head of catle. Beef was firm, the demand for store and young cattle easy. We quote: Heavy fat cows, £i4 2s 6d to £l4 10s; lighter, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; fresh condition cows, £9 7s to £9 18s; store cows, £6 3s to £6 18s; yearling steers, £4 17s to £5 18s; yearling, heifers £4 12s to £5 3s; mixed yearlings, small, £3 12s to £3 18s; 'two-year-old empty heifers, £7 10s to £8 12s 6d; small, £6 12s to £6 19s; fat v. ethers, 37s 6d; fat and forward hoggets, 30s 6d; choice dairy cows, £l4 to £l4 15s; springing heifers, good, £l9 13s; others, £ll 10s to £l3 10s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report :

PALMERSTON NORTH. At Palmerston North, on 10th inst., we had a moderate yarding of both •sheep and cattle. There was a keen demand for all classes of cattle yarded, dairy heifers selling exceptionally well. We quote :—Sheep: Ewes and lambs to 30s Id; hoggets to 255. Cattle: Forward cows, £8 10s, £8 12s 6d to £lO 2s 6d; store cows, £6, £0 10s to £8 3s; springing heifers, '£l4 to £ls 5s to £l6 ss; heifers, calved, to £l3; P.P., S.H. bulls to 2Sgns. FEILDING SALE. At Feilding yards, on the 11th inst., we had a big yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers, and we sold practically the whole of our yarding at the following prices. Sheep: Fat ewes, 31s 6d to 365; ewes and lambs to 2(' s 9d; mixed hoggets, 27s 6d, 28s, 29s 9d, 30s to 325; mixed hoggets, small, 17s Id to 19s 4d; store cows to £7 3s 6d; two. year steers to £lO 10s; yearling steers, £5 7 S to £6; springing 'heifers. £8 to £9 15s; heifers in milk, £7 to £B.