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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 299, 22 June 1909, Page 5

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ROSE LIMITED. 'Rose Ltd. report holding the following sales during the past week: — Tuesday, June loth, Mr Harry 'Stoke*' clearance sal© at Makotuku:, Although anything but a fine day afair number of the local public attended the sale, which was a totally unreserved one, consequently every line was quickly disposed of. Hay, produce, horses and furniture all brought their respective market values. Wednesday, June 16th, Mr George Cork's Dannevirke : There was an exceptionally large attendance at the sale, owing no doubt to the very superior class of furniture ■offered and being entirely unreserved. . The bidding for every lot was very brisk, -everything being sold under the hammer, and the sale' brought to :an early close. Saturday, June 19th: Our weekly mart sale resulted, as it always does, in a total clearance of poultry, pro-. <luce7 furniture, etc., the public now fully recognising that our mart is the best centre for 'disposing of goods -of any kind, and at the same time bargains are to be picked up every ■Saturday morningl ~ Saturday, June 19th, Dannevirke Tiorse'sale : An entry of about thirty . 'horses' faced the auctioneer, and with the exception of about half-a-dozen, one could not look upon them as a brilliant lot. Anyhow, . this time of the year is always looked upon as bad for selling horses, -but despite this, together with the present ruling low price of horse flesh, and the tightness of the money market, we managed to get rid of a little more than half of ilw entry at prices on a par with last sale. Monday, June 21st, -Norsewood stock sale: An entry far exceeding our advertised number came to hand and we are pleased to report a total clearance (with the exception of one pen) of every line entered. A largo number of buyers, both from north . and south attended the sale, and competition was keen throughout the :sale. Heifers and dairy cows ap- ■' peared to be in good demand. We quote as follows: — Sheep:" Ewes m , lamb (old) 6s 6d. Cattle: Three- [ year-old steers £4 8s 6d to £^10s, fat cows. £3 15s to £4 2s, springing heifers (small) £3 Is, cows in, calf £3 to £4 ss, yearling steers £2, 18-month steers- £3, 2 r year-old .steers £3 5.%,. bull 30s. Geese 6s per pair.