COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 95, Issue 14949, 20 May 1922, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE

AGENCY CO-, LTD.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report:—^ CAMBRIDGE SALE.

At Cambridge stock sale on Monday last we had a medium en'itry of cattm and sheep, and Hie pig pens were well filled. All sheep and pigs were disposed of at most satisfactory prices, also the majority of the cattle. Wc quote: Fat ewes, 17s; cull ewes, 6s to 8s 8d; light fat steers, £4 8s to £4 15s; rough fat cows, £2 to £2 4 0s; 34-year-old steers, £3 10s to £3 15s; 18-months’ steers, £1 12s to £1 16s; yearling steers, £1 Is to £1 4s; weaner heifers, £1 5s to £1 12s; .jersey heifers, £3; springing heifers, £6 10s to £l2. Pigs: Fat porkers, £1 17s to £2 12s; store porkers, £1 to £1 10s; slips, 12s to 17s; weaners, 8s to 10s; breeding sows, £3 8s to £3 12s. RANCHURI SALE. At Rangiriri on the same day a small entry of cattle cam 3 forwai.l, and these nearly all changed hands, young cattle being most in demand. Prices; 20-months’ to 2-year-old steers, £1 17s to £2 3s; store cows, 17s to £1 3s; Jersey-cross heifers, in calf, £7 10s to £8; Shorthorn heifers, £5; weaner Shorthorn heifers, 19s to £1 6s; one pen choice Shorthorn heifers, £2 2s; good weaner steers, £1 to £1 3s; others 10s 6d to 14s. NGARUAWAHIA SALE. ' At Ngaruavvahia on Friday last we had an average yarding of cattle, which met with good competition. Prices realised were: Good fat cows, £3 10s to £3 19s; rough cows, £2 6s to £2 18s; shore cows, £1 2s to £1 Us; 3-vear-old steers, £3 ss; 18- months’ steers, £1 11s to £1 14s; 18-months’ empty heifers, £1 17s to £2 _ os; well-grown yearling heifers, £1 14s to £2 7s; others, £1 to £1 3s'; weaner ■steers, 18s to £1 2s; dairy cows, £5 5s to £7 ss; fat ewes, 18s 6d; lambs, !.5s lid. OTOROIIANGA SALE. At our Odorohanga sale on Wednesday, 17th May, a good yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward. Bidding was brisk, and a total clearance was effected. Prices realised were — Fat wethers, £1 4s to £1 6sy6d; fat ewes and wethers, £1 2s 2d 1o £1 4s; 2-tooth store wethers, £1 0s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth empty ewes, 16s 9d; store lambs, 10s to :11s lid; fat steers, £3 Its to £4 19s; fat heifers, £3 4s to £3 15s;’3 to 34-year steers, £3 6s to £3 13s; steers, £2 8s to £2 16s; forward cows, £1 10s to £1 ios; store cows, 16s to £1; 2-year Jersey-cross heifers, r.w.b, £7 2s to £8 10s; 20months’ Shorthorn heifers, r.w.b., £2 12s to £3 10s; 20-months’ empty Shorthorn heifers, £1 16s; calves, mixed sexes, 16s to £1 Is; dairy cows, close to profit, £9 to £ls 10s: inferior sorts £4 10s to £6 ss; bulls, £1 to £2. '