COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 85, 9 April 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Newton King's Weekly Report. On Friday, 29th, at my Waiwakaiho yards every available cattle pen was filled and there was a good entry of sheep. The demand 'was best for good store, dairy, and forward cows, other cattle and sheep being dull of sale. Prices realised were: Small wethers'Bs Id, lambs Os to 7s 6d, 2 and 4-tooth ewes lis sd, forward ewes 14s 2d, sound; mouth ewes 7s, mixed weaners (best) £1 2s 6d to £1 Bs, others il2s Cd to 19s, wcaner heifers Jersey cross £2 Is Gd, others 18s 6d to £1 7s, weaner, steers, (poor) 16s, yearlings coloured > £1 4s, 20-month steers £3 to £3 3s Gd, poor £1 10s to £2, (bad colonrs) 20 : nioh'th eiripty heifers £2 12s to £3 : 10s, store cows old £1 Is to. £1 15,% better, class £2. 4 s to £3 4s' forward cows £4 to £4 10s, cows and calves £3. 2s springing cows only fair quality, ,£4 15s, spring calvers £4 10s to' £6 17s, bulls £1 15s to £3 19,5, stags £1 .13s. At Urenui on Monday, Ist April, there was a big yarding of both cattle and sheep. Bidding throughout was dull except for good cows and in-calf heifers though practically every line was sold during the day. Two pens of 2-year forward springing heifers sold under the hammer after good competition for £6 7s, weaners and 2£-year steers sold at late rates as Weaiier. .he'if or s, Jiest, £1 12s to £2 0s 6d, steers,£l 5s to £1 7s, mixed'l7s' 6d W '£l' Gd, bulls £1 10s to £3 : Gs, 10-'rhdiith heifers £2 9s to £2 12s £2'lss,to £3 35, : 18-month steers good £3 3s Gd to: £3 'Bs; others £2 7s to £2 Bs, yearling 'coloured steers £1 lOs, empty 2-year heifers £3 12s to £4 os, 2j-year, heifers in-calf £3 ,17s Gd to £4 Bs, ; heifer in calf £4 15s, springing heifers £6 7s, springing cows £7 lOs,' dairy..cows spring culvers £4 15s to £5 7s Gd, 2J--year steers £4 to £4 12s Gd, 2£ to 3-year steers small £4 12s Gd to £4 18s," store cows £2 Is to £3 7s, poor and old 16s to £1 15s, forward cows £3 15s to £4 7s Gd ,fat cowsi £4 13s to £5 ss, forward wethers 14 s, store wethers 12s 3d, small wethers 9s Id to 10s, woolly lambs Gs Gd, shorn lambs good 7s, others 4s to ss, f.f.m: ewes 5s Gd to 6s Id, f.m. ewes 3s 9d to 4s lOd, rams Hgns. ■ At Douglas outhe same day cattle and sheep came;forward to advertised numbers prices realised being: Lambs good 5s lOd to 6s, poor Is to 2s lid, 6-tooth to f.f.m. ewps ',6s 6d to 8s 7d, cull ewes 2s<to 2s 10d,r2-tooth wethers 12s, poor 8s Id, weaners mixed 18s to £1 7s 6d, j heifers' £1 ; 8s steers 10s to £1 2s, 18-months steers £2 15s to £3 4s, 18-month empty heifers £2 14 s to £2 18s Gd, bulls £2 to £3, store cows £2 Gs to £3 2s, forward cows £3 12s to £3 15s, fat cows £5, Is. k At the fortnightly,sale at my. Stratford yards there wag-a good attendance of' fouydrs and a! Very big yardgood number ,of, 20-month audi.2-J-.-y'enr steers were yarded the i better quality cattle being sold. Any goodt'onditioncil cows; sold well, especially' some fine heavy fats. Springing cows and springing calvers were in demand, those yarded being sold after keen competition. A pen of grade Holst'ein weaner heifers on account of a Gordon Iload client realised £2 ss-other prices were : weaners mixed £l' Is'Gd to £1 10s, poorer. 12s to 15s, weaner steers £1 to £1 13s, poor lis, weaner heifers grade Holsteins £2i ss, grade Jerseys £1 lis to £2 Is Gd, grades £1 2s to £1 7s Gd, coloured 15-month steerr, £1 14s, 18-month heifers £2 10s to £3 5s Gd, 18-month steers £3 2s Gd-to £3 7s Gd, poor £2 10s Gd, 2j-year steers £4 2s to £4 7s Gd, cows and calves £3 10s, heifers (calved) £5 17s 6d, store cows £2 2s to £3 9s,.forward cows £3 18s to £4 9s Gd, cows in calf £3 2s Gd to £4 13s, .fat cows heavy £5 9s to £G 2s, good £4 16 to £5 Gs ; springing cows £6 7s Gd, £7 10s, £7 10s to £7 12s Gd, hulls, Shorthorn £6, others £2 ,4s to £4 17s, lambs Gs 7d to Gs Bd.'. At Stony .River,on Wednesday the 3rd I had only a fair yarding and attendance. Weaner heiferc realised from £l"l0s to £2 10s, mixed weaners 14s 6d to £1 7s, weaner steers £l-ss, poor 9s to 10s, 15-month steers £2 10s 6d to £2 18s; 20-month steers £3 3s 6d, Jersey 20-month in calf heif- ' ers£4. 9sGd>,store cows £1 16s to £3 3s 6d, .forward cows £3 18s to £4 2s, fat cows £5 Os Gd, bulls £1 16s to £5 ss, stags £3, springing heifers £6 7s 6d to £6 10, heifers calved £4 7s 6d fat heifer £4 ss. Prices obtained for private sales during the week were as foljows:— Bullocks £B, fat cows £5 to £5 ss, cows spring calvers £6, '2O-months steers £3 to £3 6s, 'Jersey in calf 2\year heifers £7, grades £4 to £4 Us, Jersey in calf 20-months heifers £4 12s 6d, mixed weaners £1 10s, 2-tooth wethers 12s, 12s 6d', 13s 3d, rams Hghs to';sgiis,', mixed sheep 7s to 12s.