COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 10, 14 April 1916, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. United Pkem Asso'cktioh. London, April 12. Wool met with a brisker sale, there being wider competition. The advance on merinos was fully five per cent. Crossbreds were harder all round. JS'ew Zealand "Ngaputahi" top 17d, average 16£d per lb; "Pouerua" 17-id and ' 17d; "Tini" 18jd and 17$d; "Pourau" . 18.}d and 173 d. NEWTON KINGS REPORT. Owing to the unfavorable weather •I conditions on Saturday last pigs were yarded in small numbers, (tut notwithstanding this, prices on all lines ruled fairly high. Weaners met with keen i competition and realised prices rang- | ing from 2s to 3s per head above thof-e ; of my previous sale. I quote as follows : Weaners 9s to 12s, stores (medium) 23s fid to 25s } good £2 3s pork£2 16s 6d. N.Z. LOAN AND M.A. CO'S. REPORT. The'N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows:

On Thursday, >%rch 30th, we held QUr a/utumn bullock and cattle sale in o/dr Kohuratalii yards, when we had a : yarding of 1063 cattle, 1820 sheep, and 3 horses. We also held a clearing sale of F, H. Symons' stock, which scld exceedingly well. The cattle yarded were in veal good condition, but bullocks and 2\ year steers were quiet of sale. Nevertheless w quitted several lines titer the sale. Young cattle sold well', realising very good, prices. 1 and ./Jf, vear bullocks (low in condition) £l2, H and 1 year 'bullocks £ll 10s,' fifil l..'s 6c!, and a nice pen of forward iuillocks was passed in at £l3 10s, 2i. year steers. £6 15s to £9, 20 month steers £4 10s to £5 2s 6d. IS month empty heifers £3 to £3 15s, 2} year empty hruers £5 10s to £7 2s, 2\ year in r-jlf heifers £5 2s 6d to £6 17s 6d„ store cows £5 15s to £7 15s, 2, 4 and 6 tooth and l'.m. ewes 18s to 20s, f.m. .ewes 15s to 17 lid, lambs 12s lid to 16s Bd, cull lambs 5s to Bs, 4 tooth wethers 23s 7d to 21s, wether lambs good lis lOd, 4 tooth ewes 27s lOd, 2 tooth owes 27s Id, 2 tooth Lincoln rams 5. guineas, druught mare 0-6 10s } hack

£9 ss, aged mare £3 10s. Our next Kohuratalii sale will be held on Thursday. April 27th.

On Tuesday, April 4th, we held our usual fortnightly salo in our Stratford yards, when we had a large yarding of both cattle and sheep* ■ and we sold most of the cattle and a good proportion of the sheep. We yarded 512 cattle and 1182 sheep. Prices: 4 tooth wethers 23s 9d to 245, good f.m. ewes 21s 6d, f.m. ewes 12s to 15s 54, good lambs 16s to I6s Bd. Store cows were yarded in good numbers and sold very well. Fat cows £9 15s to £ll 16s, forward cows £7 18s to £9 ss, store con's £5 10s to £7 10s, small store cows £3 10s to £-1 15s, 18 month steers (medium sorts) £4 15s, 18 month in calf heifers £3 13s to £4, 2i year in calf heifers £5 9s to £6 12s 6d, 18 month empty heifers £2 17s 0d to £3 10s, wearier steers (inferior) 30s to 355, wearier heifers 26s to 355, Holstein weaner heifers 465, good 55s to £3, 2V year

! steers ££ 2s, hulls £6" 15s to £B. Our ) «Pa« Stratford sale will be hold on Tuesday, 18th April. On Thursday, April 6th, Wo hold Mir

I usual monthly sale hi our To Worn yards. We yarded 27.) cattle and 350 sheep, and sold practically all the yarding. Store cows £5 I.os to £7, forward cows £7 ios to £9,3sj 18 month steers (small and colored') £3; 12s to £! 10s, L 8 month empty heifer's. £3 to £3 7s,

wearier steers (inferior lines) 20s to 31s, 18 months,in c'alf heifers £1 to £! 16s, bulls £5 10s to £8 10s,'lambs 12s to 12s 3d, cull la.ml)s^sitoßs3d r 1 and 6 tooth and f.m. owes 19s to 20s lOd, 2 tooth wethers 21s 6d to 23s 7d. Our next Te Wera sale will he held on Friday, 28th April. On Friday, April-, ftjhj we, held our usual monthly sale in our Tai'ata yards, and yarded 430 cattle and 910 sheep, and sold the greater proportion, although it was a, very wet day, and raine dthroughout the sale. 1.8 month month steers £1 Ills to £4 19s, 2J- year steers £7 10s to £8 17s (id, weanor ' steers -lis to 525, weaner heifers to 32s 6d, IS month empty heifers £3 3s to £3 7s Od, store cows (light) £4 15s to £.j 10s, forward cows £(i 15s to £7, 18s 6cl, fat cows £8 15s to £lO, hulls £6 to £7 ]2s 6d, cows,and calves £5 3s, lambs (cull) 6s 7d to 7s 5(1, lambs 12s Id to 13s 9d and 1.65, id, I tooth wethers 23s Id, 2 tooth wethers 22s 6d, 'f.m. ewes 12s Od to 18s 9d, 4 tootli ewes 255, 2 tooth ewe-i (small): ,20s. .Our next Tarata sale will be held' on Friday, sth May.

PRIVATE SALES. Since we. last, reported we have disposed of several lines of stock privately at the following prices:—K.iji. ewes 17s to 21s, good lambs 3, Is to 16s we.tner steers 52s Od to £3 7s 6d f ,2J- year steers £8 10s to £9, 3 year bullocks £l3 12s 6fl to £l2, 4 tooth ewes 25s 3d to 27s 6d, 2 tooth ewes 21s, fat cows £9 2s 6d to £lO 3s, in calf heifers £1 5s 5s to £7 ss, rams 20s to 2 guineas.

WOOL, SKINS AND HIDES. ( .-,, ~On Tuesday, 41 h inst. we 'also held, out jmonthly sale of wool, sheepskins andilnd.es, etc., when we offc.ed a catalogue of 1.53 packages of wool, with good supporting quantities of sheep-,' skins, hides, etc. j 33ule Wool.—. Most of the leading lines passed in. Prices in sympathy with London values, showing a deckled . decline. Crossbred pieces Od. cross-1 bred crutchings,, c )id to 8.1, crossbred fleece lid to Is, ■ cross.b'Yed fleece (lambs) bidi Bi{&i crossbred la'mbs, bidi, 9sdf to 9',d, crossbred lambs (clean) lid to HVd. ! Sack Wool.—Crossbred pieces o.UI, crossbred bellies o>;jd, crossbred dead and pieces od, crossbred ileece (dead) 6jd, crossbred crutchings fpart*fleece) Bd, crossbred fleece (part pieces) lOd, crossbred fleece (part black) 7jdj crossbred fleece (clean; Hid, crossbred lambs (clean) lOjJd. j Sheepskins were a little"easier. Pelts 3£d to old, crossbred dead 6:{d ) crossbred damaged 7kl, crossbred torn 6£d. crossbred £ and ij-wooiled 8d to B;',d, and 9kl. •' • . j

Sheepskins.—Crossbred, full «polled, lOd to IGJd, crossbred lambs 8d to 10£d crossbred salved lainbs Is 4d and 3s 2d each, crossbred salted -is M and Is (id each. Hides.—Prices were firm. Cowhides (settlers') Gd to 7fd,' r cowhides (settlers) dry Bd, butchers (381bs) B|d, -18 lbs 9d, 311bs B:fd, cut 7d, yearlings 7d, calfskins (slippy and inferior) I.UI. slippy G.J-d, cut ~\d, medium §§d. Tallow in tins 21s 6d.

Our next wool skin and hide sale will be held on Tuesday, 2nd May. j