NEWTON KING, LIMITED.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 July 1923, Page 3

NEWTON KING, LIMITED.

At inglewood on June 27. we had a very good yarding or cattle, comprising mostly weaners. The saie throughout was an improved one, weaners or all classes showing a distinct rise in price on axle sales. .Ewes m iamb, 2Vs Dei; aged ditto, 19s 6d; store cows, :_"os to 3os; iao do., ij'3, £3 is Gd to io I4s; weaner heifers, 24s 6d to 325; inctiiuia quuiity uo., £z 1.65; Jei'bL-Y ao., a.,3 it>s, £4 Vs 10 £4 10s b'd; in-cuif heifers, £4 10s to £4 15s; dairy cows, calved, £8. At Stony xiiver on Juiy a «c nan a got>a nuxed yarding, aud lt-^ort a very satisfactory sale uirougnont. Da.iy. cattie sold at much nnpuntd or ices and at late •ratea,and weaners ai:=o .strengthened in taiue. At the same fixture «c conducted a sale of a small dairy heiU on betiaif of Mr Poi V\ narepou'ri, ms cows realising uv> to £1». mm twu-ye.u-Jersey heifers up to ~i3 10s; store pigs, 25s to 295; store cows, 255, bUs to. 345; fat do., £3 ss, i.:j los to £4 16s; weaner heifers, dOs to 3*s; Jlolstein do., £2 ss; Jersey do., x 3 6s to .£4 13s b'd; empty IS-moiitlis iieiiefs, £3 8s to £3 lls; m-caif cows. £5; sp'nny,--ing cows, £8 10s to £l!> ss: springing heifers, £6 5s to £7 2,s tia: Jersey <io.\ £10 to £10 10s. ' ' At. Waiwakaiho on the sth instant, in addition to tiie clearing sa.e oi stock on behalf of Mr Aleuwa.y., we Jiad a fall yarding of all classes 'ejecting a full clearance, prices on the whom being much on a par with late rates. Hoggets, 19s; fat ewes and wetheis, 27s od ; store cows, 21s to 255; weaner heifers', £2 7s 6d; Jersey do..»£* 3 17s 6d to £4 12s; «mpty 18-morith heifers £3 os to £4; springing lieifers, £S to £9; springing cows, £8 10s to£9; quality do., •£lO 10s to £11; cows in profit, £6 5s to £9. At ,Warea on June 26 we conducted a clearing sale on behalf of 'Mr F. Ward, and held a most successful saie. The herd of 31 cows averaged £14 2s 6d, 14 of the highest' priced eons Icing purchased by South Tararuki buyers. Weaners sold up to £4 13s 6d. aged gelding £30, sundries and implements also selling well. At Cardiff on June 27, oh l-chalf of Messrs Grierson Bros., the cows, which were all in good condition, sold \«ry well, considering that they were mostly September calvers. Price's raived from £6 to £13. At Auroa on the as me day. on behalf of Mr W. C. Hickey, we have to j report one of oar best 'clearing sales this season. The'cows, which were practically all Jersey and Je-rsev cross. Avere very keenly competed for, the bulk realising, between £12 and £'2G: two-year heifers (springing) made up to £15 ss; pedigree. Jersey bull 24 guineas; farm horses up to £38. At Kaponga on June 29, oiv behalf of Mr A. E u King, we had a fall yarding of ail classes, consisting 'principally of dairy rattle; mixed weaner heifers." 22s 6d; -Jersey do., £5; store cows, 345; forward do., £3; three-year-old stores, up to £4; .boner bulls. 2Ss to £2 7s 6d ; in th^ dairy pens Jersey and Jersey cross cattle attracted most attention, and t3:ese classes sold up to £17. Quite a big proportion of the dairy cows were backward calvers, but in spite of this they sold well. At Stratford on the following day on behalf of. Mr G. L. Young, the cows, which were lacking in condition and backward in calving, s?»)d mostly from £5 to £9 10s; in-eaif heifers sold practically the sanie level. At Mahoe, on the 2nd inst., on hehalf of Mrs A. Charters, a bio- catalogue of sundries and implements all sold exceptionally ■■well, and the cows attracted very keen attention. Two pedigree Jersey cows realised 39 and 41 guineas respectively, the animals being purchased by Mr F. Muggeridge, and two pedigree Jersey heiier calves realised 22'j- and 17 guineas respectively, both being purchased by Mr H T. Mellow. i At Lenperton on the 2nd inst.. on behalf of Mr F. Copestake, there was a large attendance of buyers, everything being keenly .competed for and sold well. Horses, which were extra good, sold f;rom £49 to £60. 2J~year old filly, unbroken £20 10s. ' The cows, some of which were rather backward, and sho-winp; a^e, averaged £9. weaners selling at from £2 30s to £3 37s 6d. .