COMMERCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17841, 14 October 1929, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

TE AWAIVIUTU SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: —• At our To Awamutu stock sale an average yarding of all classes of stock was penned, and late rates were maintained throughout. Pigs were penned in good numbers and sold at late rates. Quotations:— Fat and forward wethers, £1 9s lOd; medium fat bullocks, £l3 13s to £ls; light steers, £ll 15s; heavy fat cows, £l2 Gs to £l2 10s; medium fat cows, £8 15s to £9 10s; light, £7 Is to £8 7s; forward conditioned cows, £6 to £G 15s; store cows, £4 to £5 11s; runners, £8 7s; cows with calves, £6 18s to £7 10s; 2 and 3-year Shortißs to £7 lGs; 2 and 3-year S.II. store sLeers, £7 7s to £9 13s; good quality Jerseys and Jersey cross yearling heifers, £5 2s 6d to £6 11s, other yearling heifers, £4 to £4 17s Gd; best Jersey heifers, £l2 to £l4 (close to profit) ; backward sorts, £8 10s to £9 15s; best dairy cows, £lO 5s to £l2 ss; others, £7 5s to £9; cows in milk, £7 to £9. Pigs: Good stores, £2 to £2 12s; slips, 31s Gd to 375; weaners, 17s to 28s; empty sows, £2 3s to £3 7s Gd; sows and litters, £4 to £4 10s.

TE AWAIVIUTU BULL SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, reports: At Tc Awamutu gtado bull sale a large entry ot bulls came foiward, for which there was a fair demand, and although prices were disappointing to vendors in most case 3 they met the market, and we disposed of the majority of the bulls placed in our hands. We quote: Yearling pedigree Jersey bulls lOgns to 18gns, good quality two-year-old grade bulls £9

to £l3 10s, others £G to £B, wellgrown yearling do £7 to £l3, smaller do £3 to £G 5s j good yearling S.H. bulls £8 to £l3, smaller do £5 10s ta £7. NGARUAWAH3A STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, reports: At Ngaruawahiu sale we submitted a full yarding of cattle, which sold under good competition, and we effected a total clearance. Wc quote: Light fat cows £9 to £lO 2s Gd, fleshy cows £7 7s to £8 4s, cows in fresh to forward condition £G 5s to £7, store cows £4 13s to £G, boner cows £3 5s to £4 10s, yearling Jersey heifers £5 5s to £5 18s, yearling S.II. heifers £5 3s, steers £4 15s, Jersey bulls £8 5s 1o £9, S.H. do £7 10s, dairy cows £7 15s to £lO, cull cows £5 to £5 10s, springing heifers £7 15s to £lO.