COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 82, 11 August 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

XEWTOX KIXG’S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Friday, Ist inst., at my Waiwakaiho yards, 1 had a good entry ol stock', a good number being dairy

cows and heifers, for which there was an improved market. Store catth. sold, under keen competition as follows:—Yearling steers, best, £2 J2s Gd to £2 15s Gd, smaller £1 13s to £1 119 s, yearling heifers from £2 7s G:J |to £3 Is, 20 months empty heifers |£3 13s Gd to £4 IBs Gd for good color, |bulls £1 10s to £o ss, aged working ibullocks £9 15s, store cows £3 to £1 I Is, forward cows £1 7s to £5 2s Gd, fat cows £5 13s to £6 10s, heifers calved £6, springing heifers, choice Jerseys up to £9, good £5 12s Gd to £6, poor £3 15s to "£4'los, dairy cows from £6 10s to £8 log, aged or culls £3 2s Gd to £4 ss, hoggets 10s. At Toko, on Monday, 4th inst., there was an improved yarding am a good clearance was effected as follows Yearling heifers £2 19s Gd, store cows (aged) £2 9s, good storf cows £3 11s Gd to £4 2s Gd, forward cows £4 17s to £5 Bs, dairy cows £4 15s to £6 2s Gd, fat cows £7 15s. springing heifers £5 10s to £/ 15s.

On Tuesday, sth August, for nr usual fortnightly cattle sale, T had r fair entry of 560 ■store cattle, 130 dairy cattle and 361 sheep in my Stratford yards, with , a fine attendance from all parts. There was a stroup demand with keen competition, result ing in a further advance in value* for all classes of cattle. ,'Jii the .dairy pens springing heifers sold vein readily at prices easily £1 per head improvement on my last sale. Witt very few exceptions the whole yard ing was cleared at the following prices:—Mixed, yearlings £2 9s to £2 IBs 6d, Jersey-Holstein yearling heif err., choice line, £4 10s 6d, £3 16s 6d. £3 16s, £3 11s 6d, £3 Us. Well grown grade yearling heifers, without coloi £3 5s and £3 6s (nice linos), £2 16s £2 14s, £2 13s 6d, £2 13s, £2 12s 6d. £2 12s, £2 10s, good lines of yearling steers £2 12s 6d to £2 15s, Jersey lines £1 6s, empty 2 year heifers £3 IB: to Cl Bs, Jersey lines £3 3s, 21 yeas steers £4 IBs 6d, empty 20 month? and, 2. year heifrs £4 9s Gd, £4 4s £4.) £3 19s, £3 17s, £3 13s 6d, bull: £2 5s to £3 17s Gd, aged cows £ 12s Gd, small store cows £2 $£ 65 t< £2 IBs, good store cows £3 12s to £ 6s, forward cows £4 7s 6d to £5 ,3s fat cows ("only a few linos’’yarded and tljesp. not prime) £6 Is to £6 6s 2, K; Van(l 6 tooth and f.m. owes ii .jam,!), .off high country 16s, culls 11: ,7d n lutq jof very small and poor con di tinned hogget's- 6s ; 6d. 11 > -.1 1 ■ Iru the 1 dairy hpeff si on acCtfiih/t bJJ:| Mfli. Bj Kidd, 1 offered a very mixec Ijcjrd of cows, the botrti selling'.atlfrdn £2 12s*6d to £4 12«6tU On account o’ other vendors dairy cows brought ip to £8 15s, best springing heifers £'< to £B, good £5 15s to £6 10s, back ward £s.‘ '6'W

On Wednesday, 6th inst., at nr Stony River yards, there, was a fui yaii’Jingi of all sf'vitlx JinfAthhß. ipnjk,.attendance. The yearling < cat ■levent.e,rpd were-‘rn < kiftxat cases toujH lines., containing -bixfl Colors, 'but hot ' withstanding cold very readily." Stor

xpw r, 'f4mi ’ cUfiry' cattle* were • in ■%os denning. ; I supply prices:—Best year ling steers £2 10s to £2 16s, rougher £2 3s ,to £2 8s 6cl, good yearlin! heifers £2 ! 9s to £2 18s 6d, snrallfe l £1 18s yto £2 8s Gd, mixed yearling. £1 8s Gd to £1 19s, empty .2 yea heifers, (in strong demand) £3 13 to £1 14s, 2 year steers £-1 to £4 7 Gd, hulls for work £2 7s to £2 17s Gd dairy bulls £6 5s to £7, store cows £ Is to £4 Is Gel, forward cows £4 11: to £8 2s,k good fat cows £6 2s to £ 10s, heifers calved £4 10s to £5 5s springing 3 year heifers £6 2s G< to £G 10s, dairy cows guaranteed £ 10s to- £6 ss, hoggets 13s Bd, slip pig £1 2s, hack marc £8 15s. CLEARING SALES.

During the week sales have heei conducted every day, and prices haw been very well maintained, yonip cows showing good quality and calv ing early selling readily. At Kiorc on Friday, Ist ilist. for .Mr A. E. Stockley’s sale, then was a good attendance, best cowr selling at from £8 15s to £ll, Septcm licr and October culvers from~£6 t< £8 15s, cows in milk £6 10s to £' 15s, averaging £8 5s for the line. I) calf heifers brought £1 to ! £l’7s 6d‘ empty heifers £3 17s Gd to £3 18s bulls £3 15s to £5, wearier 'heifer, £2 Is to £2 10s, mixed ewes in lam' Jos. At the. Waiwakaiho yards on tin, same day, Mr C. Bridger’s dair\ herd from the Junction Road, Ingle wood, averaged £8 3s Gd; young choice cows right to profit realised from £1( to £1 (, good sorts £8 to £9 ss, others rather aged £5 15s to £7 ss, aged man £G. Mr A. C. Xitz’s herd were von mixed, the prices obtained being qrrik satisfactory considering the quality of the cows. The younger cows made up to £7 ss, other's sold according te ago at from £3 to £4 15s.

At Riverlea on Monday, 4tli hist., for Mr H. J. Valentine’s sale, then war; a good attendance, and the herd being a good lot, very well known elicited keen -bidding, the lino of 47 making a fine average of £ll 12s pci head. Choice young dairy cows sold up to £l6 10s, good sorts from £lO to £l2 16s, others, hit late from £5 10: • n -07 16s. ertws just calved made from 1 214 IDs to £l6 10s, choice springing • Jersey heifers £f) 16s and £ll 6s. locdigree Jersey hull 17gns., grade i bull £6 10s, calves 7s to 17s 6d, yearling bull £1 13s 6d. Jersey yearling A. hers £0 Is to £1 16s, bay gelding r, 21. 6 year gelding £lB, school pony £i 10s, milk cart. £l6, gig £l6 6s "oil r £l, dray £6 6s, chaff cutter £3 j C i the same day at Warea, for Mr E. Julian’s sale, despite the rough nvar.ther, there was- a fine attendance

J’he herd of 137 cows were in good condition, the line (which included 30 2nd culvers and 20 empty cows) made a satisfactory average of £7 12s Gd. The young cattle, sheep and >igs met with very brisk competition, ill of those selling very well. Good •ows sold at from £8 15s to £ll, others, i'rni £6 5s to £B, j cows £3 15s to £5, empty cows £3 12s Gd to £5 15s, Ihorthorn bull £6 15s, grade Holstein mil £5 ss, farm geldings £24 to £25, ,marling steers £2 18s, yearling color'd heifers £3 ss, grade yearling heif;rs £2 14s, calves 6s, 28 smari hoggets 13s 3d, line of mixed sheep £1 3s 6d, nilk waggon £3O, Berkshire boar £4 Lss, breeding sows £3 10s to £3 15s, veaner pigs 10s to 15s, slip pigs £1 3s ;o £1 Bs, store pigs £1 19s to £2 2s 3d, pony £5 10s On Wednesday, Otli hist., in my Stony River yards, 1 offered Mr T. Hugh son ’ s dairy herd of 43 cows. They were a fair line, selling under rood competition, the best bringing from £9 to £ll 15s, good £7 10s to £8 15s, late cal vers £5 10s to £7 'lss, Vveraging just £8 for the line.

- / Op the same day at Awatnna East, for Air W. Aitken’s sale, there being iio sundries to offer, there- was not x large attendance of the public. The best cows sold up to 15gUs., others /from £5 5s to £7 lo&, aged or empty £3 to £4 15s, Jersey bull £ll, grade bulls £5 ss, bay miVrO £2O 10s, roan illy £4 15s,’ bay colt £4'ss, factory shares lOs^. 1 ’ 1 On Thursday, 7th inst., ( at Kaponra, I conducted a sale on account of Mr R. H. Bartlett. There was a good attendance and good competition was ibtained for all lines offered, the herd if 69 cows making a nice average of 29 Is 6d* The best cows made from 310 to £1 ( 3s, good £7 15s to £9 5«. I; ate culvers and .j cows £4 12s Gd to £6 15s, empty cows £3 7s Gd, grade mils £2 to £9 ss, Jersey heifers £8 se', weaner heifers £2 10s Gd, d.f. plough '£7 15s, mower £lO ss, bicycle £4 ss, brake Wgns., dray £l4 15s, list; haronvs £5. PRIVATE SALES.

I have still to report a good inquiry for all classes of stock, and have an unsatisfied demand for 2 and 3 year rid steers. Paddock sales have been hade at the following prices:—Yearling steers £2 15s, £2 14s, £2 12s id, '£2 10s, yearling Jersey heifers 'choice) £4 ss', £5 2s, £4, good grade yearling heifers £2 10s to £3, small £1 16s, mixed yearlings £2 12s Gd, £2 10s, £2 ss, £2, store cows £3 12s Gd ;o £3 18s, forward cows £5, fat cows £6 8s Gd, dairy herds £8 to £9, 2 year $ teens in good lines at £1 and £4 10s, for a well grown line of 90 18 months deers, with a little color at £-3 7s, imply 20 month heifers £-3 15s and £3 !6s, 3 year in calf heifers (grades) £6 12s Gd', £6 Gs, £6, £5 15s, 2 and 3 year Jersey heifers in calf, choice lines £S to £9, hoggets 13s Gd, 13s, 12s Gel, 11s Gd, lls 2d, Us, 10s lOd, 10,s Gd, 10s, 9s Gd, fat wethers £1 3s, mixed fat sheep £l. 4 and G tooth •eves in lamb (in good demand) from 18s Gd to £l, mixed ages IGs to 17s 3d, 2 tootlr sheep (mixed) 15s, 2 tooth owes in lamb 1 G-s.

Newton King's Stratford Week!> Report. At my Haymarket sale on Sara v- !. v I had a full y-.iv 'i 0' of j. g-. r.jdves, etc. There was a huge at tendance with a fair enquiry for all classes and a clearance was effected it the following prices;—Slips and woaners 7s 6d to 14s 6d, small stores 19s 6d to £1 2s, medium £1 7s to £1 12s 6d, sows £1 18s Gd to £J, hacks £0 10s to £7, milk cart £ll, milk waggon £l6, calves 2s to £1 Is.