COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 139, 4 August 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Mcvu Zealand Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Aim canjam Agency ui., Gtd., jsuaUord ./i.iiicn, jcpuit:—on Fi may last, only Cota, no item a dealing sale on account of Air. Allied mikes, Cioss uoau, near Midiiirst. lucre was a edge attendance ot people, i tie Jiooscuuiu luiiutaire, wimn mis sold nrst, was oi good quality, and along witn me suimiies, mm uiUi keen eompeunan 11 mu local apeetiiucois, and iutilised run values. Alices icaused were as loiimvs:— stumping juck ids Ud, tine iiaiiows <os, may jaos, Harness ,joa, gig tuos, Harness <2s ud, may uudsteaus 2os, enest oi drawers iZs Gd, lewis 2s Ud eaeii, tin Keys os eaeii, dU snares in tlio Midiiirst Coiipciative j'uctoiy ids eaeii, sows in t /ig dds to dUs, Store pigs iis Gd, wJiile siiecp were Keenly competed lor aim realised IPs cadi, i lie cows WdC ,n mo cruel, nut a la Ige ill.mod' Had -;Ai , uenoi'ned and looked aged, widen consequently ae true tea from tneir apj.caiauee. irowevci, pi ices realised „lio consniered satunai lory, ranging i ion! ixos to 23ds, me eons maxing .ni mm age or aoouc n4s, nulls realisod ti iiiii oos to r-l us, and u-y ear neners tu i»SUS. On Mommy, July 31st, we held a .tearing sale at i ono Mead, i oko, on .iccomii/ oi Air. G. A. Taigles, w lieu tiiom was a large au.enaai.vo eonsiuvimg Inal a gi'v.it u'aiiicor oi toe Ulianas attendee. tne annual meeting ul me & trail ord Go-upmaiue JJany Association. However, tne sale was a success, ana tiie prices realised were .my iavouiadlu. rne suudues were aisposeu ui nisi, and realised puces ~s iiniows:—»pimg dray x2ds, nay ,-aKo lids, s.i. pioiign idus, grass mower id.s dd, case harrows ri3s, milk cans from ids dd to 22a. Utner prices realised were: .Store pigs i-s ~d to 2i s, sow s <2s Gd, yearling heii-j-s -IDs, a nice lino ot yearling steers ids dd, sold to a W angamomomi buyei ; ewes in lamb 11s id, woolly hoggets iOs 7d; horses realised from 1-los to £2l ss, a Hartnett milking mainline was passed in. Tne cows were a nice lot, snowing the Ayrshire cross, which cattle are Known to have smaller teats tnau tne usual cow, and tins jaet somewnat detracts from their popularity. I'iowover, prices ranged liom jV.js Lu 202 s Gd, and -ll cows made an average or loos, a nice line of neirers r'angeu in price Hum 8/s dd to tdds, ana nulls made up to i-'l3 ids tor a nice pedigree dull. viu i uvsuay , isfc instant, we conducted our usual lortnigutiy safe in ,ia .Miatiord yai'ds, wueii the yardmg was not so large as usual, and competition not so good as during the past week or two. Aotwitnstanding tins, most oi tne cattle yarned were disposed ot at tne hammer and later at tiie ioliowing prices: —Store cows Ms dd to d2s Uu, r 6 month steers <3s, rat and forward cows Uis to id2s, empty iieifc-rs ids, yearling heifers 3Us to ids, while a nice line of Holsteiujoisey cross (11 months old) heifers, on account of a Ngaiie client, realised G3s, bulls 80s. We offered on account of Mr. George Prince, Midhirst, li dairy cows, and prices ranged from i3os to DUs. We also offered on account of Mr. C. P. Barker, who is reducing his herd, 25 cows. The fact of Air. Barker reducing his herd affected tiie bidding adversely, hut, notwithstanding this, several of tlio cows made good money, ranging in price from Idds to 1255. We also offered a few heifers on account of the same owner, and these realised from 80s .to 955, while a bull made 60s. AVo offered on account of another client nine very, aice dairy cows, which were passed in, and afterwards sold at ISUs per head.