COMMERCAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 September 1910, Page 3

COMMERCAL.

HSVIN" STOCK SAI.F.S. There were fairly good vardings nt» t'lio various sales yesterday at Levin, but it being sale day at Johnsonville made a difference. Messrs Dalgety and Co. had a line of prime heavy bullocks from the Hoys' Training Kami. They 'realised the handsome prices of ,Cll fid to Gil los. The market for beef nnd all elasses of fat stock was exceptionally good. MESSRS DALGETY AND CO. report a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. All classes of stock sold readily at auction, a total clearance of every line offered being effected. Fat cattle were in keen demand, prime bullocks making as high as Cll 'los per bend. Other prices are as follows Store wethers, Mis ss; forward ewes and wethers, los Id; light fat wet'hors, 18s; store ewes, lis (id; prime bullocks, £11 los; others, Cll Is (id; lighter, £8 fis; forward bullocks, C 7 17s (id; light fat heifers. C(i (is, CO I.os, Cli 12s (3d to £(i J lis; heifers in call', £3 los to Co; heifers in milk, Co 17s fid ; cows in call' CI los ; IH-month heifpr.s, C 2 los; fat cows, CO 17s; 2}-yonv steers, CI 17s; light hark, £o ids. HTTCHfXGS, HAXKIXS AND U). report that they bad a good yarding of pigs of all description. l ?: Heavy porkers sold' from 30s to 38s; light porkers, 21s to 27s (id ; forwn.nl stores, 18s (i:l to 20s: .slij)s, 12s (id to 13s (id; wen tiers, 7s (id !)s to 10s each. Laying hens realised Is 2d, Is (id and os per pair: ducks went at os per p:iir; seed potatoes, 10s to lis per sack. jonxsoxvrLLE sale. A GOOD VAIiDr.XG. fPtfR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] JOIfXSONVILLE, August 31. Messrs Abraham ami Williams, Ltd., report: At our .Jolmsonville. sale we offered a good yarding of prime cattle and sheep, which sold readily at ruling rates, prime weiglityat CIO to CIO 17s (id, medium weights CO to CO los, prime heavy heifers CO to CO 17s (id, prime heifers CH 10s to CH los, prime wethers 21s Id to 2iis Id to 27s Id, mod in in wethers 21s Id to 2.Ms Od, prime ewes 10s 3d to IDs i)d, medium ewes 7s Id to 18s Id. AMU A J-f'AM A\l) AVI I,[JAMS. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report ; -At Levin on Wednesday a good yarding of stock met with keen competition. Fat stock of all descriptions sold particularly well. A clearance of all stock offered was made at the following prices; - 120 fat wethers, 20s (id; forward wethers, los 2d and los 3d. fat ewes, los, los Id, los -Id, Kis Bd, 10s Od. 17.s .Mil, 17s Oil and 18s oil; forward ewes, 12s and |3s 3d; hoggets, 8s od, os, lis Id, 10s 2d, lis Od, 12s (id, 12s 7d ; store ewes 0s Id; cull ewes lis; a line of 2oli 2tooth empty ewes made 17.s Id. Prime fat cows, CH 12s (id to CO 2s (id: 3-year steers, Co 12s (id: light fat cows, Co ."is; empty forward cows, £3 los; empty store cows, 30s to C 2 10s; yearling steers, C 2 lis to C 2 Ms; yearling heifers, C 2 los to £3 Is. LEVIN LAND AGENCY AND AUCTIONEERING CO. Tito Levin Land; Agency and Auotiouecwlug Co. mpitrt having held their usual sale of pigs and poultry at Levin yesterday. There was a good entry of pigs, stores anil weaners coming forward in large numbers; porkers were in short supply. au;l good prices were realised for those offering. Medium porkers, to Mis; light, 2(is to 20s: good stores, 20s (id, 22s to 235; slips, 13s, 13s (id, to 17s (id; weaners, (is .Mil to 0s; sows, to lio*; hens, to 3s 0d; roosters, to 3s (1:1 at each.