Commercial.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3580, 3 October 1905, Page 3

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows: Sales Wefe held at Himatangi and Palmerston during the week. At Himatangi a small entry came forward. Practically everything was quitted at satisfactory prices. At Palmerston N. on Thursday we had a somewhat small yarding ot cattl<„ Bidding was, however, brisk, and with one exception every pen was sold. We quotes Himatangi.—Sheep: Cull ewes and lambs x6s 7d, aged empty ewes ns ud. Cattle: Heifers in calf £2 10s to £3 7s 6d, weaners 15s, yearlings 24s to 355, store cows 29s to £2 2s 6d, springing cows £s xos. Palmerston N.—Weaners 21s, yearlings 28s fid to 31s fid, mixed iB-mos steers £2 xos to £2 18s fid, 2 J-yr steers i>3 ns, forward cows £2 43 fid to £2 17s tid, fat cows £4 17s, springing cows £6 10s, fat bullocks £7 i7s fid.

Messrs Levin & Co. Report. We; offered tb-day 1000 skins, 800 hides, 20 bales of wool, and a quantity of horse hair and tallow. Prices for wool ruled firm at last rates. We quote— Good crutchings 6Jd to yd, medium crutcliings fid to 6Jd, interior crutchings 5 to s Jd. There was no fleece wool offering. Skins of all discriptlons were in strong ditnand and prices rose from id tci id on all sorts. Green skins Sold up to 8s 2d each. Merinos B|d to Bid, fin# crossbreds Bsd to gd, coarse Bid t® B|d, dead, skins 7d to 7id, short wools yd to Bd, lamb skins 8d to Bfd, butchers’ green from 7s fid to Ss 2d each. Tallow: In casks 20s; tins 17s fid; rough fat 14s. Hides: Prices were firm at last rates, the whole catalogue being cleared at satisfactory prices. We quote—Cows, light to medium, ras fid to 17s fid j heavies to 2is; ox, light to medium, 15s to 245; heavies to 275; calf skins to ss. The next sale will be held on October 13th.