COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 58, 8 July 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S REPORT.,*

On Monday, 28th nit., at OakuTt • for Mr W. Buckle’s clearing sale, X had a good attendance of buyers: the* cows were in good condition, but ha just been taken off turnips, and buyers did not bid with such freedom as j has been evidenced at the other flea l - t ing sales held by me this week. The ton price was £8 ss, and the average ) for the line was £5 10s, this including (those that showed very empty, im'- | ling steers made £1 14k. empty heifers £2 Is. 5 year mare £24 ss, 8 yeai gelding £l6, gig (practically new) £2O ss. gig mare-£l2. ’ On the same day, at Mahoe. lor Mr A. Tosh’s clearing sale, the herd averaged £7 ss, this price including eight aged cows that sold under £4. I On the same day at I'renui, springing heifers made £6 10s, springing cows £5 10s to £6 10s, fat cows £6 2s to £8 6s, according to frame, forwau cows up tto £5 18s, store cows £2 14s to £5 16s 6d, 2 year steers £3 l«s to £4 7s d, 2 and 2* year steers £•> 10s, yearling steers £2 2s 6d to £2 10s, yearling heifers 17s 6d to s- ‘ On Tuesday, 29th, at Lep'perton. for Mr J. Crofsky’s clearing -sale there was a very good attendance, am bidding was spirited (throughout tor all lines offered. The herd of cows* were mixed, but sold at from £8 os to £lO 10s for the best, and from U 2s 6d to £6 5s for the small and backwrad sorts, making a good average of £7 5s for the herd of 29. Llio'cespringing heifers sold at from £( U)s to £9 ss, 2 year hulls £5 li,s > ' sraal mixed weaners 12s, and on account o other vendors, springing heifers made £5 17s 6d to £6 15s, dairy cows £l9, gelding £lO 10s. \t Jlahotu on the same day there was a fair yarding, a good proportion being cleared during the day at the following prices: Rough mixed weauers 31s, weaner heifers 23s 6d, weaner steers 30s 6d, store cows £2 15s to £3 14s, forward cows £5 to £o los, fat cows £9 4s to £9 9s, 3 year heifers (springing) £7 Is, 2 year ni ca heifers £4 9s od, milk cans ios ami 28s. 1 „ . On Wednesday, 30th, at Pungarehu, for Messrs Moffit and Goodwin's clearing sale, there was a very representative attedance, buyers being present from all parts of the district, and several cars came through from Manaia. Bidding throughout was brisk, a s will , be understood when the 129 cows were sold in 105 minutes, making a very satisfactory average of £8 t,lls price, including 15 young second ca vers which were showing very late m calf and all of which* sold under The older cows were in great conditio.'' and reflected credit upon the vendors.., who had the breeding and care of this herd for years past. The highest price paid was £l6, but others ran consistently from £8 10s to £l4 10s, and a few old cows sold at from £4 15s to £7 ss. Pedigree Ayrshire cows made 10 and 17gns., pedigree Ayrshire heifer 18gns. On the same day, at Kaponga, lor Miss Kopp’s sale, there was a good attendance of buyers, who made good bidding throughout. The dairy cows were a very fair line, sol'ing at fiom £7 5s to £l4 ss, making a good average of £8 13s 9d, springing heifers made £5 to £7, empty heifers £2 to £3, small bulls £1 15s to £4. At Tataraimaka on Thursday, lor Mr E. L. Bott’s clearing sale, there was a good ntetendance, and b.dding was again brisk, tlie average of £7 4s being very good tor the class of cows. Empty cows made from £3 to £6 10s. At Waiwakaiho yards on I* riday, 2nd inst., there was a full yarding, for which there was an improved enquiry. Jersey weaner heifers made from 25s 6d to 30s, weaner steers up to £2 Bs, empty 2 year Shorthorn heifers up to £3 Is, young store cows £- to £3 18s, fat cows £7 14s to £8 10s, dairy cows on account of Mr Andy Cole realised from £6 5s to £9. On account of Mr E Dixon £5 15s to £lO. On account of Mr J. Walker i! 12s (Jd to £6; on account of Mr Sam Richards £8 15s to £9 7s 6d, choice spinning heifers made from £6 tes 6d to Li 12s 6d, others £3 15s to £5 ss. On the same day, at Oakum, lor Mr (i. J. Walford’s clearing sale, there was a good attendance Cows were very low in condition, and brought up to £8 15s, harrows, caits and sundries brought good \ allies right through the day. Private Sales.—Weaner heifers £1 ss. weaner steers £2 5s to £2 10s, 2 year steers £3 14s 6d to £4 12s 6d. I and 24 year steers £5 ss, dairy cows £8 lOs to £l2, 3 year in calf springin gheifers £ 65s to £7, fat cows £8 ss, forward cows £5 U)s to £6, small cows £3, fat sheep 26s to 26s 6d, forward wethers £1 3s .lorwaid l.ni. ewes 16s. ewes in lamb 16s to 17s 9(1, lambs 12s to 15s 6d.