COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 64, 15 November 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

Lcndc.n Markets.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have receiv-

ed the foJlowiug cablegram from theii London house under date, 12 nisi: —

Tallow. —Wo quote present spin values for the following descriptions: Good mutton 3Gs per ewt., good beef 34s (id. mixed 33s 3d. The market lias a lower tendency. Wheat. —Sold an Australian cargo at 31s 10.U1., c.i.f. Hie market? itirm but inactive. Prospects point to a fluctuating market. N.Z. L. and tVI. A. Co.'3 Weekly Report. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford Branch, report as follows : 0;i Friday, 7th November, we held a demonstration of stumping witli eruptite on Mr Daniel Watkin's farm, Huiroa. The following were present: J. 1':. Watkin A. .1. Stockley, W. H. Wallace, K. Meuli, X. Meuli, S. E. Fata, .!. W. Thomas, J. H. Boeock, W. ,1. Bray, C. Griffin, J. Brown, •). Armstrong, M. J. Kerrisk, Ton Anderson, I). Watkin, G. Sangster, J. A. Stanford, R. Watkin. Six stumps arid trees were blown out to the satisfaction of those present. On Monday, 10th November, we In Id our Supplementary Bull Fair in our Stratford yards. There was a fair attendance and a good entry of 152 bulls, a fair proportion not showing much quality. Good animals elicited fair competition, more particularly Jerseys, and 18 were sold, the balance being passed in as owners' reserves wore highr than purchasers' ideas oi value. Pedigree Jerseys Signs, 10 gns, and L7gns; ordinary bulls 555, 05s. SOSj 84s, 105 s, 110s,' 120 s, 1255, 1355, one pedigree Jersey was passed in at 30gns. On Tuesday we held our usual heifer sale. The yarding was small, but tHero was n fair' demand for good lines at 97s Gd, 102 s Gd, 1115 s. 110 s, 115 s, 140 s; rows in milk up to *£7 ss. On Wednesday. 12th inst., we held our Kohuratahi sale, where there was a good attendance of farmers and a fair yarding of 403 head of cattle, of which 315 changed ownership at the hammer and afterwards. Ytv Budd, auctioneer, on behalf of the Company, niacin a few remarks regarding tin 1 Company's attitude in not holding our sale on the same day as our opponents, .•nid gave satisfactory reasons for our not doing so, and it appears that most of the farmers think that- the bos' inteve< + « of cluy : ■ >-m ■>•> in the district would'be served by holding the sales on different dates- monthly' so that about 2 weeks would elapse between same, and wo are of this opinion also. I The following prices were made: — : Yearling steers small 50s, fair quality up to 635, good,average up to 665, 20- ! month to 2-vear steers from 72s (id to Mils, empty heifers, none showing quality, 2-years and over 71s, other lines passed in at 74s'ioa, grown steers 2 years 80s, 91s, 925, 955, 3-year steers up to £6 10s. During the past two weeks we have placed privately yearling steers at 59s to fits (id, colored yearlings! not so good a demand at 75s to 90s for a nice line, 2-year empty heifers good lino 80s -to 85s, springing heifers 1,12 s C>i\ to 120 s, also 160 s and IROs. demand slackening, dairy cows £5 to £B, bulls ordinary sorts GJgns to 7!gns, Shorthorns up to Idgns, pedigree Jersey 70gns. Newton King's Weekly Report. On Friday, 7th inst., at by Waiwakaiho yards, 1 had a very lair yarding of cattle with a good attendance of buyers. Competition at the hammer j was much improved, satisfactory sales being made at the following prices:— Yearling to 15-month heifers (Jersey Holsteins) €3 lis to £4 ss, colored yearling heifers £3 4s to £3 ss, grade yearling 15-month heifers £2 15s, £2 13s (id, £2 9s, £2 Ss (id, £2 ss, yearling steers £3 2s (id. £3, £2 Los, £2 j 13s, yearling Jersey,bulls £1 7s (id, to £"! ss, yearling Holstoin bulls £3 lis to £3 15s, aged bulls £3 12s Gd to £~> 5.-,, 2-year empty heifers £4, good store cows £4 7s fid to £4 10s, small store cows £3 to £3 13s, forward cows £5 i'2* fid, best springing heifers '.good bidding) £7 to £9, small £5 to £5 ss, springing cows £5 10s to £7 7s Od. On .Monday, 10th inst, for my monthly Douglas sale I had a good yarding of cattle' and several pens of sheep, the majority of which I was able to dispose of at the hammer, after good competition, at full market values as follows : Yearling steers £3 2s titt to £3 ss, smaller £2 Ids (id and £2 17s, Jerseys £1 9s, 2 to 2(-yr steers with some color £1 3s, £1 2s (id, £1 Is, 2V-yr. steers £5 8s fid, £1 17s, £4 Ifis, £1 7s, :5.1-yr. bullocks £7 7s <H . bulls at from £3 Ms to £6 10s, yearling heifers £3 Ss, £3, £2 7s, £2 (is, f> Is, forward cows £5 to £5 12s (id, store cows CI 2s to £1 13s Ixl, small store cows £3 7s to £3 lis, springing heifers £5 2s (id (o £7 ss. cows and calves LI. empty 2-year heifers £3 15s to £1 His, small fat caws Cfi 2s, hoggets l.'is, empty ewes lis. ewes and lambs £! Is (id, rams (is to 9s (id. At Stratford yards on Tuesday, I lib inst., I had a full yarding of cattle, and two pens of sheep. The cattle entered wore mostly yearlings and stoic cows, the latter mooting with an excellent demand, anything with Condition sidling readily at record prices. Yearling steers wore much enquired for. all linos offered being disposed of, the best pens at from £3 3s fid to £3 9s fid, small at from £2 9s (id to C 3, Jerseys £1 15s. T had several buyers fur forward yearling heifers, and was able lo dispose of 253 head of this class at prices in the

purchasers' favor. 1 supply prices; Yearling colored heifers £3 10s tc £3 15s, grade yearling heifers 62 17, (id. £2 L3s fid, £2 lis fid, £2 lis, £2 Bs, £2 fis ik\. £2 ss. yearling bulls £1 15s to £3 ss, 2-year bulls £ I I- to £1 15s, cows and calves .small' and low iii condition) C-'l 1 !s fid, small fat cows £(i 2s to £0 Ss, forward cows Co to £5 lfis, fresh conditioned store cows £4 !0s to £l. good stores up to £4 12s (3d, small store cow-, £3 lis to £3 17s Gd. aged cows £2 Is to £2 18s Gd, steeris mentioned above. In the dairy pens 1 bad a small entry, the enquiry being much quieter. Sales were- made as follows: — Dairy cows guaranteed £8 10s, £8 7s fid, £B, £7 LOs, £7 ss, £fi ss, £4 7s fitl, heifers £B, £7 ss, £fi 15s, i'fi ss, Cfi. £5 15s, £5 10s, £5, £3 7s till. £2 10s. Next sale 25th November, 1913. At my Stony River yards on Wednesday, 12th inst., there was a fair nitry, the majority being cleared as follows:—Yearling steers £2 5s to £2 ■os Gd, 18-month steers CI Is, yearling mils £1 17s fid to C 3 Los, grade bulls 25 10s to £l2, yearling heifers (Jerseys) £3 IDs Gd to £4 2s fid, grades £2 ISs, C2 10s iU\, C2 Ss. C2 5s fid, £2 Is, forward, rows £5 lis to £5 ISs, store cows £3 15s to CI 15s, small or aged store cows £2 to C2 !9s, springing heifers £G 10s to C(i lis. empty 2-year heifers £3 10s to £'-!, hoggets 1.55, weaner "pigs 12s (.id. Private Sales. Since my report ol the 6th inst.. private sales have been made at the following prices:—Yearling steers (unsatisfied demand; £3 LOs, £3 7s Gd, £3 (is (id. £3 ss, £3 3s Gd, £3 2s (id. £3. £2 Ms. C2 J2s (id, C2 10s, 2j-ycar steers £5 10s, 2-year empty heifers £!, store cows £4 15s, -C 1 7s fid, £4 ss, £4, C 3 15s, £3 10s, cows and valves £5, springing heifers £9, £S, C 7, Cfi 10s, Cfi, dairy cows £8 Ss and £8 10s, hit cow's £5 15s to £7 ss. pedigree Jersey cow 30gns, fat bullocks £ll 10s, fat heifers £5, fat wethers 23s Id, fat ewes Ifis 3d, ewes and lambs 19s to 275, hoggets 15s to 15s )d, l-tootii wethers (in wool) 20s and 21s.