CITY ABATTOIR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2413, 19 March 1915, Page 8

CITY ABATTOIR

; . Diinng the Wnth of February stock 1 was .'slaughtered at the City Abattoir as follows :—Cows, 330; bullocks, 417 ; ■ '-'.bulls', 77; sheep, 4396; lambs, 1024; calves, 397; and pigs, 6. The coni deinne-d stock included :29 cowb, 15 bult, locks; : two bulls, and 19 sheep. The ' fees totalled £457 10s. Id., ■being 18s. lid. decrease on . last month, {' .and I'£ll -16s'-'BJd.'"increase on February of last year. The .quality of the stook slaughtered for the morith 'was-prime, with the exception of the following,,.- which were slaughtered for-,' boning purposes:— Cows : 59 condemned,- 5. emaciated,; 6 : : tuberculosis; bulls:"77 condemned;: 2 ; tuberculosis. -.v:. : A" champion New "Zealand Holstoin: . bull is to bo shipped to-day, from. Wel- |: lington to Sydney to . compete at, the - ' Royal Show, which opens in the New ■ 'South Wales capital at the end of this cmontli. The bull is King Fayne Segis iill, owned by Mr. Newton King, of New i [Plymouth. -Mr. W. James, who is very -well- known on New Zealand show grounds, is going in charge of the ■ animal.... . . .. • The demand in Wanßamii, -with its large -population, for good separator butter, dairy butter and esgs, ■is every day on the increase'. Wanganui market oilers a ; Bpleridid market for producers, and coun- ! try storekeepers, who-handle large quani tities. We recommend you to sell your : cream, blither, and eggs to the Wanganui - Fresh Food and Ice Coy., who can naudio any "quantity you may rail them.— • Advt. : There's not a more efficient helper to 'the man on the land than the.Richmond Oil Engine. Easy, safe, and reliable to work, it equals many hired hands; is alwavs on the spot when needed and ' .ready to start. Choose the Kichmond.be•cause of the many points in which it. ex- ! Jcels, of its solid construction, and all- ' ■ Tound goodness. ■ Ask or write for particulars.' A.. J. Parton, Plumber, Car.ierton;—Advt.