Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 October 1915, Page 2

Commercial

STOUK SALES IIEFOHTtf. LEVIN STOCK. SALE -Messrs Dalgety unci <Joinpany Limited, Wellington, report having lield their Levin Kale on Wednesday, wlfeu tliey 'offered a small entry of sheep and a very heavy yarding ol cattle. The sale was well attended and all classes or cattle met with good competition. Jiy the end of the sale we disposed ol the bulk ol' our entry under the hammer and privately. Quotations as lollows - Empty ewes to I ( J— 3d; weancrs 15s. 21s to 325; 18-ni'iniih steers 13s; iat cows £-1 14s k) £(5 lis; forward coas £ I 2s to £4 los; store emvs C 3 Is to C 3 7t>l empty heifers C 3 to L.'i lis springing heifers £1 10s; two year steers to £(> 10s; 2! to 3-ytw .steers ;C(j 10s to ill 10s; cows in milk £4 16s to £10. OTAKI STOCIv SALE Messrs Dalgety and Company Linn I - ed Wellington reports as follows <>n their Otaki sale held on Monday. Wo isubmitted a fair entry of sheep and a large entry of cattle to a good attendance of the, public. The sheep met with rather a dragging sale, hut the cattle sold fairly well. Quotations a.s follows. Yearling heifers 375. C 2 16s to £3: yearling to 18-month steers to C 3 .Is; 2 £-year steers to L'(i Ids; empty heifers £2 1(i5,03 to i' 3 JOs: cows in milk X'o. !£5 12s (5d to £/> los; storo cows £1 to £4 10s; weaner pigs 13s. His. 16s (id . 17s 6d to 20s. Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited. report having held a suecesslul clearing sale on hehall of J. W. Perkins of Levin. The herd came forward in fairly good condition and met with keen competition, and the herd averaged £0 70s (id including :'! cow*. .Souk 1 of the best prices realised. C<>. CO 12 od. 17 lO.s. CB, CO ."is, £10. £10 7s <id. All sundries offered brought up to full market value. SOUTHERN GRAIN T\D PROI)I'CK -MARKET. Chri.Hchurch, October b. I'roiu remarks made last neck by Lhe Prime Minister there is evidently no prospect of permission being granted ro export any 'wheat or Hour this .sea,sou. Continued dry weather in Canterbury and North Otago i>s causing considerable cuncern among grain growers, and although crops generally are so far looking remarkably well there ii> not sullicient moistiure in the ground to keep them going for a.ny length of time, and the high nor'-west winds that have prevailed lately have been very severe upon fioth crops and pastures. There is no demand at present lor grain, and ■wheat is unscalable. The only business doing is in potatoes The North Island ha.s held off the market all the winter, but a stronger demand has set in from there, and as merchants' .stocks- beyond w hat have been purchased lor shipment to Australia ■ are low, the price has risen £1 per ton since last week. Salca have been mad. a l .. £6 15s and £7 at country stations, and the quality offering is not large.

ADD IX U TON iMAKKET.S. Christ elm roll, OcLobcr u. At Addington Jive stocii market the re ucre rutiicr small yardings ol stock and a good aUeuuaiieo. I'aL cattle wore easier, and there ' was an advance 111 store sheep duo to Lite opoi'utioiis oi a Wellington buyer and the favourable change in the weather. Prime IH la 111 nold better than the week beioi'o. Eat fcheep su id. without change n price. Store .sheep.- Medium ewe lionets IGs 'Jd to 18s <3dj interior ewe hoggets 12s Gd. mediiini shorn hoggets 12s Id, medium mixed hoggets 10s lid to lbs, good wether hoggets 17fi 2d to 20s, interior wether hoggeUs 12.s (3d to lis 3d, -1- and (j-toot'li wethers His, soundmouth ewes with lambs Us 7d to lis 7d, inlerior ewes aiul lambs Gs id to is. Eat lambs. —liest lambs l'Js Gd to ~3s. lighter 12s 3d to IDs. l-'at sheep.—Extra prune wethers to -IDs, prime wethers 27s to 30s Gd, othvns 21s Gd to 26s Gd, merino wethers I'Jj? to 31s 3d, shorn wethers 18s 3d to 2<is ( Jd. extra, prima ewes to 32s ( Jd, piime ewe.s 25s to 30s, medium IBs 3d to 21s Gd hoggets lGs !Jd to 2 ( Js Gd. . Fat cattle.—Extra prime steens to £20 15s, ordinary steers £8 5s to £11 10s, extra prime heifers to £16, ordinary lieifcrs £6 7s 6d to £8 ss, extia. cowls to £18 ss, ordinary cows C 5 to £8; price of heel per 1001b 32s to 50* Store caftlc.—ls- to 18-inonth sorts £2, 2-year steers L'i 12s Gd. 2-ycai hoifers G3 15s. 3-vear stwrs £C 12s (id, -I and o-year lieifcrs £7 ss, dr,y cmvs W to £G '7s 6d. Dairy cows £3 to £9 ss. pjny?,.—Choppers <TOs to 110s: extra heavy .banners to !»8s; boavy baeoners 70s to 80s; light baeoners 57s to G7s; price per lb GJd to <>»d. Heavy porkers 41s to 48s, light porkers 38s to S2s; price per Ibf)*d to 7d. Best sb»rw 32.5. medium stores 22<s to 30s. small stores lGs to 50s, wenners IDs to Us. sows in pig to 60s.