Commercial,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 July 1915, Page 3

Commercial,

LEVIN STOCK SALE. At the Levin sale on A\ ednesday Messrs Dalgety and Company report having offered a very large yarding of botii .sheep and cattle. The majority of store sheep offered coin prised medium ewes, and when compared with late rates, prices tor tlii.s class of -sheep were if anything a little easier. A fair on try of medium hogget* wore offered but bidding was not quite ai animated as at previous sales. The quality of the fat .sheep yarding wa.s exceptionally good, and lor every line offered very keen competition ton'" place. There was a good demand for nil clashes of cattle and most of the lines submitted were sold under tho hammer. The principal were as under:— Sheep.-—Fat .sheep, heavy-weight wethers 29s fid to 30s fid: good fat owes 2-7s._lod to 28s fid: medium fatewes 23s fid to 2-f.s 9d ; I onward 2 and l-tooth wethers 2-1 s: n.iu. ewe.s in lamb -'Gs: aged owes 18s fld to 2 Is: medium shorn hoggets los. Cattle. —Fair conditioned 2-yoar-o!d steers £4 lis: .store cows £3 Jos to £1 -Is: choice yearling heifers £3 to £3 los; springing heifers to 10s to £fi os; dairy cows, close to profit £o 2s fid to £fi os. A clioice halfhred Jersey cow. offered oil account of Air W. T)uncan, made the .satisfactory price of £17.

Wll all holders of hooks of tickets for Raffle No. 10, picture 'by "Christmas," kindly return same immediately to Ken Aitken. Levin. Constable Satherly, inspector of weights and measures, was' in Levin today on his annual visit. He found the scales of the various tradespeople true and fair .while in the case of one baker, the scales were found to be giving two ounces in the pound overweight. Otaki Bowling Club will hold its annual ball on August 27th. and devote the proceeds to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Several of the officers in camp at Waikanae have intimateel their intention to be present. As the ball ; s lor a specially good object doubtless it will be well supported. "N'a/.ol" is not a cure at all, but ill relieving colds, coughs, and bronchial affection* it (.loos the job thoroughly. Bottle of fiO doses Is 6d. Un'irtC cough mixtires ''N?iz->l goes 'timet to the seat of troub'-* and quickly soothes and relieves. No cold is "Nazol" proof. 60 doses Is fid.—Advt. The librarian of Levin Public begs to acknowledge with thanks two volumes contributed by Mrs A. Silk, viz., "Valley of a Thousand Hills." by F. E. Mills Young and "Wheat and Tared" by Paul Tront. , . , —- ■■ -» J VI- . ,>•