Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 August 1912, Page 3

Commercial.

levin stock sales.

The various firms had large yard i„.r S a t yesterday's stock sales, and generally speaking competition was keen and good prices prevailed. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's sale attracted a. good attendance, who competed fairly briskly for sheep and cattle. Heifers fetched £3 15s to £4 2s; ptore cows, £-1 15s to Co ; springing heifers, £7 los to £8 Is. ,ul ' N cows realised £8 10s. Practically everything was sold at Messrs Dal.*otv and Company's yards. Good flits and good hoggets were eagerly sought, after, and there was a keen demand for ewes in lnmb. Wethers were scarce, and anything on the market was quickly snapped up. The cattle consisted chiefly of female stuff, and good <la>r.v cows, offered under the hammer, sold up to £1 • Some good heef u ' as i,lso >ar ° and was quickly "bought. Messrs Abraham and "Williams hold very big sales. There was an unusually large attendance ol buyers an<l competition for everything was particularly keen. General Iv* speaking prices ranged higher than at recent sales. There were vorv large yardings of sheep, ;u ,d a line of 125 fat wethers on behalf of T)r. Newman. M.P., realised 2ls od. Wellington butchers hought a lot of fat stuff, both sheep and cattle. A very choice line of Holstein and Jersey heifers on behalf <>f Mr W. S. Carter, of Moutoa. were all sold under the hammer at prices ranging from Ci to los. Owing to the larce yardings ilie sale was not over until a late hour, and this despite the fact that bidding was unusually brisk, and that stock was quickly snapped up.

ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS LIMITED.

Report: At Levin on Friday we had a very large entry of stock to iill'er.' Sheep ot all descriptions met with ready sale, all lines ol fats particularly being keenly competed for. One line of 125 tat wethers, sold on account ot Di Xewinan. realised 21s (id. Only a few pens were passed under the hammer and these changed hands imtucdiatelv alter, a total clearance being the result. The following

are quotations Sll HHP.- — Fat wethers. 19s Id. 19s 3d. P)s (id, 21s 4d, 2ls Ixl: fat ewes. It is Od and 17s Id; .fat hoggets, His 9d to CI Is: fat wethers and maiden ewes. 19s 2d; forward wethers. 17s ml to 17s 9d ; store wethers. ll* 2d to His -Id: hoggets. lis (kl. Us l()d. 12s Od to 13s 7d : owes in lamb. 18s (id to 20s: aged ewes in lamb, 14s: small 2-tooth ewes in la nib, Ifis fid.

CATTLE. -Fat bullocks. £8 15s; fat heifers, I'fi 16s: fat cow*?, Co id £5 10s: low-conditioned 18-inontli steers, G3 8s: yearling lioifcrs. 35s (id: springing lioifcrs. £5 5s to CO ss; sprinjfinfi cows. £5 to £7 1->s; springins heifers. £•> •>* to -£fi ->s: sprincing cows. Go to C 7 15s; springing Holsteiu heifers. £P> los to £13; springing Jersey lieifery £7 15s to CP ss.' MEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE COMPANY Aikl Reduced, report : AVo held our usnn 1 fortnightly sale at our yards yesterday. when we offeror! a .small entry of cattle to a full attendance of buyers Bidding was inclined to drair a little, but we managed to quit the l>nlk nf our yarding at satisfactory figures. "We snl.! : CATTLtf. -Dairy cows, August and September cnlvers, from £8 to £10; dairy lieifors. r.w.b.. from .£3 15s to £1 Is; spriu'>>'i'i l-cifr-rs, H Gl! ss: empty (■["■ re cnvs. from £3 15« to CI ss. IHTCHINGS, HANKINS AND CO., LTD., Report that tlicy had a very good yarding of pigs of all descriptions at their sale yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers present, and prices were fully maintained, stores especially bringing high prices. The firm realised the record price of 18s for slips. We quote:—

Heavy porkers, 475; medium, 37s to 395; light, 35s to 35s 6d; slips, lis Gd, 15s to 18s; weaners, 10s (id: breeding sows, 32s 6d, 60s to 72s (id; poultry 3s Gd: ducks, 3s iSd per pair: milk cans, 13s Gd to 15s: spring trap, £7 10s: carrots. 2s fid per sack: swedes. Is fid per sack: apples, 4s per half case. J.)ALGETY A>"P COMPANY LIMITED Dalgety and Co., Ltd., ro;i on their Levin stuck sale, li. !-l venter day. as follows: We had good yarding* of both sheep and cattle. The sheep consisted principally of good hoggets and fat sheep, and there was keen competition for all lines olfered. The cattle pens consisted mostly of female stock. •Some good fat eown and heifers were yarded, also some good springers. Altogether We had a good sale, and quitted the majority of the stock at satisfactory prices. We tjuote :— MllEKP.—Forward empty ewes, to lis (Jd: ewes in lamb, low condition, to lGs; small wethers, to Mr lid; woolly hoggets, to 13s 6d : fat ewes, l'!s to 16s Id : rains, 13s Bd. CATTLE. — Store cows, 32s 6d; forward empty cows, to £t 10s; 18month hteers., to £4; heifers in calf, to CI 9s; springing cows, £0 10s, £7 7s Gd. C 7 £11; cows in calf, £5 10s to £7 ss; fat cows, £5 16s, £B 12s 6d to £7; fat heifers. £6 12s 6d.

THE LEVIN AUCTIONEERING COMPANY Report on their Lovjii pig and poultry sale, hold yesterday: Only a very small entry canio lorwara, and tliore was a very keen demand lor porkers, prices ruling very high, store pigs and weaners continue at goixl prices, and the indication in l'or a sharp rise in this class. We offered a large quantity of poultry and prices showed a considerable advance oil late rates. We quote: Prime porkers, to -ltis 13d; weaners, 10s; ducks, lis 3d, 2s (kl, 2ts ( Jd j pullets, 2s, 2s (id to lis 3d; liens, Is 3d to Is l Jd; cockerels, Is (id to Is lid. URITISH MARKETS FOR PRODUCE. From .Mr A. Thome, local representative for the well-known Eng!lisli produce linn, 11. and W. Davidson. we arc in receipt of the subjoined report on various markete in the Old Laud :—

Markets all over the country have been very depressed, and it has been with extreme difficulty that stocks even of choicest quality have been kept moving. Good rains have fallen during the past week, and what we now require is bright sunshine to bring away the growth. Our advices yesterday from Copenhagen state that the market thoro was very dull, and the quotation to-day has been declared *2 kroner lower.

Danish and Swedish.—The arrivals this week show an increase of 1310 casks. The market haK been very quiet and depressed, and notwithstanding the 3 kroner reduction advised last week, this has not been sufficient to increase tlio demand. Arrivals are not cleared, considerable stocks being left over unsold. Prices generally show a reduction for the week of 3s to 4s per cwt. Choicest quality llSs to 120s.

Siberian.-—Arrivals this week show a very heavy increase, thoro being a total of over 20.000 casks. The market in consequence has been very dull and prices are lower. Choicest quality cannot be quoted at more than 101s to 106s, with good to fine obtainable at 08s np to l(V5s.

French. - Market exceptionally quiet. Whilst no official change has oecn announced in prices. market values arc many shillings below the figures quoted. We therefore cannot recommend shipments to bo made at present. We quote officially -

Extra mild 122s to 12fis. Paris baskets lis to 121s, finest 11-1s to 118s. good to fine 108s to 112s. inferior 90s to 108s,

IRISH. CREAMERY. The make continues to be very large. The demand is poor, and buyers are able to fill their requirements at several shillings less than the prices ruling last wee.k Choicest quality salted cannot be quoted today at more than 1 01b to 107s. choicest unsalted 108s to 10f)s. There is still a considerable proportion of the goods coming forward which can hy no moans ho described as choicest; these parcels it is almost impossible at the moment to sell even although the holders are willing to shade prices very considerably. For these we quote 100s to 102s. ' COT.OXIAL BUTTERS. Arrivals this week comprised the s.r. Marathon, with 4815 boxes. Norseman with 7537 boxes, arid the Malwa. with 309 boxes. The market has boon very quiet and disappointing, and although sellers havo been quite ready to accept lower prices, buyers continue to hold off. The transport workers' strike is not yet completely settled, and this has also an unsettling effect on the market. Choicest salted 101s to lOfis up to 108s. secondary descriptions obtainable at 98s to 102s. Fn salted continues to moot with a jgood onqairy, and owing to comparative scarcity 110s to 112s is obtainable for choicest goods. New Zealand.--The buttons ex Athonic are now becoming available. Choicest, goods are offered at 112s to 114s. but the demand is slow. Tin ports to the United Kingdom up to 15th -Tune: 1909, 1,943.327 ewts. : 1910. 2,052.133 cwts.: 1911. 2.233,328 cwts.: 1912, 1,910.182 cwts. CHEESE. Now Zealand.- In sympathy with Canadian, prices for this grade is again lower: holders are pressing sales at 70s to 72s for choicest whito and coloured.' Canadian.—The demand is slow and prices are again slightly easier. Spot prices for New Canadians 65e to litis. Cable prices are al o lower, to-day's figures being 61s c.i.f. Tmports to the United Kingdom up to 15th .June: 1909, 721,020cwt5: 1910, 771,192 cwts.: 1911. 783,443 cwts.; 1912, 734,272 cwts.

Imports tn the Fnited Kingdom up tr, 1 .-it'll June: 1909. 721,G20cwts; 1010, 771.192 cwls.: lDll. 783,443 envts.; 1912, 734,272 cuts.