COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 22, 14 September 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY r REPORT. On Friday, 4th inst., at ray Kaponga yards';! had a'good entry arid enquiry for all lines offered. Yearling steers £2 lis 6d to'£3, smair£r'lOs, 18 months steers £3 14s, bulls £2 16s to £4 10s, store 'cow's' £3 10s to £4 10s, forward cows £5 to £6 ss, young storo'cows £2 Is to £3 : 6s, springing heifers (best) £o 17s-to £6 os, small £3 17s 6d to £SJ store pigs £1 7s. At Stratford on Saturday, sth inst., for my spring horse fair,, I had a good catalogue, the horses yarded being much in excess, of entries received, and in' this connection, as also with stock sales, it is t 6 be regretted that vendors,'in their own interests', do not take" the trouble to "advise the auctioneers of their entries and'isb enablri intending buyers to have a better idea of"the'number arid quality ol the houses Or stdck to'be sold. Increased entries at 'any sale, in atiy part of the district, offer inducement to outside'buyers to attend. 1 On 'Saturday,' however, the demand for good horses was quite equal fc6'the'supply';'a f Very satisfactory number being'cleared at the following prices :—Unbroken' 2 year half to three-• quarter'''draughts £ls 10s tb £l7 ss, unbroken 3 year half to three-quarter draughts £lß' 10s, to '£2o, ' yearling Val'f draughts up to £9, light vearHngs £2 l los to £5 ,10s, broken halt ■m 1 draught fillies £2O 6s to £36, broken half to three-quarter draught geldings £ls 5s to £33, light harlie>s Worses £7 10s to £l3, hacks £7 to £9, ponies £3 10s to £5.

On Monday, 7th infii, at my Urenui vards, I had a fair entry with an im>roved inquiry, all linos being cleared .it the following prices:—Yearling aoifors (small) £1 10s, yearling sieeis £2 5s to £2 18s, : empty heifers £2 19s to £3, store cows £3 14s B'd to £4 12s, fat cows demand) £6 12s to £9 ss, aged cows £1 10s to £2 Is, springing heifers (best)) from £5 10s to £0 15s,' others' £4 15s to £5 2s 6d, small £3 10s to £4 2s 6d, dairy cows £4 7s •3d to £7 10s, hoge'gts 16s 6d, stor« pig's" £1 13s, rough wearier pigs 8s 6d.

At Rahotu on Tuesday, Bth inst., there w'fts a fair" entry, mostly cows !ind springers, for allot' which T had a ready sale as ' follows: -Yeai ling heifers £1 10s to £l' 13s for smallish titles, and up to £2 2s for well grown, mils'£4, 21 to 3'year steers £6 2s, ompty 20 month heifers' £3 3s to £3 % good store cows £4 to £4 13s. ligiit C 3 3s and £3 4s, dairy cows £0 10s, 'Vest springing heifers £5 15s to £7 ss, fail 1 stuff £5 5s to £5 10s, smaller heifers £4 5s to;£4 17s 'Gd. At Stratford on Tuesday morning, for niy weekly "springing heifer sale, [ had a good entry and attendance and had a very successful sale, best heifers selling at from £6 10s to £8 ss, good sorts £5 7s 6d to £6 ss, smaller £4' to £4 17s 6d, ; dairy cows £4 15s to £6 10s, the heifers sold averaging £5 18s. Private sales for the week as follows':— Yearling steers £2 T 6«" to £0 7a 6d, store cows £4 2s to £4 6s, forward cows £5 ss, 2i to 3 year steers £6 10s, 2 year steers £5 ss, fat bulocks £9 12s 6d to £ll, dairy cows £ll 2s 6d to £6 10s, springing heifers £7 10s to £5 I'S&J fat wethers £l,ss to XI 7s 3d,, empty f.m. ewes 12s, hoggets 15s, 4 year draught' mare'£4l.

MATTHEWS, CAP/iLIN AND CO.

Matthews, Gamliri and Co. report a fair 'yarding of stock at their 'liiglewood yards last Wednesday, springers and '.store cows showing a decided improvement on late sales. There was rather mOre inquiry for young cattle. We quote :—Springing heifers £5 to £7 12s'6d, small and late £3 10a to £4 78'6d, sound cows £4 to £5 15s, store cows £3 10s to'£4 ss, forward do. £5 to £6 9s, yearling st-: >i« 32s to' £2 Us, heifers (dull of sale) 26s to 345, hoggets 13s 3d. ■