Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 November 1915, Page 3

Commercial

LJfiVIN STOCK SALE. . Messrs Dalgefcy and Company, Wellington, report having hold their weekJ.v Levin sale on Wednesday when they offered a good yarding 01 sheep and a very tfeavy yarding ot cattta All classes of sheep sold well under tnc. hanunor, and the cattle met with exceptionally unlimited competition ami they obtained obtained prices for fat whioh is a record for this class of stock at the Levin yards. Fat cows sold on account of Mr J. KeObell, of Wiau. realised from £14 IDs to .110 12s. l'licv also soldi some big lines ol bullocks Quotations.— ' Fat. wethers to 335, empty ewes 21s, 255, to 2cfe Bd, ewes and lau.&S 26s 3d; hoggets 18s c<7.; fat cows M 5s £. 19s, £8 17s to £11 4s, yearling steer* £3 8s 6d to £3 16s; 2-year steers £i lα. to £5 3s; 3-year steers to £8 Cs od; empty heifers £4, £4 ss, £4 10s to £u 4s- store cows £4 lOte, £5 Is, £5 14s, to £o 18s; IS-montbs heifers £2 16s, £> 2s 6(1 to £3 2s 8d; cows and calve. £6 7s; small weaners 255; bulls £7 os. £8 Is to £8 15a. . — A .arOHNSbNVILTjE SALE Abraham and Williams Ltd. report At Jolmsonville on Wednesday we ha<. largo entries ot sheep and cattle am these soldi at late rates. Prime heavy bulli.cks made £1S 12s Cd, prime biiJ locks £"16 to £16 15s, lighter £14 10.to £15 12s Cd. prime cows £10, prune vealers £2 to £2 3s. lighter 26s to 31s extra prime heavy "wethers 28s 'M, light wethers 23s lOd to 245, good ewe-, 23s 6(1. lighter 21s Cd to 225, prime lamlw 16s 10d to 17s, lighter 15s tv 15s Cd. ADDINUTON MARKET. Ohristchuieh, Nov. o\ The. sale of live stock at Addingtou yards to-day was a double one in viirn or the races next week, and yaro.- ! ings of all classes of stock were considerably larger than usual. The attendance was good and business generally was very fair. ' Fat lambs.—Prime IDs to 23s -d others 13s 7d to 18s 3d. Fat sheep.—Prime woolly wether. , . 30s to 60s sd, others iUs to 2i»s Cd bliorn wethers 17s lcl to 3Cs, prinu woolly ewes 28s to 40s hi, otlio:* : 7ri to 27s Cd, sliorn ewes IC* Cd to 37,5. woolly hoggets 25s to 12s. Store sheep.—Ewe hoggets los to ISJ--3 d; shorn ewe hoggets los Id to is.'10il. extra good AvetTier lioggets to 21> 3d, wether hoggets IBs Cd to 21a Ud medium wether lioggets lCs to 17s y<-. halfbred hoggets 2ls 9d, 2-tooth wethlUd. shorn 4- and 6-tootli wethers nfc el , * 15s 3<l, 4- mid 6- tooth wethers 2510d to 18s 9d, interior sliorn d- and 6tooth wethers 13s 10tl to 1& (id, dry 4 C ? and 8-tooth ewes 225, aged ewivs and lambs 7s lid to 13s, gootl ewes hum lambs 13s Cd to 14s 3d. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers U; £24 ss. ordinary steera L'U Us Cd u> £I'J 15s, extra prime lieifors to £1' •5i ,ordinary heifers £T los to I'll 10;extra prime cows to £16 12s Cd, ordinary cows £6 15s to £10; prior , of weeper IOOIbs, 3CV> to ols, extra to 60s Fat calves 8s to 72e Store cattle.—Yearlings i:Cs. 15 d> IH mouth sorts 37s to £3 os. 2-year steei , . £3 lots to £4, 2-year heifers C 3 •«. 2J-year steel's £G 10s. .i-ycar steers — 5 3-year heifers £o 2s (id. cows U2 t( £7 os. Pigs.—There was the largest yaixiing of fat pigs seen at Addington for a considerable time, but the ((uality was only fair, and prices wero decidedly easier, though the market tor .store pig;liept up -well. JiURNSIDE PinCl'X Dunediin. Nov. A. There was a large yarding ol fat cat tlo at Bumside, 200 oeing penned. Prices were a shade easier than lsisi week. The bulk ot the entry was ol medium quality, only a few" yens n< prime bullocks coining Inrwa-ni. and several pens were tumed out unsold. Prime bullocks made £20 to £22. extra to £23 12s.Gdi. medium to good £15 lOr;, to £18, light £12' Ms to £13 15s, best cows and heifers £14 to £15 10s. extra io £I' 6 17s 6d. medium to good £11 to £12,. light and nged £9 to £10. Fat sheep—2o23 penned, the quality being below last weeks standard. Prices opened about last week's rates, but towards the close of the Bale advanced Is per head.