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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 5 June 1915, Page 3

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MR NEWTON KING'S HAYMARKET REPORT. At my H'aymsirket sale on Saturday lust, pigs were yarded in small numbers, and prices were on a par with those ruling at niy previous sale. 1 quote as follows:—Weaners (small) lis (id. good lis, small stores 17s to 18s, medium '2ls to 255, good 28s, Duncan plough Z~, milk cart I'll), set discs £O. H.l. lUAN AND AGENCY CO,. LTO. The X.Z. Loan and Mer.-.iiailc Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford bianco, report as folio.* 3. On L-riday. 1-Slh Slay, wo held cur usual monthly sale mi our' 'Je Wera yards, when .\c u<:l :i yaid'itg of 9-1 liead of cati'.i and -i2U sheep of wh'ch we sold (55 cattle and anil the sheep at the following rates: Empty heifers £2 IDs to £2 12s (id, hi call' heifers i;7s (3d, mixed weaners 20s, sio'ie cows £"1 2s (id to .£(> os, bulls ■£:* ISs fc'd to £5, lambs 9, s | Id, mix h! at'J ewes Jos. Our next sale at this p rut 'ill be held oil Friday, 25th .June. On Tuesday, Ist ust., wj iield our usual fortnightly <mo i.i our Btiatford yards. Gn account ul the vi:,v cold and rough vvaJier, we hid ou'-y

a medium yarding of stock. .However, we were able to dispose of u.ost ol the lines yarded as follows: Fit lows £o 2a (id to £9 7s, good store cows £5 ;is to £5 17s, medium store -ows £1 to £1 10s, poor and old store cows £2 to £3 i,-, 5 ,, iii calf heifers .£2 <s (id to £2 17s (id. emjity heifers 'lss <i-!. veauer steers 32s (id, weaner heifers _ 19s. Our next Stratford sale will be held on Tuesday. Loth June. On Tuesday, Ist inst., we f.dso lielo our monthly* sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, etc., when we offered a catalogue of 372 packages' of .wool, sheep skins, hides and tallow. There was a lull attendance df buyers, and bidding. For wool and sheepskins was brisk. The following range of prices was obtained: Woo! in bales, crossbred fleece. Is Id to Is ljd, crossbred crutchings. Is Id; fade crossbred pieces, 6d; bag wool, crossbred fleece, Is to Is Ofd; crossbred fleece, part pieces, d'M; crossbred crutchings, lljd; crossbred fleece, black, lOd; crossbred pieces. 6|d to Bd. Sheepskins, medium to coarse crossbred, 9ld to lOfdj dead and damaged 8d to f)dj lambs SUI, pelts id; salted 2s 9d each. Hides'.— Cowhides, average 301bs r , 7d ; 38 to -16 lbs, 7|d to'TJd; cut and fleshy 7|d: dry 6d; yearlings, fleshy, average 181 b. sid; average 11 lbs. 6Jd; calfskins. S.\d ; horsehide. -Is Bd. Our next wool and skin sale will be bold on Ti"»sday, 29th June.

Since we last reported we have disposed of a good deal of stock privately at the following rates:—Store cows £o IDs to £6 12s (id. dairy cows £5 IDs to £9, 3 year heifer* £-1 to £5 10s, IK months steers £2 Los to £3 15s, bullocks £6 10s to £7, hulls £6, fat ewes 20s, forward ewes 16s to 17s 6d, woolly' lambs Ms 3d, lambs shorn 10s.