COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 89, 5 August 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, 24th inst., I held a most successful clearing sale on account of Messrs Manship Bros., of Stratford. Dairy cows sold at from £9 5s to £ls (averaging £l| 7s 3d for the herd),, springing-heif|rs. £4 13s to £& lOs, forward erivptwCdwa £5 10$, breeding sows in to £6, sow with litters to £9 os, store pigs |£l 10s to £1 Ss 6d, weanets to slips jlGs to' „*l 6s, horses and sundries at %2}'} T satisfactory prices. tlii same day at Waipuku, in conjulhAn with Messrs Webster, Dobson audi*., I cleared Mr Thos. Kidd's dairy he'rcl' dry stock and sundries at most satiswetory prices. At Urernii yards on Monday, 27th inst., I lmd a full yarding of sheep and stock* with a good attendance. A good nftnber of dairy cattle Were yarded, pnmes obtained for these being very g»d considering the quality of the Prices obtained were. Yearling lis, inixeed weahers to £4, -2£ year sfceeS £o Bs, empty 20 montli heifers (colored)) £!, grades £3 7s to £3 12s Gd, good size bulls £6,:fat cows £6 4s to £G 19s, forward cows £3 12s to £4 17s, small framed cows £2 13s, springing heifers £4 10s to £7 l-js, dairy cows £G to £9 15s, aged or uncertain dairy coavs £3 los to £5 12s 6d, 2-tooth ewes ill lamb £1 3s, wethers £1 3s 3(1, 19s lOd. 19s Gd, ISs 9d, hoggets.l7s 3d for a good' line, others los 7d, lis Gd, 13s 3d, 13s. and Us Gd. At Rahotu on Tuesday, 28th inst.. for my fortnightly cattle sales, I had a full yarding, for which I had good competition at the following prices: Yearling heifers (good). £1 17s to £2 9s. smaller £1 Bs, yearling steers '■::' 17s to £2 19s, smaller £2 4s and £2 ss. mixed weaners to yearlings £1 7s tt £2 2s Gd, bulls £6 10s, empty 20 month heifers £3 14s Gd, £3 12s Gd, £3 9s, £3 7s, £3 4s, fat cows £6 9s, forward cows £4 13s to £5 18s, store cows £3 19s to £4 ss, small framed cows £'i 12s to £3 ss. On Wednesday, 29th inst., at Tuna I held Mr C. Yince's clearing salt* when a very satisfactory average oi. £9 Is was obtained. ' Best cows sold up to £l4, others £7 to £9 15s, aged £4 to £G ss, bull £4' 15s, springing heifer £7 ss, breeding sows £6 to £9 12s Gd. On the same day at Waihi, Tikor angi, I had a very representative attendance for Mr W. Books' clearing sale. Mr Books had taken a lot °> care with his cows during the 20 years he had been dairying and many flattering remarks were heard about the quality and condition of his cows. 1 had brisk bidding for these, the line making a record average of £l4 10s Go per head. The highest price was obtained for a nice Jersey cow, £2O. Prices for other stock were:—Jersey springing heifers £7 5s to £lO 10s, grades £6, empty Jersey heifers £3 7s Gd to £5, yearling Jersey heifers £2 14s, pedigree Jersey 4 year old bull l-l'gns., weaner pedigree bull: "igns., pedigree Jersey cow "Tiny Dot" 32gns., pedigree' Jersey 2 yeai old heifer 17ghs., horses and sundries at very satisfactory prices. At .Rahotu on Thursday, in conjunction with the Farmers' Co-op. Association, I conducted Mr 1 John' Bothery',clearing 'sale. ; There was a good attendance of local buyers with keen competition'for everything offered. The other herd of cows which were advertis. ixl to come through (from Pihanva) for this sale, did not arrive, having been sold privately. Choicest cows sold at i'join £l4 15s to £l7. god £8 15s to £l2 15s, backward and inferior sorts £4 15s to £7, making a good average for the line of £9 Is, small springing heifers brought from £3 7s 6d to £4 10s, weaner heifers £1 17s. Private sales for the week as follows :—Fat cows £6' 10s, aged store cows £3 ss, yearling steers £2 19s, yearling Holstein heifers £2 15s to £3 10s, grade Jersey heifers £2 6s, small weaner to yearlings £1 Bs, empty 20 month heifers £3 2s Gd to £3 14s 6c!, dairy herds £lO 10s, £9 10s, £S ss, £5 10s, springing heifers £9 10s, £7 10s., £7 2s Gd. £7 IGs. £o 10s, hoggets Ms 3d to los 3d,ewes in lamb £1 ss,aged ewes in lamb 19s 6d,.195, 17s. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALE. W. M. BAYLY AND CO'S. RKPORT. On Tuesday last we held our usual monthly sale of the above, produce, when we submitted a varied catalogue. We had the usual attendance of buyers and competition was keen. AVe quote:— Yv'ool.—Crutchings in bales- 7d to 7'd, in sacks Gid to 7d. fleece in bags '•Ud. lambs 8-kl. Sheepskins.-Full wools 6fd to 7d, .'; wools 7v;d to Bd, }- wools 7d to 7U!, i wools od to 6}d, settlers' lamb pelts Gkl to G;J-d, damp { wools 5s 4d each, butchers' salted 4s 3d to 5s Bd. Hides.—Heavy Butchers' cow Bkl to 8-kl, medium butchers' cow 8d to B|d, settlers' cow 7',d to Sd, medium settlers' yearlings 8d to 8-Jd, calfskins medium Bfd to 9d, slinks !)d. horsehair Is 2d per lb. Our next sale will be held on August 25th. Clients may rely on their eonsignnments receiving every attention.