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Grey River Argus, 15 August 1934, Page 2

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(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 14. Sales: Gille-spie’s Beach 2s. 2/1; Grand Junction 4s; Consolidated Brick 8s; Farmers' Trading 11. pref. 14s: Auckland Gas con. 18/6; Wailii 31s: New Zealand lusunaiice. 625; Queens--1: nd 7I1S; South British Sils; Auckland Harbour Board 5i per cent. £lO4 ss. I'niisted: Farmers’ Freezing (£i 18 6. (£5) £4 12s 6<l; Wool-worth-, Sydney 725. 72/6. WELLINGTON, August 14. Sales; Bank of New South Wales£3o Iss ; Wellington Woollen <>:>!■ £•' ids 6d; Wool-worths ord. 725; 4 pet cent. Inset-., 1940. £lO7 12s 63. DUNEDIN, August 14.

Sales reported: Refrigerating (paid 18/6; Refrigerating font. 8/4; Wool worths (Sydney) 73/3; 4 per cent. Stock, 1940, £lO9. After call: He serve Bank £6 6s 3d. LONDON. August 13 iO.old 138/3, dollar 509 7-8. franc 70 It is understood that the Interna tional Tin Committee decided to reduce ’the existing quota by ten per cent, for three months front October Ist. ARAHURA FAT STOCK SALE. Messrs M. Houston and Co. report: There was an excellent yarding of fat cattle at Monday’s sale, our. entry consisting of 30 head, and 54 fat sheep, which were submitted to a very good attendance of buyers. The sale was a particularly good one, the prices realised at last sale being fully maintained, and in some cases were exceeded. Prime ox and heifer beef sold from 24s to 26s per hundred, cow beef from 18s to 225, and extra prime runners to 28s. We sold as follows: —On

account of client, 30 prime heavy wethers at 31s (Id, 24 ewes at 245. On account of J. Adamson, 2 runners at £2 Us, 1 bullock at £5 17s 6d, I run tier at £2 12s, 1 at £3 (is, 1 steer at £5 15s, 2 runners at £2 18s, 1 at £3 6s. On account of estate of W. F. Diedrich, 1 bullock at £9, 2 at £9 10s, 2 at £9, 1 cow at £6 7s (id, 1 row and 1 heifer at £6, 2 bullocks at £7 17s 6d, 2 at £8 12s 6d, 1 cow at £5 12s 6d, 1 -it £5 15s, 1 prime runner at £5 17s Gd, 3 bullocks at £9 2s (id, 1 bullock at £9, 1 cow at £4 17s Gd. W. Jeffries sold; For W. 11. Chinn and Sons, 2 steers at £7 10s, 1 do. at £7, 2 do. at £6 17s Gd, 2 do. at £5 ss. 2 do. at £5 2s Gd, 4 do. at £5, 2 do. at £4 17s Gd, 2 do. at £4 ss, 1 cow at £5, 1 runner at £4 12s Gd, 3 heifers at £3 15s. For Perry and Co., 1 steer at £lO ss. 2 do. at £lO, 2 do. at £9 17s 6d, 2 do. at £9 15s, 2 do. at £9 7s 6d, 2 do. at £9 2s 6d, 2 do at £9, 2 do. at £8 17s 6d, 2 do. at £8 ss, 2 cows at £3 18s. For estate of W. F. Diedrieh, 1 steer at £8 10s, 2 do. at £B, 2 steers at £7, 1 heifer at £S. 1 do. at £6 2s Gd, 1 runner at £6 7s Gd, 1 cow at £6 10s, 1 do. at £4 10s.