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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 98, 15 August 1914, Page 7

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IMAfi AND MERCANTILE REPORT Thol Now Zealand Loan and Mer-. cantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report 'as follows: On Friday, 7th August, we held a successful sale on account of James Montgonftß(s Esq., Pembroke Road, i Stratford, who has sold his property. ; There was a very large attendance of the public although the day was very ] wet and cold. The'stock submitted I were good and creditable to the own- i .■::, and were in the pink of'condition.:' Sundries were offered first and wore j disposed of at very-'full values.; 'Pigs' 1 127 s Cd to 130 s, 'boar 255. slips'lGsj •8d v to-345-, lambs-13s 6d, fbwW ?s Gd'j each, hors<?s;'£B' to ;.;C2l 10s, sound i cows realised from £8 to £l7j aver- j iVgeTdr the'licu-d being : £IT.' J 'Bs. 6d, 3- j tpaters 107 s od,' yearling heifer 130 s, jj Jersey hull 2205. ~ ~ ~ ' i We also offered at' same sale on ac- j count Edward Bennett, a portion of his herd, which made fail} prices, al- J though it was getting late and he withdrew"tho.late calvers!. The sound j iows, showing age,.-made/on average >f £9. IS. ■ . ,| J\ ■ . .:,!■'' \. ./On Monday, 10th. August;' we 'held -i' clearing sale on account' of John' O'Connor, Esq., Road. ' The" " attendance was good and competition fair and everything was cleared", at nutigfactory prices.. Cows were "'vvoll' ■ompoted for. sound animals :\va\ close o profit hiking £8 to £9 10s,j hack-'' '.vard £5 to £7 10s, fat'cojvs" 140 s, 3eaters and empty 80s to 90s, jugs. ;ows 57s 6d to 90s, stores 13s "to ''' 'Os, boar 20s. At this sale we also u'fered oi] account of Mr Ellib'ott .' uantity of furniture and horse, gig ■ jicl harness, all of which were sold it full value. On Tuesday, 11th inst., we held our isual fortnightly sale in our Strut- . ord yards. The yarding was fair, ut apparently the war has shaken ho confidence of purchasers as bidting was slack. However,, a fair •loarance was effected privately at lie following prices :—- , Rmpty 1 ioiters 55s to 72s fill, empty •ows 72s to 78s, yearling steers 50s, >-'ss, forward ,-cows 83s to 90s, mixed •imbs lis 'lod, yearling heifers up to 'Bs, wethers 20s. In the dairy yards here was a fair entry but the quality ran not up to our usual standard except a line' of rising 3-year-old heifers Shorthorn) yarded by Mr Alex. * soyd, Toko Road, which were the •nest lino of heifers of the kind yardd for some Lime and were sold under cry keen competition for £B, .L'S ss, :), £9 15s and up to £ll. Other ;ood dairy cows £G 5s to £S 15s, 2-ear-old heifers entered by A. J. 'rr.nton, Cardiff, showed quality, and :■'■■('. disposed of at £7 ss, oilier dairy ■offers made -..up to £5. We "nave few iiivjfe or paddock sales to report as he demand has fallen off owing to lie outbreak" of hostilities in Europe. |