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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 59, 8 November 1915, Page 7

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NLWTON KING'S REPORT. I On Monday, Ist November, my U remit yards liad a. iuji yarding, with a heavy demaud right, through tor aU classes, practically everything yarded oemg cleared at liie hammer ui Lire lollowmg prices:—yearling to mniontli neiiors Gl. i/s bit 10 Go b.-s, good id-montli steel's Gb ISs to G 1 os, small or rough yearlings its to xb 2s Ud, empty 2-year Ueilers G-i Is to G 4 Bs, 24-year steers tj is lid to Go 4s, fat cows G 8 ios to Gil) 2s, lorward cows GU ibs to ti iis lid, store cows Go i/s to rii i2s ud, very small store cows Gb 2s Ud to G 4 Us, pedigree Jersey bull 20 guineas, Heavy mills lor honing Gli os to eld r2,s Ud, dairy

bulls Go 10s lor small to Gil ros lor good, e’wes and lambs Gi os, tut boggets (small lino) Gi Us Ud. At Kahoiu on Tuesday, 2nd hist., 1 had a very good yarding ol all classes lor which there was Keen competition right through the sale, prices being:—yearling heifers Gi ids to G2 (is, id-month heifers G2 12s Ud to G2 lUs Ud, good Gb os Ud, id-month steers Gb 18s to Gi ds, rough yearlings G2 12s Ud bo G2 ids, empty 2ycar heifers G-J 14s to Gd bs, small and rough G 3 8s (id to Gb 175,• lat cows (light) G!) Us to GI) 7s Ud, forward cows-£7 to GS is, store cow s (good) G 5 17s to GU Ids, smaller store cows G 4 iis to Gd os, small springing heifers Gi ds to GU 2s, pedigree 2ycar Holstein hull 2U guineas, grade Holstein bulls Gil to Gld, grade Shorthorn hulls (rough) G 9 to G.!2, boner bulls (heavy) GIU ds to Gib. On the same day at Stratford for my weekly springing heifer fair, 1 hud a. record sale. The special entry of 42 dairy cows on account of Mr D. 1 audio, of Puniwhakau, attracted uumetous buyers from all parts o the district, and considering that these sows were in milk, great prices were obtained, the highest being GlB 10s, but tho other prices were consistent, the hex’d of -12 making the good average of Gl2 Os bd, which must he considered very satisfactory. Heifers calved, on account of Mr Yandle made G 8 lUs to £ll, and spring heifer s on account of other vendors sold very readily at prices up to Gl2 and down to £4 10s to GU 5s for backward stuff, dairy cows made GU 10s to £9 10s, the 100 head of dairy cattle sold, averaging £0 10s bd.

Private sales for the week as fol-lows:—15-month steers £3 15s to £3 18s, smaller £3 5s to £3 10s, choice Jersey and Holstein 15-month heifers £3 10s, yearling heifers £2 to £2 (Gs 6d, empty 2-year heifers £4 4s, rough 2-year steers £5 7 S 6d to £5 10s, 3year bullocks £9 10s to £ll 10s, fat* cows £9 to £lO ss, store cows £5 Pis to £7 15s (according to condition), ■ dairy cows £8 to £lO, dairy heifers £5 15s to £7 15s, hoggets 21s 6d, ewes and lambs 29s to 325, pedigree Shorthorn bulls 25 to 30 guineas, 3-year draught cult by Empire '4O guineas. N.Z, * LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. The X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows :—• On Saturday, 23rd October, we held our supplementary horse fair, when we had a very fair entry of all classes, but the demand was mostly for horses of the heavy class, which .sold well. Hacks were plentiful and sold cheap. Good medium draughts brought £3O to £32, lighter horses £23 to £27, medium £l4 15s to £lB, hacks (good) £9 to £ll 15s, poorer £0 to £SB ss, poor and aged horses £3 to £5, saddles £1 5s to £5. At this sale we ottered on hehadf ol the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund a luiare donated by Messrs Wickham Bios., which sold and resold as loiiows : Purchased by Win. Holmes at 10s, resold on his account and purchased iby:

S. Mcdcalf al, 10s, W. A. Hewitt (Loan Co.) sib 10s, Coo. Clifford at. I.os, SThomson at os. On Tuesday, 2Uth October, wo held our usual weekly springing holler sale in our Stratford yards, w hen we had a yarding ol' oO head, all ui which wore sold. There was a. larg . j attondauco of tlio public. The following prices were realised:—3 year ■springing heifers (good qualtiy i C 8 2; i(jd to X 9 ills, poor condition n to t. 117 s Ud, 3 year springing neners, bacK!ward culvers .CO to £7, 2 year springing heifers 85s to 115 s, caivcd Heifers 1117 sUd to 200 s, calved cows uU 2s Ud Ito £fU 15s, springing cows CU to A-0 ilos. ttu Monday, Ist just., we held our supplementary null lair, when we baa a yarding o) (Jo bulls, ot whieh we sold 30, although the prices were not so good as at the previous fair: —3 year bulls (Holstein) £7 12s Ud to CM iios, 18 months Holstein hulls ,CU to !:CU IDs, 2 year Shorthorn bulls tit to !jCI4, 3 year pedigree Jersey hulls .CIO ! Ids, 2 year bulls (Jersey) to 12s Ud to ‘£7 2s Ud, 18 month Jersey bulls £3 j 12s Ud to £7 2s Ud, 18 month Jersey 'bulls £3 12s Ud to £l, works bulls TO 1 17 s Ud.

hot' our fortnightly sale, held in out (Stratford yards on Tuesday, 2nd iust., Iwe had a good yarding of 55U head ol 'cattle, most of which wore cleared at jthe following prices, which arc somei what higher than those secured at previous sales; —Fat cows £9 to £lO, forward cows £8 to £8 lUs, good store Tows £7 to £7 17s; poorer store cows l£G to £7 IDs, small store cows 87s to jlißs Ud, small and aged store cows loos to 81s, yearling steers otis to 74s i(3d, yearling heifers -Ids to 74s Ud, wcauer heifers 28s to 40s, 2 year heifers 79s to 80s Ud, wcanor bulls 38s, works bulls io.s Ud to 4<os. At this sale wo also olfered on account of Mr Chas. Carlcy, Cardiff, a very nice line of yearling heifers, which showed breeding and quality. There was keen competition tor this line, which realised £3 1.4 s Ud.

Our next fortnightly sale will bo] held Tuesday, IGtb lust. ! Ou Tuesday, 2nd hist., we also held) our weekly springing heifer sale in our I Stratford yards, when we had a small' entry. Prices were inclined to be j lower, hut wo sold a lan number at, the following prices:—Good 3 year ole j heifers £8 5s to £8 IDs, backward calv-j ers £5 15s to £0 7s Gd, calved cows) £5 7s Gd to £5 15s, dairy cows (calved) j £8 10s. Our ilext Stratford heifer sale ’will bo held on Tuesday, 9th inst. j For our Ivohuratahi sale, held on. Thursday, 4th November, we had a yarding of 29G head of cattle and 140 sheep, most of which were sold at full' current prices, and in some cases at, advanced rates. There was a fair attendance of the public and there would ( have been a larger yarding but for thei preceding bad weather. Store cows £4, 2s Gd to £G Os, 2 year empty heifers 80s to 90s, 2 year steers £G Gs, yearling steers £8 4s, 2 year bulls £7, A choice line of 45 2 year old Holstein heifers, empty, sold on account of Messrs Wyatt Bros., brought £o 12s Gd, f.m. ewes (empty) IGs 9d, 2 and 4 tooth ewes (empty) 24s lUd, ewes and lambs 20s to 29s Gd. . Our next Kohuratahi sale will be held c i Thursday, 9th December. Since we las; referred we have sold a large number of grown bullocks store stock privately at advanced| rates, and quote the following prices: Store cows (good condition) £G 10s to. £7 15s. for poorer cows 05s to 110s.| fat cows £8 to £il 15s, 1 year bullocks j £l3 to £l3, IDs, 3 year bullocks £9l 15s to £ll 13s, 21 year bullocks £b 5s to £B, 18 months steers G7s Gd to 745, yearling steers £2 to £3, y*-^ 1 heifers £4, yearling 4us to 57s Gd, springing heifers £5 10s, - year bulls £5 to £8 Bs. pedigree Jersey hull £l2 12s, ewes and lambs 27s to 29 s and for poorer sorts 15s.