COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 5 November 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.’S REPORT.

On Thursday 24th October wo,held an unreserved sale, on behalf of E. Hino Esq. (who has sold* his estate to . the Government) on the farm () : all his live stock, implements and furniture. The weather was, unfortunately, wot all the forenoon. .Buyers were in attendance from all parts of the district and considering, the, backwardness of the spring season a very satisfactory sale resulted. Tiie feature of the sale was the excellent quality of the 1700 owes and lambs which were‘yarded in several lots at great trouble to the vendor in order to suit small purchasers. The 6 and 8-too tig ewes with 100 per cent lambs made 37>, £2 2s, £? 2s 3d and £2 -2& sd. The 5 apd G-year ew.es* with- 100." per cent lambs made 3Gs 9d ; ;' dry ewes: 34s 3d, (Lincoln ranis, £3 3s, dairy.<■ cows.,.C]2 .to . £ls, calf 265, 2r,year4 steers. (1)5) £B.3s, draught horses £24 to £25... The furniture and implements made very full values. 'On Friday, ,25th October we held ■our usual monthly sale in our Tarata yards. ,We had a full yarding including Mr Officer’s sheep and cattle, ho having sold his .farm, offered UTS stock without reserve. Buyers were in attendance from all parts of the district and all lines were well competed for and made satsifactory values Yearling heifers 545, 58sG, steers 45s Gss, 725; 2-year empty heifers, £6 ss, £6 18s, store cows £6 ss, £6 15s, £7 14s, 2-year steers £7 2s Gd, £8 ].ss, 15-months bulls up to .£l2 2s Gd, springing heifers up £l2 ,17s Gd, hoggets 22s 9d, 235, 4 and G-tooth wethers 31s Gd, 35,s 2d, ewes aid lambs 27s 9d, 365. On Tuesday, 29tli October we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. Despite the cold wet rains most of the advertised stock was brought forward. Nearly every pen was disposed of at the hammer at full ruling values. 2-year old empty heifers and dairy heifers and cows met with -unsatisfied demand. Store cows £4 15s up £7 Gs, fresh forward cows £9 8s Gd up to £lO 11s, 2-year empty heifers £6 15s, £0 18s Gd up to £7 H!s, yearling to 15-months steers £1 12s up to £5 10s, yearling heifers £4, £5 ss, 2-21-year steers £7 19s Gd, £lO 10s, dairy cows £ll, £l2, £l-1 15s springing heifers £9 *o £ls. On Wednesday, 30th October, we held our sale in conjunction with Newton King in the Whangamomona Saleyards. The wet weatljer prevented a few advertised lines of shoe]) coming from a distance being .brought forward. However, a really good yarding was, offered, and . all lines made , satisfactory values. Empty heifers showed a hardening tone, os-

pecially for well-conditioned 2-ycar suits for dairy purposes. Two-year empty heifers £(i Jus, £7 3s, £7 14s; young store eows £7; fat heifer £10; 3-year Jersey bull £ll 10s; springing heifers £O, £9 17s (id, £lO 10s, £lO 17s (3d ; dairy cows £ls ius; mixed yearlings £3 4s; hoggets 28s. PRIVATE SALES. Despite the backward season for feed we have to report steady business to prices in conformity with yard rates: Store eows, £i 10s, lumontlis Jersey heifers £5 lus, and £O, 2j-year Shorthorn bulls 13 guineas up to 20 guineas, dry cues 275, .naggets 23s (id, 2(5s 6d, dairy heifers £l4 10s.