COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 49, 1 March 1915, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S REPORT.

At Waiwakaiho on Friday, 12th iust., I had a good entry of cattle of mixfed classes,' the condition in most cases being poor. A good clearance was made during the day at the following prices: Fair weaner steers £1 13s 6d, poor £1 2s, good weaner heifers £1 7s 6d (small line), 15 and 18 month heifers £1 l ( Js 6d to £2 Ids,' according to size and condition,- good 20 month steers £3 14s Gd to £4 >ss, rough 15 mouth steers--'£2 5s to £3 4s, dairy cows £4 to £8 15s for a choice Jersey close up, heavy bulls up to £ll 2s od, and from £4 to £7 15s tor thers, tat cqws (very fe'W -yarded) £8 14s, forward cows £5 9s to £6 12s, according to frame, good framed fresh store cons £3 18s to £5, light framed store cows £2 8s 6d to £3 9s (mostly grade Jerseys). aged cows without much condition £1 16s to £2 13s, cows and calves £5 6s, in calf 2 to’2) -year heifers £3 16s. - v

At Pohokura on the same day for my annual sheep fair I had a good entry with a good attendance oi buyr ers, who made keen competition for all lines offered, the.full yarding, with the exception of a small pen oi ewes, being cleared at th£ hammer at the following prices-Woolly lambs 12s Id, shorn lambs Us to 95,..cu11s 5s 3d to 5s 9<M forward ewes and wethers 17s 4d, small 2 tooth wethers 14s, 2 tooth ewes (small) ■ I'4s*-.M»jJ* a!, d 6 tooth wethers for a lino”fff 1310 18s 9d, and for. other lines from 18s 3d to 19s Idj'and from 14s Id to 11s lid for small - sheep, aged ewes lls and 11s- odj 4 tooth ewes, (rough) lls 9d, f.m. ewes 15s to £1 Is, 4

At Toko on Monday, 15th inst., at my Toko yards, I had a good entry, all of which I was able to place as follows: —Small weaner steers £1 5s Gd. fat cows £7 lls to £B-3s, good forward cows £5 6s Jo £6 19s, light framed store cows £2 2s to £2 ss, good store cows £3 14s to £4 17s, bulls £6 to £8 10s, 18 month heifers £2 to £3 7s, lambs 4 S 6d to 8s 6d, T aged ewes 7s Gd.

On the same day at for ,my annual sheep .fair, I had a>-smaller •entry than usual, but with a fair attendance, of buyers, whp cleared most of the yarding. Lambs (woolly) 12s 3d to 12s 7d, 4 tooth to f.m. ewes 14s ■to 155,, mixed ege ewes 12s Gd to 13s Gd, f.m. ewes from 9s to 12s Gd, rams ,11 to 3gns., aged rams 12s and 12s Gd.

Oh Tuesday, 16th inst. 1 , at my Stratford yards for my fortnightly cattle sale amh annual' sheep fair, I had a full yarding, both classes coming forward much in excess of advertised numbers. Bidding throughout was good, a satisfactory /clearance being made during the day. * Some good lambs 1 off* rape were yarded, but vendors’ reserves were beyond buyers limits.' Full mouthed owes were selling radily, as also were the few pens of 2 tooth wethers that were yarded. (Cattle throughout made full market rates. Good weaners, 18 to 20 month steers, aaidfgoodi'conditioned.cows being mostly inquired for. Good lambs in smalt lots made 11s, small 7s 5d to Bs.Sd, 2 tooth wethers (mostly small) 14s 5d to 15s 9d, 2 tooth ewes 15s 5d to 16s sd, f.m. ewes 6s Od to 11s sd, Romney rams 1) to :2£gns., forward (and. fat 1 ewes 17s 9d, 18 and 20 month heifers £2 _3s to .£2 15s, yearling steers £2 18sj> weaner heifers 10s. to £1 13s for a very choice line of Jerseys, good weaper steers £1 19s to £1 14s, smaller cattle £1 2s 6d to £1 12s 6d, rough 2J- year steers £4 14s, dairy cows. £7y springing heifers £4 7s Gd to £6, bullb from £4 10s to £9 7s Gd, fat cows £7 to £8 14s, forward cows £5 os to £6 16s, fresh conditioned cows £4 8s to/ £4 19s, store cows £2 17s ,to £4.

At Stony River on Wednesday, 17th hers, and sales \Cere made of the classes «f- cattle being well represented, buyers were preset in good muniirs, and sales-were made of the majority of-the. landing, some fat cattle • being sent home,- vendors’ prices not being reached; Good weaner steers, made £1 13s (id to £1 ’'l6s, smaller cattle £1 6g 6d >to £1 11s, grade Jersey weaner heifers - (very choice) £1 11s, other weaner heifers 15s to £1 3s, fair 20 month steers £3 13s 6d, Jerseys £2 7s, springing heifers £5 5s and £5 7s 6d,*fat cows £7 to £9 4s, heavy cows in forward condition £6 to £7 2s Cd,' fresh-conditioned to forward cows from £4 6s to £5 9s 6d, store cws £2 10s to £3 18s, SJyear steers £8 11s, 18 month heifers £2 3s to £2 13s Cd. heavy bulls £lO 7s 6d, to £l3 15s, smaller bulls £3 12s to £6, lambs (blach faced) 11s-6d, good lambs 9s to 10s Bd, culls 5s 4d, f.f.m. ewes 12s Bd, fat ewes 15s 7d. to 17s 2d.

At.Awakino on Thursday, 18th inst, for my annual sheep and cattle fair J had a record entry of cattle with r. full yarding of sheep, the yards being over-filled; Cattle having to be sold in the adjoining paddocks. Buyers were present in good-numbers from all parts of Taranaki and Waikato, and made good competition-for all lines offered The condition of scuttle was excellent, being very favorably commented upon especially so by buyers from othei parts of the province. For the sheep I had great competition, every pen, in eluding the rams, being sold at the hammer in record time, vendors going home exceedingly pleased with the prices obtained for their sheep, a record sale for the season being held. 20 month heifers made from £2 17s 6d to £4 Is for well grown cattle, 20 month steers £4 5s to £3 11s, cqjvs and calves £4 6s to £5 9s, mixed 18 month cattle £2 17s to £3, heavy bulls £ls 5s to £8 12s od, 2 year bulls' £4 ,2s Gd, fat heifers! £4 10s, fat and forward cows £8 12s to £5, store cows £3 3s to £4 IPs, 2i year steers £5 5s to £6 9s, 2 k to 3 year steers £7 6s Gd to £6 6s, 3.J' year bullocks : £lo'os 6d to £B, lambs (tops) 12s 4d, good IPs 6d, seconds 9s lid to 8s lid, small 7s fill to 5s 2d, 2 tooth wethers from 16s 3d to 18s Id for an especially good line, 2 tooth ewes, mostly small, 14$ IPd to

Ids 10d, 4 and 6 tootn and f.f.m. ewes 16s Id and 16s 3d, forward owes 16s to 16s 2d, f.m. eWes 14s 2d to 7s 3d, Romney rams from 3 to 6gns., and from If to 2fgns for older rams.