COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 15 November 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

•NEWTON. KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Friday, 7th Lnst, .at my Waiwakaiho yards J. had a very fair yarding of cattle, with a good attendance of buyers. Competition at the hammer was much improved, satisfactory sales being made at the following prices: Yearling to. 16----months heifers XJersey-Holsteins), £3 Ms to £4 ss; cotored yearling heifers, £3 4s to £3 ss; grade yearling to 15-months heifers, £2 15s down to £2.55; yearling steers, £3 2s down to £2 13syearling Jersey bulls, £1 7s 6d to £3 ss; yearling Holstein bulls, £3 11s to 3£ 15s; aged bulls, £3 12s 6d to £5 ss; 2-year-empty heifers, £4good store cows, £4 7s 6dto £4 10s; small store cows, £3 to. £3 13s; forward cows, £5 12s 6d •' best springing heifers (good bidding), £7 to £9smalj. £5 to £5 ss; springing: cows, £5 10s to £7 j

On Monday, 10th inst., at Douglas, yearling steers made £3 2s 6d to £3 ss; smaller, £2 12s 6d io £2 17s; Jerseys, £1 9s; 2 to 2i-year.steers, with some color, £4 3s to £4_ls; 2i-year steers, £5 8s 6d down to £4 7s; 3i-year bullocks, £7 7s; bulls, ■ II s to £6 1Os; yearling, heifers, £3 8s down to £2 Is; forward cows, £5 to £5 12s 6d; store cows, £4 2s to £4 13s 6d; small store cows, £3 7s to £3 11s; springing heifers, £5 2s 6d to £? sscows and calves, £4; empty 2 r year heifers, £3 15g to £4 10s; small fat cows, £6 2s; hoggets, 13sempty ewes, 14s; ewes and lambs, 21s 6d; rams' 6s to 9s 6d.

At Stratford yards on Tuesday, 11th inst,, I had a full yarding of cattle and two pens of sheep. The cattle entered were mostly yearlings and store cows, the latter meeting with an excellent demand, anything with condition selling readily at record prices. Yearling steers were much enquired for, all lines offered being dis posed of, the best pens at from £3 3s 6d to £3 9s 6d; small, £2 9s 6d to £3; Jerseys, £1 15s. I had several buyers for forward yearling heifers and was able to dispose of 253 bead of this class at prices in the purchasers' favor. I supply prices : Yearling colored heifers, £3 10s to £3 15s; grade yearling heifers, £2 17s 6d down to £2 ss; yearling bulls, £1 15s to £3 ss; 2-year bulls, £4 Is to £4 15s: cows and calves (small and low in condition), £3 14s 6d; small fat cows, £6 2s to £6 8s; forward cows, £5 to £5 16s; fresh-condi-tioned store cows, £4 10s to £4 19s; good stores up to £4 12s. 6d; smalj store cows, £3 6s to £3 17s 6d; aged cows, £2 Is to £2 18s 6d; steers, as mentioned above. In the dairy pens I had a small entry, the enquiry being "much quieter. Dairy cows, guaranteed, ranged from £8 10s down to £4 7s 6rt: heifers, £8 down to £2 10s (Next sale November 25). At my Stony River yards on Wednesday, 12th inst, there was a fair entry, the majority being cleared as follows : Yearling steers, £2 5s to £2 ii ■,% 'c3 8:Ino"*hs steers. £4 Is; yearling bulls, £1 17s 6d to £3 15s; grade bulls, £5 10s to £12: yearling heifers, Jerseys, £3 19s 6d to £4 2s 6d' grades, £2 18s down to £2 4s; forward cows, £5 6s to £5 18s; store cows. £3 15s to £4 15s; small or aged store cows, £2 to £2 19s; springing heifers, £6 10s to £6 11s; empty 2-year heifers, £3 10s to £4; hoggets 15s; weaner pigs, 12s 6d.