Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 September 1913, Page 3

Commercial.

LONDON MAIUvETS. Dalgcty and" Co., Ltd., AVellington, have just received the following cabled information from their London office: —- Tallow. Scarcely any demand. • Good to prime is par to -U\ per cwt. lower, and low and inferior descriptions are m<l (o lid per cwt. lower. There is nothing doing in beef and mutton. Wool. _ . The market is steady, but quiet. Frozen Meat. .Mutton. The demand for Kow Zealand mutton is fair, and (lie market firmer. We quote New Zealand prime Canterbury, heavv -1.J.1, light 4-W: Xortli ' Island, heavy 4Jd, light -ijd. - * Lamb. The demand for New Zealand is fair and the market firmer. We quote New Zealand prime Canterbury, heavy od, light si|d: North Island, heavy 4-Jd, light ■;"),^l. Heel'. The market is unchanged The demand for New Zealaiui beef is poor. We quote New Zciiliuul prime o\ beef, fores oil, hinds .!j£d. MIDI'] AND SKIN REPORT. I .Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Wellington, report as follows: We held our usual fortnightly sale of wool, skins, hides and tallow on Friday afternoon, f>l h inst., when we offered a good catalogue to the usual attendance of (lie trade. Prices for all lines were on a par with those ruling at laet sale. We quote : Wool. Crutchings, medium, (Ud to 7kl: inferior. 4yd to (i.Jd: crossbred, T.'.d lo 0d": half-bred. !)d to 10' d; dead, Hd Iα !>d : locks, 2d In Id. Sheepskins. Ciossbred, 7id lo 8 j<l : half-wools 7 : 1 1 d : quarter-wools b':/d ; hoggets, 7d to Sd : pelts, 'id to ;)•/(! : damaged, oy'd to 7d : crossbred, salted, at each, os, to (is Id: ciossbred, damp, 5s <Sd. Hides. Ox. sound. SAd to «S : ;d : cow, sound, Sjd (o BJ,d": ox. cut and slippy, 7d to cSd: cow, cut and slippv, 7|d to 7£d : bull, lid lo (iYd:'calf, good, lOd lo I I-VI: calf, cut and slippy, 7jd to Sjd. Tallow.--Tii tins, 22s to 25s lid : in sacks, Us lid to 20s, Sundries. Opossum skins, medium, -'Is lo ( Ss: damaged, !)d to Is ;)d : rabbiiskins, Is4.',d: horsehair l< 7(1 to Is S.I. SHANNON STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At Shannon, on Friday, we yarded large entries of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a highly successful sale. We quote. Sheep. Fa I wethers, 22s (id; ewes in lamb. IMs (id: ewes with lambs alfoot. £1 Is to £1 lUs (id: forward 2 and 4-looth wethers, IDs Id: forward ewes. PJs: good hoggets, 15s Id, 15s Id to His 2d; medium quality hoggets, 1 Is !)d to Us lUd: <\iv.\\\ hoggets. !)s ■ v hl to IDs Utl, Cattle. -Two-year steers, .£ I 12s (id: 2J,-yenr steers, £5 6s, £5 1.0s: forward cows, £4 4s: mixed yoftrlings, £2 |-|s lid: yearling heifers, £•'! Us lid (o £'•{ 2s (ill : weaner heifers, £2 liSs (id: small weaiiers, £1, £1 (is lid to £2: empty heifers t' : > 10s (id; springing , heifers £5 5s to £5 10s. Piu's.—Porkers, Ws, J!5«, £2, £2 Is fid: store pigs, LSs, £l, £1 weaiiers, 12g.