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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1913, Page 3

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SHANiNUxX STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and A\"i 1 - liams, Ltd., report: ( At Shannon on .Friday we submitted a good yarding, of sheep and a fair entry of cattle to a representative" gathering of buyers.' bidding for sheep was very spirited, and every pen was sold under Hie ha miner at highly satisfactory prices. The entry of cattle consisted principally .of dairy stock, which inet.wilJL a dragging sale, the enquiry"; being very limited. "We Muote :-- Sheep.- Tat wethers, 22s to 24s 4d; fat ewes, LSs 9d to 20s; lioggets, 12s 2il. l-'!s, 14s Id, 14s 10d, to los 1ld: f.m. ewes in lamb, 19s 8(1. Cattle. Springing heifers, close up, .t's 12s_ <id, £<>, in t'O f>s: weaner heifers, £2 fig (id: 2-year empty heifers, i>>; emyfp forward cows, £'•! IDs: light porkers, : !os. II JDK A.N J) SKLX REt'OUT. Dalgcfy and Co. report, glider date of Friday last : In conjunction with our usual fortnightly sale this afternoon we held a special crutchings sale, at which representatives of both local and home buying firms were present. Competition was keen throughout, prices for crulchings -being, it' anything, a shade above times ruling at last sale. Hides also were slightly advanced, whilst all other lines were iirm at last Quotations. We 'mote: Wool. Criitchings, superior (Sd to S.yd : medium (i : ;d to 7;, ! <1 : inferior, ")\d to *»-!*! = crossbred, (i.UI to Sid: lambs, !)d: dead, S.{d to B.',d: pieces, 4J.d to (i.ld. Sheepskins. Crossbred, good S]d to Sid-; medium 7d to 8d ; broken and damaged (ijd-: (imir-ter-wools, (>yd: half-wools. 7d to 7-id'; half-wools, damaged, Oid "to (id; lambs, (i.Jd to 7:jd ; dead, (ii ! d to 7d : pelts, -l;, ! d to :V, ! d ; crossbred, damp, at each, 2s (id to (is 2d.

Hides. Ox. sound Bsil8 s il Jo tt.ld : cut, 7Ad; cow, sound 7 : / d to 8d ; cut and slip 7d to 7^l; bull, <>.{il In (!.'.(l : horse, ill each, !)s lid to 11s "(id:: calf, sound, !)Jd to 115(1: rut ami slip, i'»l»l to 7-J.l. Tallow. In tins, 24s per cwl : in sacks, 12s to 20s per cwt. Sundries. Horsehair, Is to Is 'id per 11): opossum skins, (o !)s 'id eiicli for superiors: liorns, Is lid to 7s .'id per 100: cow tips, I)d pov dozen : t>«>;ii skins, 1 s each.