COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 48, 13 October 1914, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

mr newto?; j:j:;2’s weekly REPORT. At Kapouga on Friday, 2nd inst., 1 had a heavy entry of rattle, all and races being packed. There was u good attendance of buyers, who mad.; spirited bidding for all lines offered. Prices were as lollows: —Best yearling heifers £2 8s to £2 12s, others £1 15s to £2, smaller £1 3s to £1 12s, yearling steers £2 10s to £3 Is, rough and small £1 14s to £2 ss, empty 20 month heifers £3 4s to £3 7s, bulls £4 2s to £7 12s Gel. cows and calves (good) £4 15s to £5 10s, poor conditioned and small £2 to £3 ss, forward and fat cows £5 17s to £7 15s, lighter framed forward cows £5 to £5 15s, store cows (good) £4 10s to £4 19s, smaller £3 16s to £4 3s, small framed cows £2 17s 3d to £3 7s 6d, aged cows (poorer) £1 10s to £2 ss. I had some fine pens of springers, these meeting a good market, choice 3 year heifers selling up to £lO 10s, good sorts £6 12s 6d to £9 10s, well grown 2 year heifers close up £5 17s 6d to £7 7s 6d, fair sorts £s' 5s to £5 12s 6d, small £4 to £5. dairy! cows £5 to £7 15s, breeding sows £3 15s. ' I

On Monday, sth, at Urenui, I had a good yarding with a good demand for all classes. Everything yarded, with the exception of small or backward springing heifers cleared at the hammer as follows :—Yearling heifers £1 16s to £2 18s 6d, yearling steers' £2 19s, yearling bulls £2 10s to £3 7s 3d, empty 20 month heifers £3 3s 6d ;o £3 18s, store cows £2 17s to £4 13s, cow r s and calves (rough) £3 11s to £4 2s Od, forward cows £6 Is to £0 10s, fat cows £7 Is to £8 V , 18 month steers £4, 2 year steers £4 19s. 3 year steers £6 to £7 7s, dairy cows £5 10s to £7, choice Jersey springing heifers up to £B, good £5 15s to £7 2s 6d, small £3 7s 6d to £4 10s, mixed'fat sheep 21 4s 6d to £1 5s 6d, ewes and lambs j 21. 6s, hoggets 13s 9d, store pigs 18s j -o £1 4s 6d, weaners 12s 6d.

On Tuesday, 6th inst., at Rahotu, there w:as a small entry, which sold as “ollows: —Small yearling heifers £1 7s 3d to £1 9s. good yearlings £2 5s 6d <> £2 16s, rough yearling steers £2 11s, mils £5 ss. springing heifers £4 17s hi to £6 10s, dairy cows £7 to £7 10s, npty 20 months heifers £3 6s 6d, forord cows £5 2s to £5 11s, store cows S 3 11s to £4 13s.

On the same day at Stratford I had i good entry of springing heifers for ny morning sale, with a good attendiiice, very satisfactory sales being made, the 45 heifers and cows averaging £6 ss. , Best springing heifers made from £6 5s to £8 os, good sorts from £5 to £5 17s Gd, smaller heifers

23 10,s to £4 Ills, dairy cows £6 15s To £lO. At Okau on Wednesday, 7th inst., had a small entry, the whole of which 'owevor, was placed at the hammers r the follov. mg prices:—Empty 20

nth heifers £3 15s to £3 16s, yeariug heifers £2 '4s to £2 18s, yearling Jeers £2 19s to £3 10s, 18 montlis ■teers £3 16s to £4 12s, small yearling Jeers £2 Is, Jersey 2.} year steers £0 : s, spring heifers £4 10s to £5 10s, *cws and calves £4 17s, good store cows 24 5s to £5 3s, small cows £2 10s to 23 10s, well bred Shorthorn bull £ls Is, Jersey bull £2 14s 6d. Private sales for the week as follows:—Yearling Jersey heifers £2 16s ‘.o £3, yearling hulls £4, yearling Jeers £3 10s, to £3 4s, smaller £2 10s 0 £3, 21 year steers £5 19s to £5 2s, 1 year steers £5 to £4 12s, 3 year hillocks £8 to £7, springing heifers £5 o £5 15s, dairy cows £6 to £lO 10s or a choice line of 25, pedigree Shorthorn bulls 15 to 25gns., fat cows £8 Os to £8 17s 6d, forward cows £5 ss, lore cows £3 15s to £4 15s, choice Jersey 2 year empty heifers £4 10s, Shorthorns £3 10s, fat heifers £7 2s 3d, fat bullocks £ll to £l3 2s 6d. cows vnd calves £5, fat wethers £1 7s Gd, loggets 16s 4d, fat ewes £1 2s to £1 3s, empty ewes 16s Gd to £6 0s Gd for forward sheep.