Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 November 1915, Page 3

Commercial

LEVIN STOCK SSLE. There was a large entry oi all classes of stock at yesterday's sale, and goou prices wore realized, especially ror iai cattle. Light fat woolly wethers sola up to 335; low conditioned owes ami lambs 25s 8d to 20s 3d; empty ewes 21s to 25s j small lioggets to 18s tid. Eat cattle from £7 19s to £8 17s to £9 to £11 4s to £14 10s up to £i 6 12s: ttie two last lots on behalf of Mr J. Kcbbell. Two-year-old steers to £5 3s, and 3-year-old steers to £8. store cows from £0 to £0 Ss to £6 os. There was a small entry of pigs. Weaners sold to 15s, light porkers 32s tid, heavv to £3. LONDON WOOL -SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. \V'ellington beg to advi.se having received the following cable from their London liousc, under date 29th October:—"At the the opening rates -were fully maintained 'or ad good wool. Russia is still buying good scoured merinos, averages (H's, costing 2s lid to 3s. Lambs, merinos and crossbreds are par, except slipo, Wiliich s Jd to Id dearer." SOUTHERN' MARKETS. Christcluirch, Nov. 2. A good lino of wheat has been 011 offer, but buyers are not very keen, and 'anticipating, 110 doubt, that more wheat may be on sale later on, are quoting prices that buyers are not yet prepared to accept. > Potatoes are still the only line in which business is done. There are still small lines being shipped to Sydney, and there is some demand from the North Island. The price is now £8 at country stations. Now potatoes are 'coming on the market, the early crops' not having been spoilt by frosts as they were last year, when the demand for old potatoes las-' ted right up to Christmas. From the north of Auckland there are re* ports, however, that blight has caused serious damage to the crops. Messrs Abrain and Williams Ltd report at Shannon 011 Tuesday we had a fair entry of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle, and have to report practically a total clearance under the hammer at highly satisfactory prices. Quotations: Fat woolly ewes 355, fat shorn ewes 21s 2d; medium hoggets I'Js, to 19s 9d; 2 and 21-year steers £6 Us (id to I'(j llis; 18-months and 2year steers £5 3s 13d to £0 IDs; yearling steers £3 12s to £4 4s; empty store cows £3 15s, £4 12s, £4 16s, £5, £5 <2s. £5 os; fat cows £8 7s Od to £9; 18-months empty heifers £3 2s (id and £3 6s; yearling heifers 39s 6d to £2 7s 6d ; cows in milk £5 9s to £6 is; bull £5 15s.