Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1915, Page 2

Commercial

Mu-.-i., Abi-ahani and uilli.inus, Ltd., Kpuri a* under on liieij , monthly .sale at Mmnnun on '1 uosday Jad. Slock came loi \wud in large nunibero, and all wiles sold iicely under the hammer, pnces on the whole being .slightly better than late rales ruling. In connection with this sale we had a special entry ol ;;attle from Mr G. M. .Steplienson wlio naa .sold his farm and the.se linee were really good cattle, tor which competition was particularly keen.

Sheep.—Empty owes 20s to 20.s Ld; .store en e.s Us -kl; lionets 15s 7d, ilis, 17s 2d to 18s 10d.

Cattle.- On account, ot Mr Stephensoii 18 good forward ljullocka £1-1 Is; 10 (itojx , bullockw £11 iOs; 15 2-year steers £5 G'sj oilier lines, ."J and 3Jyear bullocks £11 2s 0d; tat cows £7, JL'7 2s, to C 8; empty heiters £5 to £0 as; yearling steers £3. £3 oh; storo cows £3, £3 3a 6i], to £-1 3s (kl, , empty cons £4 lfe (id, £5 os; yearling bulls £3, £3 10s; 2-year ijiills £o. hei-fci-s close to profit DJ 7s (id, £(> 12.s «d tK> £8 7s: backward heifers £1 15s. £b os to £5 10,s; cows close to pj'olit £7 7s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.,,- report (from Dannevirke):—On. Monday 'Jtli iiist., we held a clearing sale at iu Ueliunga on account of .Vlr 13. T. Gallagher, who .lia« joined the Reinforcements. There was a very good attendance oi the public and the .sale wii& a highly successful one in every way, as is ovidimcti by the tact that tho herd, including .several Lale eraged £9 18. Good lorn aid' lts rcalwed from £8 lOs to £1-1 cows in milk up lo £10 \ late 'up to £10 os; cow ■with calf at £10 otj; heifers in call £b 10s j Jersesy bull JLX3; yearlings £2 10.s, half-draught geildiug£2(J; spring di'ay £11 15s. Harness, household utensils, and sundries all made- exceptionally good prices. We offered also on account oi other vendors several small lines oi stock, the majority of which were bold at natisfactory iigures.

On Friday, lOtli hmL, we held the usual fortnightly Dannevirke Kale, at Miller's Road yards, when we ofieral ;i small yarding of sheep ;md a >w entry of cattle to a good attendance nl the public; Sheep did nofc meet vendors' reserves, but we cjuitled the whole of our yarding at the tollowing prfces: Jer&ey U"nll £4; 20-montii steers £1 6s to £!• lGs; 2-year empty heifens JJ< 18 to £4 sft; store cows (aged) £i Is to £4; mixed yearlings £2 to £'J "is 6d