COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 87, 16 August 1913, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Webster, Dobson and Co.’s Report.

At our Stratford sale-, Tuesday last, we had a good yarding, chiefly °f young cuttle and springing heifers. Competition hoth for stores and heifers was good, and practically everything was sold at the hammer or after. A very choice line of 25 grade Jersey heifers yarded by Air R. Duiglo were much admired, and sold readily at £U to £l6 10s. Wc quote Weaner steers 48s to 545, do. heifers 17s 6d to 535, weaner heifers colored 64s 6d to 85s, store cows (old; 28s 6d to 50s, fresh cows £3 10s to £4 7s, empty heifers 70s to 755, m calf heifers (small) 60s to 67s 6d, bullocks £B, springing heifers £5 10s to £9, Jersey heifers £7 to £l6 10s, backward heifers 90s to 120 s, dairy cows £5 5s to £lO 10s.

On August Bth wc field a clearing sale for Mr M. Levandnwski, there being a large attendance. The cows sold readily at good prices, realising for young cows, close to profit, £ll to £l6, more backward £7 to £lO, older cows £5 5s to £8 10s, pigs 325, heifers £5 10s to £6 ss, Jersey weaner heifers £3 to £4 17s 6d, mixed weaners 45s 6d, goats ss, Midhirst Factory shares 16s, unbroken gelding £l7. Private Sale*. —We still report an active enquiry for all classes of stock, and have made sales as under:—Fat wethers 255, weaner colored heifers £4 10s, £4 ss, 60s, 665, 80s, 90s, spring, ing heifers £5 10s, £0 10s, £6 lus, £G 7s 6d, £7 10s, empty heifers £3 7s 6d, £3 10s, weaner steers 455, 48s, 52s 6d, 565, mixed weaners 475, 545, 47s 6d, 465, 51s, ewe hoggets 14s 6d, ewes in lamb 15s 6d to 18s 6d, mixed hoggets 13s, 13s 6d, 12s 6d, 13s 3d, store cows 60s, 7‘2s ,6d, Sos, fat cows £6 10s, £6 15s.

MATTHEWS, BENNETT AND CO.’S REPORT, Matthews, Bennett and Co. report that thero was a good yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Bidding was good, and nearly everything was sold at the following prices:—Good cows £2 15s, 20 months’ empty heifers £2 18s 6d to £3 12s 6d, store cows (backward) £2 os to £3 10s, forward £4 to £4 Bs, good springers £5 10s to £7, backward do. £3 10s to £5, lambs 10s 6d.