Commercial

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 July 1917, Page 3

Commercial

1 IJCYIN fiAl.m. Messrs Abraham :ind W'illinms. Ld., report on their I;istock sale :— At Levin last Tuesday we had good yardings of both sheep and cattle. I'at stock was neglected, but all store stock sold well. Quotations: Cull owes 10s 7d to lis 9d. hoggets 17s sd. 18s 3d to 22s (id. Kit. cows £10. £•10 os. £12 10s to CJ 3 17s Oil. forward cows £5 7s. £<> 3s. G7 *15s to £8 os; small 2-year heifers £•"">; 1 .">- month heifers £3 IDs Od : yearling slopes £d ss: small 2-year stm-s €0 3s, £0 10s (id to £7 15s Od ; ■ springing tows ,C 6, £10 to £11 lO.s. " OTAKI SAL 10. > At Otalti last Wednesday fa fair yai'clinji of sheep and cattle came Porward. With the exception of fats, there wfas a total elea ranee <rfc the following quotations: Kat owes 30s fid. fat wethers 30s. ewes in laml> to r. rams 30s, hoggets 18s to 23s Od. Dairy cows Cl 3, empty 2-year heifers £5 10s. £0 to CO 15s. empty forward cows Co Is, £0 15s, C 8 '15s: weaner ■steers £3 Is: 3-year steers £13. T>A LG'KTY'S LKVTX SAT.K. I.Messrs Daljretv and Co.. Ltd., .report on last week's stock sale at Levin as rol i ows :-- We offered a good yarding of sheep and a fair one of cattle. There was very little demand for fat stock, hut store slice]) and cattle! sold well. Qnoat.ioivs : nice even line of ."00 sliorn wether hoggets fetched 23-: fit wethers 35s 3d: light fat ewes 27s Od : 2-tneth wethers 27s (id to 32s Od: f.m. ewes in In ml) 20s ld : medium lamhs lis Od : I'at bullocks CIS: store cnu's to £0 0s : weaner steers C 2 lis: 2-torHh wethers given by .Mr Sorensen on behalf of the Horowhenua Patriotic .Association j brought 27s Gel. OTAKI <TOCK SALE. At Otaki on Wednesday there was a good attendance and all classes of stock fetclied satisfactory prices. Sales effected were: Kat owes 33s Od : fat lambs to 30s ; woolly hoggets to 22s -Id: cull lambs 12s: fat. cows to CIO: forward cows to C' 7 lis: springing cows to £11: springing heifers £7 7s Od: empty U-year heifers io C 5 15s; 2-year heifers C 7 : I.J-year steers C 8 ; mixed weaners to C 2 12s. X.Z FATOIERS' T>T,ST HI LUTING COMPANY, LIMITED. WEEKLY RFjI'OKT. AYellingf on.. July 8. The supply of potatoes is fully equal to the demand and the price remains about tlie same. Fowi wheat is almost unprocurable in the south and merchants in most cases have to rely on imported grain. Oafs are Kit ill firm on the local market., with a hardening tendency in the the south. On account of late shipments of maize the market now is well supplied. Pollard is still very slow in coming forward. and any lines landed are easily disposed nf at satisfactory rates-. Oil account of outsido consignments of egLTH the price liocally has jlmppcd considerably. There is still a very keen denfand for all lues of dressed pork and much larger quantities could be disposed of at satisfactory prices. Poultry also is coming forward slowly. Cn'libnge Is coming forward slowly and high prices are being obtained for choice lines. Large well-grown cauliflowers are also scarce in tke markets and record prices ;ie being realized for such 'Dines. Oar rots are in fair supply but the demand is .-»;itis--tftactory. On account of kite! shipments of onions the market is well smpplied bint late prices aiv heling maintained. ■ White turnips aif being sold at satisfactory rates. Choice lines of lettuce are short. On Jv. hot-house grown beans are now obtainable nt very high prices. Beetroot are coming forward freely, also spring onions. Parsnips and marrows are about equal to the demand while the market is, a little over-supplied with swedes. Ibimpkins are still meeting with ready sale. Celery remains at the same figure, but the quality coming forward is somewhat better. Kutneras ihave hardly been seen in tho market during the past week. Dessert and cooking apples are coming forward slowly, and little larger consiigiiiinents would not (reduce t<lm price to any great extent. 'Pears are still scarce and satisfactory rates are being realized'.