Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 August 1915, Page 2

Commercial

The manager ol the fruit depot Mr D. Smart reports that llie past week ha* been very quiet, with little business 'and no change in prices iron) those ruling last week. For other produce the lollowing values are ruling: Eggs Is per dozen, butter Ik 2d per lb, potatoes £5 to £G and onions to 7s per cwt. LEVIN !STOCK SALE. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly sale 111 the Levin yards on Wednesday, 18th instant, when they olfered, to a large attendance of the public a good yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding 0! cattle. Competition all through was exceptionally keen, and at the end of the day we succeeded in disposing of all lines of sheep under the hammer. In cattle no difliculty was experienced ill selling male stock, and good competition ruled for all steers olfered. Female stock were a little dull of sale, with the exception of good dairy heifers. Wo yarded some good lines ol tat wethers and ewes, and high prices were obtained tor these. The principal sales were as under.--Sheep. — Kat wethers (id to Ms; medium weight fat ewes 'Jis (id to 20s (id; fair conditioned empty ewes (large entry) 10s Id to 21s 9d : cull empty ewes 1 "3s -Id to 15s <id ; 2 and L-tooth wethers 255; medium hoggets lGs (id to 17s 2d. Cattle.- .Medium fat cows £7 18s to £8 IDs: U-Cear-old steers £7 10s to L'B 7s Gd ; 2-vear-old steers 111 poor condition £1 17s; store cows JL'-l J2s to C~> 7s; 18-inonths empty .Jersey heifers £•< Is; good quality spring heifers £7 bs to £7 15s. .SHEEPSKIN", HIDE AM) TALLOW SALE. From Wellington, under date ol last Friday, the N.Z. L and ji.A. Co., Ltd. report There wa<s a good attendance of buyers at the fortnightly sale. Fairly large catalogues ol : skins and hides, but only bag lots of wool, were offered. Good woolly skills recovered the drop experienced at last sale, but cshorlwoolled, pelts and seedy skins were neglected. Hides were linn at last sale rates. Tallow was by Gd Lo 0d per cwt. lower than bust sale prices HIDE AND SKIN KEPOItT Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report:—We held a very successful sale of skins hides and tallow, when a full attendance ol buyers made spirited bidding for all lots. Practically everything was sold under the hammer at prices quite up to those ruling a fortnight ago, and taking into account the state ol both t-lid Home and Australian markets" this is very satisfactory. Wo quote Host sheepskins oil to Id better; inferior and damaged at par, and salted slow ol sale. iieavy ox mado up to 3d per lb more, while other weights were about par. Cow hides were slightly easier. CLEARING SALE OF LIVE STOCK Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited report having held a very .successful (sale of live stock last Thursday account ol Mr Vesty, at the yards, kindly let for the occasion by Mr J. Lethbridge. All sheep came forward in good order and excellent prices were realised for all lines offered We quote;— Sheep.—S.M. ureeding ewes 27s 2d to 28s; medium 2-tooth wethers 2Ls 7d; good shorn hoggets 10s; medium condition empty ewes 17s 3d: cull hoggets lis 2d. Cattle.—Dairy cows, September-Oc-tober calvers £G to £< id ; poor condition dairy cows, late calvers £1 Is to £d 12s; empty cows lo £3 2s Gd ; 2-year-old steers £1 5s ; mixed yearlings ;l0s; .'J-ycar-old empty hellers £5 18s.