COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 46, 30 June 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

-a Newton King’s Weekly Report. On Friday, 20th hist., at my Wai- | wakaiho yards, there was a fail en- , 'try of cattle including an improved I number of dairy cows, which sold [ under good competition as follows: —j Best guaranteed dairy cows £7 2s 6d to £9, 2nd grade £6 2s 6d tc £6 12s led, aged or poor £4 to £5 ss, spring--1 iug ht ifor.s £6 12s 6d to £7 os, prices I for other stock were: Store cows £2 115 sto £3 IGs, in calf heifers £4 16s 1 6d to £5 10s 6d, forward bullocks £6 j 118 s, bulls £3 Is, weaner steers £2, i colored weaner heifers £3. j At Douglas, on Monday, I had a igood entry and demand for all classes j except and older steers, weanors and yearlings sold well, store cows made from £2 IGs to £4 2s, forward and fat cows £4 7s 6d to £6 10s, springing heifers £5 to £6 17s 6d, dairy cows (forward) £7 2s 6d to £9 10s, late caivers £5 to £6 ss,’ empty 20-month heifers £2 7s 6d, JerseyHolstein weaner to yearling heifers £2 14s to £3 ss, grade weaner to yearling heifers £2 Os 6d to £2 3s, mixed weaners to yearlings £1 16s, 20-month to 2-year steers £3 15s 6d, bad colored £3, f.m. ewes in lamb (poor) 5s to Bs. / On Tuesday at my Stratford yards I had a small entry,the majority being cleared at satisfactory prices. Weaner heifers made £1 16s 6d, gopd colored heifers £3, weaner steers,■ good, £2, empty 20-month heifers £3j7s to £3 7s 6d, in calf colored heifers £5 to £5 9s, choice Jersey heifers'£7,'2s- - steers £4 18s 6d, store cows'£3 5s to £3 12s, small fat cows £5 Is to £5 Bs, forward bullocks £6, good conditioned 2s-year steers £5 9s. On Wednesday at Stony River there was a fair entry including several pens of p»od in calf heifers, for which therf was only a fair inquiry. Other clasps of cattle sold'at prices slightly in advance of late sales, best weaner to yearling heifers made from £1 15s to £2 4s, weaner steers £1 16s 6d. mixed weaners £1 15s, in calf heifers £5 17s 6d to £6 12s 6d, 20-month and 2-year steers well grown line but several colored £3-13s 6d, dairy cows £6 5s to £6 12s 6d, store cows £2 6s 6d to £3 15s, ewes in lamb, 4,6, and f.m. 14s. On account of Mr A. Gray, who has sold his farm, a nice line of 2-year in calf heifers, all by a Momahaki, pedigree Shorthorn f bull, and well grown, realised £5 16s, '2-*yeat Shorthorn bull £4, chestnut mare £26. bay gelding £25 10s, pair bullocks and dray £3O 10s, hack £4 IQs, spring cart £l3 155.. • j ’ CLEARING SALES.' ; , ; On Friday, 20th inst.,.cfojr Mr 8., Long’s clearing sale there wajs a good attendance of buyers. Thsj liord' Contained some very choice cpwe, arid! also a good number aged and data calVefs. Bidding throughout was gppcj, a very satisfactory ( of £9, .7/$ being obtained for the dairy herd. Choice cows sold at from £l3 lip to £l7. good cows from £8 15s ( jto £l2 ss, late caivers £6 to £7 10s,', agocT, empty or very late caivers £3 to £5 6s, weaner heifers £2 2s 6d, bulls £2 10s , to £4 10s, IQft,; Mg,gelding £7 IQi=!, £l4plss z'jeat polt £6, 10s, ahp ~pigs 1Q$ V irfebding ?ows to.£3 2s Od,| gig £7 w -nilk cart £ls 10s, cart harness.£2 lOg, from' 4s to 6s. f.r, ( 'f ’ At .Kap.uni, on Monday, 23rd 1 iiist., for Mr A. F. Davidson’s Sijdb) there was a good attendance of the public. I had good competition for the' dairy herd, choice cows selling at tjom £ll 10s to £ls, good cows £8 10s to £ll, aged or late caivers £5 5s to £7 ss, making an average for the 35 cows of £9 10s, gelding (8 years old)’brought £27 10s, bay mare £24, milk waggon £3O, disc harrows £4 15s, hay rake £4 15s, plough £4 15s, Jack £3 7s 6d, scoop £1 15s, gig „£22 10s. f' • On Thursday, 26th inst„ I held a very successful sale on account of Mrs John Reeve, Egmont Village, probably the best sale held in. this district. There was an excellent attendance of the public and the dairy herd being well-known and in fine condition, sold under brisk Competition. A few very choice 2 year heifers were offered, these selling very readily. Horses, implements, and furniture sold at satisfactory prices. Choice dairy cows brought from £l2 5s to £ls, best cows close to profit £9 to £ll 10s, backward cows £7 10s to £8 ss, averaging £lO 5s for the herd, a cows £4 tp £4 15s, colored weaner heifers £2 lls, springing heifers £8 5s to £9 15s, 2 year Jersey bull £5 ss, store cows £3 15s to £4 7s 6d, bay gelding £25, hay mare £22 ss, aged gelding £l3 10s, stack hay £l3 10s, hack £5 ss, store pigs £l, spring dray £lO, dog cart £lO 10s, disc harrows £6 10s, Massey drill £lO, mower £ll, Booth plough £4 15s.