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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 46, 24 October 1913, Page 3

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NeW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. The 5 'Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford Branch, report as follows: On Monday,-' : 2otlr in st., we hold the first of our bull" fairs for the season, 'and have to' report a very satisfactory ' sale. There 1 \vaa a" big 'attendance df" farmers ; (Aver 110 people being present) and out of 'a large yarding we were able to ! place' under the hammer 74 dairy bulls:'' Jerseys 'and Holateins w'ere 'in'good' deniai'id'/ and any good 'dairy'Sho¥thorn» were 'well' bid upon. For'Mr J. B. Clem'ow we sold a very nice 3 year bid 'Jersey (bred by Mr Bbllth; 'of Carterton)- 'at 28igns., and for' JVii' ;I R>i T. 8.-Mellow a number of pedigree'Jerseys, I-T^gns.'being reached. " Other pedigree Jerseys were sold lip to 20gns., and the demand was not •satisfied. Pedigree Holsteins were sold 'up to' ! 2sgns. and purebreds reached ■lß|gn9. Shorthorns realised from Sgiis. to .12gns., and we could have placed a further number of good dairy Shorthorns had they been offering.

For our supplementary fair on November 17th, we have already a good number of entries; and these comprise some well-bced 3>rsoy> and Holstein bulk, also -several' =nice' quality Shorthorns., ,-i I ' !''::'

On Tuesday, 1 21st-inst:, for our. fortnightly* sale"of'store cattle in our ,Stratfond yards; about' 700 head came fo-rwand, and nearly-all' of these we were, able to place' under' the hammer or afterwards. The yarding was chiefly comprised off., (yearling steers and iheifers-,. .For -good coloured steers there was,a, good demand, and. we had sev eral buyers forwards 'for nice well- , grown • Jersey and Holstein heifers. Store and fat cows, of which there were a good number yarded, met with healthy competition. We quote as follows:—Yearling, steers from 44s for small mixed colors up to 63s for a nice line of good colored stuff ; yearling Shorthorn heifers- from 42s to 565; colored yearling heifers from 6Ss to 87s for well grown good colors; colored empty heifers, 2 year old, 86s; '.store cows, young and good framed, 67s to' 955; ' coavs aged and ill; low condition,, 46s to 555; fat cows up to 12is."Jt)ur dairy sale showed a good d.emarid' fcjr quality,' and 182 s6d waft' reached 'for well grown sort!sj for nice 1 quality, close up, 120 s, to 1555 : . ''■ We"l\'erd;"ourmontlitv wool, hSdes/' ! ish'eepskins, tairow, 'etc.,', dn 1 Tiiescihy," 21st 'insl,, when wb had ii vet'v fair 'catalc/gpe,' '' Buyers were, in full atte'ndaiic'e. ,'aftU 'competition jfor \vas at'times' keen "and spiri'teVr. 1 Trices'show ah improvement on bale lots, 9d; crutchings in sacks, sfd; dead, 6d to 8d ;. fleece and dead cnltchings and pieces 6jd ; lambs 5Jd; full woolled sheepskins 6s 8d to Ss 4d ; butchers'' lines $ woolled 5s lid to 7s 6d; farmers' lines | woolled '4s l ( A^?s' : (jci'; U \iiedium' skins,., fair woo!, goo f cl-polt£,' WW '\'i ¥' woolleci; \ni- ' fer Tor SHP. &V% J fflM MJ"& Vd V'fehßrii pop 3d 1 pel* "c.ivt i-'cbwlmfe's,' heavy 7sd reft'B3d ; ; 7 , o'to'.f<jd'; fa'rmeijs' lino's"from pjd to 7'sd; yearling ljiciej; 1 ,' gooti"''f'roiii 6|dV'to 7|'d' per.,lb j dirty '7|fl ; calfskins; 'large spread, 11 Jd; metluiiri 10jd to' lid; light, ftb'pey and 'cutfrom' 6£d'td Bjs ; green 6 fd to B*d. ' ,f rHii'ing ,i the' week' we have sold stock the' following prices:— Yearling? steers from 55s to 675" for ■ fi'iu'ce'lihe of "tops," yearling heifers 'from' : sos to 565, 2 year steers from £1 to £l 7s, ewes and lambs up to '2ls; '2 year old empty heifers at 655, 'spntlghig' heifers from 136 - up to 190 s, and nice quality dairy cows up : to £ll 10s.