COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 35, 2 June 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

- NEWTON KSNC'S WEEKLY REPORT. 0 Friday, 23rd inst., at my Waiwak aiho yards, there v. as again a t'u! yarding with an excellent attendant* Hi buyers. The quality oi the cattl. was in most instances not up to pre vious yardings, Imt nevertheless coin petition was good, practically vvevything offered being cleared at the fol lowing prices:—AYeauer steers, best £2 5s (id and £2 (is, fair soils £1 10: to £1 16s 6d, small CI 2s 6d to £J (is (id, nice lines of Jersey and Hoi stein weaner heifers £2 9s 6d, £2 5s Od £2 3s, CI 18s 6d, £1 los Od, gco; grades CI 15s 6d, £1 12s Gd, £1 L2:> CI lis, £1 9s 6d, £1 7s (id, tnixeo iveaners £1 Ss to £2 5s (id, empty 2i month heifers £2 7s lid to £2 18s (id rood 18 and 20 months steers £4 Is £3 18s, £3 His, good pick 2 year Jersey heifers £0 Bs, grade 20 month heifer; in calf £3 Ms to £3 18s, fat cows (now offered), forward cows £1 15s and £5 eows with condition for boning £3 lb od to £4 -is (id, others £J to £2 I (is good store cows £3 to £3 los, lighi eows £2 7s (id to £2 17s, dairy cows £•' 15s to Co los, small lambs 9s Gd. Th< iaii'.v eows offered on account of Ml 8. Alleman wore low in condition, am although being young cows, did noi realise high prices, buyers being rathe, afraid of the condition. The best eow; •;old up to £7 os, others backward £■',

10s to £5 7s od. Monday, at Douglas, there was ; j;ood yarding of all classes with keer competition for everything offered, the full muster fetching the following pri ,-es:—Mixed weaners £1 18s, £1 10s. £1 lis, £1 10s, £1 Ss. £L 7s, £1 Or. £1 Is, in calf heifers £5 2s, empty 20 months heifers £2 18s, 2 and 2J yeasteers (rough) £4 10s to £5, 20 montl. and 2 year steers £3 16s to £3 19s 6d. lor ward eows £1 16s, store eows £2 16> to £1 3s, small lambs £8 7s to £lO 9s 2 tooth wethers 16s Id to 16s (id. On the same day at Frankley Road. New Plymouth, 1 conducted a clearing sale for Mr E. J. Baker. The cows were in nice condition, but includec seme second calvers, which were no. of the same quality as the older cows. Bidding was good, and everything was cleared as follows:—Best dairy cow? from £7 to £9 15s, second calvers, due late in season, £4 10s to £6 10s. averaging £6 for the line, hulls £ I ss, empty heifers £2 los (id, springing heifers £1 12s Od to £5 7s (id, weane; bulls £2 4s, weaner bulls £2 4s, weaner steers £1 19s, weaner heifers £1 12s. mare £lO ss, spring dray £ls ss. At Stratford, on Tuesday, 20th inst.. I had a very good entry with buyers I'lomail parts. I had several good liner of sheep, for which I had inquiry, but owing to vendors' high reserves was not able to sell many at the hammer, although I made a good clearance privately. - Competition for weaners wa; '»nodj and also for good conditioned cows. A nice pen of 2.1 to 3 year .steers in fair condition realised £(5 ss. Other prices were: Good weaner steers it from £2 3s to £2 (is, and from £i 12s to £1 15s for fair sorts, small I (is to CI. os, weaner heifers £2 Is Od. Cj 10s, £] 14s, £1 13s (id, £1 13b, £1 12s (i:i. fair lines £1 9s Gd and £1 lis. small lis to £1 4s, .empty 20 montl. heifers £2 10s to £3-is Gd,.bulls £2 17s to £5 os', ill calf 20 month heifers (poo; line) £3 7s, veuy rough line of 18 month steers and in low condition £2 18s,,fat cows (very few offering) £6 to £6 18s, forward cows £4 5s to £4 13s, store cows (good) up to £4 4s, light store cows £2 16s to £3 9s, boners with condition up to £3 12s Gd, others .€1 5s to £2 lis, f.in. ewes in lamb 15s Id, fat ewes £1 0s Gd, lambs (good) 14s -Id, others 12s Od, lis 3d, 7s Gd. At Stony River on Wednesday, 27th, / had a good yarding of all classes, for which the demand was goo:!, -very thing being cleared at the following prices:—Weaner heifers £1 8s -o £1 12s, small 13s, weaner steers good) £1 18s to £2 ss, others £] Ss il to £1 15s, weedy or small lu's to 21 8s Gd, springing heifers £o, in call 20 months heifers £3 3s to £ I 3s, dair\ •ows Co. weaner bulls £1 lis to £] 15s, rough line of IS months steers £3 9s, empty IS and 20 month heifers £.'■; 12s, £2 19s, £2 16s Gd, £2 16s, £2 14s. £2 12s, £2 7s, fat cows £G -is, good forward cows CI 13s to £5 15s, good store cows £3 10s to £4 Gs, light store ■ows £2 16s to £3 7s Gd, aged cow: CI His to £2 lis, small lino of very prime woolly lambs 17s Gd.

On Thursday, 28th inst., at the Salisbury Road, Tuna, for Mr J. W. Archer's clearing sale, 1 had a good ••.tioiidaneo and competition for everything offered. The dairy cow:, were i good line and sold very readily at from £6 15s to £l4 15s, averaging £9 Is Gd, empty heifers realised £2 19s. breeding sows £1 10s to £5, Midhirst Dairy shares 16s Gd. Private sales for the week as follows:—Weaner steers £2 Is, £2, £1 15s, weedy £l, grade weaner heifer;CI 10s to CI Ms Gd. empty Shorthorn heifers £3 3s (improved inquiry), 20 months steers £l. in calf heifers (real nice Jerseys) at CG 12s Gd and £6 13s Gd. Shorthorns £5 10s, £5 ss, £5, small £4 7s (id, dairy cows £G 10s to £S. fat heifers £0 3s, fat cows Co 10s, store cows £3 10s, 3.1 year Imllocks (nico line of 50) at £7 15s, forward 3* year bullocks £8 10s, black faced ewer in lamb £1 Is, fat and forward ewes los 3d to ISs (id, fat wethers £1 -'ss store wethers 19s (id and £l, mixed 2 tooths ISs, lambs 1 Is to 13s Gd, enlb 9s. 1 have an unsatisfied demand for a!! classes of sheep and shall be glad to hear from any farmers having any for sale.