COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 41, 5 October 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

V NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. At Waiwakaiho on Friday, 25th nit., I had a full yarding of all classes with a good attendance of buyers. Bidding throughout was brisk, practically all lines being cleared at advanced rates as follows: Yearling steers (mostly rough) £2 to £2 19s, yearling heifers good £1 17s 6d to"£2 10s, smaller £1 10s 6d to £1 15s, empty 2-year heifers £2 15s to £3 7s, 2-year steers. £4 17s, forward cows £5 5s to £6 3s 6d, fresh conditioned cows £4 9s to £4 18s, store cows £3 15s to £4 4s Gd, small framed £2 15s to £3 10s, aged £2 to £2 8s Gd, 'hulls £5 ss, ewes and lambs small farmers’ line of 20 f.ni. ewes with 36 lambs £1 75.6 d, springing lieifers best £6 2s. Gd to £7 7s 3d, good'£s ss'’to £5 15s, small"£3 is to £4 12s Gd, guaranteed cows' £4 15s to £6 12s 6d, aged £3 2s Gd to ;4. Mr Heppel’s dairy cows were mostly in milk, the best rows ( selling from £lO 10s to £l3, good sorts £/ to £8 15s, empty or aged cows £3 12s Gd to £5 ss. . At Toko on Monday, yearling steens brought £2 15s, empty heifers £3 5s 3d, store cows £4 to £4 16s, springing heifers good £6 10s to £7, smfill £3 10s to £4 10s, dairy cows £7, aged Mvdts and lambs 13s 'Tk£ cull ‘"hoggets

On Tuesday, 29th, at Stratford, I Sad a good yarding , and ajetndance. '['ho enquiry for all classes .was much unproved, spirited bidding being obtained for all lines offered, and a good •learanee was.effected at prices well ihcad of recent sales. In the dairy yards I had a full yarding,of springers and although there \yere some dee heifers - distributed through the dues, the quality throughout was be'ow previous yardings. Small springng heifers still continue hard of sale, nit for well-grown : heifers showing nudity I have an unsatisfied demand. line of 40 Shorthorn ycatlings (just )ff turnips) was yarded by Mi" Frank "opestake, the steers realising £3 12s 6d and the heiffers £2 10s. Other yearling heifers well grown.made from 22 2s (>d to £2 14s, smaller £1 to £1 Bs, yearling bulls £2 9s, yearling ,teers £2 17s 6d to £3 Bs, smaller £1 q s to £2, 15-months steers £3 15s, 2-year steers (rough) £1 17s and £1 18s, Jerseys £3 Us to £3 175., rmpty 2-year heifers were selling •eadily at from £3 3s to £3 15s, mall cows, with calves at foot £3 13s to £3 19s, store cows (good) £4 > s to £4’ 16s, fair sorts but smaller framed £3 7s to £3 17s, aged cows £2 10s to £3 ss, forward cows (unsatisfied demand) at from £5 2s to £6 6s according to -size, fat cows £7 12s, bulls £4, cull hoggets 10s 3d, nvos in lamb or with lambs at foot £1 2s and £1 2s 6d, dairy cows £5 Os to £8 15s, heifers calved best £6 15s to £8 17s 6d, small £4 to £4 ss, dest springing heifers £6 10s to £B, mod £5 15s to £6 ss, smaller heifers £5 to £5 12s 6d, small £3 5s to £4 '2s 6d.

On Wednesday, 30th ult., at Stony River, I had a fair entry, practically ill of which was cleared at the fol'owing prices:—Yearling steers £2 12s 6tl to £3 3s Gd, yearling heifers Cl 11s to £1 18s, 2-year empty heifers £3 3s 6d to £3 12s Gd, store cows £3 11s to £4, forward cows £5 to £6, fat cows £6 17s Gd to £7 15s, old ?tag £2, good springing heifers £5 i,7s Gd to £7, others £5 to £5 10s, -.mail £3 to £4 12s Gd, Nanny goats uul kids Us. fat hlack-faced ewes Cl 14s, fat woolly hoggets £1 ss, both farmer’s lines, sow and litter £5 os, store pigs £1 2s Gd, slips 15s to 18s, weaners 10s to 13s Gd. Private Sales for the Week.— Yearling steers £3 to £3 4s, yearling heifers /Shorthorns) £2 to £2 6s, yearling Jersey heifers (mostly fawns) £3 17s Gd, empty,2-year colored heif«rs £4, 2-year steers £5, fat, steers (2) to 3-years) £lO 10s to £ll, fat cows £B, store and forward cows‘£s 10s, £5, £4 7s Gd, £4 6s, £4 ss, £4, i£3 12s Gd, £3 7s Gd, £2 15s, springing heifers £7 10s, £6 Is, £5, dairy cows £9, hoggets 17s and 17s Gd, small 12s Gd, fat ewes £1 ss, fat wethers £1 7s Gd, mixed fat sheep £1 4s and £1 4s 3d, empty ewes 17s 3d.