COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 83, 4 November 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORTS. On Thursday, 26th October, I held ( my opening sale at Ohura. Favored j with a fine day, there was a big yard- I ing of all classes of stock, which, with few exceptions, were in excellent condition. A fine lino of 85 three to three and a-half year bullocks from Mr Sam Meredith attracted particular attention, and spoke volumes for the grazing properties of the Ohura country. The attendance at the sale was a record, buyers were present from the Waikato to/ Wanganui, and competition from start to finish was very keen, excellent prices being realised. Mixed yearlings made £6 Is, steer do. £5 to £7 3s, heifer do £4 15s to £5 7s, 18-months steers £8 14s 6d to £9, 2 to 2*-years £9 1/8 to £lO Bs, 24 to 3-year bullocks £ll to £l2 9s, 3 to 4-year do. £l3 4s to £l4, store cows £7 12s 6d to £8 13s, forward do. £9 to £9 17s 6d fat do. £l3 ss, cows and calves £9 lis, bulls £7 to £l3, stags £7 2s Gd to £lO <b 6d. \, ~ At Kaponga on Friday 27th there was a full yarding, yearling., heitors made £4 15s to £5 12s, yearling steers £5 13s to £6 Is, yearling bulls £5 12s 6d to £6 12s 6d, dairy bulls up to £l4, fat cows £l3 17s to £l3 19s forward cows £lO 15s to £ll 15s. store cows £6 6s to £9 Bs, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ls 10s, dairy cows up to £l3 10s. At. Rahotu on the same day, yearling steers made £5 18s to £6 1«b, yearling heifers £5 to £5 3s, store, cows £S 3s to £lO 13s 6d, empty heifers £6 12s to £7 10s, hue of 62 2vear steers £9 9s, others £9 lbs, 'springing heifers £l3 5s to £l3 10s, small £7 5s to £9 17s 6d, dairy cows £l2 5s to £l3 15s, dairy bulls up to £ls 15s. At mv Stratford Supplementary Bull Fair on Saturday 28th, ShortIhorn bulls made £9 10s to £ls, Jersey bulls £5 10s to £l4 3s 6d. On Monday 30th, at Urenui, best springing heifers made from £l2 lo* to £l3 15s, others £8 to £lO 15s, dairy cows £l3 10s, fat cows .£l2 12s to £l4, forward heifers £8 Is to £ll, empty heifers £7 to £7 12s 6d, forward' cows.£lo 10s to. £11,2s 6d, small stores £7 5s "to £8 10s, yearling heifers £5 os, to £5 15j, 2-year steers (rough-) £9 4?,. 20-mcTnth, steers £l Is to £8 3s 6d, dairy bulls ; uj> -to £l3, others £7 10s to £ll-,..,..,;,

At Stony ltivei- on Tuesday 31st, there was a full yarding of good cattle, all of which sold under keen competition. Tops of yearling steers made £7 3s to £7 6s 6d, .smaller cattle £6 12s 6d to £6 16s, choice Jersey 15-month heifers (line of 50) £6, others £6, choice Holstein 15-month emptv heifers £6 10s, other Holstein yearlings £5 13s to £6 3s, yearling grade heifers £4 12s to £5 12s, choice coloured Shorthorn 15-month heifers £6 10s, empty 2-year heifers £7 6s 6d to £7 10s, fat cows £l3 to £l7, forward cows £ll to £l2 15s, store cows £8 7s to £lO 10s, small store cows £6 12s 6d to £7 15s, dairy bulls up to £lB, springing heifers £B.ipk to £l4, dairy - c0w5,.£13., 9* ok, 2-year steers £9 :I ,los to £IQ ss. ', On tht);.,same day, f at Stratford for my Springing Heifer ' Sate,, best heifers sold up,to £l3. 10s, v ,smaller £8 15s to £lO 15s f ,dairy cows £lO to £l3 15s.

At Okau on Wednesday, Ist inst,, there was a good entry, yearling heifers made £5 17s 6d, empty 2-year heifers £7 2s to £7 ss, yearling bulls £0 12s 6d to £8 15s, dairy hulls £lO 10s to £ls, springing heifers £7 ,10s to £l3, fat cows £l3 12s 6<l, forward cows £lO 10s to £ll 10s, store cows £8 to £9 12s 6d, rough 22 month and 2-yoar steers £8 15s to £9 9s 6d, good 2-year steers £lO 12s 6d, 2| to 3-year steers £ll 7s 6d to £l2, 3 to 3i-year bullocks £l2 12s 6d, dairy cows £lO 10s to £l4.

At TTrtiti on Thursday, 2nd inst,, most cattle came forward in excess of' advertised numbers. There was a good attendance of buyers, and a record sale was held. Yearling heifers made £5 10s to £6 ss, rough yearling steers £6 Bs, rough and coloured 2-year steers £8 2s, empty 2-year dairy heifers £7 2s 6d to £7 17s, fat cows £l2 10s, store cows £7 lis to £9 12s Gd, forward cows £lO 10s to £ll 12s, 2~ year steers £9 8s to £lO 12s. cows and calves £lO 6s, bulls £8 2s 6d to £l3 ss, wether hoggets 33s 3d, springing heifers (best) up to £l3 ]os'/others £7 to £lO 15s.