COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 81, 9 August 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

.MATTHEWS, BENNETT AND CO’S. REPORT. Messrs Matthews, Bennett and Co. report that there was a large entry of stock in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, nearly all pens being well Idled. Bidding was good for all classes, and nearly everything was sold at the following prices;—Colored heifer weaners £2 15s to £3 11s, steer weaners £2 5s to £2 Ids 6d, mixed do. £1 15s to £2 ss, 2 year steers £4 Is, store cows £2 IDs to £3 Ids dd, springing heifers £ 1 l()s to £7 15s, backward ••.pringing cows £3 10s to £5 ss, forward do. £5 10s to £lO ss, cull hoggets 8s Gd.

\.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO’S. REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Mcr■antile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford iranch, report as follows: On Thursday, 31st July, we held a ■leaving sale on account of Mr Henry rVolfe, of Cardiff, on the Waiugon'oro Road, The day turned out very ough and wet, but notwithstanding his there was a large attendance of he public, about 170 to 180 being pre■ent from all parts of the district. The stock was in fair condition and

;s there were about 25 buyers present adding was very quick and keen from ho start, 62 cows being put through u 1 hour 5 minutes. The cows were naebine milked and there were not aany Jerseys or Holsteins, the majorty being Shorthorn and Ayrshire ross. There was a great variety of undries, which also elicited keen ompetition and were sold as follows: '.rewhella jacks 60s to 62s 6d, milk art £6, milk cans 20s, milk waggon 110, fowls 2s each, disc harrows 455, ;alvanised piping 3d per foot, plough Os, 7 year old gelding £35, 8 year old ;elding £3O, 8 year old mare £25 10s, ow with litter at foot 1555, hoggets 1«, Jersey bull 7gns. The cows realis’d: £l6 10s, £ls ss, £l4 10s, £l3 ss, £l3, £l2 15s, £l2 10s, £l2, £ll ss, £ll 10s, £lO 15s, £lO 10s, £lO, ;9 15s, £9 ss, £9, £8 15s, backward ows and 3-teaters £4, £6 to £B. Iverage for the cows £lO Is 6d, which 5 very good average for machine milkd cows. Springing heifers, 2 year Id, small, £4 15s to £8 10s, for well Town stuff, weaner heifers 465, yearing bulls £3 10s to £5 10s. On Friday, Ist inst., we held a, clearig sale on the Bird Road, Stratford, ■n account of Air John Willis, who is lying up dairying. There was a fair ttcndance, seeing that tire day was 0 unpleasant arid that ho had no undries advertised. The competition as good considering that cows were mstly 2nd calvers and of Shorthorn r. Ayrshire cross, though they were 1 fair condition aim showed careful election. Fencing posts 8d each, rilk cans 21s, sows £4 5s to £5 10s, ow with litter £6 17s 6d, cows £l4 3s, £l4 10s, £l3, £l2 15s, £l2 10s, ;I1 15s, £lO 15s, £lO 10s, £9 15s, ;9 f 10s, £8 15s, £8 ss, £8 s. , £B, very f back ward cows rum. £6 ,5s to £7 15s, one three year Id, £5 15s, 1 father wild £5 10s, the hole herd averaging £9 ss. On Monday, 4th inst., we held a lost successful clearing sale on acount of Mr W. H. Barlow on the ’embrokc Road. There was a very irge attendance of tho public from 11 parts of Taranaki. The cows, diich were mostly of the Shorthorn ype, were in splendid condition, but

considerable number of them showl ago. Mr Barlow sold his cows on heir merits, i.e., on the butter-fat ertificates supplied' by the factory, nd local people knowing the quality f the stuff offering, the bididng was cry keen. The following prices were ealised£‘2o 15s, £l7 (empty), £l6 10s, £l6, £ls 15s, £ls, £l4 10s, £l3 Os, £l3 ss, £l3, £lO 10s, £lO 15s, :10 ss, £9 ss, £9 5s (aged), £9, £8 os, £8 (aged), 1 3-teater in milk made ill 10s, and the whole herd averaged 113 ss, which would appear to be a ocord for this class of stuff for this oason considering the very few Jersey or Holstein cows. Jersey bull, ladiant Morn, elicited keen compctiion from local buyers and made 18 ;ns. Springing heifers, 2 year old, IS 10s, £8 ss, yearling heifers from 34 5s to £4 7s 6d, horses, gelding 336, aged mare £7 5kS, Midhirst facory shares 16s 2d, fowls 2s each, lucks 3s 7d each, basic slag £4 10s mr ton, Price’s jack £3 os, single fur■ow plough £5 ss, disc harrows £4 ss, nilk cart £l2, gig £l4 ss, cans 15s, Iray harness £5 17s 6d, gig harness