COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8546, 28 March 1908, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTION BALES.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s next wool, skin and hide Bale in Palmerston will be held on April 3rtL Abraham and Williams, Ltd., sell Bypublic auction, at their rooms, Palmerston, on Saturday, April 11th, Mr E. Yule's first-class dairy farm of 333 acres, , situated on Reid's "Line, near Bunnythorpe.

THE STOCK MARKET.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Feilding, report on their salo as follows: —At Feilding on Friday we had a heavy yarding of sheep, and. buyer:! being present, a gpod sale resulted, all lines, with the exception of two small pens, being sold, prices being considerably bettor than those ruling last sale. Quotations:— Sheep: Cull ewes, Is 4d to ss; aged ewes, 6s 6d to 7s 3d; four-year breeding ewes, 10s Id to 12s; two-tooth ewes, lie to 12s 10d; twotooth wethers, 11s 2d to 11s 7<i. Cattle: Yearling heifers, 18s 6d; weMiers, 9s; 18mos. heifers. 30s; store cows, 22s to 345; 2A-year steers, £3 Is; forward bullocks, £4 16s; bulls, 25s to £2 12s 6d. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their Feilding stock sale held yesterday:—. We had a good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. There was a considerably better demand for all classes of sheep, and we were successful in disposing of practically the whole of our yarding. The following is a list of prices realsed : —Sound-mouth ewes 10s. 9s, 8s 6d, 7s, to &s 6d; a good line of 520 3, 4, and syr ewes realised from 12e 7d to 12s lid, 2-tooth Romney ewes 12s 10d, cull ewes (boilers) Is 3d, Southdown rape lambs 7s Id, good ewo lamba 7s Id, wether lambs 5s 4d, mixed lambs 4s 9d, f.m. Leicester rams 12s; bulls £2 5e to £2 7s 6d> forward qows £2 6s to £3 9s, 2yr steers 37s 6d, mixed yearlings 15s, 2yr empty heifers 345. (Special to " Standard. ,, ) FEILDING, March 28. Gorton and Son report: —At Feilding yesterday we had a fair yarding Ot sheep and a good yarding of cuttle. Sheep showed a decided advance on last week's quotations, more particularly good wethers and forward ewes. Wβ quitted the whole of our entry of sheep, except one pen of ewes. Cattle were hard to quit, and prices were on a par with last week's quotations. Sheep: Four-tooth to sj{r ewes 8s 9d, mixed age ewes 8s 6d. s.m. ewes 8s lid, 2-tooth Romney ewes 14s 4d, 2 to 6-tooth ewes 11s 6d, forward ewes 9s 4d, small 2tooih ewes 6s Id, mixed lambs 6s, fat lambs 9s Bd, small 2-tooth wethers" 10s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 12s Id, 2-tooth English Leicester rams £1 Is, 2-tooth Romney rams 17s 6d, p.m. Lincoln ram £6, Lincoln' ram lambs 16s 6d and 103, Border Leicester rams lls 6d and 15s 9d 4-tooth rams 12s and 13s. Cattlo: Forward heifers £2 5s to. £2 10s, fafe heifers £3 17s 6d, yearling heifers 17s, 2iyr steers £2 18s 6d, forward bullocks £5, fat cows £4 10s, £4 16s and £5 10s: 18-months steers £2 to £2 3s, forward: cows 30s to £2 Is, low conditioned store cows 10s, 18s 6d, 19s, • 20s, and 25e; weaners 6s. young bull 31s, bulls £2 2s 6d to £2 10s.

THE WOOL MARKET. BETTER COMPETITION. (By Electric T«l«graDh—Copyright.) Per Press Association. (Received March 28th, 11.1 a.m.) LONDON, March 27. There is better competition for wool all round. Prices are unchanged. GENUINE STOCKTAKING . SALE. Jewellery at unprecedented prices. Electro-plate and silver goods, by the world's best makers. Brooches, pendants, etc., in endless variety and artistic design. Easter will soon be here, and weddings numerous, so you should take advantage of the chance of buying Easter gifts and weddmg presents at Richard H. Bright's Stocktaking Sale.—Advt. LADIES' UMBRELLAS. You can . always do with an extra umbrella, more especially as the winter is approaching. A splendid and -well assorted stock of Ladies' Umbrellas, with new makes of frames, covers of Levantine satin do chine, and the newest styles in handles. Selling at Is 9d, 2» 9d, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s 6d, 6s 6d, 9s 6d. 10s 6d, 14s 6d, 17s 6d. Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd.—Advt. THE "HARTNETT" MILKER. Five hundred of these excellent machines have been sold in the Dominion during the past twelve months. Surely no better proof could be given of how fully its claim to superiority has been recognised by dairy farmers. .The "Hartnett" is no longer "on trial, , but is a thoroughly tried and success- • ful milker—many keen, experienced farmers having used them to their entire satisfaction. Write us for particulars. Read what other farmers say. C. Danl and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North.—Advt. READ THIS PARAGRAPH. All the Home steamers that nave »r- - rived in Wellington since Christmas- las* have brought us new shipments ol crockery. These are now open and, coming direct from ,the potteries, are selling at unheard of prices. Jugs, 1 pint, 6d; .1* pints, 9d; 2 pints, Is each. Teapots, fancy, 3 cups. Is; 4 cups, la bcL; 6 cups, 2s each; Pudding Bowls, 3d T 4d, 6d, 9d, and Is. Mixing Bowls, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d. 12 9d, 2s 6d each, and hundred* of other lines at equally low price*. U.F.C.A. Crockery Department.—Advt. Arthur De Liuen .and" Co.. Gentlemen's and Ladies' Tailors, announce that their cutting department is now under the nersonal supervision of Mr Arthur De Luen, which should be a sufficient guarantee of "the. excellence; of the work executod by the firm. Ladies' costumes are > still a speciality. Call an.a, inspect our - stock of materials, which is the best aa-. sortm?#t fe tftvynic—A.<syt ' ■ ; '