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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9831, 24 June 1914, Page 6

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CLEARING SALE. "In another column will be found ah advertisement relating to a clearing sale to be held on Monday next, at the farm, Jersey Holme. The owner, Mr Buchanan, has leased,the farm to Mr Weir, and the whole hero will be offered without reserve. The cows in milk comprise a very choice selection and they are all in calf again to a high grade bull whilst there is also a line of 18 opws and heifers to calve in July and August. Mr Buchanan has been dairying for a great number of years, and, as everyone knows, he has a particular liking for the Jersey breed, and the cows to bo offered on Monday will be as nice a lot as is procurable, in this district tins season. A few horses And implements will be offered, and also two first-class high grade Jersey bulls. The auctioneers, Abraham and Williams Ltd., recommend dairymen to attend the 6»le.

An important clearing sale will be held at Tod's road, Ashhurst, on Wednesday next, Ist July, on account of Messrs Harvey Bros., whose lease of their property has expired. The Jw>rd of 50 dairy cows to be offered are a choice lot, in good condition, and are July, August, and September ealvers. Their season's average shows £l4 2s 3d per head, which is in itself a satisfactory proof of the quality of the oows. The young cattle at this sale are 10 very nice spring heifers; 8 15-months Jersey cross heifers, and also 40 really good mixed yearlings. The pigs comprise 2 sows with litters, one sow to farrow in July; and horses, 2 half-draught geldings (six years), and one guaranteed quiet gig pony. There are also a number of vehicles, imploments.etc, and the sale, which will noon, will be conducted by Daigety and Co., Ltd., auctioneers. AUCTION SALES. Next week, Moiinsey and Co. will hold furniture sales on account of E. C. Smith, on Tuesday, in Featherston street, and on Wednesday, Mrs T. Lowes, at Ashhurst. Full particulars of both sales will he advertised in the Standard later. Buyers of household furniture are reminded of the uureserved sale Mounscy and Co. will conduct to-morrow on account of Mr E. South, at hie residence. Ferguson street, facing Pitt street. A tuil detailed list of the items to be eold appear with this issue, and furnishers will have an opportunity to buy furniture at their own prices, as evcrythnig will be sold to the highest bidder. The M.A.C. wish to advise their clients that they will hold their usual mid-week sale to-morrow, at 1 p.m., when a large consignment of goods will be -sold without reserve. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., advertise particulars of a clearing sale on behalf of Mr A. Buchanan. Harry Palmer will hold hia usual mid week mart sale to-morrow, commencing at 11 a.m. Full particulars are advertised on page 8. STOCK MARKET. Daigety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—We held our usual stock sale at Raumai on Tuesday, 23rd inst., when we offered a small yarding of stock to a good attendance of buyers Quotations:—Light fat ewes 18s Id, 2-tooth wethers 223 Id, well bred yearling dairv heifers £3 5s 6d, weanor heifers £2 7s "6d. Oal"»tv and Company. Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held a successful clearing sale on account of Mr J. Anderson, at his homestead, Makino, on Tuesday. The cows were in fair order, and although bidding at times was not too koen, yet prices realised were highly satisfactory to th« vendor. Quotations:—Medium cows to £7, fair cows to £B, very fair cows to £9, ewe lambs 14s, fat ewes 18s Bd, cull ewes ss. harness horse £8 10s, draught gelding £22, spring dray £l6, mower £l2, separator £ls. A quantity of sundries sold at full market rates. FEILDING MARKET REPORT. A. H. Atkinson and Co., Ltd.. report small entries of both pigs and poultry at their sale on Friday. Potatoes were in full supply and were not too ready of sale. A quantity of apples and usual mart sundries made usual prices. Quotations: —Poultry : P.B. roosters 4s to 6» 3d each, roosters at per pair 3s. 3s 3d to 3s 6d, cockerels Is 9d. hens 2s. 2s 3d, 2s 6d. 2s 9d, 3s 3d to 3s 9d, pullete 4s 6d. ducks 2s 9d, 3s to 3s 3d. Pigs: Slips 12s 6d to 12s 9d, stores up to 15s 9d. Potatoes: Table 6s, 8s to 9s 6d sack, pig Is 9d to 3s 3d, seed 3s 9d. Pumpkins: 5s to 8s per sack, marrows 3d each, onions Id per lb, parsnips and carrots Is 6d to 2s small bags, apples (half bushel cases) 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 3s 6d, 3s 9d to 4s, bushel cases 5s to 8s according to grade. Hay: Lucerne 3s to 3s 6d per truss, clover do 3s 6d to 4s. bran 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack. o.s. chaff 3s to 3s 6d, pollard 16s 9d 2001bs.

FROZEN MEAT. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following report, dated 7th May. from London: —During the past fortnight tliero has been a further fall in the value of mutton. It is difficult to give accurate quotations, as extremely low prices have been taken in some cases by anxious sellers. Frozen lamb continues 1o sell fairly well at unchanged prices. We are glad <:> be able to report a general improvement in the demand for fresh mutton and lamb, probably because of the lower prices. A week ago the market was flooded with supplies of chilled beef, and frozen became practically unsaleable except to contractors who required it. Prices were then, nominally, 4d for prime New Zealand hinds and for fores. There has since been a considerable recovery in chilled and some improvement in tho prices asked for frozen, but the demand for the latter is still very limited. For some time pant arrivals of mutton have been showing speculators very heavy losses on the purchase prices, 60 that iherc is a certain feeling of insecurity. Otherwise it would appear that quotation', particularly for mutton and lamb, ar« about at the bottom. WOOL. SKIN, AND HIDE SALES. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report: We held our usual monthly wool, skin, and hide sale at Palmcrston North on Friday. 19th June, and offered a good catalogue to a fair attendance of buyers. ('ompetition throughout was spirited." and v.ith the exception of a few lota, w« sold the whole of our entry at prices equal to late rates. We quote: Wool: Crossbred Ijd to 9d, half-bred and dead B£d, dead and black 7£d, crossbred and dead 7d. lambs 7J«i to BJd. crutchings 6d to BJd. locks and pieces 4M to 5Jd, dead 7£d. Sheepskins: (Vc*sbred fine 7Jd to Bid. crossbred medium 6|d to Bid. crossbred, faulty 42d to 7±d. dead hoggets 7;d. pelts 4d to 43d. dead 7d. Butchers' skins at per piece: Crossbred fine 6s 3d. crossbred medium 2s 9d. 3s 9d, 4« 3d. ss. 5s 7d, 6s 3d. to 12s. crossbred faulty 4s io 5s 7d. blackz 3s 4d, crossbred salted 4s M to 6s Bd, lambs salted 2s. pelts salted Is 7d, dead salted 4s 3d. Calfskins: Sound calf lUd to 13d per lb. slippy calf 6£d, cut calf B£d. yearling sound Bd. 9d. to IOJd, cut do. 7£d. Hides: Ox 6gd. Bid to BAd, cows heavy 73d, medium 8d to BJd. heifers and steers B|d. stags sfd. horse hides 7s. 8« 6d, to lis. Sundries: Tallow in tins £23 10s per ton. rough fat 15s per cwt, cowtails Is 6d per dozen. LONDON MARKETS. it Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Wellington, have received advice from their London office by cable as follows:—Frozen meat: Market very dull. Lamb: Prices Mod per lb lower. Mutton and beef: Prices unchanged. Tallow: All description* 3d per cwt. lower.