COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9855, 24 July 1914, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

THE *VRS&OiWD GENERAL PURPIOBfiHORSE.

From time to time various forms of motor traction ,ae o being placed on the; market for farm iand other work, and the.; inventors make <* aims about their idea* superceding hut -for many a longi day to come the draught horse will hold' his place in the *p*tfons of the lover of; horse flesh, doubt that horses pi ovide a cheap and ready, means of.'dreuY'ht and traction, and their "adaptability for 1 ;e <all> kind of ground, uphill and"level r will Kr»tig keep them o&< a plalie of their owii. What finer sight cant be found than iteain dt f Welt-kept; horsea' working on the farm, ,and if anything n%- : als it at all it is a team of} fine fiOrses like those owned by some orVoar carrying firms. There will always be a demand for a good horse, therefore: Shose interested would do* well to attend *the sale of draught mares and geldirtgs that Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will hold on next, in their Palmerston NbrtKHorse Baiaar. A client, Mr J. Shaw, of Timaru, will; offer 20 of the: finest draught horses that have been Offer,gd in this town for many, a Jong day, and: those wanting something extra (good, are re- ; commended to attend this sale, which start* sharp at 12 noon. > CLEARING SALE. Attention is directed by an advertisement on page. 8 .to an- important clearing sale of; dairy cows and* sheep to be helaA by the Hawke's Bay Farmers!, Dannevirke, on ac-' count of Mr John Patterson, Kiritaki, on. Tuesday, 28th inst. The herd is a particularly good one, which the owner has been 16 years in building up. The sheep are also a good line* AUCTION SALES. Harry Palmer advertises particulars of his regular market sale. Entries in all departments are particularly large, particularly in produce, as the firm, are anxio.ua to close various consignments, and to.do eo offer excellen}; bswFgaips, to buyers. , Gfood entries are comitfg< forward in pigs and poultry, and special entries include porkers, Weaners. and .stores, good laying fowls; quiet Shetland pony, good harness horse, pair Angora rabbits, 2 pair .singing canaries, set, new harrows. There is also ,to be sold a practically new Ford motor car with all accessories. A' "trial run will be given if desired, and, as the owner is leaving the district, he is keen on selling. During the afternoon there will be offered 500 pieces of new music, 20.boxes; tea, .furniture, and household sundries on account of. Mr Douglas, leggins, bridles; whips, and other lines to close a saddler's 1 consignment, 5 good bikes, and numerous other useful lines. The sale will start at 10.30. and will be continued without interval until,s o'clock, and every line to be offered is absolutely for sale. Mounsey and Co. advertise full particulars of auction sales they will hold next week. sale to-morrow includes large consignments furniture, produce, etc. The, M.A.C. have an advertisement of interest to thrifty' buyers on page 8, which contains the programme for to-morrow's auction sale at their Exchange Rooms. The goods to be offered includes a first-class lot of furniture to be sold on behalf-of a client leaving the district, being the contents of his 5-ropmed residence; also fruit and vegetables, spring tip dray, good Daniels incubator, Indian motor cycle, sadlery, horse and cow covers, and a very large consignment of well-bred fowls. The fowls will be offered at 2 p.m. precisely, and the sale will commence at 12 noon.

A final reminder is given of the 6ale of land on behalf of Pascal Bros., to be held by Abraham and Williams, Ltd., at their Horse Bazaar to-morrow. Particulars are advertised on page 8. V WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the fol lowing from their London house under date 23rd J ulv, 1914: wool sales: There were 138,000 bales wool sold, 34,000 being taken for the Continent and 17,000 bales for America; 8000 bales were held over. Market quotations unchanged 6ince last telegram. THE STOCK MARKET. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual weekly stock stile on Thursday, 23rd inst., when there was a medium entry of stock and a fair attendance of .buyers. Quotations: Dairy cows up to £B, weaner heifers £2 12s, store cows up to £4 5s 6d, bulls £5. Harry Palmer reports a successful clearing sale on account of Mr Young, Rangiotu. The attendance of buyers was large and bidding for the be*t of the herd was keen. Cows in profit sold at £9los, £lO, to £lO 2s 6d, earlv calvers £7, £7 10s, £7 15s. £B, £8 10s, £9, £9 10s, aged cows and late calvers £4 15s, £5, £5 10s, £6, £7, springing heifers £5 ss, weaners £1 calves ss, spring dray £l4 ss, weaner pigs 14s 9d and 10s 3d. Harness, sundries and furniture sold well, and every line without exception was disposed of.

ADDINGTON MARKET. (Pn fim Awutiufirm.) CHRISTCHURQH, July 22. .At Addington there wa« moderate entries of all classes of stock, especially of fat sheep. Fat cattle 6old at late rates, and the fat sheep market was firm. Pig 6 were rather dull of sale, but there was no change in prices. Young store ewes and ewe hoggets (especially the latter) were in keen demand. Store sheep.—Good ewe hoggets 20s to 31s 3d, fairly good ewe hoggets 18s to 19s, small and inferior ewe hoggets 17s to 17* 9d, best wether hoggets 17s 6d-to 17s 9d, fairly good wether hoggets 16s to 16s 9d, very medium hoggets (including mixed lines) 14s 3d to 15s 3d, 2-tooth ewes 25s 3d, I.f.rn. ewes 16s lOd, average linee of aged ewes 15s to 16s 2d, aged ,cull ewes (low. condition) 9s 9d to lis, 2 and.4-tooth wethers (inferior) 16s, medium 4 and 6-tooth wethers 18s 6d, extra prime wethers to 38s 6d, prime wethers 23s to 295, others 19s to 22s 6d, extra prime ewes to 27s 3d, prime ewes 20s to 23s lid, medium 18s to 19s 6d, aged and light 13s 9d to 17s 6d, hoggets 16s 3d to 20s. Fat Cattle.—Steers £7 to £ll v extra good steers to £l7, heifers £5 10s to £8 10s. extra good heifers to £ll, cows £5 to £ll 2& &tf. p»ce per JOOlba 28s to 32s 6d. Store Cattfe.n-yearlings up to £3 15s, 18-mo» mixed £2 5s to £3 ss, &yr heifers £4 2s, 2-yr steers £B, 2-yr heifers £6 10s, and dry cows £2 to £5 10s, ". Dairy cows made £3 to £9. extra to £l3 17s 6d. Fat Pigs.—Choppers 70s to 120s, heavv baconers 65s to 725, ordinary baconers 55s to 60s, price per lb 5d to SW, heavy porkers 45s to 48s, ordinary porkers 38s to 425, price per lb 6d to 6£d. Large store pigs 40s to 455. medium stores 32s to 38s, small stores 22s to 30s, weaners 10s 6d for very small sorts to 18s, for fairly good sows in pig £5 10s to £6.