COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5151, 9 October 1895, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

D, CREWE'S WEEKLY REPORT.

During tho week there has been an increased demand lor produce, also several enquiries for good hoggets and youug pigs. Sales ol potatoes and onions have only been effected at redupei] rates from last week's [trices, I have only tho Fubiatua horse and produce sale to report, which I hold tbtß day, Saturday, ths otb. Bidding was veryslack throughout, which resulted in little business k'ing done under tho hammer, i Most of tho lines were passed in, but several wero sold privately after the closo o( the sale, Tho following prices were obtained: -Hacks, Kl £llos, and XC ; crook, 20s; harness, 25s to U 10s; spring trap, £lO 10s; At the produce sale there was a large attendance of the public, Bidding dragged throughout. Seyetftl lines wero passed in, but were ultimately cleared at the following prices :—Potatoes, good eating, 2s lOd to 3s Id per sack j others, 2s 3d to 2s 6d per sack; onions, good Id to l}d per lb; others, jd per lb; bacon, 5} per lb; ham?, Gd; seed potatoes, various sorts, 0s to 8? per cwt. Our first annual entire horse parade takes place on Saturday, November'l'Jth, The bull sale takes place on December 3rd, of which duo notice will be given, I have still enquiries for youug pigs.