COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 September 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT

On Friday, ;llth>inst, ? at my Waiwakaiho yards, il had a fair entry and attendance. Qompetition for store cows was exceptionally good, and there was an improved .enquiry' for other cattle. Yearling heifers', ,£l.6s to £1 18s 6d; empty 18-months heifers, £2 16s to £3 2s; yearling isteers (small), £1 10s to £2 12s; 2-year steers, £.4 9s; springing heifers, £3 i!7s .6d to £5 15s; dairy cows, £4 IQs vto £6.105.: si.:r."l store cows or aged, £2 6s to"-. 3 :.-; •. sljro cows, £3 175.:t0.£4 ills; io. w .--. i cows, £5 2s to £5 135.; fat cows, £? 13s; hoggets, small, 9s up to ; 14s 7d' for fair .stuff.

At Douglas ion Monday, 11th inst, I had a good yarding and competition for. all lines, practically everything being cleared at the following prices: Holstein yearling heifers., £2 6s 6d; Jersey yearling heifers (good)., £3; good Shortfiiorn yearling heifers, ,£1 16s to £2; yearling to 18-mon.ths heifers,- £2 9s ■M; bulls, £3 to £-1 4s; empty 18----jnonths heifers, £2 10s.; -2-i-year steers, ,£6 6s; store coav.s : , £3 19s to 4 ,ss; iorward and light fat .cows, £5 to £6 , Ss; dairy cows, good, £8 to £9 15s:; others, £6; springing heifers, £5 7s 6d io.:£6 10s; smallei-j £4 to'£s. On Tuesday, at .StraAEo.ro;, \for my fortnightly sale, I had a small yarding of store, but with & good atteridanc© of buyers from all parts. All the stock, offered were cleared as follows: "Yearling heifers, best, £2 5s to £1 17s; others, smaller stuff, £1 8s *o £1 13s; empty 18-months heifers, £2 18s to; £3 10s; fat cows, £6 12s to £7 7s; forward cows, £5; store cows, £4 to £4 ,7s; small jQo.ws,'£2 10s to £3 12s ;§d; fat wethers., £1 5s 3d. In the dairy yards I had a big entry, including a lot of c nice heif.ers, and these met good .competition ithe demand for good heifers for South Taranaki making an appreci-" able advance -in prices/ as follows: Choice .heifers from £8 10s to-£9 15s; good well-grown heifers, £6 'to £7 12s 6d; others, shade smaller, £5 5s to £5 17s^d; small, £3 15s to £4 17s 6d; 81 heifers sold averaging £5 17s <9d; dairy cows,, guaranteed, £4 15s to £5 ■ Xl/S. ';■'■ ■ ■ * ' ' . '- ■..,.'..'•

: At Stony Rdyer yards, on 'Wedneß<day, I had a fair entry of cattle, which sold as follows:: Yearling heifers. £1 6« 6d to £1.108-; yearling, steerSj £2 Is to £2 12s; empty 18-montlis to 2-year heafers, £2 17s to £3 12s; bulls. £6 to £6 7s 6d; fat -cows, £7 17s 6d to £9; forward cows, £5 Is to £5 7s; good store cows, £4 Is tte £4 12s 6d; fair store cows, £3 lls to £3 17s; oM cows, £1 to £1 17s 6d: springing heifers, £4 to £7 7s M* dairy cows, £4 to £6 10;s f.m. ewes in lamb, 18s. On Friday, at Waiwafciiho, for my spring horse fair, I had a good catalogue of horses, of which the majority w«re sold at very satisfactory prices. Unbroken half-draught 2 and. 3-year fillies, £13 to £21 10s; unbroken halfdraught 2 and 3-year geldings, £13 to £18: unbroken 3-year threequarterdraught geldLig, £30; unbroken 4-year-olds, £10 10s to £26 10s; broken halfdraughts, £16 15s to £25 15s; broken threequarter-drau,ghts, £23 to £30; aged, £6 10s to £16; draught mares, £36 to £40; harness horses, £11 to £17-, cobs, £7 10s to £8 15s; hacks, £4 10s to £10 10s; ponies, £3 10s to £10 10s; aged, £2 to £3 ss. Mr Sheehy's team realised from £9 10s to £20 ss; and Mr Iluobuck's horses, £7 10s to £16.