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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 56, 7 March 1914, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. [By Eleotrig Telegraph—copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 10.50 a.m.) London, .March 5. The wool sales wore strong with an upward tendency. America is buying merinos and crossbreds. Aiming’s re” port that the rabbit skin sales closed linn, 2205 bundles being sold. Noivton King’s Weekly Report. On Friday, 27th ult., at the Showgrounds. for my 2nd annual show sale, there was a good attendance from all parts of the district. Chief interest centred on Messrs Coulter's and Griffiths’ Jersey stock. Coulter’s cattle had arrived on only the previous afternoon and were looking very travel worn after throe days on steamer and train, tin's considerably affecting their sale. Mr L. Griffiths’ stock, as usual, were in excellent condition!, considering that it is the off season for bulls and also that [be cows were past profit, the prices realised must be considered as satisfactory. Mr Coulter’s fine 3year bull “Golden Roof” by “Soumise Majesty” from “Golden Lily” (sire and dam both imported from the Island) was passed at the hammer but was subsequently sold to Mr A. Griffiths of Otaki. Prices for other stock were as follows:—Pedigree Jersey cows 19] to 31 gus, pedigree Jersey heifers 12] to 26 gns, pedigree Jersey bulls 12] to 29 gus, pedigree Jersey bull calves 8 to 12 gns, pedigree Ayrshiros drew brisk competition as follows: Heifers 6 to 17 gns, cows 21] gns, bulls 8 gns. Grade in calf heifers £5 ss, pedigree Holstein bulls 13 gns, fat cows £7 to £B, fat lambs 15s, fat wethers £1 Is to £1 ss, gift calves from £3 7s 6d to £4 10s, other calves up to £1 ss.

At Waiwakaiho on Monday, 2nd inst., I had a full yarding of cattlo and several pons of sheep. Tlie attendance, it being an off day, was not as good as at recent sales, but those present were buyers and made good competition throughout, practically every pen being cleared at tbe following prices. Weaner heifers, exceptionally nice lino of Jerseys at £2 os 6d, mixed weaners, improved enquiry, £1 6s 6d, £1 5s 6d, 17s, 18-mont!i steers (rough) £3 os 6d, 2-year steers £4 3s, pen of steers £5 Is, 18-month heifer £3 8 Cd, £3 2s, £2 7s £2 6s Gd, scrubby sorts £1 3s 6d and £1 9s, bulls from £5 17$ 6d to £9. pens of 18-month bulls £3 os, fat and forward cows, according to ago atul condition at £6 10s, £6 Is, £6, £5 13s, £5 10s, £5 9s 6d, £o 6s, £o os, £5. £4 18s, £4 14s, £4 10s, store cows £! 6s, £4 4s, £4 3s 6d. £3 18s Gd, £3 15s, £3 9s, £3 6s, £2 IGs, £2 10s, £2 os, £2 2s. On account of Mr Frank Salway, lif old Hampshi redown and Shropshire ewes, 2-tooth to f.f.m, at 18s 6d, ewe lambs 10s, ram lambs 11$ to 16s, rams If gns. On account of other vendors: Fat ewes los od to 16s, rams from 4r> to los. On tbe same day f nt Douglas for my supplementary sheep fair an* cattlo sale I bad a heavy entry, all yarding accommodation being fully taxed. There was a fine attendance and excellent): competition throughout, and I was able to clear the full yarding at satisfactory prices, this failbeing easily the best held on the East Road this season. Prices obtained were:—lVell grown weaner heifers £1 Gs, mixed weaners £1 7s, weaner steers £1 9s 6d to £1 11s, empty heifers £3 7s to £3 9$ fid, 15 to 18-month heifers £1 IJs to £2 os, 15-month steers £3, 7s, 2 J-year steers £5 4s 6d, fat cows £6 11s to £7 Is, forward cows £5 17s, £5 los, £5 1.45, £5 12s, £5 9s, £5, £4 10s, store cows £4 Is, £3 16s, £3 7s, £3 6s, bulls £2 7s to £6, fat lambs (woolly) los 2d, fat ewes los 3d, lambs 9s Bd, 9s 3d, 8s 6d, Bs, 7s 4d, 6s 7d, 6» 2d, 5s lid, 4s 6d, -IsOd, 3s. 2s 7d, 2-tooth ewes good 15s to 14s 10s, fair line 14s, small 11s lOd to 12s Id, good 2 and 4-tootb wethers los Gd, los 4d, 15s 2d, los, I ts Id, 4-tooth wethers 16s lOd to 17s 4d, f.m. owes 9s lid, 9s, Bs, Gs 7d, 6s 6d, os sd, 6-tooth and-f.f.m. ewes (nice lines) 14s 6d, 14s 3d, 14s Id, fresh full and f.m. ewes 10s Gel to 11s 6d, rams 1 to li gns, aged rams 8s 3d to 15s.

At Stratford on Tuesday I had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Competition for the former was quiet, but nil cattle yarded, with the exception of 2 pens were sold at the hammer. Competition on good conditioned cows and bulls was well maintained, several pons of weanors were yarded, one particularly fine lino of 30 steers (all Shorthorns) realising £2. These were the best weaner steers seen in these yards for some years. Other weans were all sold at the hammer. I supply prices;-—Mixed weanors £1 2s 6d to £1 7s, weancr heifers £1 9s for color, grades £1 6s 6d. £1 Os, £1 4s 6d, £1 2s 6d, 15 and 18-month steers £3 Is 6d, yearling colored heifers £2 12s, in calf heifers £3 17s Od, springing heifers (small) £3 10s, liV-year steers £5 ss, bulls £5 to £8 10s, forward and fat cows £6 14s, £6 11s, £6 ,5s 6d, £6 ss, £6 4s, £G 2s, £5 IGs, £5 13s, £5 9s, £5 Bs, £5 Is, £1 15s, £4 10s, store cows £4 ss. £4. £3 15s 6d, £3 2s, aged cows £1 7s 6d to £2 11s, cows and calves £5 15s, f.m. owes 10s 2d, cull ewes 5s lid, cull lambs os, 2-tooth ewes 14s Bd. At Stony River on Wednesday, there was a fair entry, which sold as follows: Weaner steers £1 10s, £1 8s Od, 17s, 14s, ss, weaner heifers £1 os, 18s Od, mixed weanors £1 7s od, £1 os, 15 month empty heifers £2 2s to £2 Bs, Holstein 18 month heifers £3 9s, springing heifers £4 17s Od to £6 7s (id, dairy cows £5 12s od, pedigree Jersey bull 74gns, bulls £4 to £3, yearling bulls £2 7s Od to £2 15s, 15

to 18 month steers £3 Os 6d to £3 Bs, forward and fat cows £5 6s to £6 10s, store cows £3 3s to £4 3s 6d, aged cows £2 to £2 10s, f.ra. owes 10s, fat ewes 15s Id, good woolly lambs 11s lOd, shorn lambs 8s 2d, On the same day at Pohokura, for my annual sheep fair, there was a good entry of sheep, of which I sold every head at the following prices:— Lambs 8s scl, Bs, 4s 2d, 2 and 4 tooth ewes 15s Id, f.f.m. ewes 13s 7d, lla lOd, 11s 3d, 11s, f.ra. ewes 10s 7d, 10s Id, 10s, 9s 9d, 7s Id, 7s, 6s 9d, 5s 2d, 4s, fat and forward ewes 14s, 2 and 4 tooth wethers 15s 7d, rams from 1 to 2 gns, and aged rams from 4s 6d to 10s Sid.

Private sales for the week as follows :—Fat wethers 19s, fat ewes 16a and 16s 6d, fat lambs 13s 6d, fat cows £G 3s to £6 15s, forward cows £4 10s to £5 7s 6d, store cows £3 5s to £4 ss, 19 month steers £3 17s 6d, £3 16s, £3 10s, £3 Bs, £3 7s .6d, 2 and 2] year steers £4 15s, pedigree Shorthorn bull 11 gns, springing heifers £6 7s Cd to £6 ss, lambs 9s 6d, Bs, 7s 9d, 6* -6d, 2 tooth ewes 15s 6d, 15s, 14s 6d, 13s, 1 tooth ewes (good line) 16s 6d, 2 and 4 tooth wethers 15s 6d, 4 tooth wethers 16s 6d, 6 tooth and f.f.m. ewes 12s 3d and 12s 6d, f.m. ewes 11s 6d, 10s 6d, 10s, 7s, rams 2] to Signs. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND CO’S. REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a good yarding of stock at their Inglewood yards last Wednesday. Bidding was good for forward cows and bulls, also there was a slightly better demand for weaners. We quote:—Fat and forward cows £5 to £5 16s, store do. £3 3s to £3 18s, 2] year steers £5 2s 6d, old and inferior cows £2 5s to £2 15s, 18 month heifers r.w.b. £2 4s to £3 6s, fat and forward ewes 13s lOd, lambs 8b 6d to 10s 9d.