Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 March 1914, Page 4

Commercial.

UTAKI STOCK SALE

.Messrs Abraham and Willi" "'-S Ltd., report: We held our monthly sale at Utaki on Tuesday last, wkon wo yarded good entries <>i both sheep ami cattle. Slic-ep were in fair demand, and v<; managed to (l uit all lines at satislactory prices. Cattle, however, met with a very dragging sale., and but few lots changed hands. Trices realised were as follows :■■

l< I .m. breeding ewes, 11s lid to 13s: low conditioned ewes, 9s; store ewes, 5s 9d : mixed aged ewes, !••> lid ; mixed 2-tooths (small), 13s 3d : small lambs, 4s (id to (is Id: mixed weaners, '-21s; weaner heifers, 30s; springing cows, up to £1 10s: bulls up to £5 ss. SHANNON STOCK SALE. We held our usual monthly salo at Shannon on Wednesday, ami have lo report having had a highlv sal isfactory sale. Large entries of both sheep and cattle- came forward, all lots being eagerly sou.ubl after, and but few lines were nirned out unsold. The pedigree and grade Terseys ofl'crod on behalf of Mr S. W. Carter were a particularly nico lot, in good condition, and were, knocked down only after very keen competition. For these lots prices realised were as under:-- (.W. "Shannon Lass," by "Dalesman" (imp.). Dr. Wright, 50 guineas: heifer by "Te AVanaka," " JerseyQueen 7," Dr. AVright, 30 guineas: cow, "Lady Princess." Dr. Knight, 12 guineas: weaner call. by "Te Wanaka" "Lady Princess," Dr. Knight, 11 guineas: yearling bull, "Hilcrest Raven. AW J. Smith, 11 guineas: weaner heifer by "Te AVanaka," S. lUnvker. 10 guineas: grade Jersey heifers in calf, i' 9; dairy cows in milk, £8 10s, £8 12sGd fo .£'ll ss; spring culvers £0, t'(i l? s (id to £7 17s Gil. Other sales:

S.m. breeding ewes, l-3s sd, Ms -Id; f.m. ewes, Da 10d to Us ,S ( |; mixed 2-tooths, 15s 7d: fat 15s 8d; rape lambs, lOs 2d : otheis 7s 2d to 755 9d; cull lambs, 5s Id to 5s 2d; fat cows, £5 9s, £5 11s, £ 05s; steers ,£3, £:\ f; s 2-year heifers in calf, £4 70s: 15and 18-month heifers in calf. £:) 12s fid, £ 3155, £3 lfis: weaner heifers, 32s Gd. 30s; mixed wennerg, 22s 6d to 30s fid : bulls up to £5 17s fid.

WOOL, SKIN AXD lriDE SALE. Almihain and \7illiams Li. report under date 21 h March as follows. A supplementary wool sale was held to-day wben some 1200 bales were offered to ~ o Y)0( l ~|_ tendance of buyers. ' Biddingwas keen for all quality of wonfs and j)rices were well up fo (hose '•"lino- on March 3rd. In conjunction with the wool sale we oflered a good catalogue of skins ;md liides. These also met sfiv.imcompetition and ruled firm a( hisf sale prices. Our highesi price for fine crossbred was medium fo lOd. lamhs to I Id. Quotations:

Wool. -Fin,' crossbred 10d io U).ifd. medium to course crossbred 9d. to 10d, inferior crossbred and log-stained SJd lo Ud. p i,.,.,. s ;lll d bellies 5(1 to 7fd, sfjiiiied pieces 4d to 51(1. medium eruMiimj-s 7d to Tjd; himbs 9d, locks 11 ]d. Sheepskins. TTalfbred fid. line crossbred Sjd to 9,1, medium to cfarse crossbred ( X«I ( ( , s-'d s | inr ( to half wools Hid fo7?d. dead ; ,nd daniag ( .(l crossbred (»!d t. ( 7A.1. ;„. ferior 4d fo Gd, himbs 7lrl fo S!,<}. damp ;iii.-l salted 3s !)d fo -Is lid pelfs l\\,\ in 7d.

Hides. TTcjivy Oil to „„,. dmm ox ,S-M to f,.r (l . ()x s , (| '" heavy cow S--M | (l mediimi <-ow K-'d i n f)g ( j t y l!X ] t{ { \ nw B*d <«' njd, (hinia.ired C'.d j M f) ( | fH.'ijfs CAd to i;?d, yearlings !)d | ( ", Ifl.iiil. super e:ilf II Id | n V2l<\ medium call l()i,l | f) 12,1, d;mi;i.-ed 7'iil to \)h\. Tallow. -Tn eiisks l() s lo £27 15s per ton : in tins £1i; |f| s to £23 Is. TTorsehair. Is 3d i )P r lb. '