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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 52, 22 July 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

I NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY IUiPOIiT. On Friday 10th inst., at my Kapoiigu jards, I had a good entry of cattle, all elates meeting with good competition and selling at the following prices:— ieaning lieifers, good, £1 15a to £2 !)- bd, smaller, £1 as to £1 12s fid; yearling steers,£. 2s to £2 10s; empty 20-month heifers, £> l, s 6d; Jersey 2-year in-calf 1 23 (xi ; fat cows, £0 to £6 13s; forward cows, £2 3s to £5 15s. On the same day at Nornmnbv, in conjunction with the Loan Company, I conducted Mr. 11. J. Lien's Sa -vi' i w ? s g° oli attendance, with brisk bidding The cows were a very choice :ot, and in splendid condition, the herd of 82 grade Jersey cows averaging £l4 3s fid. The top price for the day, £3l, was paid far a Jersey cow At Urenui on Monday 13th, I had a I fuJ yarding of all classes of cattle, with ! several lme 8 of ilreep. The attendance I was good, with enquiry for all lines consequently nearly every line was sold at the hammer. The in-calif heifers advertised on account of Mr. W. Birdlinsr \\ere all cleared a-.s- follows:—Springim* heifers, £o 17s (id; Jersey 2-year in-caff heifers, bit small, £5 2s; Ayrshire inea.f 2-year heifers, £5 10s; 2 and 2'/,year Shorthorn heifers, rough, £5 ssempty 18-montfes heifers, £3 ss; forward empty lieifers, £5. The dairy cows entered on account of Mr. L. E. Coster were a very fair line, selling up to £l7 for a very choice cow, down to £5 for empty looking cows, the line averaging £J 7s fid. On account of . otWor vendors:—Yearling steers, £1 10s to £3 Is i fid; rough 2 to 2%-year steers, £4 3s to to os; small' empty heifers, £3 2s- forward cows, £5 3s to £5 12s; store cows, £4 to £4 7s; 2 and 2%-ycar in-calf heifers (badly done), £4 15s; springing heifers, £C to £fi 17s fid; dairy cows, £0 to £8; aged guaranteed cows, £3 12s fid to £3j fat heifers, £0 (is to £(i 18s; aged ewes ' in lamb, 13s 3d to 13s (id; aged wethers in poor condition, ]4s 2d; hoggets, 14s Od to l-5s 3d for fair lines. On the same day, at Tuna, for Mr. J. Tristram's clearing sale, I ihiid a fair ■ attendance, the herd of 24 cows milking a satisfactory average of £8 18s. Best cows, young and showing quality, sold up to £l3 10s, others £5 to £7 ss; three-quarter cows. £5; yearling bulls, £4; heifer, calved, . £B. At Rivcrlea on Tuesday, 14th inst.. for Mr. J. Wallace's sale, cows sold at from £fi 5s to £lO, averaging £8 8s for the line; lieifers, calved made from £fi to £8 10s; breeding sows, £5 to £7 las. On the same day, at Rahotu, I bail a fill yarding of all classes of cattle. There was a representative attendantof buyers l from al 1 parts, with brisk bidding for all lines offered, the whole yarding, with very few exceptions, being cleared at the hammer. The demand was liest for good yeaiung steer.*, big yearling heifers and emptv 20month heifers. Prices obtained were.— Shorthorn yearling heifers (only lair st-nll) £1 18s to £2 Is Bd, smaller £1 5s tc £1 14s lid; mixed colored weaner to yearling heifers, £1 18s and £2 Is (id; weaner to yeaning steers 1 , mostly rough lines, very satisfactory sales at from £1 10s (id to £2 17s; small and weedy. £1 .Is to £1 7s (id; brindie 20-montlis steels. In; empty 20-month heifers, £3 (is to £3 lus'; 15-month.-; Shorthorn •bills'. £3 lis to £5; 15-months lfolstein bulls, £4 Ss; weaner Jersey bulls, £2; '-Vi-year steers, £5 12s; springing heifers (improved enquiry for anything close up), £y 12s fid to-'£o 7s (id; fat cows. £ii 17s; small 1 fat cows, £(i; store and forward cows, £3 lis to £5; aged cons. £1 ISs to £2 17s; good framed i cows in calf guaranteed, £4 19s Oil Wednesday, loth inst.. at Midhirst, Mr. W. Neilsen's dairy herd sold at from fR 10s to £l4 15s; aged cows, £5 5s to £7; averaging £ll 5s for the line; .Jersey bulls brought £8 ss; weaner heifers. £2 7s fid; springing heifers, £7 as.

On account of Mr. W. Moles, dairy cows' sold at from fli 5s to £!) 13s. At till' .Stony liivcr yards on tlhe slime day. the line of dairy cows sold on account of Mr. Raniera'avcraijed £7 10s. At Warea on Thursday Kith. :it Mr. Percy Putt's clearing sale, there was a fair attendance of buyers, with good competition for all cows offered as fol'i ws:--liest voting cows. Miowing a lot of Ayrshire quality from £!) to i' I - "is: others, backward. £(i to £S ss. The herd of 50 (notwithstanding that. i"> were September-November carvers) made a very satisfactory average of £8 I.")": pedigree Aryshire bllll, lftjnn; Ayrshire in-calf heifer-. £4 17s Cxi to £li ss: empty cows. £.'! Ill's (id to £-1-7s ; M-ycar celt by "General Grant," £l7 ss. On tin 1 sfiine day at Stratford. at Mr. i< - •' - I \\ !'■]■: ha m's sa'e, the,re were j only a tew dairy cows to oll'er. these >eilin;!' at I'imii £ll to £l7; pedigree •1.-r-ev lnili. 2R<.ns. (»n tile s;i:nc (lav. at ('hiselhitrsi. Kit ham. for Mr .T. Philips, peili"! ee -Tersey sac. 1 had a vrv represeniafive attendance, prominent • Icrsev bleeders present from all parts of the X'ortih fshunl. The cows anil heifers were a nice lot and met with i;:c,i <l ■ •'iipetition. The voting bulls and I 111' iI ■ ere looking this- all'ecti in." p> '■ lor these a little. bill mwerih. eie-s a Yi i'y :-a t isiactory sale resuited, prices obtained as follow-:- IVil'urre loss, 15 to 4lfcns; pedigree heifers, -Jl) (o 57eus; inilifjree wearer to y«.:trjiiijr heifers, 5 I 111 15u'ns; peiiinrce bull. !) ji, I Private sah's for ibe week hn\e been very heave. there bail!" i( dei.'.l'ld )r!' a}.' ,■ )J t . Jll .r- |jl;;,[e ;) -i lollm,'- : i-M'ills: .I'ersey h.iiYr-. .-lioiee line, well -rown. C.",: Miorl ih.ru \..:r!i>e' ! heifer.-, i-1 -J.; ic, ;'2 11-: yearliil.; steers, i ;i " mixed ;v • rliiijjjt, £> r»s; j £1 l."< : cwntv -ifi-montii i a 7s to I':: li. 11,,^,.;,. ; M.l .1, |. M l H £!•>. ,1.,;.... , y s ,. |to ill) Ills: "iuiiranued d.iir\ e.'.ws E5: I dairy h-nK ir, 10s („ N . | eendilioiied ~,evs. J-| ||l. : ' i' ;! ■ J t" I"- nn.l til ia< fid. _>i:,. V(,.m- ---; -ieers. • !>: 7«. t J . T;,. t „ | fat wethers, rj r. t ]!k f>) ! !■' r' : r "! ln-'-H-U 17.-: (Wrs j la.ee. -J! : lid.