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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 73, 2 March 1916, Page 3

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NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Monday j 14th inst., at my Donglas yards, I had a very heavy Mltl'.V with a good attendance of the public. Bidding throughout was good, the majority of the yarding being cleared during the "<n\y at most satisfactory prices as follows: —20-months heifeVs I £3 3s to £3 12s, 20-month steers £3 IBs V)(] to £4 18s, - ? to 2-J-year steers Co 16s (3d tv CT 2s, 3-J-year bullocks £lO 7 S to £l2 9s, bulls' £5 12 s 6d to [ £9 ViXs, store cows £4 !)s to £6 Ts aeenvding to frame, forward tows £0 los 1 to £7 14s, fat cows £8 Is to £9 17k, I fat heifers £8 4 S to £8 10s, lambs 12s 5d to 14s Bd, culls 8s 9d to lis, 2toofch wethers 20s 10d to 235. fat ewes 22s 4(1, 2, I and (i-tootli wethers 22s 10d, mixed sheep 20 s 3d to 22s Bd, f.f.m. ewes 18s 7d to 20s, d.ni. 1 Is 7d to 16s 4d, At StYatford on Tuesday, loth inst., for my annual sheep fair and fortnightly cattle sale, there was a full yarding of both classes, with a good bidding fqv most lines, sales being made as follows:—Mixed weaner s 33s to 38s, 20-nmnlh heifers €3 8 S to €3 los, 20montb steers £4 4s to £4 14s, rough £3 12s, hulls £1 los to £9 ss, spring; heifer s £6 5s to £7 10s, 2 to 3-year steers £3 3s 6d, store cows £4 to £0 3s Od, forward cow s £6 12s (3d to £7 15s, fat cows £8 12 s to £ll 4s, 2-tooth | wethers 22s 2d to 22s Bd, fat ewes 22s | ad to 255, good lambs 15s to 10s 7d, fair 13s, culls 9s Bd, 6-tooth and f.f.m. ewes 20s Od, f.f. ewes 19s 7d, f.m. ewes 14 s 10d to 18s. At Pohokura on Wednesday, 16th| inst., I had a fair entry which realised :j —Lamhs 13s 9d to 14 s Id, culls 7s 9d' to Bs, 2 and I-tooth wether s 23s Od, ; 23s Id, 22 s 7d. 22s 6d, 22s Id, mixed 2-tooth 15s 9d, 4 and -6-tooth ewes (small) 21s 7d, 6-tooth to f.m. owes 18s Id to 19s 7d, f.m. ewes 17s Gd, | rams 3gn«. ! At Stony River on the same day there was a good entry, which met with keen competition, everything yarded being sold as follows :—-Weaner "steers from £1 15s to £2 13s, weaner heifers 21s to 32s fid. mixed weaners 31s 6d to £2 Is (3d, 18-month heifers empty £2 19s to £3 16s, in calf heifers, 24-years £5 15s, choice Holsteins 20-month to 2-years £5 2s. choice ,Jer- | seys same age £4 10s, shorthorns £3 13s (3d and £3 14s, 20-month steers £4 lis to £4 17s (3d, rough £3 17s. 2*year steer* £6 19s to £9 Is, springing heifers £5 7s 6d to £6, heavy bulls £0 7s (id to £ll 17s (id, lighter £5 5s to £7 10s, very light store cows £2 7s (3d to £3 Us. store cows £1 5s to £5 12s (id, forward cows £6 7 S to £7 16s, fat cows £8 to £lO 18s. rams 2 to 2*gns. On Thursday, 17th inst.. at Stratmore, I held a clearing sale on account of Mr G. C Calvert. Buyers were present in good numbers, making keen competition for everything offered Woolly lambs made 16s (id. f.f.m. ewes 10s and 20s. shorn lambs 12s :3d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 22s 6d ! to 24s, '9-year mare and foal £2O, fat , cow £9 10s, store cows £5 5s to £6, dairy cow s £5 15s to £9, small in-calf heifers £3 12s. On the same day at Awakino. for my Annual sheep fair and cattle sale, I had a full yarding of sheep and cattie. The attendance of buyers was

righfe up to the Visual standard at these .Yrtrdr,, and a most satisfactory vale \va s held, the whole of the sheep and practically all the cattle being cleared at the hammer, Btmle exceptionally fin© pens of bullocks were yarded from t)»<* local country and Mahoenui, and these were keenly competed for. Buyers from the Waikato end were present and operating freely for sheep. but in most oases the l'ai'anaki enquiry Was too strong, most of the lines falling to local buyers. Prices realised were:—3 J-year to l-.venr=old bullocks in very forward Condition £l4 18s, others' £l2 17s (id, £l2 ss, £l2, £ll 15s, £ll 10s, £lO -Is, 2| to 3-year bullocks £0 Is. £8 lis, £8 10s, 2j-year steers £7 15s, 2 to 2}-year steers £5 7 S to £6 17s (id, heavy 8year bullocks in forward condition £l6 17s (id. stags £7 10s to C 8 ss. bulls £7 15s to £l4 15s. fat cow s £8 -Is to £ll forward cows and heifers £6 16 s to £7 17s (id. store cows £4 13s to EG 4s, small store cows £3 4s to £-1 ss, 20-month heil'er s L'3 10s to CI 7s Od, cows and calves £8 Is to £9 12 s (id, fat ewes 22 8 .8 d, forward Itootli wethers 24s Id to 21s 9(1, 2,4, and 6-tooth wethers good 21s 7d to 23s Id, small 19s Id to 20s 3d, 2 tooth ewes (nice line) 2o s Id, I -year ewes 20s to 22s id, sound-mouth ewes p* (3d to 10s, cull ewes 10s to 15s 3d, lambs (good) lls 3d to 15s fid, cully 8s 8d to 12s. rams 2 to sgns.

At Okau on Friday for my sheep l fair and cattle sale, 1 offered one of the biggest yardings seen in these I yards. Buyers operating at the Awakino sale were again much in evidence, another very satisfactory sale resulting. Prices obtained were:- 20month steer ß £1 (is to £1 17s. 2'-year steers £6 10s to £8 Is. 3.1-year bullocks £l2 10s. 20-month empty heifers £3 15s to fii' 3s, smaller £3 5s to £3 lis 6d, fat cow s £* to £lO 2s (id, forward cows £0 to £7 15s, store cows £4 to £5 16s, heavy bulls £9 10s to £l3 10s, lighter £1 5s to £8 ss, in-calf 20month to 21-ycar heifers (mostly colored) £5, woolly lambs 17s 3d, culls Us 3d. good lambs Us (id to Us od. small 10s To 12s Od, 2-tooth wethers 21s lid. to 22s 6d, 4-tooth wethers 23s Id to 24s (the latter price' for a line One in forward Condition-from the Mokau Coal; and Estate Co.), 4-year ewes 20s to 2ls (id, sound-mouthed ewes 15s 2d to 18s. cull ewes 10s, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 24s Id, rams 4'gns to 5Jgn R . | At Kaponga on the same day. fat Vows made from £0 to £ll 4s, fat cows lighter, up to £8 15s, forward cows £6 17s to £8 ss, good store cows £5 2 S 0d to £6 2s. small £4 to £5 12s Od. in-calf heil'ers (20-month) £4 8 S (id, weaner steers 35s to £2 12s, mixed weaners 355, weaner heifers 18s to £1 Bs. -Tii On Monday 21st, at t»renin, I had a fair yarding of cattle with a great muster' of sheep. Prices obtained were-.—Springing heifers £5 10s to .£< 15s, springing cows £6, store cows £2 10s to £4 12s Od, forward and fat cows £6 15s to £lO 7s. fat 24-year to 3-year steers £lO lis, 20-month steers £4 12s. 2*-yenr steers £6 12s, light bulls £5 ss. 2-tooth wethers £l, fat and forward ewes 21s Bd, f.m. CW es 14s Id to 18s, 2. I and 6-tooth ewes 23s lOd, lambs Us Od. At Rahotu, on Tuesday 22nd, weaner steers made £2 to £2 15s (3d. weaner heifers 21 s to 28s, mixed weaners 3os, 20-month heil'ers £3 10s, fat and forward cows £7 Is to £8 18s, store cows £5 to £5 Us, heavy bulls £ll.

On the same day a| Vruti for my annual sheep fair, the pens were well filled, sheet) coming forward ill excess

of' advertised numbers, itiul included some fine pens o" 4-tooth wethers, Bidding was brisk, everything yarded being cleared at the hammer as follows:—Lambs (good) Us 8d to los, fair 18s Id to 13s lUdj small. 8s Od to 9s ftt, 2-tooth wetlldi's itts and 225, small 14s 10.1 to !8 S 0,1. 4-tooth wethers 23s 3d to 21s Bd, fat ewes 23s 3d to 23 s Gd ( I and (5-tootli ewes 24s 1(1, fl-tottth and l-yoar ewes 19s 2d to 21 s 2d. f.m. ewes Us 5d to 18s Id. cull ewes 10s to 10s Od. small mixed 2tooths 20s 8(1. rams 21 to 6gns.

At Kohuratahi on Wednesday 23rd, for my annual sheep fair and cattle sale, I had a full yarding of sheep, my yarding accommodation not being aide to hold the entry. Cattle were in fair supply. There was a record attendance of buyers from all parts of Taranaki, and at the dose of the day the opinion wa s freely expressed that this was the best sale held in the district for years. Messrs Cleland Bros, annual' draft of 1012 2-tooth- wethers made 23s and 22s 7d, and their 880 four-year-old ewes made 22s Id and 225, Other prices obtained were: Rest lambs Us 2d to 15s. fair 12s 10d to ,13s Gd. small 10s, 2-tooth ewes 25s 4d to 25s 10d, cully 17s Ud. four and six-tooth ewe s 23s td to 255, small 21s 2d 6-tooth and f.f.m. ewes 21s. 6tooth ewes 25s 2d. 23 s od. 22s lid, 22 s od, 4-year-old ewes 10s (3d to 22s (3d, f.m. ewes 17s to 18 s od, old ewes 10s to 16s, mixed age ewes 20s -'3d to Zls 3d, 2-tooth wethers 22s to 2ls, 4tootll wethers 23s Ud to 21s 3d, good 20-month steers £5 Is to £5 3s, rough £3 16s to £4. well-grown 21-year steers £8 ss, rough £5 19s, 20-month, heifers £3 6s to £3 His 6(1, forward heil'ers £6 12s. fat and forward cows £7 17s to'£B Is, rams 2\ to 3}gns.

NEWTON KINGS' REPORT.

For my Haymarket sale of the 26th ult., 1 had a fair entry of pigs. There was a fair demand for all classes with the exception of weaners, prices being about par with last sale. 1 quote:— Slips and weaners lis to 18s (3d. small and backward sorts from 7s, small stores £1 Is to £1 ss. medium stores £1 (is 6d to £1 12s, good stores £1 18s to £2 10s. Timber in favor of buyers.