COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 11, 11 August 1916, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. For my Bayinarket sale on Saturday last, 1 hud the usual entry of pigs, which were offered before a large attendance. The enquiry was better for all classes, every pen selling under the hammer, i quote :—Weanors 12s to 17s, slips 18s to £1 Is, small stores £1 3s (id to £1 5s (id, medium stores £1 7 s 6d to £1 15s, calves 3■; to 8s 6d, mower £B, plough £3, milk cans 7s to £l, milk cart £lO 10s.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE COYS REPORT. The X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows: j,, Kr.d.y, '2Bth July, we held our. usual monthly sale at our Tarata : •arcls, when we had a moderate yard-1 tig of cattle, and the following prices ■.•• to realised:— Two-year heifers £4 7s (id, yearling heifers £2 lis, mixed ■eaners £2 lis 6d to £2 13s 6d, dairy ■ () , Vii £9 ss, £lO ss, £ll, to £l2 12s, 5-year i.e. heifers £5 Us. empty heifers £5 9s to £6 ss, store cows £5 7s 3d, bull £-1 3s. We also sold stuck on account.of the following vendors, for the benefit of the Tarata Patriotic Committee: Mr, F M Standish 1 fat wether (donated) j uurchased by Mr K. J. Ible £1 12s 6d, | re-offered and again purchased by Mr i li. J. Ible for £1 12s. Mr J. Patter- i son sonr, 1 store cow (donated), pin j •based bv Mr M. : Ji Hartigan for £•"»! 7s 6(1. Mr K. J. Ible, 1 dairy hull j ('donated', purchased •>>' Mr M. J. '. Hartigan for £4 ss. Mr A. Corkill, fij Angora goats (donated), purchase'."! by, MrN. B. Fletcher at £7 10; lot.' Mr A Frr.ser, 1 dog (donated), purchased at as and re-offered by the following rrentiomen:- Messrs R. Loveli (twice), K ,; Webb, Paynter Bros,, Herman, Sander, M. .I'. Hartigan, A. W % Guilford; Plackburn Bros., and \V. A. Hewitt, The Tarata Patriotic Fund benefitted to the extent of £22 12s as a result of the above donations. I On Monday, 31st July, we hold a; clearing sale on account ut Mr J. !• Boss, Upper Hastings .P'liul, Low-; gaiTth. The day turned out very wet, and Itorin'y, but notwithstanding this, t}fer| was'a very large attendance of thej fubltej and' good-'competition '-foi'j all lilies'offered, more particularly ■the-f cowls! The following are some' of th.iv ffilck realised :—Sows from £4 7s 6d to £7 7s (id. weaiter pigs 16s 6d, fat ewes 29s lOd to -vis (id, horses x.X'2 s>' to £25, cows ndiich showed condition and had a good name, small and defective £8 5s to £lO, good ones £ll. 10s to £l3 15s, and best cows £l4 to £lB 10s. yearling heifers 80s. The. herd of cows gvoragod r £l4. The! furniture and sundries met j' \vjith—keen competition, and soid a r'i'rdl values.

August, ( ve heUI a clearing sab of furniture and oil pet" nn accoinit or Mr A. D. Blick, at his j residence. Opunako Road, and alIthough ill 1 day was unfavourable for a sale, there was a very largo attendance of the public, attracted, no . doubt, by the exceptionally good fur- . initure to be disposed of. Competition I was particularly keen for all lines of- J 1 ' fered, wheh in some cases exceeded | ' : original cost. i On Friday, 4th August, we had a 1 ; clearing sale on account of Mr F. J. Curry, Rowan Road. The weather was rough and cold, but the attendance was good, and prices were very favorable to the vendor. Sows £6 10s, store cows £B, £lO ss, dairy •cows £ll to £l3 10s. good cows £ll to £l7 10s, plow £6. The herd or cows average £l3 ss. On Tuesday, Bth inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale at our Strat- " ford yards. We had a large entry of store stock, also 750 sheep. The dej maud for both cattle and sheep is | 'somewhat easier, while vendors are J : .still high with their reserves, which intakes it difficult to effect sales. However, we had a good clearance of cattle, but no demand for sheep. Store cows, small £5 Is to £6 Is, medium £6 6s to £7 ss, good £7 Gs to £7 15s, forward cows £8 to £9 2s 6d, yearling heifers 50s to 655, for small to £3 7s 6d to £3 16s 6d for good lines, 18 to 20 months heifers £3 17s (id to £4 15s, 2£-year empty heifers £4 10s to £4 12s 6d, springing heifers, poor £5 to £7, imedium lines £7 2s 6d to £7 13s, j dairy cow ß £9 5s to £l2 10s. Our "<>xt |Stratford sale will be held on 22nd (August, 1916. j j PRIVATE SALES. Since our last jjpport wo have sold ' a number of lines privately, at the ! following prices—2 and 4-tooth weth!ers 30s to 325, lambs 2!>s 6d to 245, f.m. ewes id. 28s to 30s, springing heifers £8 15s, yearling steers £2 12s 6d to £4, mixed aged ewes 32s to 33s 6d, dairy herds £lO 15s, £l2, and £l4 14s, yearling heifers 50s, 53s and 70s.