COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 76, 7 April 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, 28th nit., at Waiwakaiho yards, I had a full yarding of sheep and cattle and a good attendance of the public. Competition was dull for sheep, but a fair proportion ■Of the entry' ‘ was cleared at the, hammer or privately. Bidding on cattle was better, most lines being cleared as follows: Grade Jersey weaner heifers £2 Is (id to £2 12s .(Jtl, mixed, weavers £1 6s to £1 18s, empty 18-month heifers £2 18s 6d to £3 7s 6d, in-calf 18-month heifers £3 11s to £4 16,s 6d, ■ 15 to 18-month steers £3 to £3 7s 6d, dairy cows £6, ■store cows £3, os to £4 4s, fat cows £5 10s to £6 7s, bulls £3' 4s to £Bj goats 10s to 15s, lambs 7s Id to 8s 6d, f.m, ewes ,7s lid to 9s Bd, f.f.m. ewes 11s, 4-tooth ewes 16s, Lincoln rams % to 1 guinea, Romney rams 2. : guineas. On the same day at Whangamoraona [for my supplementary sheep fair and cattle sale I had a good entry and attendance with an improved demand throughout for most classes. I cleared the majority of the yarding a$ follows: WeapeivJieif.ers £1 11s 6d, weaner steers £1 17s, in-calf heifers £3 10s to £5, 20-month to 2-year steers £3 9s 6d to £4, 2 to 3-year steers £4 10s to £4 18s 6d, store and forward cows £3 os to £5, lambs 7s 7d- to 8s 10d,;-£f.m. ejyes(.lls,;f..m. |e\Vcs 'from 4s;tp,7s Bd, £.funs Ultoj 2 guineas,

otjieijs 11s ‘ y " '■ 1 . J)oughj£ n .py\, 31st nit., was , ykMing rtf ! which sold follows : jMixeil weaners* £1 8s Gd to‘£l los, small! IGs'to £Tls; ■store cows £2 6s to £3 7s Gd, forward and fat cows £4 Gs to £5 Is, 20-month steers £3 8s 6d to__ £3^ll§ Gd, bulls heifers £3 18s Gd to £4 os, lambs (best) ,8s 3d to 9s 9d, ■7d to 6s, ■ff|n.(fewes fe (Ml |oHjs ld| Culls 2s 3d | m4s 10d, -l-rootil We^l^s v 2 ; e^^ c J2s Gd, vl « v 'j t | TueiflkvjsnJsJh Afiffl,| at foiA- for imt& fortnightly' cattle' sale ; I htfd an entry of 800 h(riid of catatle .and 2.3oo.sheep> .Sbme-v«y riiceptns of forward and fat coateSSand weaners were yarded. BriVerri Were present from all parts ~oB„ they; district arid froln the'/l|in2/obitntry. Competition from tli£ was good and improved furtlief--during the sale, keen bidding bemglphiained for most lines, a very satisfactory clearance resulting. P-dice^.obtained as follows: — Wearier Jersey heifers from £2 5« to £2,.1,65)i well grown grade weaner heifers £2-to £2 4s, good grades £1 13s to £1 17s, smaller. £1 8s Gd to \£ 1, fls, best weaner steers £1 18s 6cl to £2, others £1 10s to £1 13s, mixed weaners (best lines) £1 14s to £1 18s Gd, small (or linqp containing bad coloured steers) £1 2s Gd to £1 9s Gd, ‘ Jersey weaner, steers 5s to 12s Gd, yearling steers £2 15s, 20months steers £3 12s, steers (with: some colour) £1 13s Gd, bulls £2 13s to £5 2s Gd, old cows 17s to £1 17s Gd, small store cows £2 5s to £2 17s, good store cows £3 4s Gd to £3 15s Gd, forward cows £4 Is to £4 •15s’ Cd-, fat cows; (choice) '. £6 12s Gd to £7, others £s‘4s to £G 9s, hue of fat maideri: ’heifers 6d, ! in-calf 20-inrtnth heifers’ £3 12s■ Gd to £4 12s ,(3d, 2-tooth ewes , 12s, 2-to6th wethers Oils 4d (both lines small) f jjaml)s 7s lOd •to 9s Gd, rams from 1 to 3i guineas, At Stony Biver on Wednesday, 2nd, I had a fair entry of cattle and about 510 lambs. The latter were in demand, a small pen of 40 shorn lambs in forward condition realising 10s 3d, arid a line of 470 were quitted at 9s 3d, a choice line of weaner Jersey heifers realised £3 15s, and a very keep competition was obtained for a fine peri of Shorthorn weaner steers on account of .Mr P. O’Sullivan, these being sold at £2 4s, other prices being; Jersey weaner heifers £3, grade weaner heifers £1 18s to £2, small £1 3s, weaner steel’s £1 12s. Gd to £1 los Gd, bad coloured £1 Is, mixed weaners £1 13s Gd to £2 0s Gd, springing heifers £5, in-calf heifers 20-month £3 15s to £4 7s Gd, aged cows £2 Is, store cows £8 Gs to £3 18s, fat cows £5 18s, good conditioned bulls £5 18s to £B, • small £3 los to £3 19s Gd, slip pigs IGS. - ■ , ■■