COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 73, 31 July 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

ME NEWTON KING’S STRATFORD WEEKLY EE POET.

At the Haymarkcfc on Saturday last i had a full yarding of pigs. There .vas a large attendance of buyers, and good enquiry for all classes, and prices ruling were about par with last sale. I quote slips and weaners 7s id to lbs 6d, small stores 18s tid to 21 3s, medium do. £1 7s 6d to £1 13s, sows £5 12s 6d, calves 12s 6d to lOs, mower £4 10s, milk cart £l2 10s, dough £2 12s 6d, dog cart £l2 12s, sundries at usual rates. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO’S. REPORT. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile So., Ltd:, Stratford 'Branch, 'report .is follows:Oik Tuesday, 29th Inst., we held our usual fortnightly dale in our .Stratford :ards, when thefi' was: a fair entry of 265 head of cattle, mostly farmers’ ines, and as we had two or three outiido buyers from Ohura, etc., most of he stock sold readily at advanced •ates. The following prices wore •ealised :—Yearling steers 45s to 55s id, ■ yearling heifers''4os 6d to 55s

id, 'yearling heifer's,; 'showing Jersey Tolstcih cross 52s 1 Gd to 655, Holstein •carting bulls up to £4 3s, 20 month deers 63s to 70s; 2 to 2] year steers Us to 975, bulls' ‘Bss, store cows 56s o 69s 6d, forward cows 85s to 115 s. In he dairy yards, several small lines f dairy cows were offered, but did not ttract keen'bidding; owing no doubt 0 their unknown milking qualities, lowever, owners met the market and aost of the cows were disposed of at ho following rates: —£s to £7 10s, i-teaters 67s Od to 80s, Jersey quality ip to £lO. Wo held our usual monthly sale of vool, sheepskins, hides and tallow on t'uesday, 29th inst. There was a fair ataloguo, but owing to the recent fall in values only a small attendance f buyers present, bidding was dull, nd not up to what we considered lull mrket value. We passed in most of lie wool and several lines of good kins. Sheepskins in good condition lade from sld to G',d per lb, medium •ooled olgl to 5Jd per lb, half grown vool 3d to 4d per lb, greenskins up to "d each, small salted Is 6d each, damged Is 3d each. Wool.—Good clean crutchings made p to 7d per lb, but medium lines ealiscd from old to 5 ; Jd, cross-bred xmbs wool from 7d to 8d for packages, mtted fleece, dingy GUI per lb, horse air Is Gd per lb, ox hides up to 7id er lb, yearling hides 6Jd to Gfd per calf skins, no real good lines in, aade from Gfd to 9fd per lb, rendered allow 19s to 22s Gd per cwt. Since we last reported we have done 1 largo amount of business in the pad'ock lor all kinds of stock at inreased values, more especially sheep, or which there appears to be an unatisfied demand. Patldock sale pries are as follows:—Hoggets 9« 6d, Is 9d, J2s to Pis Gd, wethers, fat and orward 20s. ewes 13s Gd, 14s 9d, 6®, ids 9d to 17s Gd, 20 months steers Tom 55s to G7s Gd, 30 months steers )5s to 100 s, springing ’heifers £5, £G Os, £6 12s Gd, coloured yearling* heifers 70s, 82s Gd, 91®, mixed yearlings 535.

T. I. LAM A SON’S WEEKLY SALE. Last Saturday 1. held my usual veokly sale with a large attendance >f the public and also an exceptionally large entry of poultry, furniture, etc. f quote as follows:—Hons Is (Id to fir lucks Is fid to 2;s 7d, turkeys (5s to ts, geese Its, potatoes fis to Ss fid, •abbage 2s Id to 2s fid per dozen, •auliflower .‘ls to fis fid per dozen, jarrots 2s fid to fis per sack, parsnips 2s to 2s fid -per bag, furniture and sundries at usual auction prices.