COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 57, 12 July 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES

[By Electric Telegraph —Copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 12.40 -p.m.) London, July 11. Woo] shows an improved tone, with prices unchanged.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 9th instant:—

As compared with last sales closing rates prices, are lower by about par to 5 per cent for Merino and inferior; and lower by about o per cent for crossbred scoured, medium greasy crossbred, coarse crossbred shpe, fine greasy crossbred and _ medium crossbred slipe. Competition for Merino continues active, and prices are firm, but for crossbred the market is slightly weaker.

WEBSTER, DOBSON AND COY'S

STOCK REPORT

At Strathmore sale there was a small yarding, competition quiet and small attendance. We quote: Store cows £2 17s 6d to £3 15s, lambs 7s 3d to 9s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 16s.

At Stratford sale wo had a good yarding and attendance, bidding being brisk throughout and practically everything was ©old at the hammer. Weavers (small) 24s to 30s, weaner steers 36s to 425, do. heifers 395, empty heifers £2 lis to £4 105,,m calf do. (small) £3 6s 6d, 18-months ( steerr, £3 6s 6d, lambs 6s Bd, store 'cows (old) 40s to 50s, fresh cows' £3 id £4 10s, fat and forward do. £4 15s to £5 7s 6d, fat do. £5 I.os to'£6 10s, dairy cows £6 15s to £B] IQs., At Mr C. Cleaver's,clearing sale at Mahoe there was a large attendance and good bidding throughout. Cows) young and earlj calyere made £9 ,to £l2 15s, slightly backward £6 to £8 10s, old cows £3 10s to £5 ss, weavers £1 12s, f.m. owes 12s 3d, gig £l2 15s, brake £33, sow 80s, horses £9 to £l6 15s. Implements and sundries sold at

good prices. At Mr I<\ E. B. Lovelock's sale at Waipuku, owing to tho Gxtrernely rough clay, there was only a moderate attendance, and competition for the cows, which were a nice lot, young >arly culvers, and in good condition. ' were patchy. Grade, cows (Jerseys) were eagerly sought after and sold at £ll 10* to £23, Shorthorn cows were dull, and portion onlv sold at £6 to £lO 10s, cows in milk £6 10s to £7 17s 6d, Jersey hulls £3 to £3 2s 6d, ewes 10s Id, cull do. 4s 10d, cull lambs 5s 2d, weaner steers £2 !3s, do. heifers £2, r | - ams ss, brake £25, j engine £l7, stare pigs 14s, wool press £lO o«,' roller!£l3'lss, drill.£9 10s, .sun- : dries sold; ;at usual prices: t-n) ; • At tyffljJ. Baker's: salej.! Croydon Road,. 'ifr|>jre was ;a goqdt'lattendance and' bidding throughout..; .Cows, iyoting jantl earj£, icalvers £8 ito£lo:ss, back:ward d».|[£s to £B, in calf'heifers. £5 ■'to,£6, ;\ysmer heiferac£2 aQd, dmlh £3 ■'2s.6d, Km|" s £-* 15s, store pigs 15s 6d' ',tb;:ij's,'ifqwls 2s 9d toy3js,'Sd. < ImpleiinenjliSj ajg sundries sojd at ;vsjUal rates.: J\{ Aii|Mtf|G. J, Warrender'swsalei.at jlfow'a&j&Jere was a Itjrge attendance!,' \pM\ >.igc.os| competition-., ; -j,Cows close, to profit £8 to £ll ss, backward d 6. £5 10s to £B, old.do. £5 to £6 10s, in calf heifers £5 25,6 d, weaner heif- •<«•»■ £B jIM, Jersajh-bifclltefkl :l2».'&fh, t© £s'Ts 6d, 2 year, filly £4 10s, milkcart horses £ls 10s to £ls 15s, spring trap £l4 15s. Implements and sundries sold weljl. •• >;.;::• !«>'.": .; , - We,- sepori active enxpHryi for stock • with- sales as; Allows .'-J^HEaifcr!cows £C 15s-; £7'"ps, £(? 'l2s 6d, ifat.heifers .£6 10s,'store .5&,..£'i 12s 6d,;3,year ibttlloeks .£6-.l'Osj-mixed 42s, 43s 6d, 455, heifers in calf £G ) ;12s 6d to £7, weaner steers 4%. 455, 48s v -iWeaner .heifers 405,;;;425! Od, 48s, 525, 60s, fat ewes 165.,3d to 17s 6d,,-2. tooth jw«frhei'B 16s, 4 and 6 tooth, d0.,,J.65, 'l6s. 6,d, 2 year steers £4 12s '6d', do.' £3 10s to £3 15s, empty heifers £3 3s to £3 15s, 2 tooth ewes 12s, lambs 9s 6d, 10s, lis Bd, 10s 4d, 9s 9d; '2s, 10s 3d, dairy cows £9, £lO 10s, £1?.

Newton King's Report

At Waiwakaiho yards on Friday, 4th inst.; thoi;e was a fair entry of cattle and a line of 100 lambs. Bidding; for most classes was good, dairy cows selling at satisfactory prices as follows:—Best cows close up, from £7 10s to £8 flOs, others later £5 5s to £7, store cows £2 10s to £3 13s 6d, forward, caws £4 to £4 18s, small fat cows £5 3s to £5 18s, good springing heifers £5 10s to £6 10s, bulls £2 10s to £2 lis, weaner.steers £1,175, empty 20-month heifers £3 6s to £3 17s, lambs 10s lOd. j ' ■■ ' At Toko on .A lon day, -store cows realised £2 5s to £4 Bs, fat heifers £4 17s 6d, weaner steers £l:l9s Bdj f.m. ewes 7s to 7s 6d, store pigs 32s 6d ; . On Tuesday, Bth inst;, at my Stratford yards, there was a good'entry; much in advance of ' late yarding, most classes of cattle and sheep feoffi £ ing forward in excess of advertised numbers. There was an excellent attendance of the public, 'buyers being present from all pai;ts"'of Taranaki; and as far south as Wanganui. Competition in the store cattle yards was good, from the commencement of the sale, the whole entry with the exception of three pens being sold, the majority at the hammer at prices in advance of late market rates, as follows:—Good lines of Yearling heifers £2 lis (3d, £2 lis, £2 9s, £2 6s 6d, good mixed yearlings £2, weaner to yearling heifers £1 10s to £1 14s, weedy weancrs 7s 6d to 17s 6d, empty 20-month Jersey heifers (good colors, but in poor condition) £1 7s 6d, in calf colored heifers (2-years) £5 to £5 10s, good grown 2-year Shorthorn steers £1 6s, bad colored or small 15month steers £2 lis to £2 17s 6d, bulls £2 10s, aged cows £2 3s to £2 15s, light 'st-ore cows £2 13 6d to £3 ss, good store cows £3 10s to £4 Is, forward cows £4 5s to £5 Is, prime fat empty .Holstein cows £8 3s, fat cows £6 "lis to £6 18s 6d, small £6 12s 6d, good line of in calf cows £4 Bs, fat heifers £5 6s, 3-year bullocks 65 6s and £5 7s, and £5 16s for a hue conditioned line, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 15s lid, 2, 4 and 6-tooth and f.m. ewes in lamb 15s Bd, 6-tootb and f.m. ewes in lamb 13s 4d. In the dairy yard.-; at the same time, T conducted clearing sales on account of Mr Mat; T. Phillips (pedigree Jerseys), and Messrs L. F. W. Carter and Fred Hamilton. Mr Phillips' pedigree cattle were offered first and sold under good bidding as follows:—Young pedigre: 1 cows from 37 to lOgns, aged 9 to 23gns, pedigree heifers 16 to 23gns, pedigree bulls -V, lo 20gns, according to age, clioice .Jersey heifers £7 ss. yearling grade heifers good' colored Jerseys £3 12s 6d to £! 10s. On account of Mr

L. F. W. Carter, young cows made from £7 15s to £8 15s, backward or

aged '£4 10s to £6. On account of Mr F. Hamilton best cows from £7 15s to £9. aged cows £4 os to £4 los, springing heifers £5 2s 6d to £6, small £3 to £4 10s. On account of other cendors £6 5s to £7 ss, springing heifers £5 os to £6 2s Gd.

At Stoney River on Wednesday, I had a good entry with a representative attendance. There was an improved demand for all classes, yearling, cows, and steers selling well, a good clearance being made as follows:—Nice line of Shorthorn yearling heifers, bred by Mr A. Gray, £2 15s, others (good with color) £2 6s to £3, good colored pens of Shorthorn yearling steers sold very readily at £2 10s and £2 13s, 'smaller yearling £1 lis to £1 14s 6d, aged store cows £1 13s to £2, store cows £3 2s to £3 18s, forward cows £4 2s to £4 17s, fat cows £5 los to £7 3s according to quality, guaranteed dairy cows £6 to £7 ss, choice Ayrshire heifers just calved £8 os. A good line of 1\ to 3-year heifers were offered on account Mi' E, Aylward, these realising from £3 5s to £5 17s 6d, late calvers same age £3 17s 6a, 18-month steers £3 13s to £4, 20-month to 2.J-year steers (well grown cattle) £4 los, heavy bull £6. Clearing Sales. —On Monday, 7th inst., at Te Roti, I had a good attendance for Messrs Haseltirie Bros/ sale, With good competition for the dairy cows, the best selling at from £lO to £l4, good .sorts £7 10s to £9 10s, late calvers or aged £5 5s to £6 15s, empty cows £4 2s 6d (making an average for the line of £9 5s Od). Bulls realised from £2 16s to £8 10s, milk waggon. £25, 5-year mare £2O ss, breeding sows £3. On Wednesday, 9th inst.,- at Toko, for Mrs M. V. Caskey's sale, '. there was an excellent attendance. The herd of cows was very mixed, there being a big number of aged cows, but, notwithstanding this, a very satisfactory average of £7 19s was obtained for tho ' lino. Best cows sold at from £B'lss ,to £ll 10s, bulls £3 to £4 10s, ; in calf I heifers £4 10s to £7, yearlings £2 ,9s, Toko Factory Shares 7s 6d, 8-year maro £l7 10&* gelding £7, breeding ' sows £5 2s 6d and £5 ss, boar £1 17s ,6d, empty sow £2 2s, cart £B, sundries at satisfactory prices. On Thursday, 10th inst., notwithstanding the very rough day, there was a very largo attendance at Warea for Mr McDonald's clearing sale. Tho herd of cows were mostly right into the Ayrshire, but some of them car? ried rather much age. Competition was good throughout, excellent prices being obtained, the herd of cows, which besides the aged cows contained a lot of small second calvers, averaged £7 15s. I supply prices:—Best dairy cows up to £lO ss, 2nd grade £6 15s to £7 los, aged £3 15s to £5 ss. bull £5 ss, in calf heifers-£5.256d to £p 17s 6d, mixed.weaners £1 15s, 6-year roan gelding £36 10s,' aged mare £ls ss. Cambridge toller £lO, ; s.f. plough £7 15s) chain harrows *£s;.Lss, •l-seater gig £9,, sundries at satisfactory'price's. ,'I ". . ; ~, , , j t Private , 'Sales,—The enquiry during the week Ih'as been,much improved, and! satisfactory sales have been made at prices (with the exception of i in ca]f heifers) in advance of data taarr ket rates ..I <jnose i-r-Fat, - cd,ws , £6. ss,' yearling' heifers £2 : 7's, 15 and ,18month steers £3' 4s to £3"9,5,' good Shprthora 2-year' 'steeYsT £4 "t'd £4 'S.V for a fine We, 2f t<fP#e&* steers 1 £s,' dairy cows £9, £8 10s, £8 os, £B, £7 10s (improved enquiry), in calf heifers 3-year-olds £5 10s, ewes in lamb good 4 and ,6rtooth line 18s, 4-tooth upwards Tss' 6d, 15s 3d,"'lss; Us Gd, 14s 3d, 14s, culls 10s to 12s, hoggets, in strong demand 12s 3d, lis 6d, 10s (3d, Ids. 9,5, fat wethers £l,.to;,£Lss, LOST— Ijn .fortnight , jm agp, a. ;Carved Bone Brooch. i)"indei - j pjease, -leave at this office. .