Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 September 1915, Page 2

Commercial

WAIKAXAE SALE. -Uomi.s Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their monthly sale at Waikanae on Tuesday, 14th mst. A small yarding of both sheep and cattle camo forward. Ihe bidding, however, of .some lines offered was govd. and satialaetory sales were effected. The prices were as under-Store 2-tooth wethers -Is lOd; .springing heifers £4 to £5 3s; -'-year empty heifers £3 Ik LEVIN SALE At the Levin yards on Wednesday, loth ilist.. the same firm report having had a fair yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. Competition was good mikl late rateis for store sheep wqre maintained. Fat sheep were over Is to Is (id per head doarer than the previous sale; also empty forward cows showed an increased price, and keen competition took place for all .such lines offered. The principal sales effected were as under.—

■Sheep.—.Medium woolly hoggets 17s Id to 17s lid; fat ewes and wetheiia 35s Bd. medium fat owes 27s 4d to 28s (id ; fat hoggets 21s 7d. Cm tie. Light-weight fat cows £5 18s to £0 10s; mixed weaners 25s to 32» (id ;' mixed yearliug.s 10s to 4.85; veal* era 15 ( s to 235; empty heifers (poor condition £3 14s; forward store cows CI 10s to £1 18s; yearling steers (bad colours) £2 2s; 2-year-old steers £1 7s (id ; heifers close to profit C'i To.s to £7; dairy caws in milk *£<J 17s (3d to £G 19s. UP I'Jill IiUTT SALE. At the Upper liutt yards oil Thursday, l(jili inst.. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. offered a small yarding of sheep .and a heavy yarding of cattle, the entry meeting with good competition. Sales were as under:— Sheep: Fat wethers 345. Cattle: Fa t cows £0 4k to £6 12s (id; forward .store cows £4 8s to £5 7k (id; poor condition store cows £3 8s to £3 12s (id; springing heifers £3 ""5s to £4 10s; bulk £4 15s to £5 18s; 18montlis heifers £2 lO.s. On account of the Wounded Soldiers Fund two 'lieifers (donated by Mr J. Stevens) were sold and realized the sum of £11 7s Cd. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. report:- At Levin on Friday good of both sheep and cattle were offered and .sales were effected at thu following quotations:— ■Sheep.—Fat wethers 3Js, 35s 2d. 3 '>•- 2d : fat ewes 28s 7d to 3is 9d; fat and forward wethers 26s lOd; fat and forward ewes 2 Is; forward empty owes 2(is lOd ; fat and forward hoggets 2On; mixed hoggets 17s 6d to 18s 4d. Cattle.—Fat cows £7 2s (3d to £10 l(is; forward cows £5 7s 6d to £6 15s; .store cows £3 to £1 Is; 2-year steers £o l(3fi (id; 3-year bullocks £8 6s to £9 8s 6d; yearling steers £3 14s; 18* months .steers £4 6s 6d; weaners steers £2 10s ; mixed weaners 25s 6d to 275; yearling heifers £2 3s 6d ; springing heifers £5 15s to £6; springing cows £5 os to £6 10s. Pigs.—Porkers 26s fid. 275, 27s Gd; stores 19s: weanors 9s to lis.