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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16227, 29 December 1926, Page 5

. Stock prices are at present good as fat as prime fat lambs are concerned, and several farmers in the district have disposed of big lots at rates running from 21s to 23s 6d per head. Prices payable for first quality animals are: Lambs, 83d per pound; wethers 5d per poundl; ewes 3|d per pound'. Beef prices are not causing jubilation on the part of producers, while ewes arid wethers are nut selling to the same extent as lambs. Transactions in fat Jambs are at present the principal feature of stock market operations.—Wanganui Herald. THE RESULT OF A BET. Five business men gathered together to hear the verdict. “Gentlemen,” said one of them, “1 made a little bet with each of you that I could make you change the brand you are smoking within seven days!” “That’s so!” “I fsaid that once you tried my tobacco you would smoke nothing elsb! Who’s won?” “You have,” they all replied. “Yes, I knew. Every man who enjoys a comforting and aromatic smoke picks Bears’ every time. It’s pure, l Virginia Leaf, you know —and it’s only 8d an oujpre, sold loose by weight.”—lo

Note Our New Location! TOWNLEY’S BUILDING PEEL STREET WE STOCK EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. OUR STOCKS ARE MODERN AND OP GOOD QUALITY. CALL AND SEE OUR ELECTRICAL FITTINGS POR THE HOME. W. «J. Sinclair & Co. ■ PHONE 804. Buy Your Paints ,V FROM OVENDEN’S HEREFORD PAINT WORKS WHERE THE GOOD PAINTS ARE.MADE AND RETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. \ 'V • 4 FACTORY* 134 EDTENE ROAD, GISBOUMM. PHONE 1140.