COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 89, 6 April 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING’S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, 27th nit., at my sVai■.vakaiiio yards, t had a fair entry of cattle. the quality and condition, with a few exceptions, being below previous sales. Most of the yarding was cleared at the following prices :• — flood Shorthorn weaner steers £1 lbs bd and £1 lbs (id, well grown weaner heifers with color £1 os to £1 7s Gd, small wcanot'S Ids to 18s, poor and badly done stuff 8s Gd to 10s, 15 month ■•oilers r.w.b. £2 lls> empty 15 month heifers £2 9s, Jhi'SbV 18 month steers Cl 12s, hulls (heavy) £G to £7 IGs, ■mall £2 5s to £2 18s 6d, springing .heifers £5 5s to £6 15s, dairy cows £5 7s Gd to £6 ss, aged store cows, poo: conditioned £1 to £1 12s, small Irani d store cows £2 5s to £5 7s, stor«rows with condition £0 IGs to £4 13s forward cows £5 2s Gd to £5 14s Gd mall fat cows £G ss.

At Douglas yards on Monday, .30tl

It., there was a full yarding of cat le, mostly real good stuff, and a fai i/itry of sheep. Tlie attendance wa

ood and competition keen for a! ines at the following prices:—done .veaner steers £1 19s, £1 13s Gd, £1 Us, poor sorts 10s to 51s Gd, mixet .manors £1 7s, £1 3s, 15s, 15 and If ■ninth heifers £2 17s Gd, £2 14s, £2 »s 6,1. hulls from £2 10s to £6 ss, 18

ionth steers £3 Gs Gd to £3 15s, small >r £2 Is Gd to £3 3s, working Iml

irks £l6 per pair, springing heitem ;I, springing cows £6 15s, fonvarc pws and light fats £6 ss, £5 15s, £5 *s, £5 7s Gd, £5 Gs, £5, £4 17s, £■'

os, £ t 11s, £4 10s, £4 9s, £4 Bs, £

is, good stores £3 3s to £3 13s Gd •nailer cows £2 8s to £2 17s Gd, aged >dws 10s to £T 13s, lambs 9s 9d, 9s Gd nils 5s 4d to 5s Bd, forward ewes -12> od, f.m. ewes 8s lOd, 7s, Gs Id, 4. i and f.m. ewes 11s lOd and 12s, -1 noth wethers 15s Gd to 16s Id. rams

to 17s Gd. On Tuesday, 31st ult., at Stratford

!1 yards were well filled with cattk ■id several pens of sheep.. The at

endauce of the public was good, ali arts of the district being represented.

cveral pens of 2) year steers were ■fered, but were looking on the rough

:le, and in eaeli case had to be pass

>d. 18 month steers and good condi;oued cows and bulls sold very readly. Several nice pens of weaners were iffered, the best of these selling quick-

there being very little inquiry after

he smaller calves. Prices obtained ,ere; Good weaner steers £2, £1 15s id, £1 15s, £1 12s, Jersey weaner heif-

rs, good colored line, £1 18s, well frown pen „of Holstein heifers £2 Is, ither well grown grade heifers £1 2s id, £1 25,: £1 Is Gd, £l. others 10s Gd

o 16s Gd, mixed weaners £1 3s Gd, £1 2s Gd, £1 Is, £1 0s Gd, 13s Gd, 11s, 15 and 18 month heifers (empty) £2 IGs Gd, £2 15s, £2 14 s, £2 12s, £2 9s, £2 9s, £2 Bs, bulls (heavy) £5 15s to

£7 7s Gd, others £2 19s to £4 10s, oringing heifers £G 5s and £6 7s Gd, at cows £6 Is to £6 19s, forward ■ows (all according to frame and con-

dition) £5 18s, £5 12s, £5 9s, £5 5s £1 17s, £4 15s, £1 14s, fresh condition 'd cows £4.Bs Gd, £-1 7s Gd, £4 Is Gd

£4, £3 18s, £3 IGs Gd, £3 Gs, £3 15s, ■lore cows £2 19s to £3 Ils, aged cows

£1 11s to £2 Gs Gd. 20 month steers hi 2J year steers, with some color £3 !7s Gd, 15, 18 and 20 month steers £3

15s, £3 14s, £3 Ids Gd, £3 10s, £3 2s id, 15 month steers, rough, £2 19s, £2 IGs 6d, £2 Gs, £2 O.s Gd, nice pen T fat and forward 21 year bullocks £7 11s, lambs (fair line) 9s, f.m. ewes 8s 2d to 10s, I and 6-tooth ewes 16s 2d, 2 and 4-tooth ewes 15s Gd. At Stony Hirer yards on Wednesday, Ist ihst., I had a good yarding, which sold under keen competition as follows, prices in most cases being in advance of late safkt:—Good weaner steers £1 12s Gd and £1 15s, weedy •orbs Gs Gfl to 19s Gd, weaner heifers £1- -Is, mixed weaners £1 4s Gd, £1 2s, IGs, 9s, 15 month empty heifers (small) £2 4s and £2 ss, IS month heifers r.w.b. £3, hulls (heavy) £6 to £7 10s, small £2 Us to £3 15s, yearling pedigree Jersey hulls Bgns, stags £5,

springing heifers £3 2s 6d to £6 10s, Jersey cow (calved) £9 10s, 18 month to 2 year steers £1 2s, £;', 19s fid, £3 12s, forward cows £5 ss, £5, £1 9s, good store cows, good conditioned, from £3 10s to £-1,.. smaller framed cows, £2 12s to £3, aged cows £1 3s to £1 19s.

On Thursday, 2nd inst., for my Waiwakaihn autumn horse fair, 1 had a good catalogue, with a representative attendance of buyers. Good unbroken horses were in demand, and any broken horses with some weight met with good competition. Mr Harold Street’s hunter “Nigger” made £35, unbroken heavy horses up to £29 15s, 2 and 3 year half draughts from £l3 to £l6 10s, hacks £2 5s to £5 ss, good spring carters, broken, up to £25 15s, hacks and lighter horses from £5 to £l3 10s.

Private sales for the week as Follows:—Forward cows £5 10s to £4 1 Os, good stoie cows £l, hulls £5 10s, 2.J year steers £5 7s Gd, £5 2s 6d, £5. 15 and IS month steers £l, £3 16s, £3 I.ls. £3 1 Is, £3 12s, £3 10s, £3 Gs, £3. weaner steers £1 7s to £l 17s, weaner heifers £1 2s. mixed aged ewes 13s, fat lambs 13s, 2-tooth wethers 15s, 2tootli ewes I Is 3d, lambs Os 9d. small 7s Od, rams l|gns.