Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 January 1913, Page 3

Commercial.

LEVIN PIG AND POULTRY

MARKET.

iHitchings, Hankins and Co., Ltd., report on their sale, hold on Friday., as follows:—Wo submitted, a heavy yarding at our Lovin sale; our catalogue comprised 104 pigs of all classes, in addition to which we sold 114 fowls and geeso, two calves, and a quantity of fruit and produce In sympathy with othor markets, prices for all classes of pigs woro lower than last quotations; however, at the present prices, pork is showing a handfiomo profit to the producer, and we do not consider that there is ftny possibility of any lower valuer this season; on tho contrary, thore should be a steady l riso in values within the next six or seven weeks, duo to the decreasing milk supply and tho shortage of store pigs throughout tho dominion. Wo quoto as follows:— Baeoners, 49s 6d to 535; heavy ])orker9, 35b, 37s to 37s fid ; medium, 30te, 31s to 325; light, 25e, 26s 6:1, 275, 28s to 295; forward stores, 22s Gd, 23s 6d to 255; slips, 14s 9d to 18s 3<l: wftiners, 10b, 13s 6d to 14s; hens, 2s ~4d. 2s 8d to 3s 6d pair; geese, Gs pair; calves, 15s 6d each; potatoes. 13s sack; plums, halfcase, 2e 6d.