COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9586, 2 September 1913, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTION SALES. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. advertise particulars of a clearing sale to be. held on behalf of Mr A. McDonnell, on September 10. To-morrow Mounsey and Co. will hold an extensive sale of good household furniture and effects, at the residence, 9£ Church street East, commencing at 1 p.m. The dwelling throughout is well furnished, and as the owner is leaving for the Waikato everything will be sold absolutely without reserve. A full detailed list oftht chief items is advertised with this issue, special attention,being drawn to the piano and larger items of furniture,

MARKET REPORT. Harry Palmer reports:— We had a very big entry of pigs, principally confined to slips, weaners and stores. The quality was good, and consequently competition wa* teen with improved prices on la<-t week's! quotation. Good porkers were in short supply, the few pens wo had selling parti cularly well. We arc not getting nearly enough good porkers to supply present de mauds, which is a pity in view of the faot that buyers from Wellington and elsewhere are operating here, but cannot get. sufficient numbers to make it worth while, a handful being practically useless 1.0 them. We had a fair average entry of poultry, principally hens. All classes are in keen demand. The lowest price on Saturday for fowls was 4s 6d. Turkeys and geese are inquired for. There is little to report in connection with produce. Supplies are (joining in freely. Potatoes are now at their lowest, and are plentiful for the moment; many growers have shewn an anxiety to unload during the present fortnight. With better planting conditions prevailing, seed potatoes are moving o/f more freely. Rhubarb, lettuce- and other spring lines have been on the market for the past fortnight, and are a striking example of tho favourable season. We quote • —Weaners, good 14s 3d. 15s 6d. 16s 9d, small 12s 3d. 13*. 14s; slips, 12s 9d. 15s bd, 16s 6d. 18s; •tores, 20s, 21s 6d. 245. 24 s 6d. 25s 6d; light porkers, 28s. 30s, 52s 6cl. 33s 9d. 34s 6d; hens and pullets 6d, 4s 9d, ss. 5s 3d, 5s 6d, 7s 6d; cockerels, good 5s to 7s 6d. inferior 4s 5d to ss; ducks 5s 6d to 6s sd; hens and broods 6s to 10*: Chickens Is 6d to 2s: ducklings (whistlers) 2s to 3s; Turkey hens 6s 6d to 8? 6d: gobblers 7s 6d to 14s each; geese 3s 6d to 4s. Potatoes 3s to 9s sack, prime samples 10s to lis. seed £4 10s to £6 103 ton, pig potatoes 2s 6d to 3s; swedes 2s 6d to 3s; carrots 2s 6d to 4s 6d: mimpkiis -1-s to 7s; mangolds 2s 6d; barlev 10s, lis: -heat 16s. 17s; chaff 3s to 3s 6d; cabbage 2<- 6d, 3s 6d; cauliflowers, 3s 6d, 4s 6d ; rhubarb 8s to 9s.doz ; lettuce Is dor ; celery Is cior ; bacon and hams Bjd ; apples, cooking Washington 4s cases. 8s bushel cases; dessert, Doughertvs 4«. 4s 6d. 8s 8s 6d.

STOCK MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report holding a very successful clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Mr George Dear, of Rongotea. The cows were a good conditioned lot- and half of them were in milk. Thev quote:—Cows in milk £7. £7 ss. £B. £9 15s. £lO. fill, £l2. to £l3 7s 6d. springing cows £6 to £l4 ss, unsound cows £4 10s to £6 15s. mixed weaners £2 lis, fat, cows £6 13s to £6 15s. forward bullocks £B. springing heifer* £6 8s 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. report:—At Rangiotu on Monday we had a good yarding of cattle and a fair entry of sheep, which met with a good sale, practically everything being sold. Quotations :—Sheep.-—Mixed hoggets to 16s. Cattle—Yearlings (small) £1 7s to 345, yearling heifers £2 13s 6d, yearling steers £2 18s 6d, cows in calf £3 18s to £4 Bs, forward cows £3 15s to £4 15s, fat and forward cows £5 to £5 7s, fat cows £5 17s 6d. springing heifers £5 4s to £5 12s 6d.