COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5, 27 April 1914, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KINO’S WEEKLY

REPORT.

On Friday, 17th inst., at my Knponga; yards, I had a heavy entry of cattle, mostly cows and weaners. There; (was a good attendance of buyers with excellent competition for all lines 'offered, especially weaner steeis and good conditioned cows. Weaner with an improved inquiry. Prices obtained were as follows:- —WeaiieKUeers. £1 Us to £1 17s, weaner

bulls £1 8s to £2 3s, colored weaner ( hyiflws (nice colored line) £2 2s 6d,j other good linos of grades £1 5s to £1 12s 6d, medium lines 19s to £1 3s Gd, poor stuff 12s to 15s 6d, mixed weavers, £1 to £1 Us Gd, weedy stuff 7s to 10s Gd, 18 month heifers (good) £3 to £■!, for host 18 mouth steers ■ (very few yarded) £3 Us to £3 15s, springing; boilers £5 I/s 6d, hull.* i,heavy), £6 17s (id to £8 17s Gd, ■ lighter Iss to. £5, fat cows £7 55,, £() 13s, £6 13s, £6 10s, £G 6s, j 26 2s, £G, £5 19s, big framed forward cows :£5 is to £5 16s, smaller cows in • farward condition £3 Is to £4 18s, itoro cows £3 to £3 IGs, smaller cows or aged £1 10s to £2 12s Gd. On the same day at my Okau yards, owing to die very rough weather prevailing a few days prior to the sale, ail the stock entered did not come forward, out ! had V fair entry, all of which 1 was able to dear at the following prices:—Mixed weaners, poor quality, •5s tOj.Cl os, nice colored .Jersey’wean-,-i- heifers £2 ss, fat and forward cows :.o IGs to £6, good forward cows £4» "s to £4 16s 6d, aged cows £1 14s, in call 2J year heifers £5 2s Gd, cows nd calves £4 Ids, 31 year bullocks '.;7 15s, 3 and 3) year bullocks £0 7.s Gd, 2) and 3 year steers £6 Is, aunbs (medium line) 9s 2d, 1 empty : ai. ewes 6s 3d to 7s Gd, fat and forward ewes 13s Gd and 13s 9d, bulls £3 '■2s Gd to £G 4s (id. At 1 roaui on Monday, owing to the uugh weather, there was only n small entry, practically everything being haired as follows Store cows £2 18s .0 £l, forward cows £4 16s to £5 15s, at cows £6 ss, hulls £1 5s to £7, 18 months empty Shorthorn heifers £2 1.35, Jih months in calf heifers £4 7s, iambs ,10s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 15s, lambs ’TGs 3d, 2-ootli wethers 'lss, dairy cows £8 10s, 2) year steers £5 Is.

On Tuesday, at Itahotu, for my fortnigthly sale, the weather was again very rough and I had only hV small yarding. Prices were: Weaner steers £1 Is Gd to £1 10s 6d, weaner bulls £2, weaner heifers £1 to £1 19s, store cows £3 10s to £3 17s, 18 month heifers £3 ss, forward ewes 12sf dairy cows ,£G 10s. v-! w i; :-t ;

Private Salesi—<My agents have been kept very busy during the • week with private sales, there being an improvement. in all lines of cattle and sheep, with the exception of empty-heifers. Sales; have been made as follows: —

Wearier ste'efs' ’i-2' 5.<, £1 ’l6k,' £i 14s Gd, £1 12s, woariei' heifers £1 11s, mixed weaners £2 6s, £1 18s, £1 15si, £1 8s Gd, £1 Ss, £1 7s Gd, £1 4s, store cows £3 17s, £3 12s Gd, £3 ss, £3 3s, forward cows £4 17s Gd, fat cows £7, £6 iGsdd, £6' 3s,springing heifers £G, in calf 20 months heifers ’(colored and well grown) £4 10s to £t IGs, cows and calves £3 10s to £6, J lB month grade in calf heifers £3 10s, empty £2 10s, dairy cows’£s 5s to £6, vealers £2 to.£2 8s Gd, 2i- year steers £5 7s Gd, £5 2s',£s, small £4 105,3 year steers £6 1 6s, 18 month steers £3 183**£3 17s, £3 IGs Gd, £3 IGs) £3 15k, '£3 13s, £3 12s Gd, £3 10s, £3 Bs, £3’os, £3, £2 15s, lambs (good demand) 10s Gd, 10s, 9s, 8s 3d, 2-tooth ewes' 16s 6d,‘lGs, 15s, mixed aged ewes 12s Gd to 14s Gd, fim. ewes 11s Gd, 10s Gd, 10s, 8s Gd, forward ewes 13s, iat owes IGs, 15s Gd, 15s, fat wethers 18s Gd, rams 1 to 2gns..

Matthews, Gamlin and Co.’s Report. Matthews,. Gamlin and Co. report; On Wednesday last we held our usual weekly sale in our Inglewood yards, and had a fair yarding of stock, most of which was disposed of at. the hammer. Wo quote:—Springing rows £G, fat and forward do £3 10s to £5 9s 6d, old and light stores 30s to £3 7s Gd. 18-month steers £2 15s to £3 12s Gd, 18-month heifers £2 Is to £2 15s, bulls £3 14s to £5 Is, weaner heifers I.os to 29s Gd, weaner steers 25s to £2 2s Gd.

The Now. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limitod, have received the following cablegram Coin their London house under date 22nd April, 191-1: Tallow .-t-iVVip (pinto present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow: Fine mutton 35s (id per cwt., good hoof 33s 9d per cwt., mixed 31s Gd per cwt. The market is firm. Wheat.—Wo have sold an Australian cargo at 35s Gd c.i.f. The market is quiet hut steady and the outlook is uncertain.