COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Hastings Standard, Issue 24, 23 May 1896, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

D. CREW'S IJEPOKT. Mr D." Crewf report.- having ' ' 1 1 usual fortnightly stuck -a!«- at I'i i t 11 The entry comprised 740 ot ris.il!>>. amongst which wen. several good lines o! large 4-year-old bullock-; anil \v ! i t< 1 shorthorn yearling anil wcaners. every cattle pen being filled ; also a good muster of sheep were yarded. There w:is a very large attendance of the p'thlic. and bidding for good sorts was spirited from -tart to finish. Poor classes of cattle were not sought for; good classes of cattle w t r. well competed for throughout the whole sale. Avery limited amount of stock wa* passed in tinder the hammer, most of these being ultimately sold before the close of the sale. The following prices were released: —3 and 4-year-old bullocks L 4 2s tkl to 1,4 ss; 3-year-old steers, L-> 2s 6d to 1.0 12s 6d; 2-year-old steers, good sorts. 1.2 15s; 18 to 21-month hc-ifcrs. L2 I*s to L 3 Is; 15-month old steers. L2; yearlings, good line, 3.3s to o7s I'm I; strong weaners. 21s to 25s ; calves, lis to 13s ; store cows, good line, L 3 7s tkl; store heifers in calf, 1,3 2s 6d ; shorn lambs. ?!s 6d to 4s ; cull lambs. 2s lid ; ewes in lamb. 5s 6d to 6s 2d; cull ewes. 2s lid; forward ewes, 5s 6d. I have inquiries for good classes of young ewes; also good young cattle. Clients will please send in entries for future sales early so that they may be advertised and buyers notified.