MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY. AUCTION REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11881, 1 February 1902, Page 1

MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY. AUCTION REPORT.

At the Haymarket on Saturday very few pigs came forward. (Jood stores made 26s 6d U> -^t-, s-.'- fH poi'Kcra lOs to lOs Od. Several liorses sold at from £3 -s fid "o i'JO ss. At the Mart fowls made lOd to Is 7d, ducks Is Id to s «,'d. Drapery and sundries made l»»w prices. ■ Fruit.— The following j vices, were realsied at sales during the past week :— Apples Is to 2s per box, 3s to 4s 6d per case ; peaches 3s to vs 6d, apricots 5s to Bs, plums 2s 6d to 3s 6d, greengages 7s, tomatoes' 3s to 4s, cucumbers 4s to ss, raspberries 4d. * ' , Cattle!— At Stratford on Tuesday the yards were very full, a splendid lot 'of big steers coming forward. Bidding for this class was not quite up to vendors expectations and several $ens were pas-sed in, some of which were placed afterwards at a slight reduction of reserves. All heifers and weaners were well competed for and nearly all sold at the hammer. Weaners made 23s to 28s, good calves 30s to 40s, 15 to 18. months steers £3 to £3 7s 6d, 2 to 2&-year steers £4 3s to £4 10s. 3 to 34-year bullocks £4 15s to £5 2s 6d, empty heifers £2 16s 6d lo £3 6s, heifers in calf £3 ss, to £3 15s,' store cows ,£2 to £3 10s, forward cows £3 15s to £4At Rahotu on Thursday there was rather a poor muster of s,tock, and moderate- attendance. Calves realised from 17s to 2Ss 6d, calves ,uaid yearling steers 2»s 6d to 80s 6d, 18-months stqox's £2 12s to £2 18s fid, springing heifers £4 to ,£5, yearling heifer.? £2 6», 6d, store cows <L 3 2s to £3 13s. On Thurday at Awakino I held my second sale this season. There was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, the former being a roiuarkaaly good lot, all looking very healthy and in splendid condition. The cattle were mostly grown steers, .no young stuff coining forwaM. lMtlumg for- both classes of stoci* was very slack, and little' business was f-fTected at the hammer. After '.li^ pale hr>v-e-vci' nearly every sl.'n^ was su,d at fair prices. 18 tj ::0-mont'is Mcers made £3 to 3s 6s, 2 year steers £3 12s 6d, 2A to tt-voar ;-:cers £4 10s, 3 to 3i-y3xr forwaid tUcrs! £5, cows and calves£4 10s- 2 tooth wethers made 7s to Bs, fat and forward wethers 9s, 2 tooth ewes 8s to 8s 6d, f.f.m. ewes 6s to 6s 6d, wooly lambs 4s 6d to 6s 3d.