COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, 1 September 1927, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

At Ngahere yesterday an auction sale, by order of the District Public Trustee, was held at the Railway Yards. The well-bred pigs in the estate of Mr J. J. O’Brien (deceased) were the chief attraction, and brought buyers from .Rotonianu, Ik.araatua, Blackwater, Grey Valley, KokUtalii and elsewhere; in fact, the attendance of interested people was a record for a country auction sale of late year:-:. The following prices were realised: — Sow and litter £5, sow in pig £7 2s 6d, ditto £7 2s 6d, 2 ditto £6 2s 6d eaeli, 1 ditto £5 15s, another £T 7s 6d, 1 empty sow £3 10s, 1 boar £o, slips £2 each, one sotv £5 12s 6d, 6o ewes and lambs 28s each, 2 hoggets 25s 2 rams empty rows £.j las 6<l,’ dray and harness £l3 10s, harness, chains, implements, tols, etc, were eagerly competed for. Mr J. D. was the auctioneer. Mr T. R. Saywel . District Public Trustee, was also in attendance. WELLINGTON, August ..1. ' Sales reported: 41 per cent Bonds (1938) £96 7s 6d, South British Insur a nco £2 18s, Commercial Bank of Australia (ord) £1 7 s 711 - AUCKLAND, August 31. Sales, on 'change: Auckland Gas ’2s 6d, Bank of New Zealand 5 s • Reported: Northern Steam con 6s . - Guarantee Corpration pref -Is '’ d > 9s 2d, 9s, New Zealand Insurance 4 .