COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 April 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

SALE AT PI'PKR HC iT. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report having held their usual tortnightly sale at Upper Hutt on the 7th instant, when they offered an exceptionally heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a good attendance of outside buyers and no doubt owing to the. weather having broken this accounted for the exceptionally etrong tone of the market, both sheep and cattle being 'particularly well competed for. \\ e practically succeeded in selling all lots ottered under the hammer'at prices considerably in excess of owners' reserves. The principal sales were os •■under:--Sheep.—'Fat wethers z-is Hd, 255, 26s sd: fat ewee (light) l'Js /(I to 21s; -- tooth wethers 20s 6d to 255; sovmdmouth ewes in lamb 22s 8d ; I anc , year ewes 16s 2d to 17*; wi' i M 17s 6d : **£».•£ >»»"> 11. +n U tid- rat and torwardi lambs 178- cull ewes 8s lid to Ob 6d ; a line of 100 small shorn liimbs made Bs. Cattle; —Prime fat cows £13 10s, light -weight cows t6 to £/ or: light weight steers ffl.7s 6d: springing. heifera/£8 5b to £10 6s: Tight weight tat heifers £4 10s to £5 : yearling steers £3 6s; weaner heifers dos to <5/.s, months heifers £3 14«: cows*and calves £6 to £6 10s; empty store cows £3.0s to £1 14e; cows in jnilk £2s 6cl to L.' 10a