Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 July 1915, Page 3

Commercial

LEVIN STOCK SALE.

The New Zealand Loan and '.Mercantilel Agency Company Limited report having Jiekl their usual weekly stock saie at their Levin yards on Wednesday, 1-1 til inst., when we offered a (small entry of sheep, and a heavy yarding of cattle to a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk throughout the sale, and with the exception of several lots of dairy cows a total clearance was made at satisfactory ( prices. We quote.— Gull 2-tooth ewes 13s 8d; 4-toot-h ewes 12<s 2d; G-toofh ewes 12k Id; -1-year ewes 10s Gd; cull rains 7s 6d., Cattle.—Light fat cows £5 2s to £5 lis Gd; good forward cows £-1 10s, £4 ]«3s, to £4 17s 6d; store cows £2 15s. £3 4s, £3 17is Gd, to £-1 os; cull cows £2 0s to £2 12s: 20-niontlis steers £ 1 13s; 9-moiiths dairy heifers 20s to '2s (id; dairy cows l'l ss; 18-niontlis hull £3 2s. Pigs.—A email entry of fat porkers were disposed of at good prices. Light fat porkers 20s fid, medium porkers 30s, 32s to 33s Gd, heavy porkers £2 ss. WELLINGTON MARKETS. Apples, choice dessert 8s (3d to Us case, prime (is tid to 7s (id case, prime 6s to 0s; pears, choice favourite dessert 13s lid to 14s (jd case, choice ordinary varieties 10s to 12s, oTliers 7s to Us, stewing 5s Gd to (is; grapes, choice Is Gd to 2s lb, prime Is to Is 3d] lewone (local) 8s to ( Js case; passions (Focal) 4s to 5s box. Potatoes, choice £7 10s to £7 15s per ton, others £6 to £7; onions £6 5s to £(j l(te per ton. Cauliflowers, choice 8s to 10s sack, prime (5s to 7s; cabbages, choice Is Gd ,to 2« sack, others Is; lettuce, choice 4s Gd to 5s case, prime 2s 6d to 3s Gd; parsnips 3s Gil to 4« Gd sack; IBrusse's sproufca 8s to 10s hall sack; turnips 4s to 5s sack; 'beetroot 4s to 5s sack; carrots 5s to Gs; pumpkins 8s to .Os sack; marrows 4s to Gs sact; spinach 3s to 4s case; melons 8s to 9s sack. Eggs.—Supplies are beginning to arrive more freely of both fresh and preserved eggs. Present values are Is ■5d for fresh and Is 3d for preserved. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. .Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., Allenstreet, report wholesale prices as follow Fowl's wheat prime Is 7d; fowls' barley Gs 3d; Cape barley Gs Gd; leed pea 6, prime Gs Gd, good Gs; Prussian blue peas 8s Gd; maize Gs 3d to Gs lid; chaff, oatensheaf £10 ss; hay £7 to £8 10s; flour, in sacks, £18; oatmeal £24; bran £9 10s; pollard £11; rice pollard £8 10s; onions os Gd to !5s cwt; potatoes, white-skinned table £/ •to £8; Derwents £8 10s; bacon, >11 best factory, sides lOd per lb, hams ■yjd, rull * 11(1 > shoulders 7i{df 'cTiecse factory medium 9Jd; linseed meal £19 ]Os per ton; linseed nuts £14 ton; linseed ground cak6 £14; wEole iin\seed £18 ton.