COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 47, 31 January 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Urenui on Monday, 24th inst,, 1 had a full yarding of all classes of cattle, which attracted a good attendance of buyers from all parts of the district. The Mokau Coal and Estate Company, Ltd., had a special entry of •200 head mixed cattle, including a fine line of 80 3.}-year bullocks. These cattie were yarded in fine order, the condition of the whole line reflecting great credit uopn the Mokau country and the careful attention that must have beengiven these cattle by the manager, Mr J as. A. Fraser. Bidding lor the bullocks was brisk, Mr Chas. Sole securing the majority at £l2 15s, Mr W. Gordon Classford the balance at £l2 |.;js and the younger cattle, which were passed at the hammer were quitted privately at CiO and £9. Pnees obtained were:—Weaner heifers £l, weaner steers £2 Is, good 18 month heifers £3 14s to £4 4s, 15 and IMmonth heifers £2 10s to £3 9s, 18 mouth steers £4 (is lid to £4 I,ls, 2 and 2J year steers £5 13s to £7 10s, 3t year bullocks £l2 13s and £l2 15s, fat "bullocks £l3 15s, bulls £6 to £lO 15s springing heifers £4 10s to £7 os, forward and fat heifers £0 lis to £8 rh 0d fat and forward-cows £8 Is to £lO, forward cows £G 18s to £7 18s, store cows £1 10s to £6 12s (id, slip pigs loa lid to 20s. At Uahotu on Tuesday, 2oth, tliore was a good entry, which met with good' competition, selling as follows: Weaner steers 33s Gd to 36s Gd, weaner heifers 17s lid to 20s, mixed weaners 25s to 34s (id, 15 month steers £3 12s to CU 10s, i 8 month steers £4 Gs and CM Is, 3 vear steers CO 10s, L 8 month in calf'heifers £3 10s, heavy bulls £9 to £l4 10s, 2\ year Hblstein heifers (r.w.b.) £5 lis, woolly lambs 15s 2d, aged ewes, lis Gd, store pigs 31s Gd, weaner pigs 7s Gd to 10s 'Gd. emptj sows £2 to £2 7s lid, fat cows CO Ss to Cli (is, forward cows £6 lls to £B, store cows £4 12s to £0 3s. Private sales for the week.—lß month heifers £3 Is to £3 10s, L 8 Bl onth steers £4 2s lid to CI 10s. A and 3} vear bullocks, CO and 110, Inl t . uws £9 10s and £lO, store cows Co 10s to C 7,2 i year in call heifers £> 7, (id to £5 10s, forward ewes 18s M to 20s aged ewes 10s fid, mixed 2tooths 19s, lambs 12s (id to 15s lid, smtt || 7s (id to 10s, -I tootn wetu.-i-s 225.