Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 October 1915, Page 3

Commercial

liiUii \,\Jj.iuM.X.£)i3HJ*\A!tlX »3 AH-jJ. Oil i . JIjUHUUiI. VjCLOOCI'. ii iUo.iL.—-'iiiuro is a uciior cloma.ua lot muLLuii, owing Lo leas ciiillcd beel and colder weatner, uut tnore is no change iu prices. iHut ton.—Canterbury, / 3-ikl. per ib. lor ijglii-neigui;>; ncav,)-ueigiiUj ni, oilier Aow Zealand brands oi but tor con iioL bo quoted; ewejs uju tu od per Ib. Lamb/—lnure has been nu alteration iu ine Jamb market since last week, A good demand continues. Canterbury, ino Sid per Ib; heavy-weight lour's 7 VI; second-dass quality, ligiit-weiglil 7«d; oilier A'ew Zealand brands, hiuib bid l'or best quality light-weight; ordinary quality 7 13-l<3d. Heel'.-- There is only a very low quality cow booi available, and is .selling at —-Hinds Gd per Ib; lores od; chilled hiiulis Bid; fores 0 3-Bd. Butter.—The market is linn lor best quality. Danish, quiet, per owl., ii)2s to :2025; .Siberian, a brisk denuuul for liik'sL. Lfiw grade quiet, per cwt 13(Js ; to 11-'s; Irish creamery 170s to 180s. j Cliecwe. The marke'i (*s quiet ami | prices are slightly wealver, with only a j moderate demand during the week. { Canadian, "white, per cwt.. 70s; colour- ! ed 775; New Zealand, white 70s, coloured 775; LOnglisli Cheddar and Cheshire, firm. !)ls to 9(>s; United States 72s to 7-lri, fair to good quality fids to 70s; Canadian and United States stocks ;it Liverpool. London and Bristol, «n October Ist. 3i:iOHD boxes againrst 1<39.000 at the same time last year. New Zealand and Australian cheese stocta, at London and Bristol 11,200 crates, against 2250 hust year. Hemp.—The market is linn, but little is uomg. Alauiki, new graded, luii , , l> ci luu, mi spot, ucLouer Lu Jjcceniijcr ,siiipineni, 100 i\j&. me output iruni .UiL.nia- lor uic (Vcoii \>as -o,()vU o.iico. (liicat. -lue luarKui u> uriner on aecotiiii ui j>iiori.> covering aud tielLel'. itelijanu iioin tjie luiJleib. Laiiauiaii, nci\ crop. deptemucM" iu November tliipuient, pel- yuaiier, -17s L.-d ; .imerican, -iiigu.st Iu September siupment - -- od. Oat*.- The market, is linn on account u , . ihe War Utlice buying Argentine u spoi at ols; Ucluber to iJecenioi'i sliipnieuL, 2iis Ud, i.U.sJJU-N WUUL &ALLS. ,i;t<--: - and Lunipaliy, Ltd.. \\ ijeji u> ailvisi. , iianiig .c coivod Liio lulluuiiig caov l(om Uiiii Loli.loli iiuiloi! iiiidei' dale J Ist m^i.: I in- a,-> comp.ircu with Juiy ;:a.ie.> cioiii.'d linn. The closing rate's lor good nierjuoo wore in sellers , lavour, Hiiil.iL oilier surtft wore o per cent _o lo |>L-i' cenl luncr; line greasy ciosj--breu, bright 5 per cent lo 7i per cent dearer; medium -j per cent deaiej ; coai.se, par; shauby o per ccm lower; icoiJi'eti crossUio:!, hue o pur cent low- ! er; ooaivso 1■• to 10 per cent lou'er. . Shpcii have declined iruiti lo per cent to -0 per cent; good merino, par; inferior -j per cout iuwer; crossbred laniijs IU per cent luncr- Bales to the number ol 121,0U0 have been bought lor the Homo mule, 7,DUO bales for tho -SJimi-iiionl. and io.OOO bales wr Ameiica; 18,000 bales aie being earned forward for the next series. LEVIN STOCK .SALE. ! Messrs Abrahaiii jukl Williams. Ltd., i report as under on their weekly stock I •sale held at Levin on I'Yiday laet. We had very fair entries of' hfith .sheep and ' cattle, which met good enquiry. >il- i though prices under the hammer were incline;! to drag a little. "\Ve quote. - < Sheep---Fat o \v<\s 30s. 3ts 3d: fat | •wethers (light) 2 ( Js bd to 325: heavy < wethors 38e: (i lambp on account of tlie Woraroa Experimental .I , arm, being the i first of the season, realized 15s 9d ; ewes ( and InniKs 1 25s 9d : mixed lioggets los 6(1: cull liogfrcts f)s 2d to 12s lid : cinp- 1 t.y owns 235. CaVtlo.- Liglit tat cows G5 15s. C 5 18s Hrl, £6 3s. to t(i its; 3-year hit!- i locks 57: 2 and 2Vyear steers G5 15s i to £'C> 3s: 18-nionths steers £'1 /is; low ' conditioned ptoro cows L' 3 Bs, C 3 os. I C 3 14s: heifers (small) close to prnfif ( £5 15s. GR •'j.s, Cfi 1"7«- <id to £7 7s (>d : < low condition yearling lieifors 2fis Ud. i 28s. 29s ed : bulls CTD and .CIO 7s Od. 1 Pigs. —We had an entry of 120 pigs ivliich sold as under: AVeanors 10s fid. Ik. Us (id. to Us (s<l: stores 16s. 8s i 6,1 to CI: |x>rkors 22s od. 23s fid, 27s i {)<!, 29s to 325; bnconors £2 7s. j