COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 736, 13 January 1915, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Newton. King reports: — > 0n 4th inst, for my monthly sale at the Douglas yards, I had a full yarding with a good enquiry throughout. Prices were right up to values ruling before the holidays, and in a few cases showing an advance. Fifteen month Jersey heifers made £3 ss, yearling to 15 month Shorthorn heifers £2 5s 6d to £2 10s, good 15 month steers £3 12b, smaller £2 13s 6d to £3 2v 2 to 2| vear steers £5 Is to £5 4s, 3 year steerß £7 sa, 12 to 15 month bulls £2 18s to £4, medium weight bulls £7 sb, small cows and calves £4 9s, fat heifers £7 7s, fat eows £7 7s to £8 3s no heavy weights offering, forward cows £6 2s to £7 Bs, good store cows £5 la to £5 17s, smaller coWs £3 15s to £4 lis, .mixed 2 tooths 14s 7d to 17s 7d.

At Stratford on the sth iist, I had only a small yarding, the whol3 of which I was able to clear at satisfactory prices as follows:—Fif; teen months' steers showing Jersey £3 4s, 2 year steers £5 to £5 3 os, small bulls £3. 15s to £5 2s 6d, 15 months Jersey heifers £3 ss;' 12 to 15 months heifers-£2 Bs' 6d, fat cows £8 79, forward cows £6 lis to« £7 12s 6d, store cows £5 2s to £5 17s 6d, small cows £2 10s to £4, f.f.m. and f,ro. ewes 14s 6d, f.m. ewes 12s 6d, aged ewes 10s

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: — On sth. ins t., at Ohaupo we had a fair entry, mostly calves, some good lines coming forward. We. quote: Heavy fat cows £8 12a 6d, lighter £7 5s to £7 12s 6d, fresh-conditioned 3 year steers £7, good Shorthorn steer calvea £2 to £2 2s, good calves, mixed sexes 30s to 365, amaller 23s to 275, fresh co"ws £5 10s,- 18 months steers £4 2s 6d to £4 4s, cows With calves £5 3s.