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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 July 1915, Page 2

thu of stock than last iweek, and there attendance. Store sheep sold well, especially hoggets; fat lambs and fat eheep were firmer. and lat cattle were decidedly easier. Store Sheep:—lair-conditioned four and six-tooth ewes 14s 9d to 17s 7d; low-conditioned four and six-tooth ewes 12s (id to 14s 4d; aged ewes, in lamb, 7s (id. to 8s 3d; forward four and six--tooth wethers 20s to 21s 3d; forward two-tooth wethers 17sld to 20sld; ordinary two-tooth wethers 14s 3d to 16s: good ewe hoggets 10s tolOs lid; medium ewe hoggets 14s to 14s Od; fairly forward hoggetsl3s -Id to 14s od; ordinary hoggets lis Id to 12s; inferior hog gets <js 3d to (is ( Jd; shorn hoggets Us 2d. Fat Lambs:—Prime lambs 18s to 24s '3d ; medium. 14s (id to lis (id; light and unfinished 8s to 14b. ' Vat sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 1 '28s prime wethers, 21s to 20s 3d ; others IBs to 20s Od; merino wethers 14s Ou i to 18s Od extra prime ewes to 335; 1 ?prime ewes 18s Od to 25s Od ; medium i -ewes 15s to 18s inferior ewes, 10s Od to I Ms Od. > I'at Cattle:—Extra prime, steers to j £10 ss; ordinary steers, £8 to £11; ordiuaryheifers £0 10s to £'J; ordinary | cows £5 17« Od to £9 10s. Price of -beef, per 1001b., 21s to 30s ; extra to 395. ''' \ ■ ■ Store Cattle:—Steersj £3 3s to £4 12s Od; two and a half-year steers £5 J 2s Od, to £5 ss; two-year heifers, £3 12« Od; three-year heifers £3 12s 6d; > three-year steers £0 5s to £7 12s Od; J ~£hree-year heifers £5 6s; dry cows * ! 6s lio £5 17s Gd; emptV cows. £3 10s to \ £12 17s 6d. ..-^M Pigs:—Choppers 60s to I15s"; hevivy baconers 70s to 755; light baconers 55e to 655; p'rice per lb., SJd to 63; ieavy porkers 35s to 425; light porkers 28s to 335; price per lb., 5Jd to 4j. Store' Pig6.—Medium' 6ortS, 22s to smair stores, IBs to 21s; weanere, 6a^j

good quality steers, were on a par with Prime bullock?, to to £13; heifers and prime to £15; good lighter £7 to £B.os Fat Sheep.—2797 far the greater there being only a wethers. Competition out, and prices for ei*s showed a rise of while medium well firm at last week's wethers 22s 9d ; primi^^^H 21s to 23s Od; 15s Od to 18s Od; 3d; prime 21s to 18s 6d; inferior and Fat Lambs:—There ler entry than penned. er, and prices were than Inst week's ens had a limited secured a fair Extra prime, to 25s to 20s; medium 10s inferior, 12s to 14s. Pigs:—73 fats yarded. Prices witli last week's rate^^^H Mr J. B. Sheffield, tor of more by the is- better- to