Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 October 1915, Page 2

Commercial

JOHfISONVILLE MAIIKET

Abraham and Williams, Ltd:- At Johnsonvillo yesterday good yardings of extra fine sheep and cattle came forward and sold at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks £19 to £19 7s Od, prime bullocks £17 7s Cd to £18, lighter £10 7r> 0(1 to Ll7, prime heifers £9 3s to £9 Bs, prime cows £9 8s to £9 9ts, vealers 3« to 12s and 20s to 275, medium woolly wethers 32'', prime 'heavy wethers 2/s 2d to 27s 9d, lighter 20b to 20s Bd, extra heavy ewes 28s to 28s 'id. prime ewes 25s sd, lighter ewes 22s Cd to 23s Od, prime lambs 10s Od to 17s Od, lighter 10s to 15s.

ADDTN'GTON iIARKE'I

Christchurch. October 27

AI Addington live slock market the attendance war small. General satisfaction was expressed at the good rain that had fallen during the night anil (his undoubtedly had iL.s elirct upon some classes ol stock, bill Ted anything like the ell'cct expected. espe«\&\!\ m the store sheep section, which showed little real improvement over hist week.

Store .Sheep. ■■ Good wether hoggets to 22s -Id. moderate wether hoggets 17s (id to 18* 9d, ewe hoggets 18s Od to 23s Sd, small shorn ewe hoggets 3s Id. cull hoggets 1 Is to 15s 1.(1. shorn Avother hougeis lls (id to 15s l()d. (Mill rihorn weilier hoggets lis, small -I and G-tooth wethers to 20,s Od, aged shorn ewes and lambs (low condition) Bs. sound-mouth ewes and lambs 1 -Is Od to 15s Iffd, extra prime steers to .C2-f 10s, ordinary stool's C 7 17s Od to £13 10s, extra prime heifers to ClO ss, ordinary heifers £7 15s to Cl 2 10s. extra, prime cows ClB i<k, ordinary cows £7 to £11 ; price of beet per 1001b. 30s to 51s, extra to 00s.

Fat shoe])— Woolly wethens 31s to -11s (id, others l!).s (kl to 3(V;, shorn wethers 20s to 30.s 9d, 'woolly moriito wethers 20,s •'id, prime woolly owes 29s to 35s (id. others IGs 11<1 to 28s, sliorn ewes 20s to 18s, woolly hoggets 21s 3d, shorn 'hogSets 18s 9d.

Voalcrs made 8s to 70s ,extra, to 85s,

Store Cattle.--Yearlings CI 10s. 15 to 18-month sorts £2 2s to G2 15s, 2-year 'leers (poor) £3 Bs, 2s-year steers £5 12s (id, 2-vear heifers £3 Is, 2 J-year heifers £3 18s to £1 17s, 3-year steers £6 17s 6d 3-year heifers C(t, A and o-year nlecry Cl 2 5s (passed), 3 and -1-year heifers CII os (passed), store cows £2 to 18 Ute ( airy Cows, £3 10s to £U i >s, < *"n io Cl 3. Pigs.- Choppers 70s to 150s, extra good baconers to L : 5. heavy baconers 80s m f)2ts ,light haconer.s <50s to 755. price pel 'Lb. <>id to 7d. Heavy porkers Ms to 50s, light porkers 38s to 12s; price per II). 7d to 7^(l. .Store Pigs. —Rest sorts 3(ifi to -1 O.s, medium 23s to 31s. .small lis to 21s, ueaners 10r. to 17s Gd ,sows ill pig to (,:os. JJ WIN,SIDE PRICES. JJIIII CO ill, V/CIUOCI -I. .IK •«. »>••-• a teij i"i„e „» aiu.ng in ~u e.uuc ..l jjuiusiuc, ucing pciin...Uiuligli WHS Cllll'y Uil.l ill Itc-Xl ,„j u u' ii.e a\e.age, a splcnuul sale ro,.uii i, p.iceo ucing very i-.atisiaetory. . i.c ingucai, u .is j.-i } ptouabiy a record ...i 1110 yarns, and ai Hie end of tno ~,c jn\c.s were iiuner Lliuu at Uie L e.i)meuceinuit. mine bullocks nuulo ..ju ills io iOs, extra to Lit, meu,iini Liu to Lis 10,, light Jul3 to £1-1 ss, ue.si cows and heilers .lit 10s Lo £10, extra to .Ul< iUs, medium .Ull 12a Ou is Od, light and ageil £'J to £10 _• 'j.i. I'aL aneep. 2x12 penned, ptincipally pi line quaiity. The sale opened Willi piieLi; on a par with last week's rales, out as a number ui butchers had tilled . eipiiremenis in tile country, and. as ...udings eonsisLed principally of heavy and prime quality, prices receded us the •ale progressed, and at liie close dropped nilly '2s Od trom the opening valued. I'rime wether,s -10s to 51s 3d, extra 1 o 55s Oil, medium 33s Od to litis ( Jd, ligbl 2(is to 295, 'best ewes 32s Dd U/3(*> 3d, extra to 3'J.s 'Jd, niedii'n: 2Us 9d to 27 s 9d, light and unfinished IDs to 21s 3d. Lambs.—37 wore penned and bold under brisk competition. jJest made 25s ;jd Lo 20s Gd, medium ißs ( Jd to 22s (id. There was a fair entry of fat pigs and a lull yarding of stores a.nd weaners. Porkers and baconeits kmet with lair competition at a .shade below lawl week's values. Good stores and slips met with a fairly good sale, but suckers were not in (strong demand.