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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 March 1916, Page 3

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e JOIiNiSUiNVILLE SALE. Mesr» Abraham audi IVuiianis report oil their Johnsouville tale as ioLows: A ifiiir entry of prime cattle and sheep eame forward and sold ax *itV rates, i'rime bullocks realized £17 and In lo £10 10b, prime light wolhers 2Js; prill)o wether,s r&s Id; iioavy cbvs 20s; prinic ewes 2-Js ; plant ewes 20s Ju Lo 20s od ; prime lambs 18s LOil to i!Js; lighter 10s Gd lo lie ;prime shorn ios en. WELLLNGTO.N ' ritODUCE MAItKETti. Apples, choice os <xl io Vs. prime 5s Odi to (3a, cookers, choice large is to ds Od, prime 'J& to 3s Od ; pears, choice ■dessert 7s Od lo os ca.se, prime os Oil to Os Od. stewing 4s Od io os ease ; p> aches choice 5s to os Od lush case, prime is to 4s Oil; grapes choice bd to 10 ib; passions 2s Od to 3s box ; Gape gooseberries -1-id to <3d ib; tomatoes, choice ■is to -Is 3d ha,lf cane, prime 2s to 2s iJd ; seconds Od to Ud. Potatoes, extra choice £11 to £12 per ton; others Lis 10s to £'•}; union* £5 10s .to £0 per ton. Cauliflowers, choice is to 8s suck. prime os to 0s; cabbages, choice os Od to 0s Od; prime -is to ss; marrjvvs •3s to Os case ; cucumber.-. 3- to Is esse ; swedes 5s lo 5e Od cwi : lettuce, cjioso* 3s Od to -Is; beetroot 3s (id to Is (id sack ; trench beans 2s part sacK ; pumpkins 7s to £j s sacK ; turnips 3s in -Is sack; carrots os to s sack; spinach 3s Od to -Is Od ease. .Lvggs.—The marivet is sironger lor fresh eggs ol guaranteed quality, .supplies la tely have been smaller. Be-l brands Is 'Jd to Is 10d pi.': 4 dozen. LONDON W-UO), SALES. Messrs JJalgity aim v. nipaiiy beg to advise having i, coved the !«•»- iouing cablegram iiom nun 1 London house, under date ol the 13th iust.--i'or the third series el: sahs, tile list of arrivals on the 10th . n. 5 t., uitli a g.oss touu ol b;ih.s, ;,i which 122,000 uaics were l'oruarded direct. Ihe tuariiei is steadier una competition keener. jiuusiu is buying a i pi escnt. .Ue.it scoui ed is quo tea at about la.st sa.e rates, wiiil.-i g-'-e . greasy merinos arci generally 25 [jer cent lower. A .DDLS GTO.N M.dt iv El'. Ciirislcuiue.i. March '0. At Aihiingtoa live stock in.srin . there were large cuti tes m suc'ip in eiassvcj,. and good yariltii> oi i.nik., tat cattle -sold at aoout last ivcelv.s rates, slore sheep were n.;t qnie so brisk, lat lamb.-, showc.i pructi no change til values, pigs were wi-iir. and store cattle in «\ u li demand. Store sheep.—l'onvaj'd lan,l.- ' to lis 7d; ordinary lambs IDs 3d to to 14> 3d; culls 0s 7d to 8s 7d; "oou. ewe lambs lis Bdi to us id; crummy 12s to 14s Od; 2-tooth cues 10- 3d to 24s Id ; best -1 and O-tooth ewes 20s lo iJs Od ; oidinary 1. tj and 8-tooib ewes iO.s to l'Js id; tailing mouth 12s Od to ios; souud-hioutii 13s Od to 17,s "i.i ; 2too-th wethers lis to l!i,s 0d; -1 ami u-tooth -wethers 2Us Dii. l'at lambs. ---5288 yarded. i,xim prime lambs to 28s; prune Jambs L'lfe u.i to 235; meuiuin lbs to 20s; lighter lis to lis Od. l'at sheep.—Prime wethers 25s to 29s Od; others 17s 4d to 21s (id ; merino wethers Lis Id to io- ; extra prime ewes to 31s; prime ewes 2.1s to sjs; medium ewes lUs io 23s ikl : o'tiie.s j, is to lbs od,. lat cattle.—Extra prime steers I's to £18; ordinary from £6 _fcp £12; extra prime licit ers (-12 ii.«. onlimirv heifers £< to £8; extra prime cows CI I 10s; oidinaiy coivs £0 17s od lo Ub ; price of beet per 10Ui:»s 32s to 5t .- : extra to 555. 1 Store cattle:— Yearlings 28s Lo jy.-,; 15-months sorts £3 7s (ill to £3 iis; 2-yeai' steers £-1 Us to £5 0s; --year heifers £-1 to £4 is; 3-year steers oassed at L' 7 ss; 3-year heifers £5 , sou; 1-year steers pa.see-il at £0 ss; dry eoavs 25s to 325. » Dairy cows £3 to £14 us. rigs.-Choppers £3 to £5 ss; uaeouers L' 3to £5 Bs, equal to O : Jd per lb.. I'oi kers 32s to 4bs, equal to id per lb. Large stores -18s to 525. medium 35s to 4os, small 10s to 255; weaners 5« Gd to lis Gd.