INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1921, Page 6

INGLEWOOD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Inglewood may be, aa one of its coun.cillors has termed it, “a one-horse Bhow,” but the settlers on the Koheti Road care not a, jot for that. The metalling of their road has been at last begun, and that is what they have long been waiting for. ’Tis said, however, that the bridge on Tariki Road leading to 1 the Koheti Road is rather too light to carry the county motor tip-lorry, or .whatever its right name is, but the settlers feel sure that any Shortcomings of that sort may quite confidently be left in the care of the county engineer (Mr. Whiteside), who may be depended on to see that no blockage occurs. In common vfith other business firms throughout the Dominion, the New Zealand Farmers 1 ’ Co-op. is affected by the prevailing depression. So much is this the case that the association has found it necessary to reduce its staff at Inglewood as well as elsewhere. However, Inglewood is not pessimistic, and has firm ‘faith in the early resuscitation of sound good times, when the staff will again have to be strengthened to cope with the business accruing. Last Wednesday’s sale was, considering the state of the market, a good one. There were not many stock offered, the majority being weaners. Of these, heifers showing Jersey leaning sold up to 375; other weaners made from 10s to* 355, preference always being given to heifers; store cows at 25s to 70s were not encouraging, and forward to fat at £5 not much better; bulls reached £3 15s; lambs, from 7s to 9s 6d for shorn, and 14s fqr woolly, were not very encouraging but firmer than late quotations. A smart line of rams sold for 27s 6d.

Inglewood has always been noted for its prime meat and the reasonable charges therefor, so much so that many New Plymouth people make their meat purchases here when it is convenient for Stratford butchers advertise in the News a “cut” in prices there. The joke is that the drop only brings them into line with Inglewood’s present prices. From April 1 the local butchers are making a real reduction. Will Stratford follow suit?