Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 May 1912, Page 3

Commercial.

AVCREASE IX PIUOE OF HOGGETS. At the Levin stock sales yesterday there were large yardings and good attendances, and competition generally was keen. Messrs Abraham :ind Williams had a big entry and with the exception of one pen of wethers every pen of sheep was sold under the hammer. Prices were in excess of vendors' reserves. A notJceablc rise took place in hoggets. The highest price for fat wethers was IbVi 7d, and for fat awea I'm 2d. A large yarding of cattle was also offered, and good competition was experienced for all lots, and with few exceptions all lines were sold. Fat bullocks made up to £9 7s, and fat cows up to £6 ss. There was a heavy yarding of cattle at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's yards, and under the hammer and privately the whole of the stock was disposed of at very satisfactory figures. A consignment of HolsteinJersey cross weaner heifers from the Taranaki district realised" £2 17s 6d, and a line of 50 Jersey cross weaner heifers £2. Fat cows fetched up to £5 10s, yearling heifers (empty) £3, 20-months heifers T.w".b., £3 10s, springing heifers to £4 17s 6d, empty store cows £2 10s to £3 17s 6d, -weaner steers £1 8s to £1 18s, bulls to £1 17s 6d, dairy cows £3 15s to £5.

held yesterday, as follows:—We had full yarxliiigs of both sheep and cattle which we submitted to a large attendance of buyers from all parts of this district, and also from thte W'airarapa side: Wellington 'butchers were operating freely, and bought the majority of the lint stock. We report a total clearance at the following prices:— SHEEP.-Fat wethers, 15s 3d to 10s; fat ewes, 12s (id, 12s lUd to 13s (id; woolly lambs, 8s 7d to !)s Od: small lambs, 3s Bd, -Is Id to os Id: forward ewes, to 10s; store ewes, to 6k Id; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 13s to 13s Id. CATTLE.- Light fat cows. 1:1 10s to £4 l(!s; forward empty cows, £3 8s to CI lis; store cows, £3 (is to £3 Ss; 3-year bullocks, to CO os; empty heifers, to £.'3 Lis; springing heifers, to L' 7 ll.s; milking cows, springing, £1 Is. I'l 10s. £1 lis to CM los: weaner heifers. 33s to £2 8s: weauer steers, 27*. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. LIMITED, Report: At our Levin sale on Friday a good entry of sheep met with keen competition and with the exce|)tion of one line of wethers all lots changed hands under the hammer. All linos of fat* and hoggets particularly sold well. A large yarding of cattle also sold readily and very few lots went out unsold. Quotations :-- SHEET.—Vat wethers, los, lis 3d, 113s 2d and 10s 7d: fat maiden owes, lots 2d; fat ewes, 12s 10d, 13s 3d, 13s 8d and 13s lid; good store wethers, 13s (id: forward ewes, lis od, lis 7d and lis 8d : store ewes, j (is od, (is 8d and 8s: woolly lamb.-. | 10s 3d to 10s lid: shorn lambs. 7s Id. 8s lOd and Us Id: fat and forward lambs, 10s lOd. CATTLE.-Pat bullocks. 08 7s: fat cows, £0 os: forward cows, CI os : 2-year steers. C-l 13s, CJ 15s (id. CI lis; 18-monfh steers, £3 lis (id, C 3 13s and £3 18s; yearling steens. C 2 !)s (id : weaner steers, 20s (id to 3os (id; weaner heifers, 20s to 20s; mixed weaners. 1-ls to 20s; springing cows, CO to £10; 18-nioiith lioifoiis in calf, i' 3 18s: 2-year heifers in calf. £o to Co 2s.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE COMPANY. Report: We held our fortnightly sale at our yards yesterday, when we offered a very heavy yarding of cattle to a full attendance of buyers. Wellington butchers were also in attendance, and were competing for 'ines of ox and cow beef. Dairy cows (close to profit) were in keen demand, jhkl prices for this class were considerably higher than those ruling at our last auction. A line of thirty Hosltein-Jersey cross weaner heifers from the Taranaki district realised C 2 17s lid. and oO Jersey cross weaner heifers made £2. Wo wild fat cows up to Co 10s: dairy heifers (spring calvors), £| 17s (id to Co 10s; 20-month heifers, r.w.b.. to £3 10s; yearling heifers, C 3 : yearling steers. £2 10s to £2 17s lid; empty store cows, from £3 17s lid to £4 10s; weaner steers, from CI 8s to CI 10s; bulls, to £2; weaner hei- - fers, Holstein and Jersey crosses, 30s (3d, £2 to £2 17s Od. PIG AUD POULTRY BALE.S. The Levin Auctioneering Co. report on their usual fortnightly saleof pigs and poultry, held at Levin yesterday. We had a good entry of porker* and bat-oners, ami the whole of our yarding was quitted under the hammer at values very much in favour of vendors. There wa ; a attendance of buyers, the Wellington butchers and meat companies operating freely. To this brisk competition must b:- attributed the high prices ruling. W'c sold a very fine line of bacoiiers on account of Mr W. Lning at o-V each, also a splendid pen of prime heavy porkers on account- of Mr S Polston for ooe each. Poultrv sold well and showed improved demand. ",Ve quote: Maconers. to oos; heavy porkers, 18s (3d to ."iOs; medium, 38s; light, 275, 28h (id. 31s Od to 335: forward .stores lot, 17s Od to 25s Od; weaners. Os 2d. Poultry: Pullet*. 2s: hctiK Is 3d, Is 7d to 2s; ducks. Is 7d 0, hs lid; potatoes, os per cwt; poiiv l urn out CIS.

Hitching. I-Jankiii.s and (~. ru _ port: -We had ;ui excoll«M,i vardin.LC <>f pigs of all das-sos. and there was ••in especially large attendance of buyers and farmers present. We Wo report a mast siiccos,nlul sale quitting everything offend under the hammer at the following prices: HacoiMTK -Vis Ud. ftfe to :,r Jii: j, oav<v porkers l() s to ISs; medium porkers Ms to 38s lid; light porkers 255. forward stores, 17s lid, 20.s to 21s ' slips and wearier-, "., (j s (j c j jy s . purebred Berkshire I.oar. k:l ;u. Poultry, 2s, 2s (id, 2s 8d to 2s l()d per pair; ducks, from f.s 2d to os per pair: pig potatoes, 2.s to 2s 3d per bag: spring dray, CI.'J 10n ; spring cart liiarc, CIG: harness, 1:1 Us to t5 os; foal, £1 los: second -Land gig, £7 los. •STOCK REPORT. .Messrs Abraham and "Williams, Limited, report: At our Palmersfcon tforfch sale, on Thursday, tlie 23rd inst., wo had a fair yarding of stock which sold at la to rates, We quote- :— SHEEP.-Lambs, 7s Id to lis Id; fat wethers, los; fat ewes, 12s lid; forward ewes, 10s. CATTLE. — Three-year bullocks, £0 os; dairy cows, £6 to £10; heifers in calf, £4 4 fi Gd; empty cows, 30s to £2 10s; forward cows, £4 10s; Empty heifers, £2 12s 6d.