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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 January 1944, Page 2

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MINING Ngahere return for the four weeks ending January 21 was 3130 z from 171,915 yards worked in 409 hours. The Snowy River dredge return this week was 1531 ounces in 258 hours from 57,500 yards. NGAHERE SALE Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report a representative attendance at the Ngahere- sale on Thursday. Whilst the demand for beef was on a pa" with present market values, cattle, excepting choice lines anu good colours, attracted little alien ■ tion, no doubt due to the effects in certain districts of the prolonged spell of dry weather. Sales included the following:—Account clients: Nino 2yr steers at £7/7/6; 9 heifers at £6; 1 heifer £7/12/6; 7 calves at 52/6. 5 springers, due March/April, £0 2/6: 2 runners at £3/7/6; 2 cows at £3/10/-; 1 bull £4/10/-; 30 wethers at 21/-. Account Mrs J. B. Nyberg: 'Four steers at £7/2/6; 4 pigs (slips’i at 29/-. Account P .D. Cook: 1 cow £tf}/2/6. Account Ensile late T. Craig: 2 cows at £ll/12/6. Accoun! Misses Craig: 2 cows £6/17/6 and cow £5/7/6. Account Fred Donovan: 2 steers £l4/10/-, 2 cows at £6. Account F. Fletcher: 2 cows at £9/7/6, 2 runners £4/12/6 and £3 2/6. WAIRARAPA RAM FAIR MASTERTON, January 21. The highest, price for Southdowns at the Wairarapa Stud Breeders’ rain fair yesterday was 450 guineas paid for a ram sold on behalf of Mr. R. M. Pei'ry. It was purchased by the Oakley Stud, Hatuma. Best price for Romneys was 560gns. secured for a ram sold on behalf of McDonald Bros, to the Robertson Estate, Kelso. Other high Romney prices were 530gns. and 500gns.