Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 December 1915, Page 3

Commercial.

LEVIN STOCK SALE,

At Messrs Abraham ami Williams's salo yesterday iftit bullocks brought up 'to £11 10b, fat cows to £7 lbs and stoie steers to £ts 4s. FuUy 1500 head of oattle were yiarded. There was a poor yarding of sheep, tfat owes sold, tj 275, 2-tooth ewes 19s, hoggets 225, maiden ewes and ivetjhers 255,' and wethors to 21s. The pigs entered: for the sale totalled close on 100. Porkers sold to 30s, 3-l.s to 35s 6d, a line of purebred Berkshire stores sold at £1, other stores from 15s to 18s 6d, baconers to £2 ss, ond empty sows to £2 12s. SOUTHERN PRODUCE MARKEf. Girislchurch, December. 17 A strong demand still exists for wheat and flour from the North Island. Millers (are purchasing wheat freely iJlfi farmers are hesitating at the acceptance of 5s at country stations, which is tHe best price reported offered, except in thp case where a better sale has been made a; close to station. Oats are inquired for, ibut there is practically none in stock. Oatsheaf chaff is at present scarce, and rather firm; new season's Blenheim chaff has been sold at £-1 15s. Oats in Picton are lower than tho chaff in Canterbury can be suppl'ied, at.