NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 7 April 1913, Page 6

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Tuesday, the- Ist inst., at St ratlord for my fortnightly cattle sale I had an entry of 800 hoad of cattle and L'3oo sheep.* Sorao very nice pens of forward and fat cows and weanera were yarded. Buyers wore present from all •parts oi the district and from the King (■cuntry. Competition from the outset wag good and improved further during tho sale, keen bidding being obtained for most lines, a very "satisfactory clearance resulting. Prices obtained'were- as follows: "VVcauer Jersey heifers from £2 5s to £2 lGs, well grown grade meaner heifers £2 to £2 -fs, good grades £1. 13s to £1 17s, smaller- £1 8s Gd to £'] J Is, host Aveaner steers £1 18s Gd to £2. others £1 10s to £1 13s mixed veanere, best lines £1 14s to £l'lSs Gd. small (or lines containing bad coloured ttcers) £1 2s Gd to £1 9s Gd, Jersey Meaner steers 5s to 12s Gd, yejirlin'r steers £2 355, 20-months steers'£3 12s. 2-f. year stecm with some colour £1 13s Gd. bulls £2 f3s to £5 2s Gd, old cows 17s to £1 17s Gd, small store cows £2 fa to £2 17.?, good store cows £3 Is Gd to £3 15s Gd, forward cows £4 Is to £! 15s Gd, fat cows choice £6 12s Gd io £7, others £5 -!s to £5 9.*, line of fat maiden heifers £5 2s Gd, in-calf 20----months heifers £3 J2s Gd to £-J. 12s Gd. 2-tooth owes 12s, 2-tooth wethers lid •id (both lines small), lambs 7s lOd to .';■> Gel. rams from lgn. to 2.}gns. At Stony River on Wednes^Viv, the 2nd inst., I had a fair ontrv of cattle and about 510 lambs. Tho Latter wore n demand, ,i small pf-n of !0 .shorn ".'••mbs in forward condition realising 10s 3d and r, lino of 470 were quilted at 0s 3d, a choice line of Jerr-»y u-co.ner hoif-are realised £3 15s. ami's vory koon competition -was obtained for a fino pen of 20 Shorthorn wennor sfoexs •on account of Mr P. O'Sullivan. thc*n l.oing Gold at £2 4s. Other prices were: .Jersey wean or heifers £3. trrncV wenner heifers £1 78s tr> £2. smnll £! 3p. wonncr steers £1 12s 6d to. £1 15s Gd. W coloured £1 -lz. mixed weanors £1 I?,s Gd to £2 Os Gd. springing heifers £5. in-calf heifers 20 months £3 15s to Pi 7r fxl, asced cows £2 Is. storo cows £3 Gd to £3 ISs. fat rows £5 IPs. ~-> O rl conditioned bulls £5 Is to €R. small £3 1-5.9 to £3 19s Gd, slip nigs IGa.