COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 86, 18 April 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Newton King’s Weekly Report. On Friday, 12th inst., at Waiwakajho yards, I had a fair entry. Good conditioned cows -were in demand. Weaners did not meet with as good competition as of late although some very nice pens were entered. Weaner steers sold at from £1 4s 6d to £1 9s 6d, grade weaner heifers £1 14s to £1 18s, Jersey weaner heifers £2 11s 6d to £3 9s, 2-year steers £4 4s, bulls £2 2s to £5, empty 15 to 18-month heifers £3 2s to £3 10s, in calf 20month heifers £3 12s 6d to £4 2s, Jersey springing heifers £7 10s, Jersey in calf heifers £6, store and forward cows up to £4 7s, fat cows £5 10s to £5 15s, f.m. ew.es 7s to 8s an f • ..I 6d.

On Monday, at Toko, there was a small 'entry, whicll sold as follows: — Mixed weaners £1 3s to £2 ss, weaner steers £l’ Is to £1 8s 6d, weaner heifers £1 Hs 6d to £3 ss, according to quality, store cows £3 2s 6d to £4, bulls £6 12s 6d, in calf heifers £5 ss, forward ewes and wethers 13s, 4 and 6-toooh wethers 15s 3d.

For my fortnightly sale at the Stratford yards there was a good entry of 950 head of , cattle and 9321 sheep. Bidding for cattle was slack except for colored Jersey heifers, cows and bulls. Sheep, met with a good demand, the wtyojo' entry (with the exception of one pen .of wethers, cleared Iqter in the <hay),‘|)eing sohj at the hammer. Prices, tyereClnpice Jersey weaner heifers, up to £3 6s, grades £1 9s 6d to £1 17s 6d, weaner steers £1 11s to £1 165,, had colored weaner steers 17s, 15-month steers, small £3 to £3 2s 6d, empty heifers £3 10s to £3 16s, in calf heifers £3 5s to £4 4s, good, conditioned h u hs £7 10s 6d to £8 &s, 6d, fair; sized hulls £5 5s to £6, small £2 to £2 Is, small store co\ys £1 17s to £2 15s, store cows £3 5s to £5 15s, forward cows £4 Is to £4 16s, fat cows £5 12s 6d to £6 ss, 2|-year steers, with some Jerseys £4, 3-year bullocks £5 15s, springing heifers £6 10s, weaner to 15-month heifers £2 19s 6d, lambs 8s 9d, 8s 6d, Bs,2d, 8s Id, 6s sd, 2-tooth wethers 13s 9d, f.m. ewes 5s 2d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 14s lOd, forward . ewes and wethers 13s 2d.

On Wednesday, 16th insfc., at Stony iliver, I had a good : entry of cattle, and about 150 lambs- . Weanor steers made from about £1 10s jtjo £1 1/s 6(1 j weaner heifers good £2 Os Gd to £2 19s 6d,,, mixed weaners £1 13s to £1 18s 6d, i fat cows 5s i6d to £5 10s,, forward cows £4 4s to. £4 16s> storp .cows £2 11s 6d to £3 12s 6d, empty 20month heifers £3 10s to £4, in call

20-moiv h heifers £8 ■ -10 s, . springing heifers £6, bulls £3 15s to £lO 2s 6d, store ’ i igs £1 1 etfesi 54tobtk w ethers 15s 4d, lambs 5s 8d to ( 9s 65,,. Clearing Sale.—At Omata on Monday for Mr F. J. Bovett’s clearing salp,, there was a large ...attendance. Bidding for lines offered was good. Young dairy cows made from £8 10s to £ll, aged cows £3 to £6 10s, threequaijter cdfys £5, •prs £3 dr 6d, 'Hol#fh hefferV, fealyea'p£] rk, hdtrows £8; "dray £4 VBS, liull £6:'lOs;‘.'Omata factory shares 11s, White * Leghorn pullets up to 4s! 4‘d‘. On account other vendors: Nice line Of weaners £2, forward cows £4 16s, store cow£ £2 10s to £2'l6s,‘Jersey-weaner heifers £3 ss, small mixed weaners £1 BS.: ; / 1 Private Sales.—Dairy herds £lO 10s, £lO, £B, 2 to 3-year choice Jersey in calf heifers £7 17s 6d, bulls £4 to £5 10s, Jersey yeaner heifers £3 ss, mixed weaners £l 17s, 20-months steers £3 17s 6d, 3i to 4-year bullocks £7, fat bullocks £B, fat cows £5 15s to £6 ss, lambs 10s 3d, 10s, 9s 3d, Bs, is lOd, small 6s 6d, 2-tooth wethers 13s 6d to 14s 6d, fine line, of 2-tooth wethers, very well done 16s, fat ewes 14s 6d to 15s, fat wethers 16s 6d, rams UgnS.