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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 July 1910, Page 3

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STOCK HAI.K AT SITAXXOX

Messrs Abraham and Williams report : At Shannon on Kriday we bad a very good yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle and pigs. All classes met with a ready sale, especially forward wethers a lid hoggets, and we liad an almost total clearance at the following prices:- - Fat ewes, l is to Ms <)d : fat and forward wethers, Kis Id, Kis ,'id to 17s !id ; sound mouthed ewes in lamb, l.'is 2d: hoggets 12s !)d to 13 2d; store ewes i.s 8d : 18-months steers, C.} 12s (id; mixed yearlings, 225. C 2 Is and C 2 JOs: springing cows, £■'> (id to IT) I.f.s; .springing heifers, (.'•"> to Co 10s; heifers in caif. CTI ](!s to CI l.'is; forward empty cows, CI to CI os; store cows, C 2 Ms to C 2 1/s (id; porkers, 2/s to .'JSs; porkers, light, _ 19s: good stores, l!)s to 19s 'id: slips, Us to 1:k (id; weaners, lis

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALE

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Wellington, report on their ski.s sale, iield during the current week as follows-We offered a fair catalogue to a good attendance of buyers and bidding was spirited for everything offered.

— Coin prised mostly of erutching.s, and sold at late rates. Medium crutchings, o.WI to s:|cl; inferior, r,d; pieces. 3»d to 4.{d. Skins.—Also sold on. a par with last sales. ;|-wool cressbml, 7\d; J-woofc, -li'tl: (sldad, (to ijfrl ; inferior and shorts, 3d to 4d : l-dry and screen, good, (is 7d to 7s; lighter, •)S -Id to .")s lid ; light, Is 9(1 : wool I v lambs, 5s Id.

Hides—There showed a ri.se of Iroin ',(1 to -;|d per lb on last sale. Medium heavy ox, G:Jd; medium, <i«d; medium cows, GJd ; light ,/32-cl : inferior calf, B:Jd. Tallow.—ln casks, 27.s Gd ; tins. 23s 3d. ;