Commercial LEVIN STOCK SALE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 November 1915, Page 2

Commercial LEVIN STOCK SALE

Mi-ssr.-> Abraham and Williams Ltd. iv|,ort. having held their weekly sale :il- Levin un l''nday when they tsubmille.d heavy vai'fiiiiiis of both sheep and (-atile t<; a large atteiulance ol buyers. Bidding throughout was keen and animated and with very low exceptions we sold practically all lots uTifl"! , the hauimor. Quatations:-- s

Sheep.- -On account ol Mr M.. fl. T'l. Gurringo: l-'.-it v/et hers 32s 3d, 3Gs; lat cues 3-V ;on ;i ■•■■■'mi iol Kx peri mental Farm, fat wethers 325. fat ewes 3&> 9d ; on account of Mr *\. Ivirkcaldie fat ewes (shorn) 22s <id, 255; other quotations, lab wethers 30s 9d. 37h Id; fao ewes 35s Sd; forward empty ewes 28s; lionets 18.s to 20s sd.

Cattle.—On account of .Boys' Training Farm, fat cows CIO 'its £11; on account o> Mr IT. McMillan, fat cows £8 10s and £11 15s; other quotations, fat rows L'S KU to £10 7s; forward cows £5 Us. C(i is (id, £6 11s to £7 Hβ; stura cows £3 ('us, C-i 13s'to £5 us; cows and ciilvos £3 3s 45*1, £s'Us, £5 19s; forward bullocks (light) Gil, £11 2a 6(1; '2 and 3-year steers (low condition) £< 10s: 2 and 2i-yoar steers £<) 13s; 18inonths steers £3 17s fid; 18-month heiIV r> C 3 10s, £3 los; 2-yoar empty heifors '£■'(. 15s; yearling heifers 38s 6d, £2 5 N C 2 Vh: yearling stoers £2 fis to £3 5s (5(1: bulls C 8 ss, CD 10s, £10. £10 T2s Gd : dairy heifors in'milk £5, £5 ss, c<s 10. S. £7 2s fid to &) 15s.

I , i.gs. -Wo had' an entry of 70 pigs which sold as under:— Weanors llfi od. Il>s nd, 15s (Id, 17.s 3d to 18s 9.1; stores CI. .CI 0s lid. CI. ss; porkers "&** 63, :ils(».l. Ms, C 2, £3 2s 6d. LONDON WOOL SALES. .Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited received the following cable i'roin their London Hoiisc under date of the 26th intuit: The wool sales opened with an average nttendance of buyers. The selection of offerings was lair to good. A.> compared with closing rates of ln.st saic.s, prices for good iiieriinifi rule linn and are unchanged, whilst faulty merinos wow neglected. Greasy crossbred, lint , to iiicdiiini were o Iα) 7h \yev cent dearer, and coarse fj per fent dearer. Scoured slipea were 0 per cent dearer. ,SKIN AND HIDE SALIi. Abraham and Williams Ltd., report <ii their Wellington skin sale:—There. was a good attendance <if buyers ami keen competition ua.s the order of the ilay. I'riccis for best skin.s showed a liiniicr ri>e of a lialfpenny wliilst tal\n\\ also improved upon late prices. hide, were on a par 'with last sale. <> e (jilofe.--►Skins. I'Hic crossbre<| I Lid medium and coarse 10;{d to 11 j<l; short to hall wool* Id to STd ; dead and dam.i.c.l .'ild to !).|d : inferior 2d to -Ji<l ; damp and salte<l heavy lO.s Gd to 11s 8,1; Holder Hs (id to !).s <i(l: light «k Cd In 7s ; J)e|tK 2s. Hide, 1 --, Heavy ox lid: medium ox 10j;d to lOj'd; light ox Bid to 97d ; medium c-ow.s S,'ii to O.Jd : light cows to Od: cui and slippy b'jjd to BiJd ; hulls and slacrs (id Io Wrl; yearlings Bld to S.Jd : medium call: 57 J d to 10d. daniaßed Id to Bd. Tallow. In casks 25s to 26s .'3d; 'n fins 22s Gd to 245.

Turnips.--White, Is to 4s Gel por sack. Leeks.—4d to Od por .bundle. Lettuce—Ghoico, os toOs; others, 2s t.) 3s per caso. Spinach.—ss per case. r Pons.—Nelson, choice Is 6d to Is Od per peck. Beetroot.—6s to 7s per sack. Rhubarb. —7s (xl to 1% per dozen. Spring Onions.—9s to Is (bunch. FRUIT. Gooseberries—od por lb. Strawberries.—ls 9d to 2s por lb. Apples.—Cooking, Choice, 7s od i,o Os (id; medium os to (is. others 4s. Apples.—Dessert, Choice 12s to Ms; others, 7s Od to 10s per case. POULTRY. Light Table Hens, 3s Od to 4s Od; Heavy Hens, os (jd to *>s; Cockerels, 4s to os; heavy Cockerels Os to 7s; good heavy Ducks, 7s Od to 8s; Indian Runners, -5s Od to Os per pair; Turkey Gobblers Dd to 10(1 per lb; Hens, 8d to yd per ib live weight. GENERAL. Dressed pork— 70's to VO's O-Jd; 'JOs to 100's Od; Baconers, oid; Choppers (heavy) to 4d per lb. Our weekly pork sales held each Thursday during Spring. Honey.—ln 00's, 5d por ib. Honey Sections.—Os Od per dozen. Eggs.—Eresh, Is 2d per dozen. Beeswax.—ls Od per lb. Eungus.—6Jd to 7d per lb Walnuts.—Oid to 7d per lb. Wheat.—Splendid quality, os Od per bushel. 5s 3d 10 sack lots Maize—u.s 3d per bushel. Os for tUsack lots. Maize.—Hickory King Os Od or Os tor sack lots. Pure Pea Meal.—£lo 10s per ton. Pure Rarley Meal.—£7 per ton. Oats.—Prime Gartons. 4s 4d per bush bushel. Oats.—Crushed, 4s Od per bushel. Eeed Rarley.—os Od per bushel, os for 10-sack lots. Eeed Peas.—Os pea' bushel. Seed Oats.—Storm King, Duns, os Id Algerians, 7s to 7s 6d; Gartons, os per Pollard.—£7 10s per ton; 5s less tor ton lota. Bran.—£o os per ton; os ton less :V ton lots. Rice Flour.—£B per ton. Linseed Oil Cake.— Meal and nuts (genuine) 14s cwt. Ton lots £13 iOs. Chaff.—Oaten sheaf £8 10s per ton. Straw Chaff.—Oaten, £4; Wheaten £3 10s per ton. . Sucrosine.—£7 10s per ton. Quicklime.—ln 281b air-tight tins, 3s per tin. Meat and Bone Meal.—l7s per 100; per 50, and 5s per 251b Dag. Straw.—£s per ton ex store. "Blue Bell" Arsenate ot Lead at list rates. '•'Blue Bell" Lime Sulphur at list rates. Vapourite (Strawson's)— Kills all soil insects, 2oa per cwt; 15s per J-cwt. Sutton's Swede and Turnip Seeds r.a per their list. Sutton's B. L. E. Rape.—ls per b in 281b 6ealed bags. ~" Garton's superlative swedes —'2s <xl per lb. "Jersey Queen" Mangel.— -s per Jb Sulphate Ammonia.—£lß per ton Sulphate Potash.—£3s per ton. Basic Slag—£ 5 10s. j. Supcrpho*phate.—-£5 10s per ton. Gear Company Blood Manure - Wo. 2 £6. Gear Coy,—Bonedust.—£6 ss. W. M. E. Coy. Manures, now avail able. No la and No 3a £5 17s od.