NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 9 April 1910, Page 2

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

At tho Haymatrkot, on Saturday, there was a la-rgcs number a! pigs penned, -and all were cleared at tiio 'hiumvier. Slips marie 3s to 4s 6d, woanors is to 8s 6d, small stores 10s to 13s, fwrt-es 16s to 17s 6d, porkers 20s to 225, Aorses £2 10s to £5 2.s 6d. There- was a largo 'quantity of timber ottered, which sold at very satisfactory •pTices. At Douglas, on Monday, weaners made 20s 6d, store cows £2-'ss 6d to £2 15s 6d, forward do. £3 6s, fat do. £4 to <£4 ss, lambs 6s 6d io .7s 2d, cull do. ' 3s 3d to 3s lid, f .m. owes 8s 9d, cull do. 3s to 4s lOd, fat do. 9s 3fl, 2-tooth .wethers 10s 6d to 12s 'Sd, rams J to 1 guinea. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a big yarding of cattle, inchidmg several lines of 18-month steers and an especially fine pon of 80 3£ to 4-year forward bullocks. There was a vary large attendance, including buyers from as far south as Palmerston North, the latter securing most of tho young steers. Vendor's reserves for the big bullocks was above the ideas of tlie buyers' values, and .they were passed in at £6 Is ; all other classes of cattle were keenly competed for and realised good prices. Mixed weanors made £1 Is to JBI 10s, weaner heifers 32s to 365, 15/nonth heifers £2 13s to £2 14s, 18month steers £3 to £3 4s,' 2 to 2£-year steers £3 10s to £3 10s 6d, 2* to 3-year steers £4 5s 6d, store cows £2 lls 6d to £3 3s, forward do. £3 3s to £4 2s, fat do. £4 10s to £5 Is, in calf heifers £3 13s to £4 12s, springing heifers up to £5 10s, bulls £2 15s to £5 6s, • 2-tooth ewes 14s, 2-tooth wethers 12s 2d, woolly lambs 9s.

At Stony River, on Wednesday, there was a good yarding with a good attendance of buyers, practically everything being sold at the hammer. Weaners made 18s to 28s 6d, 15-month heifers £2 2s 6d to £2 ss, 15 to 18-month steers £2 7s 6d to £2 13s, store cows £2 4s 6d to £3 4s, forward cows £3 4s 6dto £4' 7s 6d, fat do. £4 12s to £5 9s, bulls £2 8s to £3 9s.