COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

— » — PALMER STOX XORTH STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams report:—At our Palmcrston North sale on Thursday, the 19tih, in.st.. we had a fair yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. Sheen sold well, every lot being disposed. of at late rates. Cattle were in good demand, very little goino- out unsold. We quote:— Sheep.-- Woolly lambs, 9s 6d to lls; 2-tooth weithers, 11s lid to 12s Ou, , ?«**!?•- 2 (o 2j-vear steers, Co; fat bullocks, £7 10s: fat cows, ■β-l to £o 6s; foi-ward coirs, £.3 to £4 15sweaners, 20s. 31s, 3us to £2 10s • hulls, £3 to £4. JOHNSONVTLLE SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams report on their Jobnsonville sale, as follows:—We offered a good- yardinnof prime cattle and sheep," which sold readily at- late rates. Best bullocks made £9 to £9 ss, lighter £8 10s to £8 15s, light to £8 os, store cows £2 2s ito £3 13s, bulls £3. old cows £4 % to £5 2s 6d prime wethers 16s 3d to lfis Bd' lighter los 3d to 1.5s Bd, j>rime ewes 14s 9d, medium ewes 13s Gd,. Drime lambs 13s Id to 1.3s 2d, plain Us. CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET. Tftero has not been much business doing in fho gi-ain market in Christchurch during the hsb few days, ns farmers are taking advantage of'the fine weather to push on harvesting operations. Practically no new wflieat is yet offered, and only a few lines of oats are coming forward. Sales of tthe latter have'been made up to 2s at country stations. Prime malting barley changes hands at quotations, but only the host quality is being taken at present. In view of me.new crop heing harvested oatsheaf chaff has cased off in price' and sales, of bright have been made ait 7os at country stations.