COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 287, 2 December 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTGN KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Fridav, 20th iust., my Waiwakaiho yards wore well idled with all classes of cattle. Bidding throughout was spirited, all lines meeting with readv sale at the following prices :-rYearling to 16 month grade heifers £2 3s to £2 lss, smaller £1 14s to £1 19s, good quality Jersey 15 months heifers £2 12s to £3 6s 15 months steers £2 19s 6J to £3 H». rough 18 month steers £3 10s, 3 year bullocks (small line) £B, 2 year (very few yarded) £3 12s. fat. raw: ; from £7 14s to £lO 16s, good I'onva." cows £G 5s to £7 10s, fresh conditioned cows £5 7s to £5 15s, good store cow* £4 16s to £5 6s, fair £4 Is to £4 9s, small framed cows £3 to £3 14s, springing heilers, improved inquiry at from £6 10s to £7 7s Gd for good heifers, and £-4 to £5 15s for small heifers, dairybulls from £6 15s to £lO 10s, yearling Shorthorn bulls advertised on account of Mr C. Topliss made £3 15s to £5 15s, Ayrshire bulls £5 5s to £5 12s 6d, yearling Jersey bulls £1 10s to £2 19s, heavy weight bulls for canning £lO 15s to £l2 ss, fair sorts £7 17s Gd to £8 15s, lighter bulls £5 9s to £6 17s Gd, dairy cows £5 2s Gd to £B, fat ewes 19s 7d. ewes and lambs £1 5s 6d to £1 10s, fat woolly hoggets £1 Is 4d. At Toko on Monday, 23rd inst., yearling to 15 month heilers made £1 'J7s Gd to £2 4s, yearling steers £2 10s to £3, springing heifers £5 ss, cows and calves £5 15s, light fat cows £7 lis, forward cows £G to £7 ss, fresh conditioned cows £5 8s to £5 16s, small store cows £3 16s to £3 18s 6d, empty 2 year heifers £3 18s 6d, heavy weight bulls £9 10s to £ll 10s, fat ewes 18s 6d.

On Tuesday, 24th inst., at Stratford, for my fortnightly sale, I had a medium' entry, with a good attendance of buyers. The demand was improved for all classes, sales being made at advanced rates as follows Jo months Jersey heifers (choice cattle) -£3 8s fid to £3 11s, others £2 to £2 15s fid, 15 months steers £3 3s to £3 10s fid, and £3 14s for a very choice line of 60, 2 year empty heifers £4 3s. 15 to 18 months bulls £2 11s to £4, 10 heavy bulls yarded, cows and calves £5 5s to £5 18s, fat heifers £7 3s to £7 ss, fat cows £9 18s to £8 14s, good forward cows up to £7 17s, good fresh conditioned cows up to £6 Is, good stores £4 17s to £5 11s, smaller framed cows £2 18s to £4. In the dairy pens I had a fair entry. The demand for these was quieter than at my previous sales. Prices were from £6 5s to £8 ior_ best heifers, and from £3 10s to £5 for small heifers, dairy cows £5 5s to £6 ss. , At Stony River yards on ednesday, there was a good entry, all of which 1 was able to clear at prices which in many cases were well above vendor*s reserves. Well grown 15 months heifers sold at from £2 17s 3d to £3 7s, yearling to 15 month heifers £1 15s to £2 3s, 15 months steers £3 7s 6d, small yearlings £1 15s to £2 17s, 2 year empty heifers £2 16s to £3 19s, 18 month empty heifers (rough) £3 3s and £3 4s, 2J to 3 year steers £7 2s, fat heifers £6 5s to £6 10s, fat cows £lO 7s fid to £8 13s, fat cows (small) £7 11s, forward cows £7 Is to £7 ss, fresh conditioned good framed cows £5 7s 6d to £5 16s, good store cows £4 6s to £5 ss, smaller cows '-£2 7s 6d to £3 8s 6d, yearling Shorthorn hulls £4 17s fid, yearling Jersey bulls £2 11s, dairy bulls £5 £9 355, bulls for canning £4 17s fid tc £lO 10s, dairy cows £5 17s 6d, springing heifers (advanced values) £7 17s 6d to £8 ss, good sorts £5 15s to £6 10s, small £3 12s 6d to £4 10s, weaner pigs 12s, store pigs £1 7s fid. Private sales lor tjie week.—Yearling and 15 months heifers £1 18s 6d to JO2 15s, 15 months steers £3 15s to £3 3s, 2i to 3 year steers £6 12s fid to £7, 3 year bullocks £8 for 51, and £7 15s for 104, fat cows £9 11s to £B, lighter £7 7s and £7 10s, dairy cows £ll for a choice line of 20 Jerseys, forward cows £6 17s fid lor 50, and £6 2s 6d for 30, others £5 10s to £7 ss, fresh cows £5 ss, small store cows £3 12s fid. to £4, Jersey bulls £5 to £9, pedigree Shorthorn bulls 20gns., grade Shorthorn bulls £l2, empty 2 year Shorthorn heifers £3 10s to £3 18s, vealers £2, fat lambs 17s, fat wethers 24s fid to 20s, ewes and lambs 245, mixed fat sheep 24s to 24s fid, heavy draught mare £43 10s.