NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 6 May 1911, Page 3

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

'On ; Thursday, 27th ult., I held ,a ; clearing sale at ; Midhirst .on account •ol.Messrs A V ..,C, and J. F. -V^psper. Despite the wet .weather there,, was, a good attendance of .feuy^rs,and!, for the time of. year,, good pricey'were realised. /Dairy cows, early calvers, made £G/10s/%: £10^ later do/ £5 to' £6 55,. very late''anol empty i-£3r2s 6d to1 £4 ; 15S, pedigree Jersey ■ bull 19$ guineas, pedigree Jersey cows 18 to 20£-guineas, • grade', Jersey oheiferss £4 19s to £5 ?2s 6dy i weanert .heifers >28s vto , 365, ,mare £15, hacks. £4 5s tq;£4 lss, store, pigs 20s to 27,5; 6d,,small pigs 7s tp.,l3s! plough,-£7|,, ; Sundries,.sold well./ ..' ; ij^tj; Ureriui on, Monday' there .was"'a. gq^d yarding. 'Weaners made 15s" 6d ,tp;^3^ Ml 18-month V"steers £# nliy, store cbws' £2 to £3 5s^Jf6rward' 'cows £4 7^:'^6ws arid halves £3 16s tb(!£s : 10s/ stenging heifefsj £5 *5s tov£s >10s, ■ KeiferS'<(calved) £5 >lt)s, fat heifers; £&, 2£ to fc-year steers ?£4 :18s 16d, bulls £3 17s 6d to £4ii-155.; ii ~;.>,. ...-,:,-.■-. ' ; *.:Onr the.tSame day I; sold the balance iof -. Mrs: McjGuinness' stock: without rer , sgrye.,,.-. 2-year steeds,made £4'lis, '21----year steers" £5, 3' to' 3£-year bullocks ,£5 lls/to £f 1%. 6d, lambs 3sl^dV 2 , and 4-todttt v;'ewes" 12s 2cL, 6-ttfoth; to •f ,f !tn. e'wejs 6s 9dj2-tb6tn wethers ;10s 2dl rams'l guinea/ '"-'' ■ ■'■ '■■'■ -: t-fhj;'..■s i ' At f'Bouglas on the -same "day•* wean--1 ex's made" 16£wto 20s, weaner. heifers 30s 6d, store: cows £2 16s: to £3,135, forward;cows;.-£4i4s, fat heifers ,£,4; ,6s 6ds springing heifers £5, bulls £4;45.6d ta^&^s^lambs^s 9d tp/7s 2d, f'm. ,ew ; es,s ( s.v, >; . /., (li ...."', '... ."~. ." ■ ; At. Stratford bji Tuesday weaners ;niade 15s. to 25i'"6d,:'15-m6nths:heifers £2 14s;' store cows'£2 13s Mto (i£3 19s, ; forward cbws £4' Is'to £4'l2s [db'ws £s>lss, 'in calf heifers £5 ;8s: 6d, Holsteitf- heifers ■ 18s;;6d; 2 to,; 2£year steers £4 Hs,> bulls £5 9s. r .. s ; r : River ;onr Wednesday,,,the [yards were, ; £ull., There I( ,was/.a, I )arge attendance, and competition,^ was gop4 , for most.Jmes. W^ik, calves made 12sj medium s to. good : sos 'ip 30s'; a, lirie 'of well-bred' Jersey heifer'calves':m^de l£3 17s 6d, 18-mbnths tb ;2^year, heifers in calf £3 10s- -'m'£4:* ss, 2^year!'do. £4 16s •'6d, v springing dot £5' to1 £5-' > <7s, working' bullocks £15 lOso pernopair; store cows,£2 4s.to £2 Us 6d,. forward cows £3;iLos,tp £4>9s, fat scows £5, to MrM, /bulls £4,3s to £5 Bs. 6d'. The goo.4w.iU ,pf. the.lease of the' late Mr , Benjamin, Gray! s farm tyf 114 "acres was sold to. Mr./W". Grant, of Puniho/'at ■£§Qo.^;;-s"_ v-""; ■/■■;' *;: ;;> ' -'*:v ;