NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 270, 24 April 1915, Page 2

NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

At Awakino on Thursday, 15th inst., Tjoth cattle and' sheep came forward up to advertised numbers, with the exception of 3%-year bullocks, these being unable to get across the river owing to I heavy rains. I was, however, able to sell them privately, and so made a full clearance of both cattle and sheep. Good lambs made lis 7d, IQs lid, 9s 3d; 2-tooth wetliers, on small side, 18s ."!; fair line 2-tooth ewes IBs 'fid, cull wel.liers 15s Id to 15s Gd, f.m. ewes 12s Id • to IBs 1'Id; 4 and 5-year ewes 16s Bd, empty 20-months heifers £2 to £3 2s, 20-mouths steers Si 4s, £4 2s fld, £4 la. Jerseys £3, 2.%-ycar steers (good) £7 2s Gd, £6 15s, ~£G lis, £6 ss, cows and calves £5 5s to £5 12s 6d, fat heifers £5 las to £6 17s fid, 3%-Tear steers £9 5s 'M to £9 7s 6d, bulls' £fi 10s, forward cows £5 5s and £5 10s, store cows £4 2s 6d to £4 10s.

It has been decided to hold spring sales at the Awakino yards in the future. Settlers wijl be notified as to the date later in the year. At Okau on Friday, IGth inst., I bad a fine yarding of cattle and a good entry of sheep. There was a good attendance of the public. Buyers who were present at the Awakino sale came through to Okau, and good competition obtained foi' all lines. Prices were as follows: Weaner heifers 18s 6d to £1 10s, "weaner steers £2 Is 6d, small £1 ss, mixed wcaners £1 7s 8(1, 20-month empty hoi-, fers £3. 2-year steers £4 ]os, 20-month steers £4 Is to £4 7s, bulls £5 -2s fid, in-calf 2 to 2%-year heifers £3 17s, 2%yeai steers £6 4s, 3%-year bullocks £9 15?, forward cows £4 lis to £5 Is, heavy fat cows £8 15s, light fat cows £6 2s fid to £G 10s, store cows £3 to £3 15s, fat ewes 17s, f.m. ewes lis 9d, mixed-age' ewes 15s lOd, empty ewes (heavy-framed Lincolns) l'ss fid, lambs 7s fid to 12s lOd.

At Kaponga on the same day there was a full yarding of cows mostly, for which the enquiry was quieter, sales being as'follows: —Fat cows £8 7s to £8 9s, forward cows £5 to £5 Bs, store cows, £*2 Cs to £3 15s, weaner steers

£1 7s to ;£1 15s, weaner heifers 15s to £1 os fid, bulls £4 12s Cd to £0 10s. On Monday, 19th inst., at TJreriui, -I liari a full yarding'of both cattle and sheep, the demand for the latter being very good,'but cattle were quiet. Goad lambs made 13s Cd, 13s, 12s 7d, 12s 4d, fair 10s 8d to lis sd, small 7s 6d to 8s fid, woolly lambs 13s 9d, fat, ewes 19s 4d, fat 2-tooths (mixed) 21s 3d, mixed fat sheep 21s fid, 2 and 4-tooth. wethers 21s to 21s 6d, f.m. ewes 14s to 14s 4jl, 4 and 5-year ewes in lamb 15s 7d to 17s, empty heifers £2 Bs, 18-month steers £;! 7s to £3 18s, 2-year steers £4 7s fid, weaner heifers 19s fid, cows and calves £5, forward cows £5 os, fat cows

.til 4s to £9 2s 6d,, dairy cows £6 17s fid. store cows- £3 3s to £3 12b fid.

On Tuesday, 20th inst., at Rahotu, for my autumn cattle and weaner fair I had a very heavy yarding of all classes of cattle, all pens, races and adjoining paddocks being filled to overflowing. Buyers wore present in big numbers, including several from outside districts, in fact, the biggest number yet seen at Rahotu. Those present were ■ bidding briskly jfor all lines, practically the whole entry being cleared at the hammer. Steers of any age were in keen demand, whilst cows were a little easier in price. The weaners, taken right through, were not up to last year's quality, but prices were well maintained. Very 'few prime cows were offering. Prices obtained were: Best weaner steers

£1 Ifls to £2 4s 6d, smaller catt"le £1 2s fid to £1 14s, "weaner heifers 18s-to

£1 ss, mixed weaners 19s 6d to £1 Bs, good empty 20-months heifers £2 18s to £3. smaller heifers £2 6s and £2 Bs, good 2-year steers £4 3s fid, 18 and 20-months steers, £3 10s to £3, 17s, rough Jerseys £3, bulls £4 15s to £7 IGs.' 1 A forward line of2y z -year steers on account of Mr. A. J. Thomas realised

£7 8s; other 2'/ 2 -year steers brought from £4 19s to £'<!, aged cows (poor) £1 12s to £2 4s, aged cows (fair condition) £2 18s fid to £4 3s, good store cows £3 fis to £4 Is fid,'small stores £2 10s, forward cows £4 10s Cd. to £5 16V. fat cows £fi 5s to £8 4s Cd, cows and calves £3 lis to. £4 ss, springing heifers £8 Is. Private sales.-r-Weaner steers £2 2s, £2, £1 165,. weaner heifers 15s. good 20-months steers £4, £3 18s Cd, fat heifers £5 13s, fat cows £fi 17s fid to £S, store cows £3 ss, in-calf 2%-ycar heifers £5 to £7, 2'/ 2 -vear Jersev steers £5 ss, 2-tooth ewes 18s fid, 17s'fid, 17s 3d, 4-tooth ewes £1 2s, mixed age ewes 15s, f.m. ewes 12s fid, lambs 12s 9d. 12s 4d. lis fid, lis, 9s 3d, 8s 3d. fat wethers £1 2s fid and £1 3s, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 10s to 20s. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN" AND COAS REPORT. Matthews Gamlin and Co. report a full yarding of cattle and sheep at their Inglewood yards last Wednesday. Store cows were dull of sale, but anything forward or fat maintained late rates; good weaner steers also sold well. We quote: Springers (good demand), £5 5s to £9 as; forward cows, £5 to £fi ss; fat ditto, £6 15s to £7 ss; store ditto, £2 17s fid to £3 7s Cd; empty heifers, £-J 4s to £2 7s fid; 20-month steers, £3 7s 'Cd; weaner steers, 38s to £2 3s; ditto heifers, 12s Od to 14s; f.m. i ewes, 12s fid to los fid; lambs, fis 2d ! to 0s Bd. I ' LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Stratford branch, reports as follows:—On Tuesday, April 20, we'held our usual fortnightly sale in our iStratford yards, when we had a fair yarding of 471 cattle and 542 sheep, most of which were disposed of at tl)e hammer and afterwards at satisfactory prices. Store cows were somewhat easier, as well as 'poorer classes of weaner heifers. Anything in the store cow line showing condition sold well. Fat cows, small £6 to £0 IDs, medium £7 to £7 3s, good from £7 10s to £8 10s; store cows, medium from £4 10s to £5; good biilky cows from £5 2s to £5 17s Od; store cows, small and poor, £3 15s to £4s, medium sized, low conditioned stuff £4 to £4 9s; inferior cows, aged, from £2 7s to £3 Ss; springers up to £5; weaner heifers, small and poor from 14s to 17s; medium from 19s to 20s; mixed weaners, poor 17s to 18s: weaner steers, poor 18s, medium 20s, good to 37s fid; 2-year-old heifers in calf, £4 10s; 20-month steers, £3 7s; 3,year-old bullocks, £8 to £8 10s; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 19s 3d; F.M. ?\ves, small 8s; 2-tooth cull ewes, Us 3d; lambs, poor Cs fid to 7s Sd, fair quolity up to 12s.

Since we reported last, we have placed a large quantity of stock at the following prices:— i and fl-tooth ewes, 10s (id to -20s Oil; 2-tooth owes, small, 12s; mixed ages, poor 12s Gd; good 4 and 8-year-old ewes, 13s to Ifis; 4 and fitooth wethers, from lis from small and poor, 20s fid for medium to 22s (id for good lines, Lambs, poor and weedy, 4s fid to 7s fid. medium lis fid to 12s; good lines, 13s; Roinney rams, 2«ns; 2-year-old ,stecrs. £5; 2-year-old bulls', £4 to £5 ss; 20-month heifers, cnvptv, from £3 10s to £4; heifers in calf from £4 10s to £5 10s; mixed weaners, 245; i weanor heifers, from 18s to 20s; weanor steers, 25s to 33s fid; light cows, £2 Lis to £.l 15s.