COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 93, 26 April 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, 18th April, at Kaponga, I offered a big yarding of stock to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was good for all lines. Jersey weaner heifers made from £2 3s to £2 13s 6d, weaner heifers £1 13s to £1 16s 6d, small £1 2s 6d to £1 8s 6d, mixed 17s to £1 3s 6d, fat cows £5 o& to £6 2s, forward cows £4 to £4 15s, store,cows £2 12s to £3 11s 6d, aged cows £1 4s 6d to £1 12s 6d, stags £1 17s 6d to £3 15s, bulls £2 10s to £6.

At Urenui, on Monday, 21st inst., I had a good entry of catle and 950 sheep. Buyers were present in good numbers-from all parts, making fair competition for most lines. Jersey Holstein weaner heifers made from £2 9s to £2 15s, grade heifers £L'ls«'to' £l 16s’ weaner steers up to £2’lsV 'small mixed iveariefa£l 65,“2 and ‘2J year in calf heifers (coloured) £5 to. £6,’ 1 blkpty; 20 rnOrith heifets £3 ‘ll s‘ 6d, 20 month steers (coloured) £2-3s’ to £2"l7s 6d, 24 year steers £4 lOs to £4 19s, fat 24 year bullocks £6 11s fat cows £5 3s to £5 13s, store cows £2 to £3 16s/ bulls £4 to £5 2s Gel, fat heifers £4 15s, lambs 8s to 10s 6d, culls 4s to 5s 4d, forward and fat ewes 13a 6d, fat ewes 14s; fat wethers 16s 7d, 2 tooth ewes 13s 2d, 4 tooth ewes 14s 4d, small 2 tooth wethers 10s B,d, good "wethers 14s Id, 6-tooth ewes 10s 9d, cull ewes 3s, Tuesday, 22nd, at Rahotu, there was a fair yarding and attendance :— Wegner heifers made from £1 6s to £2 3s, colored £2 15s, weaner. steers up to £2 0s 6d, store cows £2 17s 6d to £4 12s 6d, bulls £4 10s to £lO 2s 6d, weaner bulls £2 4s.

Clearing Sale.—On Friday, 18th inst., I conducted a sale at Kahui Road, Rahotu, on account Mr Charles Crisp:—Dairy cows sold at from £6 15s to £ll ss, aged £3 15s to £4 15s, fat cows £5 15s, pedigree Ayrshire bull 16 guineas, weaner heifers £1 16s, weaner Ayrshire steers -1 Bs.

Private Sales for the Week.— Weaner heifers £2 ss, weaner steers £1 18s ;Gel, grade weaner heifers £1 I «>- • 15s and £1 16s, Jersey in calf 2-ycar heifers (very choice lines) £7 5s to £8 10s, bulls £5 ss, fat cows £5 15s, nice line of 2)-year in calf heifers £6 10s, f.f.m. ewes 11s Od to 12s, f.m. ewes 7s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 16s, 4tooth ewes 14s 4d, lambs 7s 9d to 10s, culls 3s, rams 15s.

MATTHEWS, BENNETT AND

CO.’S. REPORT,

Messrs Matthews, Bennett and Co. report there was a fair yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Calves made from £1 5s to £1 14s, coloured heifer calves £2 12s to £3 ss, in calf heifers £3 12s 6d to £4 15s, store cows £2 4s tb £3 17s, bulls £2 15s to £4 10s, f.m. ewes 5s Bd. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO’S REPORJ. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited)! Stratford Branch, report as follows;:*— 1 • On Wednesday, 16th April, we held our usual monthly sale in our Kohuratahi yards, when wo had a yarding of 343 cattle and 44.0 sheep. Bidding was rathhr dull, but we sold several pens after the sale. Prices were as follows:

Weaners 33s to 38s, 18-month steers £3 5s to £3 1 Is 6d, heifers in calf £3

10s to £4 ss, 20-month empty heifers £3 Bs, cow calved £6 10s, bull £3 16s, lambs 10s, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 14s lOd, 2-tooth wethers 13s 7d, 2,4, 6, and f.m. owes 8s 6d,

Oh Tuesday, 22nd inst., wo held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when we had a full yarding of 690 cattle and 4 pens of sheep. Bidding was quiet, but all the small linos were sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices. Prices'were as follows:—Colored weaner heifers 42s to 595, small weaners 15,s to 21s, medium weaners 25s to 335,. IS-aicatu

empty heifers £3 8s to £3 12s, 18month stners £3 10s to £3 16s 6d, heifers in calf £3 16s to £4 4s, 2j-year heifers in calf, Shorthorn sorts, £4 17s 6d to £5 10s. A nice lino of Holstein heifers in calf £7 17s 6d, a lino of Jersey heifers £7 2s 6d, store cows £2 to £3 13s, forward cows £3 15s to £4 7s Gd, bulk £2 15s to £4, lambs 8s Gd, f.m. ewes 5s Gd to 7s 7d. Since last report, wo have sold a considerable quantity of stock privately at the following prices:—2-tooth wethers 13s 6d, 13s 9d to 14s 2d, lambs 8s 6d, 9s and 9s 3d, and 11s 3d for ewe lambs, 6-tooth ewes 12s 6cl, 2tooth ewes los to los 6d, 18-month steers £3 4s, £3 7s 6d, £3 10s and £3 16s 6d, 18-month empty heifers £3 ss, £3 7s, £3 8s (kl, £3 12s, weaners 30s, 365, 37s 6d, and 395.