COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 52, 1 November 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows: —

On Tuesday, 28th ipst., wo had a small yarding of heifers, most ol which sold at advanced rates for good quality well-grown heifers. Prices were as follows: —9os, 112 s, 1255, 130 s, 140 s, 142 s Gd, 1455, 1655, good heifers, calved, up to 180 s; dairy cows, backward, 110 s to 180 s, and 280 s for good Stuff; cows in milk, quality poor, up to 130 s.

During the' week wo effected private sales at late > rates, namely, 'yearling steers 'sss, 575, ’ 58s Gd, colored yearling heifers dp to 95s for a nice line, 2-yelir empty heifers 75s to 82s Gd, 2 to 2'l-year' steers 87s Gd to 100 s, 3-year-old bullocks 122 s Gd to 130 s, springing heifers 126 s to 150 s. hoggets 15s to 16s 3d, gelding 2-year-old £24.

EIIUPTITE.—On Wednesday, 29tl inst. 1 , we held a demonstration of stumping with this explosive .on Messrs Clelland Bros.’ and Mr R. T. B. Mel'low’s farms, Kaponga. The follow ing were in attendance and expressec satisfaction with the satisfactory work effected, more especially with small charges, all of which were weighed in scales before being appliec to the trees and stumps:—N. Nor gate, R. T. B. Mellow, C. Waite, C parley, M. Wf ;sop.Yallj' J. AVaite, C B. Hill, F. Swadling, CL G Wynne. T Waite, G. Mellow, 11, Clelland;. Tlv first operation yfys-.conducted on f fair-sized Rimu with 41bs of Erup tite (weighed) . costing 3s 4d, result ing in a complete rooting out. Tin second trial, was an operation .on i very large rimu with olbs (weighed costing 4s 2d) which i laid this tre low. The third operation was on : Mahoe, which! had the top cut off re cently, leaving the stump about S feet above the grohnd. 21bs were ap plied to this (cost Is 9d). and thos< who backed the tree were surprise' at seeing it lifted, with roots, right out of the'ground. This is a class of treo that is very plentiful in tin district, and which is most difficul’ to get out owing to its numerom spreading roots. The fourth tria was made on a very large rata, 1 feet in diameter and 85 feet high standing 1 ' on AMP- Mellow’s property' The operator,.his best, but couh not get under it ‘enough to effective!; lift it out. ' -Slbs. of Eruptite wer, applied (costing -Gs which madthis giant rock, and split it right up the trunk to s* considerable height and also cl'earpd all the roots.,so tha." it will now burn out withput rnuci labojij. ... The last operation was pi, 'a large'pine |-|vh|cl\. was Imllpw under, ne^th ?( and wns a, bad subject.,./. TJi operator had t .pfljy 4lbs., pf, femptite costing 3s 4d, left, which ho applied and whiolf cleared the roots, wrench, ing several of them and also splitting the trunk so that the fire will got ait to adv^fjage M/i Several farmer; booked orders for the explosive, a they were so satisfied with its powei apd cheapness, lU .