COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIII, Issue XVIII, 29 July 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

* NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Friday, July 19, at my Waiwakaiho yards 1 had a very large entry of cattle, including a# number of catalogued pedigree Jerseys on account of Mr G. G. Grover, Oakura, and the estate of- E. Handley, Nukumaru, and other vendors. The attendance was very representative, possibly the largest seeu at Waiwakaiho for years. Bidding throughout was spirited, especially for the herd-book cattle and best dairy cows. Mr G. G. Grover's stock were in excellent condition, and realised from IS to 31 guineas. The oows offerered in the estate of E. Handley were in very poor condition, and were not looking at all well, having been trucked through from South Taranaki. They realised from 20 to 31 guineas. I also offered on account of Mr J. Poletti, whose lease has expired, some very choice grade Jersey cows and heifers, which fetched very high prices after good competition, as follows: Cow in 1 milk, £14 10s; springing cows, £13 10s to £16; empty heifers, £3 2s 6d lo £4 10s; very choice line of 2-year colored Jersey heifers, £11; grade bull, £4. On account of Mr E. J. Baker, a line of in-calf dairy cows, at from £4 to £7 10s; on account of other vendors choice young dairy oows realised from £12 to £18 ;. lirsfc-class, £10 to £11 10s: goorL_ £7 15s to £9 10s; aged, £3 10s to £■£) 10s; very choice dairy heifers, up to £12; good, up to £9 10s; store cattle were yarded in good numbers, everything being cleared at the following rates: Mixed yearlings, £1 11s 6d to £3 i Is 6d; empty 2-year heifers, £3 9s to £4 los. according to color;- small 2-year steers and bad colored, £2 6s to £3' ss; aged cows, £2; store cows, £2 16s 6d to £3 15s; bulls, £2 2s to £2 13s; 2-tooth ewes m lamb, 13s. At the Haymarket on Saturday pigs were yarded in bigger numbers than at recent sales. Bidding was very keen, realising the following prices: Siips, ur> to 19s; stores, to £2 4s 6d; porkers", small, £1 15s; small weaners, 7s to 10s; harness mare, £12 10s. At llrenui on Monday I had a fair entry realising as follows: F.m. ewes m lamb, 10s lid to 11s; hoggets, 10s 3d; fat ewes, 13s; yearling steers, £2 9s 6d to £2 16s 6d; 20-months to 2-year steers, £3 Is to £4, acording to sex and quality; store cows, £2 16s 6d to £3 11s 6d; in-calf heifers, £4 12s 6d to £5 0s 6d; dairy cows from ]Ilto£6 17s Sod SPringinglieiferS3 £5 On the same day, in my Douglas yards I had only a small entry, which realised, for dairy cows, from £7 10s to £10; empty cows, £2 18s: 20-months steers, £3 11s; empty 2-year heifers. £3 16s. At Tariki road on the same day I held >t c^ armS sale on account of Mr H R JNoble. 1 had an excellent attendance and good competition right through. Ihe cattle were a choice lot, and some cry , hlgh prices were obtained. Mr Noble s cows averaged, with the exception of two three-teaters, £14 2s 6d for the line; choice 2-year springing heifers, from £7 to £15. His yearling heifers (very well done) sold, after spirited bidding, at £4 to £9 los; two choice coirs were offered on account of Mr T Body, and were sold at £28 and £VQ respectively. Prices obtained: Yearling heifers, £4 to £9 15s (average £6 ds); 2-year in-calf heifers, £7 to £15 (average £11 13s 4d); dairy cows, to £i< 10s (average £14 2s 6d); threequarter cows, £5 to £6 ss; bull, £6heifer calf, 30s; black gelding, £25 ss; •'>;iy mare, £10. In. my Stratford yards on Tuesday, 26vd, owing to the wet weather, stock did not come forward up to advertised numbers, but I had a good entry, practically everything being cleared. Good empty 20-months to 2-year heifers were m strong demand. Yearling steers £2 /s 6d; yearling heifers, best, £2 12s 6d to £3 ;,s; small, £1 19s 6d; a nice line ot lo colored heifers, and a yearling iS 1!. S°ro readily at £3 10s 6d; bulls^ ±,Z to £d 12s 6d; store cows, aged £1 • fi°i«! i 2y}2&,l°P 1Os; fonvard co^s £4 18s 6d to £5; fat cows, £6 4s ; wean- ' ers 15s; empty 20-months heifers, ? 00io £ii 5s t(> £5; others £3 13s 6d t-o id 19s; and a very choice line of 2-year grade Jerseys to a Kakaramea client at £o Cs. On the some day at my Stratford dairy yards I offered Mr R. Harley's herd The cows had been driven from Lututawa, and there are a good number ber of late calvers. Best early calvers brought from £8 los to £11 10s; others, ' Lb os to £,- os; late calvers, £4 to £5 ] l(s; springing heifers, £6 los to £8 yt 'n '% Ay™hire CO"S on account of Mr Gordon lownsend realised £10 to I ~ld; aged, £o; guaranteed cows on acrTl lo^ 1" vendors sold at from to *7 °S; aml aged ' £4 15s At my Stony River yards on Wednesday July 24 the following prices iTto J\ m?s: ri [Xed Iin Ss> small, los to £,1 1.3s Qd; yearling steers, £2 I d t°-P 15s; y^'-ling Jersey Holstein heifers, very choice, £4 Cs 6d • months he,W £3 15s;' 20-months steers, £3 los; store cows, £2 7s to $£ l'f >. springing heifers, £5 8s to £5 18s; dairy cows, £5 10s to £7 12s 6d; ewes, in lamb, 13s. ' On the same day in conjunction with the Aew Zealand Loan Co., Hawera, I conducted Mr R H. Phillip's annual dispersal sale. The weather was decidedly wretched, and kept a big lot of buyers from South Taranaki away The demand, however, was good for dairy cow s but heifers were not so good The ' rendor must be congratulated on the ■ excellent quality of the cattle yarded. me dairy cattle were a very choice lot especially the colored heifers. Dairy cows sold at from £8 10s to £15; springing heifers, £fi to £13 5s and £17 ior an exceptionally choice heifer. J- addock sales during the week have been very numerous, very good business having oeen done at the following rates • } ce*Th2g 1 s*ee ™> £2 15s; yearling heil £3 Us , 6d to £4; 3-year bullocks. £6; p to 6 year bullocks, £4 ]5s to £5 5s Sin™!- bullocks ' £7 2s 6d ; fat bullocks 410 los; store cows, £3 ss; forward cows, £4 12s 6d; fat cows, £6 os to £6 10s; dairy cows, £9 5s to £7 10s; springing heifers, 3 years, £8 to £9; choice line of 2-year Jerseys, £7 ss; fat wethers, 18* 6d; fonvard wethers, 16s 9d ; stores 13s to 15s 4d : fat ewes, 15s; !S?^^^ diS. 12s3d^-s'-