WAIROA NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10369, 9 April 1927, Page 5

WAIROA NEWS

STOCK SALE REPORT

(Special to the Times.) WAIROA, April 8. The AVaii oa Stock Auctioneers As«r ciation IRld their weekly sale vesterd iv at the North Clyde saleyards. A small yarding of cattle and a moderate yarding of sheep ueie offered to a fair attendance ol K.%ers. Prices for cattle showed a slight improvement. Binding lor good quality wethers and lambs was Brisk, but there was not much demand' for ewes and poorer sorts. Ibe following lines weie offered. Cattle: 31 cows m caff LA lu- , 4 3-yr old steers £4 I ' s i Jl steers £3 2s: 6 3yr steers £o L2*>, 13 5-yr bullocks £6 ss; -■ cows (on bid); 3 yearlinjc stee is U is • 2 forward cows £o 2s ocl, Ay u yr heifers £3 3s 6d (p). _ Sheep. —SOO 2-th wethers los- /d (p) ;76 m.a. wetners 18s Id; 11- •*- and 6-th wethers 20s; 211 m.s. lambs Q« lid (p): 303 s,and 6-yr ewes bs (.]>); 256 5-yr ewes J,os 6d (pi; l“j lambs 10b 6d; 75 s.m. ewes 12s 6d (n) • 150 f.m- ewes 7s (p); 6- m.s. lambs 13s; 41 2-tli wethers 16s lOtlj I t f.m. ewes 6s 6d (p); IB m -a. e.ves 9s- 112 woollv lambs 12s 3d; 39 s.m. eves 8s 6d;‘y2 f. and f. 2-tli wethers 17s Id: 66 m.s. lambs 9s; bd ;,-vr old ewes 5s 9d (p 5: 60 fan. ewes 6s 9d; 49 m.a. ewes 12s oil; 30 s.m. owes 11s 2d; 73 fat ewes -2s 2d; 68 m.a. ewes 10s (p); lo lat ewes 12s 6d; 7 wethers los; 66 m.a. ewes 18s Id; 6 forward ewes 14s lid- 20 2-th wethers (small) 9s 94; .33 lambs 6s 6d; 12 lambs 7s; 59 wethers 16s 3d; S m.s. lambs os; 6f.m. ewes 9s; 60 small lambs 6s Id: 16 f.m. ewe 4s ; 10 black faced lambs 5s 9(1 (p); 17 4-th wethers 15s lOd.

.PERSONAL AND GENERAL Air R. X. Ashton Larney, formerly with the firm of R- A. Afaekay, 'i;nd inn; in tlie Survey Department, of the Imperial Government Service in the New Hebrides, is spending the final portion of bis six months leave in AYairoa- He leaves for Sydney this week and returns to tie New Hebrides at the end 0f... the month.

Dave Palmer, who is to fight Salvina Jiiunito at A\ airoa on the lPfi of this month has the following performances to his credit in Australia : Beat Pat Glceson S rounds; K.O. Billv Samuels twice; drew with Gordon Keily; K.O. Billy Taylor (lightweight of Host Australia.) 6 rounds; K.O. Huglne Mcßride (ex-lightweight champion of Tasmania.) <‘l rounds.

Entries for tlie Wairott County Collie CluYs sheep dog trials, close with the secretary, H. It. Lya.il, on April 1 9 The trials will he held on April IS', 19, 20, and 21.