COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 78, 6 August 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

WEBSTER, BOBSON AND CO. S STOCK REPORT. It our Stratford sale on Tuesday we had a full yarding of stock and large attendance, competition was good throughout arid most of the stock changed hands 'either at the hammer or afterwards. We quote: Weaners, small 30s to 395, weaner steers 45s to 52s 6d, do heifers 41s to 50s, weaner heifers colored 45s to £2 19a Cd, empty heifers £3 5s to £4 10s, heifers in calf £3 los to £5 12s 6d, springing heifers £6 10s, store cows (old) 35s to 47s 6d, fresh cows £3 9s to £1 17s 6d, dairy cow* and heifers £6 to £8 10s.

At Messrs A. and J. R. West's clearing Bale there was a large attendance and keen competition throughout, the herd being in pink of condition, the implements, traps, etc., being well cared for. sold well. Young cows and early calvers £lO to £l2 10s, more backward do. £8 to £lO 10s, older cows £6 to £9, empty do £3 10s to £5 ss, in calf heifers £4 5s to £6 ss, empty heifers' £3 lis, 4-year Holstein bull £ls, yearling do. £3 5s to £4 ss, weaner Holstein heifers £4 2s 6d, yearling filly £7 ss, 2-year filly £l2 15s, bay mare £l6 10s, brown do. £l3, harness £5 los, spring cart £9, Cortland £2O, waggon and harness £37, gig and harness £25 7s 6d; drill £3O, plough £4 15s, disc £7, harrows £4 ss, roller £4 ss. sundries and furniture at usual prices. At Mr C. Jago's clearing sal© on 23rd July there was n good attendance and bidding throughout was good. The dfiiry herd was in fine condition and chiefly early calvers. Young cowf made £9 to £l2 ss, later calvers £7 to £lO, older cows and three teaters £4 10s to £5, bull £2 los, in calf grade Jersay heifers £7 to £9, Jersey weaner heifers £3 12s 6d, pedigree Devon sow

£9 9s, sows in pig £8 os to £8 10s. boar 30s, Jersey bull £.5 ss, Midliirsl Factory shares 17s, horse £25. We also sold on account Mr F. Wellington a nice line of in calf Jersey heifers, these selling at £5 17s 6d to £B. On 24th July, at Rugby Road, wc held n clearing sale On account Mr G. H. Harrison, there being a good attendance and keen conieptition. Harrows .23 sa, d.f. plough £ll 15s, waggon £5, mare £l9, pigs £1 7s, sow and litter £B, young and early cowt-; £lO t> £l3 fig-," later cows £7 10a to £lO, eld and three testers £3 5s to ££• 10s, Leiforg £6 15a, empty heifers £2 Is, yearling bulls 37s 6d. We als<. sold on account Mr J, T. Hughes, cows, £3 %i 6d to £8 ss, weaner Holsteh bulls 35s to £2, bulls. £3 10s. ,

On Ist August wo held a sale oniac-j count of Messrs Hancock Bros., Opunake 'Hoadv There was 1 a good attendance and bidding was ke'en throughout.) Trap £9, harn'ch3"£o.2s"'.6clj-niare £l2,> sows. £2 to' £],'. ifetti* £3 16s]' youiiK-' ccw* £J to' £l2 'lOsi later cows £7 to £9, old do. and three tetters £3 to £8 10s. A quantity o!' sundries on account of Mr"E'irkpatrick, made ordinary prces. Pi-irate Sale*.—We report keen enqury a &d good busness, a large qUfenl tity ! of.-itock ,cb.angi.ng,-iiin l d9* l :—S-y'eai" Shornhqrn in calf heifers' £&'los, £8 ss ' 2-year heifers in.calf £sl7#6flj £5 iOs." £5 lfis, hoggets 10s 10s 9d, 12s, 12s 6d, 12s:Jd, 40s '3d 12a 6d r f.m. ewes in lattlb 15s Gd, 16s : . 15a 6d, 15s, 13s 3d, 14s 6d, weaner coh ored heifers £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 10s, £3 6s, wcaner steers £2 10s, £2 15s, £2 16s 6d, 50s, 2-year steerg £3 15s, £4 3s, 2£-year steers' £4 lfis, dairy herds' £9, £lO 10s, £l2, £lO 155," mixed weaners 455, 465, 37s' 6d, fat bullocks £B, fat sheep 21s, 18s, fat cows £7 ss. £5 15s, £0 10s, empty heifers £3 14s. £3 IoV, fresh and forward cow's £3 10s. 77s 6d, £4 2s'6d, '9os, colored heifers in calf £6' 15s, £7 10s; £6' 15s, 3year bullocks £6 7s 6d, £7, £5 15s, £6