COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 40, 23 June 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Friday, 13tb inst., at ray Kaponga yards, there was a small entiy, which was sold as follows:—Store cows (small or aged) £1 12s to £2, good stores and forward cows £3 7s to £4 19s, fat cows £7 2s to £7 3s, mixed weaners £1 6s 6d to £1 13s Gd, heifers in calf £4 10s, mare and foal £ll ss. At Rahotu, on Monday, 16th (an off day) there was a fair entry, the whole of which, with the exception of two lines of in ,calf heifers, being cleared at the following rates: —Weaner steers (roug|i).£i los to £1 16s, good £2, weaner heifers £1 12e 6d to £1 los, heavy Shorthorn bull £7, yearling Jersey bulls £1 los, small store or aged cows £1 2s 6d to £2, store cows £2 los to £3 os, forward cows £4 2s 6d to £o ss, springing heifers £4 17s 6d, nice line of 2J- year Holstein heifers all showing well forward and in fine condition, £8 2s 6d.

Ou the same day at ray Urenui yards, there was a small yarding, selling as follows :—Springing cow (guaranteed) £B, springing heifers £4 2s 6d to £6, tows and calves £4 T2s 6d to £5 2s 6d, fat cows £6 3s 6d to £6 los, bulls £2 10s, forward and small fat cows £o to £5 10s, store cows £2 17s 6d to £3 10s, lambs 8s Gd. v CLEARING SALES.

On Thursday, 12th inst., at Stratford, I had a very successful sale on account of ’ Messrs Wickham -Bros.,® There was a fine attendance of "thepublic, making good competition for all lines; offered as follows; —Butcher’s carts £9 to £l7, old £5 10s to £6 10s, long shafted gig £8 2s 6d, milk cart £5 2s 6d, beef cart £9 10s, chain harrows £4,. breeding sows £4 17s 6d. hoar £T 12s 6d, chestnut geldings, “Tom” £22 10s, “Espiner” £22, bay gelding “Zambuk” .£2O, black mare “Brownie” £l6 10s, bay gelding “Major” £2B, ■ bay gelding “Hobby” £36, and other farm and butcher’s cart horses from £9 to £l9 10s.’Dairy cows, only a grade herd, but having shown good factory returns, sold at from £7 10s to £l3 ss, late calvers or aged £5 to £6 5s (averaging £8 15s for the line), in calf heifers £4 10s.to £6 10s, specially choice £8 12s 6d and £8 15s.

On Friday, 13th, at my Stratford yards, I conducted a sale on accountof Mrs H. J. Richmond and W. Saywell, both well-known Midhirst Jersey bleeders. There was a very rep-, resentative attendance of buyers from all, parts of the district-, ( g^t’T>factory prices being obtained for tlie whole catalogue., , Pedigree ( Jersey cows> made up'lo 59gns., pedigree heifers up. To 28gns., pedigree bulls. up. ten 27gx»A grade cows ' up. to £l2, f&eaners *34s tq’sVs 6d, ~ I m

' At f Dpha -Road, (s>iih‘ake, oil "\Yedhesday 1 , 1 I attendaheg oFflie’ public. Owihg tß'the‘shortness of fefefcl l fh ' this difeibfc, Competitionwas not so keen as at former sales, although a fair average price was maintained throughout. The herd of. 33 cows and heifers averaged just over £7, weaner heifers made £2 7s, Jersey weaner steers 14s, Jersey bull £2. OnTtcconnt of other vendors'dairy chws sold up-to £B, cows in 'milk some nionths and-empty £-3 ss. A dine of mixed weaners, mostly heifers; ■£2 2i, heavy 4-year drhnght unare £33.

On the isame daw-en > the Palmer Road, Kaponga, for Mr S. McNeill’s dealing sale, the heixl of 47.idkiry cows, cows, which -included a good number of aged ; cows, - sold at- front £8 to £l3 ss, aged or,.late calvers £4 5s to £6 15s, making an average for the line of £8 ss, weaner,heifers realised £2 6s ; , bull £5,; breeding sows £2 10s to £3, boar £1 12s 6cl, grey gelding £25, bay gelding £3O, spring cart £l6 ss,.harness £4 15s, drill £26 10s, disc harrows £9, plough £6 10s, chain harrows £3 2s 6d.

At Kaponga, on Thursday, 19th inst, for Mr 4- Hi Steiner’s sale, there was a very' large attendance of the public, buyers arriving in big numbers from all parts, including a big contingent from the south. Mr Steiner’s herd of 75 cows were without doubt a fine line, reflecting great credit on the vendor in his careful attention each year towards improving his herd and turning out the duffers. Bidding was very keen for all cows offered, the highest price obtained being £lB. A good number of fine Jerseys and Holsteins were amongst the herd, these selling at top prices. The average of £l2 4® per head for the herd of 75 c'pvvs constituting'a record for this time of the year for Taranaki, and indeed, will be a hard price to jieat when feed is more plentiful. Best cow®, early calvers, sold at from £l4 to £lB, and from £lO 10s to £l3, late calvers £7 5s to £9 10s, pedigree Jersey bull, “Jack Johnson,” 19gn®., grade Jersey bull £5, mixed weaners £1 14 s, Kaupokonui Dairy shares 15® and 16s Gd, 2 year filly £i6 10s, foal £l3, nine year gelding £24, unbroken mare £l4 10s, 6 year mare £35 10s, mare in foal £27 10s, breeding sows £2 17® Gd to £3, store pigs 17s to 18s, drill £26, tip dray £l4, milk wagon £32,. ja.qks £3 10s to £3 15s, mower £lO, disc harrows £5 ss, s.f. plough £4. Private sale®.—Since mp last report I have sold privately as follows: —Fat cows £6 15s, £6 10s, £6 ss, and £6, cow® and calves £6, vealers £2, bulls £8 Bs, 2J year in calf heifers (picked lines) £6 10®, £6 8s 6d, £6 7s and £6, forward cows £4 10s to £5, mixed weaners £2 7s 6d, forward bullocks £7 2s 6d to £8 15s, dairy herds from £9 10s to £l2', the higher priced herd being a choice line of Jerseys, ewes in lamb at from 10s Gd to 15s, fat wethers in big lines and in good demand from 17s Gd to £l, store weth-

ers 13s to 15s 9d, lambs ('good enquiry) 10s Gd, 10s, 9s Gel, 9s 3d, 9s, 8s 6d, also (several fields of turnips at from £2 10s to £3 5s per acre.