COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 82, 14 April 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. On Monday, 7th instant, at my Urenui yards I had a fair entry of sheep 1 Arid cattle. The enquiry was dull, WSVe especially for sheep, only one pen being cleared. A good number of weaners were yarded, and although a very few lines were sold at the hammer, I cleared- privately all except two lines<of second rate mixed cattle. Prices obtained were as follows Wearier heifers with some colour up to £.2 12s, grade including two pens hf Very choice Shorthorns -£1 19s to £2 Is, mixed weanWs'tel is 6d to £1 j Avcaner. stel-rs £1,,18s to' £1 19s ■’6H,, fefnpty and 20-iiroiitfi heifers £3 6s t ! W£3 'lls, 18-mbnth*steers £3"Bs to £3lls;‘st'otb cows up to £3 15s, fat cows (in de ! - man'dj' fibfxi £5 lsto £6^tfulls;£2Gtb; £6, 'Weis (d-Wdth'Wo f.tffiV lOsj' lldj'' Vtill ewes 3s 6d. On the same day at Tarata, for Mr James Pratt’s clearing sale, I had a good Tjie....ca'B:S---A'ere. small, being mostly second calvers, but were rsell competed for, and considering the time of vve^ as -.follows £4 10s to £B, bull £f3 s V >lolcpo 10s in-, calf jrplfers ,£4 luL. e hl r ySfderS £f, ueanV.r er steers ‘l7s, ‘ hiixid HieVj/'lls ioh. On account of other vendofs i 2,4, and 6-tooth ewes lls; 6d, rams 10s, 2-tooth withers ' ISfe TOd, ‘stor'c cUvs £2 17s, bulls £2 los’fo £3 f BS, 'small wearier heifers £l.

At Rahptu on Tucsday the Bth instant, for my cattle fair, there was a very big entry, all; pens, races and side paddocks btnng fully taxed. There was a splendid attendance of buyers from all parts of Taranaki, making competition good for all lines offered, practically the whole yarding of 800 head of cattle being cleared at the hammer. About 320 head of weaners were yarded, these meeting with a very keen demand. I supply prices: Choice coloured weaner heifers £3 Is Gd to £3 17s Gd, grade weaner HCifers £1 12s Gd to £2 2s Gd, mixed weaners (best) £1 12s Gd to £1 IGs, Sitfa'll or lines including bad coloured steers £1 Os Gd to £, 9s, weaner Steers £1 T3s to £1 £lfc, s mallei' £l/3* to £1 IDs, Jersey ],os to 10s Gd, empty 20-month heifers (very few yarded) £3 12s to £3 IGs, in-calf 20-month heifers £3 l-cs.Gd tp £4 4k, in-calf 24-ytar heifers,.,£p/,Bs Gd, weaner bulls £l,ss,' ,2-year sfecj-s £3 ; 19g, 18 steers, £3, 5s Gd to £3 12s, Jerseys .£1 11s £2 f 2J-vear steers £4 12s Gd to £o ss, 3 to 3 5-yeuy bullocks £6 2s Gd'to £6 Gs, springing heifers "£4 10s, dairy cows £6,' cows and calves £4, aged stoie cows 10s to £1 IBs Gd, small store cows £1 13s to £2 7s, store and forward cows £2 Us to £4, fat cova £6 to £G 7s, small £5 Gs to £5 15s (id, bulls small £3 2s to £4 10s, good conditioned bulls up to £7. Private sales.—Coloured weaner heifers £3 to £3 4s, mixed weaners £1 17s. omptv 20-months heifers £3 10s, £3 12s Gd, £3 15s, store cows £4 to £4 ss, fat cows £5 15s to £6 bulls £5 ss’ fat .bulocks £8 10s to ; '£9; dairy herds for forward delivery £8 to £lO IDs, in calf 2) to 3-year heifers £G ss, £G 3s, £5 15s, £5 10s, fat ewes Ms to 15c, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 16s Gd, IGs, 15s Gd, 15s 4d, 2-tootih wethc;:. 14s, lambs 8s Gd to 10s, rams £1 10s, 4-tooth ewes IGs 3d.