COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 31, 8 February 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Monday, Ist hist., for my Douglas sheep lair and cattle sum, 1 had a heavy entry, and buyers were oresent from all parts of the d'.str ci. Competition throughout was spirited, all lines with the exception of two pens of sheep being cleared at the hammer. I had a special entry of ewes and lambs on account of Messrs Budge and Good, which vere mostly good sheep, hut through having in.-t bhen shorn and having had several days’ yarding and driving wore looking very tired, but this did ' ot stop buyers, who hit! freely, the whole of these vendors’ sheep being sold at the following prices: 4-tooth • wes 15s 7d, 6-tooth ewes los -Id, 1-yoar-oM ewes 12s lid, lambs, tops 10s 2d. s; conds 8s lOd, culls os 2d and 5- Vd, cull ewes 9s 8d to 11s 9d. Other prices were, 4 and 6-tooth ethers 17s 7d, a nice line of 4-tooth o' v es. lately shorn, made 17s 10(1, fat ones 16s to 17s, 2-tooth wethers from 1 Is lid to 16s Id, 2 and 4-tooth ewes (rather small) 14s lid, f.m. ewes from 7s for poor to 12s 9d for the better class, the average prices 1 mg 11s 6(1, lambs second quality Bs, culls 3s 6d to 7s Id, rough yearling steers £2 14s 6cl, 18-month heifers JMV.B.) with some color £3 Gs.

and 18-month heifers rough £2 is to £2 10s, hulls £-3 17s 6d to £B, fat |cows prime but light £8 to £8 Bs, heavy cows unfinished £7 7 s fid to £7 15s, forward cows np tr £0 19s, good store cows £4 15s to £5 B',-, light framed cows £3 5s Li £1 6s. At Stratford on Tuesday, 2nd insf., 1 had a fair entry for which there was a general enquiry for all It.cs, with the exception of 18-mouth heifers, which were slack. A wed -grown line of weaner Shorthorn steers made £1 17s fid, weaner heifcs as yet, are very hard of sale. There appears toi be an improved enquiry for good 18 and 20-month steers. Pi ices obtained were: Weaner steers (good Shorthorns £1 17s, others £T 4s, mixed weaners £1 ss, weaner heifers 10s to £1 0s fid, springing heifers £5 10s, 18-month steers £3 10s fid to £3 If« fid, small yearlings £2 3s to £2 17s fid, 2)-year steers £5 10s ('><., ] B_mui.dll heifers £2 3s to £2 14s fid. bulls £7 5s to £9, small £3 17s fid. fat cows £7 10s to £B, forward cows £6 5s to £fi 17s fid, store cows £4 Is to £4 15s, small cows •£2 13s *o £3 15s. 4tooth cues 15s lOd, f..ai. owes 7s 3,1 to 8s 9(1, mixed age ewes 13s 3d, lambs 8s fid, fat ewes Ifis fid. At Stony River yards on Wednesday, 3rd inst., T had a small entry which sold as follows:—Mixed weaners, good Shorthorns, £1 8s to fl 11s. springing heifers £4 lus, 18rnonth steers £3 11s, fat cows £8 to £9 Is, forward cows £fi 12s to £7 Ss, heavy hulls £lO 5s and £lO Ifis. light bulls £4 17s fid, heavv slags £8 15s to £l2, slip pigs 15s (i i and Ifis fid, Jersey 21 and 3-y<mr steers £1 17s fid to £fi ss, lambs 10s Id, Itootb owes 17s Id, mixed sheep 34s sd, goats 3s Od.