COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 86, 11 August 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORTOn Wednesday, 28th ult., at Tataraimaka, for Mr G. J. Bridge's clearing side, I had a good attendance 01 buyers. Bidding was brisk, there being some very choke Jersey cow's iu the herd, these soiling at from £ll to £lB 10s, but there were 25 in bhe herd (that were small second ealvcrs, soiling at from £4 10s to £ll 10s, the whole herd making a satisfactory average ol 'just on £lO. The pedigree Jersey cow, "Itewo Countess/' was purchased by Mr T. W. Haven at 2B|Eti&V, pedigree Jersey hull, ."llivorlea Topsy," 20gu*.. empty heifers £3. Atltahotu on Friday, 30th ult,. for Mr R. W. Hemingway's clearing sale. /there was a very large attendance, buyers being present from all parts 'of the province. The dairy cows weic 'in groat condition, but the majority were not calving until September and [October, but met with keen competition, as would be expected, when 38 farmers bought cattle during the dny. 'The top price realised was £ls,but prijtes were very consistent, the herd of 75 making a good average of £lO 6s The 3 year old heifers had mostly calved, but were keenly competed for, selling at from £7 5s to £ls. The '2 year heifers were backward, best 'sorts selling up to £ll 12s (3d. small 'and empty looking from £3 5s to £5 '7s 6d. The pedigree Jersey bull. j'M.ord Mark." realised 20gns., grade 'Jersey bulls £5 15s to £D 10s, yearling heifers (some small) £2 Is, pony J£o, aged gig horse £6 10s, aged bay [marc £l4, roan gelding £3l H*s. bay

geldiug £3l, chain barrows £B, disc harrows £l3 ss, gig £22. On the saiue day. at. the Wuiwakaiho yards, there was a lull yarding, a fair proportion being cleared at; the following prices: Dairy cows from £8 to £ll, guaranteed cows £1 17s Cd to £6, springing heifers £1 10s to £8 10s, yearling heifers 30s Od to £2, yearling steers £2 lis (3d to £2 Its.small £1 18s (3d, 2 year empty heifers £2 Us to £3 os (3d, 2 year steers £1 7s to £1 15s, store cows £3 13s to £1 18s, bulls £l. f.m. owes in lamb 19s to 22s Cd.

At the Haymarkot on Saturday, 31st, Mr M. Jones' bus horses sold at from £l3 10s? to £22, aged horses £0 10s and £7 10s.

At Toko on Monday. 2nd inst.. small yearling heifers made £1 8s 6(1 to £1 12s, good springing heifers £0 ,16s to £7 17s 6d, store pigs 355. boggets (good) £l. On the same day at liiglewoodj for Mr J. 11. Cioebetto's sale. Micro was a good attendance. The dairy cows were a mixed lot, selling up to £lO 10s for the best, and from £'l Jos to £7 os for others (aged and late), the herd's average of £7 (<is In! being quite satisfactory. Dairy heifers on account of other vendors made from t\ IDs to £7 15s, yearling heifers L'2 3s. weauev pigs Us to 19s.

On the same day, at. Chhata, for Ml 1 ;* C. S. Gatton's sale, there was a. g«od attendance. The dairy cattle were a good miking.liue, but wore rather low in condition, But nevertheless made a good averajje of £lO (is. Host cows sold up to £ls 10s. backward sorts or aged made £5 to £7.

At Stratford on Tuesday, 3rd hist., for my fortnightly sale, there was a full yarding of cattle, and several pens of sheep. Buyers were present in good nwmljers. there being a strong demand for all classes of cattle, very few pens having to be passed. Yearling heifers made £1 15s to £2 5s 5 smaller sorts £1 Gs Gd to £1 12s 6d, yearling steers £2 13s Gd to £2 UN. 2 year empty heifers £3 Is to £3 15s, good 2 year steers £5 10s, Jersey.2 year steers rfJ3 lis, 3 year steers £8 Ids to £{J 10s, bull* £0 Gs to £7 15s, in tall' 2 year heifers £4 4s to £1 lis. young stove cows (light framed) £3 10s to CI Ms. good store cows £4 15s to £5 10s, for ward cows £6 to £7. small fat cows £7 18s. to £3 10s, fat' heifers £G 15s to £6 10s, good conditioned aged cows (heavy framed) £7 7s, agrd cows, poor but good frames £1 2s Gd to tl 10s, fat 3 year steers £l3 17s Gd. fat e\\[es 25s 9d. 2 and 1 tooth ewes in lamb 27s Gd. f.ni. ewes in lamb 19s and 19s Gd, small hoggets 13s. In the dairy raids 1 had n good entry, with brisk

competition for both heifers and cows, j 'Mr J. Fabisffs dairy herd sold at from '£B 10s to £l4 10s, and from £1 15s to | |£G 10s for aged cows, the herd of 36 ' .averaging just £B. Dairy cows on account of other vendors from £ll 15s to £ls 10a for choice cattle, and from £6 ok to £8 tor others; springing heifers made from £5 10s to £« ss. At Stony River on Wednesday. 4th, 1 had a full yarding, all pens being well Idled and buyers were present in good numbers, a very satisfactory sale resulting, the whole yarding, with the exception of one pen, being cleared at advanced rates, as follows:—Yearling heifers (only fair cattle) £1 los to £] 18s. .smaller heifers 18s to £1 lis, mixed yearlings 'good) £2 0s 0d to £2 18s, "small £l. to £1 13s Gd. 2 year steers (rough) £1 lis, fat 2 year steers £0 12s to £7 M». yearling steers £2 I Is (id to £2 ly* (3d. smaller steers £2 os to £2 lis, empty 2 year heifor.s (good) i';t 12s to £3 15s, fair £3 2s Gd to £3 Bs, fat cows. £lO Is to £8 ss, forward cows £4 10s to £o los. light store cows #3 (is to £4 9s, dairy cows up to £l2, springing heilei's up to £7 15s.

At Waitara on Thursday, sth inst., lor Mr Harry AlcKenzie's clearing sale, there was a good aftendanaee. The cattle were a choice lot, being in great condition and were much admired. The pedigree Jersey cow "Leta." was purchased by Mr -las. Purdie, for ■Signs.. "Silver Souniise" (Mr W. E. Skelton) 25gns., "Soumise Tulip" (Mr Jns. Purdie) 20gns\. yearling heifer "Lcta's Cassie" (Mr J. H. Street) aOgus., 10 month heifer "Soumise PearJ" (Mr W. E. Skelton) 12gns., pedigree Jersey calves (5 and 7gus.. pedigree bull ("Gold Link") 1 Igns.. yearling pedigree bull Bgns. The 5 grade Jersey cows sold at from £l2 10s to £2O 10s. averaging £ls 19s, two -three-quarter cows made £7 10s and £O. On account of other vendors, 'springing heifers made from £5 to £B, {dairy cows £8 and £9 10s, small store cows £4. empty 2-year heifers £3, ! yearling heifers £2 2s to £2 15s, pedigree Jersey bull (aged) 7\gns.. pedigree Jersey cow (unsound one quarter), lOgns. At Stratford, on the same day, for Mr T. Header's clearing sale, there was not a large attendance of the public, but those present were buyers, making good competition, the herd of dairy cows selling at from £9 10s to ■£2o," averaging £l3 Is 3d for the line. | Private sales.—Yearling steers £2 to I£3, mixed yearlings £1 10s to £2, !yearling heifers 355. empty 2 year I heifers £2 18s 6d to £3 5s 6d, 2 year (steers £4 9s to 5 10s. 2 year in calf iheifers £7 to £ 755. dairy herds £7 10s to £lO 10s, and £ls los For a choice line of Jerseys, store cows (very light) £3 to £3 15s, fair store cows £4 2s (id to £1 10s. good store cows £5 10s, forward tows £6 3s to £7 10s, I'at cows £8 5s to £9 7s Gd, fat wethers 29s and 30s. forward wethers 20s, fat and forward ewes 23s and 21s, hoggets 10s [to 19-. ewes in lamb 21s 6d to 27s Gd, Lulls los to 17s Gd.