COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 59, 26 October 1914, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATTHEW'S, CAMUN AND GO'S. REPORT. Matthews, Ganiliu and Cc. rcpoit a good yarding of stock at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Bidding for young cattle was a good deal fiuioter than at recent sales, but store and forward cows were well competed for. We sold all the grown cattle yarded at the following rates Springing heifers £4 10,s to £8 15s, cows £5 to £6 15s, store cows (small) £3 5s to £3 14s, good-framed do. £4 15s to £5 lis 6d, fat do. £7 10s to £8 Bs, empty heifers £3 8s to £3 11s, yearling heifers 36s to £1) Os, steers (colored) £2 4s to £2 lOs. NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Monday. 19th Inst., at my TJrenni yards, 1 had a full yarding of all classes. Competition throughout wins good, practically all lines being cleared at the hammer at the following prices Yearling, Jersey heifers £2 14s and £2 15s, Shorthorns £2 to £2 4s 6d, smaller £1 16s, yearling steers £2 14s to £3 12s, 2 year empty heifers £3 15s, and £3 15s fid, smaller cattle £3 3s to £3 ss, 2 year steers £4 15s, yearling bulls £1 10s to £4 os, dairy hulls up to £lO. good framed store cows £4 to £4 16s, smaller cows £3 6s to £3 13s, forward cows £5 10s to £6 2s, fat cows £6 14s to £B, dairy cows £4 10s to £5 12s fid. springing heifers (improved prices throughout) up to £9 10 3 for good 3 year old heifers, and up to £6 os for good 2 years, smaller sorts £3 5s to £5 ss, according to size and condition, hoggets (small) 15s, store pigs £1 12s to £1 18s, weaner pigs 12s. At Rahotu yards on Tuesday, 20tlV, for my spring cattle fair, I had a big yarding,all pons being well filled. Buyers were present from all parts of the district, making good competition for all lines offered as follows Yearling steers (good) £3 Is to £3 14s, .fair sorts £2 15s to £2 19s, smaller £1 Us, to £2 7s fid, Shorthorn yearling (host) £2 2s to £2 8s fid, good sorts £1 Ifis to £1 195,2 year steers £5 9s fid, 15 to 18 month steers £4, empty 2 year heifers £3 15s 6d to £4, empty 18 month to 2 year heifers £3 0s fid to £3 14s, strong demand for both classes, springing heifers (a rongh entry) £3 17s fid to £6 os, cows and calves (big framed cows) £6 9s to £b 19s, small cows and calves £3 10s to £5 3s fid, 4 year bullocks (odd lines)-£9 15s to £ll 2s fid, forward and fat cows (no prime fat cows offering) £5 15s to £< 16s, fresh conditioned cows £5 to £5 11s, good store cows £4 to £4 16s, Smaller cows £2 12s fid to £3 üb, Shorthbrn bulls £6 10s to £l3, Jersey bulls £6 10s, Holstein bulls £5 to £7 10s, young hulls £2 10s to £4 ss. At Kohnratahi on Wednesday, for my opening sale since the winter, I had a good yarding, all pens being well filled. The attendance also was very satisfactory, buyers being present in good numbers, and most of the yarding was cleared either at .the hammer oi privately. A nice line of 10f bullocks, 3 year olds, in fresh to forward condition, was yarded by Mr W. A. McCuteban, being placed at £9 4s. These bullocks were a splendid advertisement for the Kohnratahi district. Other prices obtained were: Good 15 month steers £3 10s,to £3 14s, yearlings £2 15s to £3 3s. yearling heifers £2 4s to £2 10s, store cows (only fair lines) £3 10s to £4 3s, empty heifers (forward condition) £5 7s. 2 year steers £4 2s to £5 7s, bulls £7, hoggets 15s fid. Private sales as follows: Dairy cows £7 10s to £ls, store cows £4 ,5s to £4 12s 6d, yearling heifers £2 to £2 ss, yearling to 15 month steers £2 15s to £3 10s, empty 2 year heifers £3 10s to £3 14s 6d,bulls£B 5s to £lO 10s, 2 year steers £4 12s 6d, fat cows £8 ss, fat mullocks £ll, ewes and lambs £1 4s, fat ewes £1 fis fid, fat wethers £1 8s fid, hoggets 13s fid to 17s fid.

WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Tuesday, October 20th, at my monthly saio of above produce, 1 offered to a large attendance of buyers the following catalogue: 15 bales and 2b sacks wool, 802 hides, 5316 calf, 1/20 sheepskins, 16 casks, 3 kegs and 32 tioiiß of tallow and sundries. Com op till ion was particularly animated, and 1 cleared practically the whole catalogue at prices that must appeal to vendors. The outlook for the coming season’s wool clip seems very bright, as the few bags of fleece wool offered realised Bid per lb. I would strongly urge vendors to market their consignments early, as prices for everything is on a very high level. Word.—Crutchings advanced 2id per lb.' Sheepskins.—Keenly competed for at lid to 2d per lb higher. Hides.—Advanced another Jd, and in several cases Id per Jb. Calfskins.—Very excited market—a further rise of -}d to Id. Tallow.—Advanced £2 10s to £3 10s per ton,.

1 quote:—Fleece in dumps in bags Hid, cvutcliings (id to 63d, dead 5d to 7id per lb. Sheepskins.—Medium crossbred BJd to 8-id, 5-wool 8d to B id, (-wools Bd, hoggets 73d to 84 d, dead did to 7d, dead and damaged 5Jd to OJd, pelts (inferior) 2jd to 33d, damp linos (best lines) 7s 4d to 8s (id and 9s 6d, others 3s 9d to Hi (id, salted heavy (is Id to Os 7d, light os Id to 5s 7d, inferior 2s up.

Hides.—Ox. No stout offering. Heavy 8-jd to 9d, medium 83d, light Hid to 9d, cow (heavy) Bid to 83d, medium B.) d to Bijd, light Bjd to 9d. Farmers. —Best light weights Bpl to 83d, others 8d to 8.1-d, heavy 63d to Bd, stags 43d to GUI, horse os 3d to 10s (id, cow cut and slippy 4id to 7jd, yearlings 7 id to 8(d, cut ltd to 7 id. Calf.—Specials 13d, 13»d, to 1 Id per 11), lusts Hd to 13d, seconds lOd to Is,

fleshy 9.fd to 9|cl, very • small 9';d to 10d, cut 7id to 9*!d, .slippy 5,d, dry Is Id to Is 3d, slinks 6d. Tallow.—ln casks (best mixed) ills 3d to 21s 6d, medium 19s 9d to 21s, kegs 18s 9d, in tins 18s 9d to 10s 3d.( Sundries.—Hones £5 per ton, horsehair 6d to Is id per lb, horse tails Is Id cat’ll, cowtails Is lid per dozen, cow hair old per lb, pigskins 6d to Is each.

As the date hooked for my next sale falls at tile same time as the ’Wellington wool sales, T have decided to hold it a week later (November 24th). This will be my hrst wool sale of the season. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford Branch, reports as follows: On Wednesday, 14th inst.. we held our first Kohuratahi sale of the season, when there was only a small yarding of 300 head of cattle and a small number of sheep. Several buyers were present and most of the stock changed hands at good prices:—Yearling heifers 495, 46s and 455, 2-year-old heifers 60s, 2-year-old steers from £5 10s. £5 ss, to £5, yearling bulls 70s, 20-month steers £3 2s 6d to £3 os, hoggets 16s 6d. On Monday, 19th inst., we held our annual bull fair in our Stratford yards, when tliere was an exceptionally large attendance of the public from all parts of the district. There was a large entry of 136 animals, some of which had splendid pedigrees and wore imported stock, hut strange to say, the higher classed hulls were not. in demand. , However, a fair clearance was effected .'it the hamemr and afterwards. but the prices were rather disappointing to breeders. Pedigree Jerseys, 3 years old, made up to 26 gns, 2-year-olds 17£ to 19gns, 18-month-olds 10 to 16J gus, grade JeiHP y S 2-year-olds from £9 10s to £l4, 15 to 18-month Jerseys from £5 to‘ £9, Holstein 2-year-olds £l2 10s to £lO, 15 to 18-month £8 10s to £5 10s. A very nice grade Holstein bull by St. Patrick realised 21 gns. Shorthorns were in bettor demand, and realised £l6 to £9. Several nice animals were passed in at 17gns. Ayrshires were not in demand, 2-year-olds making from £7 5s to £9. Our supplementary bull fair will be held on 2nd November. On Tuesday, 20th inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when we had a fair entry of 649 head of cattle and 72 sheep, a fair clearance was effected, prices being somewhat easier. Colored yeailing heifers from 44s to 74s for good lines, medium lines from 38s 6d to 435, poorer quality from 36s 6d to 38s, yearling steers from 64s to / 4s, 2-year-old heifers Cos to 75s, 2-year-old steers G7s 6cl for poor quality, to 735, forward cows, keen demand, from £5 10s to £7 5s lor forward stuff, medium weights £4 11s 6d to £5 3s, light and low-conditioned from £3 19s to £3 Us, empty heifers £3 7s 6d to £ I 15s, 3-year-old steers nice line £B, bulls.from £5 5s to £6 ss, small line ewes and wethers mixed ages 18s.

In our dairy yards we had a fair entry of 40 head, hut nothing of exceptional quality. Competition was keen, and prices ranged from £5 to £7 for good in-calf heifers, heifers, calved, from £5 10s to £7, dairy cows up to £8 los. On Tuesday, 20th inst., we also held our usual monthly sale of wool, hides, sheepskins, etc. We had a fair catalogue and a full attendance of buyers. / Prices for wool and sheepskins showed a very marked rise on last sales’ rates and practically everything was sold •at ■ very full values. Crossbred crutchings in bales 6id to per lb, crutchings in sacks 5d to to 64d. dead wool in bags up to 7Jd, skin pieces 2d per lb, sheepskins, pelts 2id per lb, crossbred damaged 2fd to 41,d, crossbred skins dead 53d. fullwoolled fair pelts 74d per lb equal to 5s each to 7-Jd equal to 6s each, cross, bred lambskins damaged and torn 3fd per lb, salted small 54d per lb, medium salted up to 3s 9d each. Cowhides, no' really good lines offered, .slipy up to 6d per lb, fleshy 6id, medium 7-Jd, dry 6\d per lb, yearling hides slipy s\d, -sloppy 5Jd, medium up to fid per lb, calfskins cut from '7J-d to fi.jd per lb, slipy up to 6d, medium quality 9d, light skins lOd, slightly fleshy up to lOd and lid, | good quality 114 dto H|d, good skins Is per lb, tallow in tins up Ito 16s per cwt. j On Wednesday, 21st inst., we held our usual monthly To Wera sale, when j there was a fair yarding of 322 head 'of cattle and 150 ewes and lambs. There was a large attendance of the public, and most lines yarded were sold. Yearling steers 52s Gd, 655, yearling heifers 42s to 455, 2-year-old j empty heifers £3 16s, £3 11s, 2-year-old heifers good up to £4 12s, 18-month iheifers £3 Os 6d, 18-month hulls £4 2s |Gel, nice Shorthorn hull, on account lof a Pphokura client, realised £9, 3-Iyear-old steers £-5 10s to £o 17s Gd, 1 2-year-old steers small £4 11s to £5 |la, store cows small up to £4 9s, dairy cows from £5 to £8 10s, spring-, ing heifers small 2-year-olds £4 5s to £4 15s, fair quality £5 to £5 7s Gd, good from £6 Gs to £7, heifers

small with calf at foot £5 to £5 5s ewes and lambs 23s Gd.