COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 44, 15 October 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Nw/ton King’s Weekly Report. On Friday, 2Sth instant, notwithstanding tlio very rough weather, there was a good entry at- the Waiwakaiho yards and a good attendance of the public. Yearling cattle were in much improved demand. A good number of store cows were yarded and there was brisk competition. Prices: Yearling steers £2 to £2 17s 6d according to quality, yearling heifers £2 10s, poor mixed yearlings £1 Is, 2-year empty heifers £4 6s, 2-year steers (bad colours) £3 11s 6d, yearling Holstein bull £2 3s, guaranteed 2-year bulls £4 10s to £6, aged cows £1 Is, best store cows £3 10s to £4 6s, others £3 Is to £3 ss, fat cows £5 Bs'to £7 3s bd, dairy cows £7 to £lO, aged £3 12s Gd to £5 10s. springing heifers £6 to £6 15s. At Urenui on Monday there was a small yarding and an excellent attendance. The demand throughout for all classes was very good every line being cleared at the hammer. Dairy cowhand heifers were again of very good quality and sold readily as follows: Best springing heifers £7 17s to £9 10s, good £5 10s to £6 17s Gd, dairy cows £7 5s to £9 15s, aged or late £4 10s to £5 ss, store cows £3 16s to £4 3s, and from £3 3s to £3 11s 6d, fat cows £6 15s to £6 18s, 2-year coloured isteers .£3 Is 6d to £3 3s 6cl ; 2- steers (a fair line) £4 6s Gd. good line grade Jersey yearling heifers £4 4s, empty 2-year heifers good £1 12s 6d to £5 ss, bulls £2 11s to £4 10s, 3- bullocks £5 16s 6d to £5 18s. (At Toko on the same day good store cows realised from £4 5s to £4 12s, aged cows £2, guaranteed dairy cows £8 10s, springing heifers £6 10s to £7 10s, yearling heifers £3 6s, 2-year empty heifers £4 to £4 11s 6d, yearling bulls £1 11s 6d. In the Stratford yards on Tuesday. Ist instant, there was a big entry,

cattle coming forward much above advertised numbers. Buyers were present irom all parts and created quite an excellent demand for all classes, yearling steers and heifers being the most enquired for. Store cows and empty heifers still held their late high rates. A pen of three 2-year bullocks yarded did not reach the reserve this being the only lino not cleared during the day. Four pens of unreserved young cattle made very satisfactory prices. Prices: Store cows, good, from £ I 2s to £4 16s, and from £3 Is to £3 16s, forward cows £4 13s to £5 Is, aged store cows £1 9s to £1 12s 6d, fat cows £" 9s, mixed yearlings £2 to £2. 5s 6d, yearling steers good from £2,16s to £3 Is 6d, and from £2 to £2 14s 6d, poor £1 2s 6d to £1 17s, best yearling, coloured heifers £3 12s 6d to £4 os, good grades £2 17s to £3 10s| small £1 19s to £3 11s, good line of i-mpty 2-year heifers from £4 IQs to £5, small £3 14s to £4,i bad coloured 2 year Ateerd £3 7.% tb £8 'l3s' C(d, .Hhis ;e|n gihde Tulls ( £5 10s/ Ip the s Hanging' ihejfer; ‘ yai-ds . therp) '[a vety heavy entry and a good attendance of the public. Choice springing heifers brought up to £ll ss, first class from £8 15s to £lO, good from £6 10s to £8 2s 6d, small or late £3 7s 6d to £5 10s, dairy cows £5 10s to £lO. ■ ' v '■ "•' I iiny Scony- River yards, on. 2nd insh, ithere'was 'a small entry' of Cattle* and a good attendance of file pifblicif All stock sold very)well,, maintaining late, rates as follows:—-Dairy coWs £6 5s to £7 10s ,empty dairy cows £4 15s, good store Cows £3 15s be! to £4 10s, and £3 2s 6d to £3 10s, forward cows £5 2s 6d to £5 11s, aged cows £1 3s 6d to £1 os, mixed .yearlings £2 4s to £2 10s, small £1 16s, yearling steers £2 3s to £2 Ids, yearling coloured heifers good line £3 17s to £3 18s 6d, grades £2 15s to £2 Is, empty 2-year heifers (good demand) best £5 to £5 os, others £3 17s to £4 8s Gd, springing heifers, best £6 os to £7 15s, others £4 12s 6d to £5 12s 6d. In the Kaponga yards on Friday 4th, there was a vgry good entry and attendance. Good store cows sold very readily. Dairy heifers were yarded in splendid quality meeting with excellent competition. ■ Best forward store cows from £4 3s to £5, fat cows £6, cows and calves £4 3s to £5 Is, small stores £3 to £3 15s, aged cows fair condition good frames £1 19s to £2 16s, pom-, aged cows 17s Od to £1 7s Gd, mixed yearlings £2 Gs, yearling heifers £2 8s to £3 Bs, 2-year bull;: small £3 to £4, dairy bulls £5 Is to £5 13s Gd, choice springing heifers £9 15s to £ll 10s, good £7 5s to £8 10s, later £5 15s to £6 10s. At the Ilahotu sale on Tuesday, Bth,

OilUlli LU Altlllj Ullllo SL.«J J. h £5 13s Gd, choice springing heifers £9 15s to £ll 10s, good £7 5s to £8 10s, later £5 15s to £6 10s. At the Ilahotu sale on Tuesday, Bth, there was a fair entry for which the demand was very good, every line without exception being cleared dur-

ing the day as follows: —Best storecows from £3 17s to £4 13s, others £3 to £3 14s, light first cows £5 11s to £G Is, yearling steers good £3 3-s, others £2 5s to £2 10s, yearling grade heifers £2 8s Gd to £2 18s, empty 2year heifers £4 0s Gd to £4 2s Gd. small £3 10s to £3 >l4s, bad coloured 2-year steers £3 (is, bulls 2-year Holetcins £l3 15s, grades £4 18s to £5 Bs, yearling Jersey well marked £3 IDs, springing heifers best £6 12s Gd to £8 ss, others small £4 5s to £5 10s. In the Stratford dairy pens on the same day there was a heavy entry of both cows and heifers, bidding war very spirited throughout, an excellent sale resulting at the follow ing prices: Choice springing heifers £9 10s to £ll ss, good £G 15s to £8 15s, small or late £4 5s to £5 ss, guaranteed cows best £8 to £ll 10s, others £5 1.5 s to £8 15s. Private sales.—Hoggets from 1 Or; 3d Jo 15s Gd according to quality, good owes and lambs £1 40s, mixed line ewes and lambs 15s Gd, yearling heifers £2 15s to £3 10s, yearling steers £3, good store cows .£! 2s, small £3 ss, fat cows £6 to £7 ss, fat bullocks £lO 10s to £l2, 3-year bullocks £6 7s Gd, 2-year steers good £5, dairy cows from £7 10s to £9, springing heifers £6 10s to £7 10s, fat wethers £1 3s to £1 ss, empty heifers £1 to £4 15s.