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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1751, 24 September 1875, Page 3

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Mr K. Arthur's market day auction sale was well attended to-day. 'Butter in kegs realised 6^ to lid ; bacon (Canterbury), 10|d ; do (Auckland), B£d to 9d ; potatoes, 4s to 7s—according to quality; onions, Id to If ; apple*, l£d to 2|d. Mr L. W. Katon sold to-day a prime sample of maize in bags, ex Southern Cross, from 4s 6d. Tbe Nelson potatoes withdrawn. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co., held a sale of office furniture to-day. The fire-proof safe, by Price, fetched,£2l, and the other articles realised proportionate pi ices. The freehold villa residence and grounds at Eemuera, recently -in the occupation of W. A Hunt, Esq., wasaold to-day by Messrs Cochrane arjd Son. for the sum of £1.557. The general household furniture and fittings brought fair prices. Mr. Sibbin's sale of groceries and provisions was fairly attended and average prices were realized. An advertisement,, which appears elsewhere, infoms our readers that the schooner Canterbury is to be sold by auction by Mr. E,. Arthur on Tuesday next. The Canterbury is a fine powerful schooner of 76 tons register and well adapted for the Island trade. A correspondent of the Waikato Times writes : — At Kangiaohia, on Sunday morning, two Maori dogs made a forage amongst Captain Bockett's sheep, killing no fewer than 30, and frightfully mutilating many more of his very valuable flock. Tbe dogs being detected were followed to their destina'ion, near Te Awamutu, where Captain Bockett deliberately shot the two animals, for which he. received the thanks of the settlers. No doubt the native wi'l be awarded compensation for the loss of, his pets.