COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 95, 24 April 1915, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S REPORT.

At Awakiuo on Thursday, 15th inst., both .cattle and sheep came forward up to'advertised numbers, with the exception of 3J- .year bullocks, these being unable to get across the river owing .to heavy rains. I was, however, able to sell them privately, and so made a full clearance -of both cattle and sheep. Good ’lambs made 11s 7d to 9s 3d, 2 tooth wethers on small side 18s 3d, fair lino 2 tooth ewes 18s (id cull wethers Ids Id'to 15s 6d, f.m. ewes 12s Id to 15s lid, I and 5 year ewes IGs Bd, empty 20 month heifers £2 to £3 2s, 20 month steers £4 4s to.£4 Is, Jerseys £3, 2i year steers (good) £7 2s 6d to £6 ss, cows and calves £5 5s to £5 12s 6d, fat lieifers £5 15s to £0 17s 6d, 3* year steers £9 5s 6d to £9 7s 6d, bulls £6 10s, forward cows £5 os to £5 10s, store cows £4 Us 6d to £4 10s. It has been decided to hold spring sales at the Awakiuo yards in the future. Settlers will lie notified as to the date later in the year.

At Okau on Friday, 16tlrinst., I had a hue yarding of cattle and a good entry of sheep. There was a good attendance of the public. Buyers who were present at ♦•he /iwakino sale came through to Okau ana g*od com petition obtained for all lines. Prices obtained were as follows: -Wearier heifers 18s 8d to £1 16s, wearier steers £2 1? 6d small £1 os, mixed weaners £1 ?s 6d, 20 month 'empty heifers £3, 2 year steers £4 10s, 20 .month steers £!. Is to £4 7s, bull's £s* 2s Gd, in-calf 2! to •2|- year heifers £5; 2s 6d to £5 os, incalf 2 year heifers £3' 17s, 2j year steers £6 4s, 3* year bullocks 1:9 los, forward cows £4 Us to £5 Is, heavy l*-’t COWS £8 15s, light fat cows £6 2s 6d to £6 10s, store cows £3 to £3 los, 'fat ewes 17s, f.m. ewes lls 9d', mixed age owes 15s lod,-empty owes ([heavy framed Lincolns) 15s 6d, iambs 7s 6d

to 12s lOd. At Kaponga on the same day there was a full yarding of cows, mostly for which the inquiry was quieter, sales (being as follows: Fat cows £6 /s to £8 9s, forward cows £5 to £5 Bs, store (Cows £2' 6s to £3 15s, meaner steers '£l 7s to £1 16s, weaner heifers 15s to £1 5s 6d, bulls £4' 12s 6d l to £6 10s. | , On Monday, 19tli inst., at Urenui, I had'a full yarding of both cattle and' sheep, the demand for the latter being Very good, but cattle were quiet. Good’ lambs made 13s 6d to 12s 4d, fair 10s { 8d to 11s sd, small 7s 6d to 8s 9d, woolly lambs 13s 9d, fat ewes 19s 4d, ,fatj 2 tooths mixed' £1 Is 3d, mixed fat ‘sheep £1 Os 6d, 2 and 4 tooth wethers £1 to £1 Is 6d, f.m. ewes 14s to 14s "|d, 4 and 5 year in lamb 16s 7d to 17s, empty heifers £2' Bs, 18 month steers £3 7s to £3 18s, 2' year steers *£4 7s 6d, weaner heifers 19s 6d, cows 'and’calves £6, forward cows £5 ss, fat' cows £6 4s to £9 2s 6d, dairy cows £6 17s 6d, store cows £3 3s to £3 12s 6d. On Tuesday, 20th inst., at llahotu, for my autumn cattle and wearier fair; X had a .heavy yarding of all classes races* and adjoining ■paddocks.' being filled to overflowing; were present in big numbers, including several from outside districts, in fact, the biggest number ' yet seen at llaliotn. Those present • were bidding briskly for all lines, practically the whole entry being cleared at the hammer. Steers of any. age were in keen demand, whilst cows were a little easier in price. The weaners, taken right through, were not up* to lust year’s quality, but prices were well maintained. Very few prime cows were offering. Prices obtained were: Best weaner steers £1 ■ 16s to £2 4s 6d, smaller cattle £1 2s 6d to £1 14s', weaner heifers 18s to £1 ss, mixed weaners 19s 6d to* £1 Bs, good empty 20-month heifers £2 18s to £3', smaller heifers £2 6s and ’£2 Bs, good 2-year steers £4 3s 6d, : 18 and 20-month steers £3 10s to* £3 17s, rough Jerseys £3; bulls £4 15s to £7 10s, a forward line of 2s- - year steers on account of Mr A. J. Thomas realised £7 Bs, other' 2J-:ycar' steers brought from £4 19s to £6, aged cows poor £1 12S to £2 4s, aged cows fair condition £2 18s 6(1 to £4 3s, good store cows £3 6s to £4 Is 6d, small stores £2 10s, forward cows £4 10s 6d to £5 16s, fat cows £6 5s to £8 4s 6d, cows and calves £3 11s to £4 ss, springing heifers £6 Is. Private sales.—Weaner steers £2 2s, £2; £1 16s, weaner heifers 15s, good 20-month steers £4 and £3 18s * 6d, fat heifers £5 13s, fat cows £6 : * 17s 6d to £B, store cows £3 ss, in-calf 21-year heifers £5 to £7, 21-year Jersey steers £5 sa, jS-tooth ewes 18s 6d, ,17s 6d, 17s 3d, ,4-tooth ewes £1 2s, 1 mixed age ewes 15s; f.m. ewes 12s 6d, '' lambs 12s 9d to 8s 3d, fat wethers ,£1 2s 6d and £1 3s, 2 and 4-tooth , wethers 16s to £l.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD., REPORT.

On Tuesday, 20th April, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when we had a fair yard- ' ing of 471 cattle and 542 sheep, most of which were disposed, of'at the hammer, and afterwards, at satisfactory prices. Store cows wore somewhat easier,' as well as poorer classes of wearier heifers. Anything in the store cow line showing condition sold well. Fat cows, small £6 to £0 19s, medium £7 to £7 3s, good from £7 ’.Os to £8 10s, store cows \ medium from £4 10s to £5, good bulky cows from £5 2s to £5 17s 6d, store cows, small and poor £3 15s to £4, medium sized, low conditioned stuff £1 to £4 9s, inferior cows, aged', from £2 7s to £3 Bs, springers up to £5, weaners heifers, small and poor from 14s to 17s, medium from 19s to 20s, mixed weaners, poor 17» to 18s; wearier steers, poor 18s, medium 20s, good, up to 37s 6d, 2-year-old. heifers in calf £4 10s, 20-months steers £3 7s 3-year-old bullocks £8 to £8 10s, 2

snd 4-toptli wethers 19s 3d, f.m. ewes, small Bs, 2-tooth cull ewes 11s 3d, lambs poor 6s 9d to 7s Bd, fair quality up to 12s. Since we last reported we have placed a large quantity of stock at the following prices:—l and 6-tooth ewes19s 6d to 20s 6d, 2-tooth ewes, small 12s, mixed ages, poor 12s 6d, good 4 and 5-year old ewes 13s to 16s, 4 and 6-tooth wethers from 11s, for small and poor 20s 6d for medium to 22s 6d for good lines ; lambs, poor and weedy -Is 6d to 7s 6d, medium Us 6d to 12s,J good lines 13s, llomney rams 2gns., 2-year-old steers £5, 2-year old hulls £ 1 to £5 ss, 20-months heifers, empty from £3 10s to £4, heifers in calf from £4 10s to £5 10s, mixed weaners 245, j weaners heifers from 18s to 20s, wea-, „er steers 25s to 33s 6d, light cows '£2 15s to £3 13s, ,