COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 387, 16 August 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Newton King reports: At my fortnightly sale at Urenui on the 7th inst.. there was a large yarding, especially of dairy cattle, several complete herds being offered and realising the following prices. Mr A. Thompson's herd £5 10s to .£ll ss; Messrs H. and D. S. Musker's herd £6 to £ll ss, I also sold on account of Mr E. Julian, who has dis posed of his farm, his fine (lock of sheep, which brought the following prices: 2 to 6 tooth ewes 13s, 4-tooth ewes lis 4d, ewes and lambs 15s 4d, wethers 13s 3d to 14s Id. Of the ordinary yarding of store cattle, mixed yearling 3 made 30a to 42s 6d, yearling steers 425, yearling heifers 425, 2 to 21 year steers £3 2s to £3 15s 6d, 3 year steers £4 4s to £4 7s, empty heifers £3 14s Cd, in calf heifers £3 14s (3d to £4 15s, springing Holstein heifers £5 12s (id to £6, store cows £2 15s to £3 ss, forward cows £3 10s to £4. springing cows £8 7s 6d, forward bullocks £7, fat wethers 16s 9d to ISs 4d, 2 tooth wethers 10s 6d to 10s 6d to 10s lid, sows £3 to £3 10s.

On the same day I offerer! Messrs Pitt Bros.' springing heifers at my Stratford yards, when there was a good attendance. About 130 heifers Were penned, and these being in really good condition met with keen competition throughout, realising from £5 2s 6d to £ll ss, an average of £7 3s per head. On Tuesday I held my usual fortnightly cattle sale at Stratford, when there was a good attendance of buyers, and a large yarding. Mixed yearlings made 30s (3d to 395, yearling heifers £2 to £2 lis (3d, yearling steers 37s Cd to 52s Gd, 2 year steers £3l a,2 hto 3 year steers £7 7s, fat bullocks £7 2s, 2 year heifers £3 3s to £3 15s, 2 year Jersey heifers £3 19s, store cows 38s (3d to £3 ss, forward cows £3 10s to £4, fat cows £5, buils 37s to £(i. On the same day at the dairy yards I held tiie first springing heifer sale of the season, when a good numbsr were penned and satisfactory prices were realised. On account Mr D. McMillan heifers close up made £5 15s to £lO 10s, in calf heifers £3 10s to £5. On account Mr W. Herlihy, "a very choice lot were offered which brought from £5 17s 6d to £9 10s. On account of other vendors dairv cows made £5 to £9, springing heifers £5 to £S 10s, backward heifers £3 7s (id to £4 15s At Stony River on Wednesday there was a good yarding, and though competition was keen prices were slightly easier than at last sale. Mixed yearlings made 35s to 50s, yearling heifers £2 to £2 l(3s, yearling steers £2 to £2 2s, 2 year steers £3 2s (3d, empty heifers £3 13s (3d to £3 18s, springing heifers £5 5s to £6 15s, store cows £2 7s 6d to £3 4s, forward £3 lis to £4, springing cws £4 6s to £7 10s, bulls £2 to £3 18s.

The Farmers' Auctoinetring Co., Ltd., report: — ' At Morrinsville on Friday 11th instant, we yarded 437 beef and store cattle, 200 dairv cattle and 2800 sheep. There was a large attendance and a good enquiry for all classes, particularly the sheep which with the exception of one small pen were a'so sold by auction. Fat bullocks, £S Is to £9 ss, lighter sorts £7 12s (3d, heavy fat cows and heifers £S Is, lighter sorts £5 6s to £6 12s, fresh cows £4 3s to £4 ss, 2 and 2£ year steers £4 9s to £4 lis, 18 to 20 month steers £3 16s to £4 2s, choice yearlings £2 19s to £3; others £2 Is to £2 13s, calves 2Gs to 375, backwa-d springing heifers £4, empty heifers £3 14s to £4 3s, springing cows £6 to £7 10s. others £4 5s to £5 15s, heifer £6 5s to £7 10s, more backward £4 to £5 15s, fat wethers 16s Gd to 19s Gd, forward wethers 12s 6d to 15s, fat ewes 17s, lighter sheep 12s (3d, choice woolly hoggets 12s 3d to 13s 4d, others 9s to lls4 d, 2 tooth ewes in iamb lis to 13s 9d, full mouth ewes in lamb 12s, aged ewes 5s to 9s Gd, medium draught mare £35 10s, geldings £2O 10s to £26.

At Ohaupo on Tuesday Bth inst., we yarded 500 cattle and 250 sheep. Prices were about the same as late sales. Fresh conditioned bullocks £0 ISs to £7 10s, 2h year steers £4 12s 'id to £5, 2 year steers £4 9s, 18 month steer £3 15, 12 to 15 month steer £2 Is 6d to £3 ss, fresh conditioned cows £4 9s, fat cows £5 7s Gd, yearling heifers £2 to £2 Is 6d, calves 34s to 445, dairy cows £8 5s to £ll 10s, othei-3 £6 to £7 10s, heifers £5 10s to £7 15s hoggets Ss 5d to 10s 9d, cull ewes 4s 9d to 9s.