Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1913, Page 2

Commercial

CLEARING SALE OF DAIRY STOCK. ' Messrs Abraham and Williams. Limited, report having held a highl\

successful clearing sale of dairy stock, pigs. etc.. at the farm. Queen street. Lcvii&eii account of Mr W. Winter. The 1 -i cows Were all in the pink of condition, and were indeed a typical dairy herd, reflect-

ing credit to the owner. Ihe cows were eagerly sought alter, competition being very keen. Prices ranged from'£B 10s to .£ll. £13. £1-1 £1 1 los. and as high as £l-> los. The cows in milk and early takers made the good average of £11 os. In addition we quote as follows: Springing heifers. £0. £7 to £7 10s : ueaner heifers. £2 8s to £1 10s: weaner Holstein cross bull. £7 10s: sows and litters, £-1 los to £•") 7s lid : sows in pig. £'>. £0 12s (id, £7 2s to £10 ."is; pedigree Berkshire boars. L'.'i 2.s fid to £3 as. ADDINOTOX STOCK SALKS. [I'BH PRKfi" A«Snri*Tlo* CIIHISTCIiriH 11. July !i. At the Addiugton live stock mar ket there wore fair entries of stuck, and a good attendance. A sharp ri.se took place in prices of fat entile. St ere slice]) and fa I In nil), showed practically no change, the offerings of the latter being much smaller than lasi week. Fat .slice] were firm at the previous week'prices, and fat pigs sold well. Stoic sheep: Best forward hogget' made 1 Is Id to los lid ; medium LL to 1-l.s .'?(] : others 12s to 12s (id : small liallbi'ed wether lionets !)s lid te ll!s 7d : ewe hoggets (average te goi.'d) los I'd to 18s Id: and small sorfs I:is 2d: good local 2-toufh eivc:ua<le tl Ms (id to £1 Is 2d : I. (i. and •f-tocitli .sorts l!)s -"id: full-mouth. 17to l'l : aged 12s 0d : 2. I. and (>- 'ooth oversea ewes made los 8d to I.os (id : (i and 8-tooth. 1 Is (id ; and lull and soiind-mout.li sorts 12s lid to L'is Id. Local wethers made KilOd : lambs (tegs) made (Jl 0s Ud to '.'1 Is Oil: average weights 17s to 18s lid; lighter 13s hi to His (id. Fat sheep: Kxtra prime wethers, to £1 It's: prime £1 is lid to £1 7

>'.1 : others 17s <(i 11 Is; extra prine eu es Id 11 IDs: prime l!)s to .L'l id; medium ll.is U.I tn 18s lid; ••111(1 I l.s 1(1 to 1 (is; merino wethers |r>> '.id to CI 2s Hi!; iiicriii" uc'tlicrs I (is !kl to -L'l I's (ill; merino ••wes \:u :!<]. I'at C:iitli': lieef sold at prices "1 >U :i I li> l'l 7 s to l'l 1 Is per TOf JI ii. Meers made ,C 7 I'is to 112; extra, te I'll : lii'ilers 1'") 17s lid to IS; extra lo 112 J'"is: cows I'.j 7.s fid (o C 8 ■hI : i'xtr:i to 112. I Store (':itlle: Yearling I'J IDs; l'i to 18-!i)oi)l!i sorts i'l? lO.s: nn ( 1 eow.s .12 7s to 13 | ."is. Daily ci'Ws sold .it I'M 10s to I'll 1 . There was a medium entry of la' pifis. which met u itli a tree demand. ' hoppers made I'M 10s to 17 ; lieaw liaconers I'M ."is to CM 10k; extra t > L'l: ain 1 I i<f Ii t ei* 1"2 12s (>:l to I'M: e'pial to lo (id per lh. Heavy porkers brought .12 lis to 12 J(l>: and lighter l'l Ills to 12 Is; eqniValent to lid to I>ill per II). There w,<> a representative entry of stores and ;i jioul sale. Laruv stores mad" , CI 18s to 12 Ms; nied in in 11 8s t.) 11 liis; nml .small sorts 18s to 11 7:-: u'eanors realised from 10 s (id lo; small sorts to 17s lor extra Mil ls. I here was a eood demjind lor sim.s in pie, hut only a leu were ell offer. .•.JTKiwtmw iwff;