COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 December 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Dainty and ( ompany, Limited, report oil their Ofcaki sale, hold yesterday, a.s follows: \Yo had a full yarding of cattle and a medium one of sheep, which sold well up to late rates. Cattle were rather dragging at and ion, hut we quitted most i'no.s at satisfactory prices. Wo quote:— SHEEP.-Ewer- with small per cent, of lambs, l.fis; forward woolly ewes, 14* 5d : fat owes, 15s: mixed small, 2-tooths. Os 3d. CATTLE. —-Tli roe-year steers, £5; 18-month tscors. -C 3 3s; empty hoi for*. C 3 -los S3 IRs : heifers in calf, Co 7s 6d : yearling hoifers, £2 los. C-1 4s: weanors, 30s, 345; yearling £2 ss; S.H! hulls, C 7 7s. "Tlio Grand National," aoid many other liiglily interesting films will be shwvn afc the Century Hall this evening. The company has made a very favourable impression in every town and township it has been schowing at, and the pictures are spoken of as being particularly good and free from flicker. Tho pictures will be shown at Weraroa ou Saturday evening.

Yesterday a party of Levin residents were driven to the head works of the Levin Waterworks in the Tararua ranges in a Ford oar, by Mr Jamicson. the local agent for tho Ford cars, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent. The car acted admirably throughout, negotiating the hilly roads without the slightest difficulty. At tho present . time the undulating country between tho hills is looking at its best, and .some good sport is to be obtained by anglers in tho Ohau. Several citizens have decided to purchase this class' of car for pleasure and business purposes.

In a replace advertisement in this issue Ken. Aitkon, bookseller and stationer, Oxford street, calls attention to the various attractions ho has in the way of Christmas and New Year gifts for the festive season. The demand at present is for Christmas and New Year cards and suitable .Christmas gifts. Ken. Ait-' Icon states that he 'is to the fore with a most artistic and unique supply to meet the dema.nd; Christmas autograph stationery is very popular this season, arranged in neat cabinets at prices from Is (kl upwards. Mr Aitkon has a largo range of this line or customers to select from. His assortment of humorous Xmas novelties is also very large and the present dav humorous cards- are undoubtedly a vast improvement on the old-t'imo Ya.enti.ne. are a. sssured that thoy will find a- feast of good things in the way' of Christmas girt books, neatly bound in leather or cloth, comprising the best works of all. tho famous poets, artistically illustrated.