COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 54, 7 June 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Butter —Market quiet. Quotations: IGOs to 170 s. ' Cheese.—Market very weak. Price irregular and declining. White 106 s to 108 s; colored 101 s to 106 s. NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Friday, 26bh hist., at ray'Rahotu yards, 1 had a small entry of cattle, which, however, met an exceptionally good market, everything yarded Doing cleared at the hammer as'follows:—In calf heifers £6, empty heifers £3 -Is 6d, small weaner reifors 275, rough i\ed weaners £2 4s 6d, weaner steers £3 .14s (a record price), aged cows £3 to £6 2s 6d, store cows £5 14s to £6 12s 6d, forward cows.£7 12s 6d to £9 15s, rougn forward steers £4 19s, pullets p Gd.

On the same day, at Oabmii, I con ducted 'a dispersal sale on account of Mrs M. A. . Hills, who Inis soil! her farm. The attendance was large, I-id-ding throughout being very good. Aged ewes made from 10s 6d to 17s 9d, lambs 13s lOd, cows in calf, due September and October, and only in fair condition £5 5s to £8 15s.

On Monday, 29th, at Urenui, considering the very rough weather, stock came forward in good numbers. Bidding was good, prices all through showing a strong advance as follows ?—Weaner heifers 30s to 34s Gd, weaner steers (small) £2 15s, ; yeaHtngs i£3 4s 6d to £4 Ills, bush in; (calf; (small) £4 7s ,;6t!, empty 20 ntonll} jheilV crs £2 (daily- 'ci»Vf £/ •to £lO foawaVfl cows £8 to' £8 isjj! jlorwaVU Abifers?j£7 7s to £7 9s, store ; CoSvs-£4 15tfTo :r £o 13s 6d, very.,aged;* 255; tpi 10s, 2 year steers from £7 12s tor a colored' mixed line to £8 17s Gd for fancattle', small lambs 12s Id to 14s r sd, 2 tooth ciflß ewes 21s” to 21s Id. On the'isarae day, at’ Midhirst, for!

Mr Geo. Mann’s clearing sale, despite the very rough weather, there was a large attendance ’of the public, wil’i keen bidding throughout, a very satisfactory sale resulting. The cows wen very mixed, no dates being available. The young cows showing to he early calvers, sold from £lO 10s to £l6, others £8 5s to £9 ss, empty or late calvers £5 15s.

On Tuesday, 30th, ‘at Stony River, the. wet weather prevented a number of the advertised cattle from coming forward', but nevertheless there was a good entry, all of -which- met a ready sale. A record price for these yards was obtained for a prime Shorthorn fat heifer, sold on account of Mr W. Thomas, of Pnniho, which realised £l4. Other prices obtained'-; wete : —Mixeu weaners £2 7s 6cl to £2 12s, weaner heifCrs (small) 325, empty 20 month heifers £3 to £4 19s, 15 to 18 month steers (small) £5 4s to £5 7s Gd, 2) year steers £8 16s to £9 Is, 3.) year bullocks£l3 17s 6d,springing heifers £6 15s to £8 17s Gd. in calf 3 year heifers £6 10s to £B, 2£ ’year roan Shorthorn bull £l6 10s, purebred - Ayrshire bull £9 15s, other hulls. £5 17s 6d to £9 2s Gd, fab heifers £9 11s to- £lO 2s, fat cows £9 16s to £9 17s, forward cows £7 17s 6d to £S 15s, fresh cows-£7 10s, good store cows £5 18s 6d to £6 19s, smali’ store cows £4 Tls to £5 7s Gd aged cows £2 10s to £4 Is, lambs 13s 7d.

'At Inglewood on Wednesday, .list, there was a fair entry with spirited competition throughout. Weaner steers made £3 3s to £3 Gs, small £2 ss, weaner heifers £2 Is to £2' 4s, empty 20 month heifers £3 12s Od to £1 Is, small springing heifers £4 11s to £5 1/8 6d, dairy cows (good) £9 15s, in calf cows

£4 17s Gd to £6 12s Gd, forward cows £7 9s Gd to £8 10s, store cows £5 10s

to £6 15s, small stores £4 2s Gd to £1 18s, 2 Ornonth steers £6 to £6 4s, small £4 19s.

On Thursday last, June Ist, at Durham Road, for Mrs A. Langley’s clearing sale, there was a very large attendance and everything ottered met with a ready sale at very satisfactory prices. The cows were a- poor line, and in low condition, but made good prices, the

best being £9 Jss. Very aged cows and thin £2 5s to £5 ss, mixed ewes and lambs 275, yearling heifers £2 15s. At Waiwakaiho, on Friday, 2nd inst., there was a small yarding, all of which,however, was sold as follows: —Small weaners 23s Gd to 43s Gd, empty heifers £3 5s to £3 12s Gd, forward cows £7 5s to £8 17s Gd, store cows £5 3s Gd to £6 18s, small*-store cows £4 4s to' £4 12s Gd, bulls £7 10s, in calf heifers £5 10s, dairy cows £9 15s to i £l3 10s, springing heifers £7 to £9. Private sales*'f6r the week :—Yearling heifers £2 2s to £2 18s, yearling steers £3 7s Gd, empty‘2o month heifers £3 10s to £3 15s, 18 month steers £5,5s to £s' 12s Gd, 22 month steers £6 2s Gd to £7, 3 year steers £9 5s to £ll, fat bullocks £l4 to £ls, fat heifers £7 10s to £9, fat cows £9 to £lO 10s, store Cows £G 2s Gd, in calf heifers £6 3s to £9, dairy herds (unsatisfied demand) £9 10s to £l2, mixed forward sheep 23s Gd, 4 and 6 tooth wethers 25s to 28s 6(1, f.m. ewes in lamb- 19s to 225. good f.m. ewes in lamb 24s to 255. lambs 16s.