COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 65, 25 March 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

MATTHEWS, BENNETT AND CO.’S

REPORT

Matthews, Bennett and Co. report a full yarding of stock at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Coloured weaners were in good demand, hut all other stock were rather hard to quit at recent prices. We quote: Store cons £2 ids to £3 ss, forward do. £4 to £4 17s, coloured heifers /V.w.h. £4 18s, coloured weaners £3 3s to £3 11s, wearier heifers 32s to 38s, mixed do. 27s 6d to 335, inferior Ids to £1 Is, empty heifers £3 Is to £3 Gs, 4, and 6-tpoth ewes 12s 2d, f.m. ewes Gs Gd to 7s, culls 4s 3d to ss, lambs Gs Gd to 7s Bd, culls 3s Gd to 5s Id, rams (culls) Gs to Bs, others £1 Is.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY liepOrt.

) . ; f » ,i» f j‘ i , Oh Friday, loth instant, at my Waiwakaiho yards I had a good entry and attendance. The jpajority of the yard--ing was cleared at the following rates; Jersey wearier heifers £2 Is Gd to £2 7$ GjJ, ( grase hcnf<j\rs ,^1 13s Gd to £1 17s, Gd, coloured steOrs £1 2s to £1 10s, bulls £2 17s to £4 7s Gd, springing heifers £5 :j los to £7 10s, store cows up to £4 Ids, fat cows £5 ss, hoifcry in calf £4<3s to £4 12s Gd, dairy cows £6 15s to £7 10s, 20-month steers £3/45s .Gd, lamhspJs 10d ; ,, f.i.m.ewos 10s Gd, aged owes 5s 3d. y l ,-, ;jl , At Kaponga on the same day I had a faii'iCyarding tiHcl attendance. The enquiry utrs-i mbch quieter £llOll at rccehti sales, but a good proportion of the -.stock was-.-sold. Best weaners sold at from £1 16s Gd to £1 18s Gd, fair line £1 10s to £1 13s Gd, poor sorts £1 2s to’£T : 4s'6d, in-calf heifers £5, aged cows £1 9s to £1 13s, store cows £2 li.s’to £B:7s, forward fat cows £4 3s to £s,9s^forward bullocks £6 IGs, bulls £1 15s to £3 Is.

At Stratford yards on Tuesday I,Bth there was a good entry of both sheep and cattle,-/and the public were present in good numbers. Bidding opened poorly, but improved during the sale. Good weaner steers, Jersey wearier heifers, best conditioned cows and bulls \vere in demand. There was no inquiry for weedy or bad coloured weapers. The whole entry of sheep with one exception was cleared. I supply prices obtained: On account of Mr W. 0. Colson, G very choice Jersey weaner heifers, £3 13; on account of a Stratford client, a fine pen of 29 Shorthorn weaner steers, £2

■;bs; and on account of other vendors, weaner heifers (good lines) with colour £2 2s Gd to £2 15s, weaner steers £1 Is Bd, .15 to 20-month heifers r.w.b. £3 7s Gd to, £3 17s, 20-month heifers empty, £3 9s Gd to £3 16s, aged cows £1 10s to £2 ss, store cows £2 17s Gd .Jo £3 11s, forward and fat cows £1 to £6 11s, bulls fropi £4 2s Gd to £6 12s Gd, . spipll 18s to £3 7s Bd. springing heifers £6, 20-montb coloured steers £2 5s Gd to £3 3s, 21-year heifers in calf £5 Bs, bad coloured wcanens £1 to £1 2s Gd, lambs 8s Id to 8s 7d, mixed aged ewes 10s, aged owes Os to Gs Gd, fat ewes 13s, small lambs 3s Gd to Gs, 2-tooth rams 16s Gd. On Wednesday at Toko for an off day cattle came forward in good numbers, selling as follows: Bulls £1 12s Gd to ~6, small £2 to £3 12s Gd, mixed weaners £1 7s Gd to £1 14s, bad coloured 15s Gd to 19s Gd, aged £5, 2tooth ewes 14s, 2-tooth wethers 12s lid to 13s Bd, small wethers 9s 7cl, f.m. ewes 9s' 4d, l-tooth owes 15s,' lambs 7s, horse trap and harness £2O 10 s.

On the same day at' Stony River there, was a small entry of 150 head of cattle and 70 sheep. Practically everything was cleared at the following rates:—Empty heifers £3 11s, Jersey Aveaner heifers £2 10s, good pen of Aveaner steers £1 19s fid, mixed weaners £1 10s fid to £2 Os fid. small £1 3s to £1 ss, 20-month steers £3 7s fid to £3 10s, 20-month in-calf heifers £1 0s fid, store cows £2 4s to £3 18s, forAAard coavs up to £1 13s, fat coavs £5 11s to £6 7s, fonvard bullocks £7 11s, fat heifers £5 11s, bulls £fi to £7 ss, small £3 2s fid, springing heifers £6 10s to £fi 12s fid, good Avoolly lambs 10s 9d, small woolly lambs 9s Id, mixed forward sheep 10s fid, slip pigs Ss to 10s. Private sales for the week.—Weaner

heifers with colour £2 7s Gel, in call heifers £-5 us, 20-month empty heifers £3 8s to £3 12s Oil, 20-month steers £3 2s Od to £3 15s, forward cows £ 1 17s Od, fat cows £5 15s to £0 10s, vealcrs £1 15s, Romney rams 21 to 3 guineas, 2-tooth wethers 13s 4d to 13s Od, forward wethers 15s Od, lamhs 9s, 8s Od, 7s Del, 7s Od, and Os Id, 2-tooth ewes its Od, 0-tooth xo f.f.m. ewes 12s to 12. s Od, 4-tooth ewes 15s 9d. nice line of 2 and 4-tooth ewes 17s Od.