COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12, 15 September 1913, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY KEPOiU 1 .

On Friday, sth. inst., at my "Wiilowvale" Sv.ua farm, i held my 2nd «uinual sale oi pedigree Hoistem-.fc'riwsi-uns. -.there was. a large and representative attendance oi aairyinen and fanciers from all parts oi vne .Aaron and South islands The cattle were looking wed' and attracted good bidding, especially so for the pick oi the yearling buds. Co us sold at 170 gm., lCjgns, 95giij, Bogus, i'Sgns, 60gas, oo gns., iieilers 85gus., 76gns., Jiga*., -iOgns., 3ogns., yearling bulls ' LiU gn*., lOogns., OOgns., oogns., 70gris.; oogns., OUgns., sUgns», 4 ywir old bull i4ogns.

At tJrenui yards, on Monday, Bth inst., there was a good entry and attendance. Competition was quieter on store cattle, but for the good quality forward springing heifers I had a good inquiry and a good sale. Heifers, small and backward, were dull of sale. I quote prices:—Yearling steers £2 15» to £2 19s, yearling heifers £2 is to £2 14s, choice Jersey yearling aeifers £4 Gs to £4 15s, 2 year empty .leifers £3 13s 6d to £3 18s for grades, and £4 15a to £5 2ft for color, 18 months steers £3 14s, fat cows £6 2s to £6 17s, forward cows up to £5 10s, itore cows £3 10s to £4 15s, cows and :alves £4 10s, forward bullocks £7 i.os, hoggets 15s, slip pigs £1 to £1 leifers from £6 to £lO, ethers, small )T backward, £3 7s 6d to £5 15s* guarmteetl cows £4 12s 6d to £8 10s.

At Kahotu on Tuesday, 9th inst!, >wing to the meeting of the West Ooast leaseholders at Opunake, I had inly a small entry and attendance. Yearling steers made £2 16s, yearling :eifers £2. 6s to £3 3s, Hclsiein bull j 7 ss, weedy yearlings- 10s to £1 35,. tged cows £3, store cows £3 10s to :5 7s, empty heiiers £4 Is to £4 8s Id, springing heifers £5 7s 6d, weaner >igs 12s Gd. At Stratford on the same day for ay weekiy springing heifer sale, I tad a good demand for good quality Lexers, which sold at iron £6 to £9" is, small or backward £4 12s Gd to £5 os, guaranteed cows £4 to £7. PRIVATE SALES. , Since my last report 1 have sold >rivately as follows :•—Yearling steers ;3, grade yearling heifers £2 lis 6d, J year empty heifers £4 Is, £4, £3 os, store cows £4 10s,, £4 ss, £4 4s, at cowb £7, springing heifers £6 55,. [airy herd? £9 10s, £9,,3 year bullocks ;6 10s, grade Holeteinr bull 15gns.; agwts'lGs 4d, 45s id, 2 and 4 tooth'ewes and lambs £!,.< .m.'ewes 15s 6d, fat wethers £1 to' 31 5s 3d. [,>i,

n t EW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford >ranch, report as follows: On Tuesday, 9th inst., we helduout isual fortnightly sale in ' bur Strata ord yards, yarding 330 "head of mixed ,-atlle, all of which 'verd'sold except wo pens. Prices were''as ioilo\re«t—■ dixed yearlings 45s to 52s! 1 lid, 'Shortlorn yearling heifers ,striall aud rath■r low in condition 41s upt,, 57s 6d, or ordinary cattle; yearling steers 15s, 545", o7s 6d up to 63s for well irown Shorthorn stuff, yearling heifers showing Jersej dud Jersey-Hol-itein cross 47s for low conditioned ;attle, up to 79s 6d, 2 year empty ihorthorn heifers, off hilly country, jut in first class condition 74s to 92s 3d for cattle of mixed colors, 2 year ■tears 75s to 83s 6d, old store cows Jps, 40s, up to s?s 6d, young.r cowc 335, 67s 6d, 775, 82s 6d, 84s, 91s, 935, J4s, 975, up to 107 s for fresh coniitioned cows, fat cows 120 s to 127 s id. In the dairy pens we offered about iO. head of springing heifers, prices leing as follows:—2 year springing leifers of nice quality and < lose to >rolit, up to £8 17s 6d, heuers backyard £4 5s up to £6, dairy cows, for )est cows up to £8 10s, and from £5 Js 6d to £6 10s for aged and backward :ows. Farmers in their owa interests diould only yard heifers close to proit, as backward stuff is very l'.v.ch aeglected and does not realise their real values. During the week we have sold stock privately at the following rates: Jersey-Holstein yearling heifers, nice ines, £3 losj £4, £4 ss, yearling ihorthorn heifers 45s up to 59s 6d, /earling steers 50s, 52s 6d, 565, 57s id, 62s 6d, 655, also a line of 10U for lelivery early next month at 07s 6d, 2 year empty heifers 07s 6d to 755, 2 year steers 80s to 85s-. We have also sent two lines of store cows down to Wanganui clients, at satisfactory prices. Springing Holstein heifers £9 -o £9 10s, Shorthorn springing heifers £6 G;; to £7 7s, dairy cows from Kohuratahi district £7 7s, hoggets 14s, 15s, 16s 6d for a line of 1000 well woolled hoggets, wethers 17s, ewes 15s, 18s upto 225, fat ewes 203 to 225. Newton King's Stratford Weekly Report. A full yarding of pigs were penned at my Havmarkpt on Saturday before a large attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen, all pens being cleared at the following prices:— Weaners 9s. 12s 6d to £1 Is 6d, small stores £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 6d, medium rlo. L\ 8s to £1 13s 6d, boars £2 5s 6d, calves 2s 6d to £1 10s, milk cart £l7, horses up t<~> £lO 10s, set harness £5 2s 6d, milk cans lis 6d to £1 2s, hens Is 9d to 2s Id, roosters Is 6d (poultry warned), quantity harness, posts, and sundries selling well.