COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8843, 7 April 1909, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

DRESDEN PIANO SALE

The name Dresden in connection ' with a piano has now become a household word in the Dominion, and the announcement that the firm are' holding their annual sale will be. good news for those in search of a ;. first-class instrument. The sale commenced on Monday last, and will continue until Saturday, 17th.. The pianos on view at the Dresden Piano Depot, the Square, care of G. H. Bennett and Co., include Broadwood's (as supplied to the Royal'--,. Family), Lipp's, Bohm's, Miessner's, Kirchner's, Collinson's, and ..other well-known makers. All the instru-/ ments are new, and are not made up'; for sale, but are the same as supplied by the firm at any of their branches throughout the Dominion. Messrs Sands and Henderson, the--firm's salesmen, are now in attendance at the depot, and will be.,pleased to supply any information desired by intending purchasers;

AUCTION SALES. Harry Palmer holds a sale of: pigs, produce, fruit, and sundries at his mart to-morrow. A special 'entry of furniture seized un-derbill-of-sale has been made.

Mounsey and Co. sell to-morrow at their mart at 1:30 p.m. instead of Saturday when there will be no sale owing to the mart being closed for Easter holidays. Pigs, poultry* pro--duce, and furniture will" be sold without reserve to-morrow. , V

Th© Manawatu Auctioneering Co;; ■ advise that owing to the EasteV holi-*> days there will be no sale on Satur4.;( J day, but Thursday's sale willbe last sale this week. At their Thurs-r?p day mart sale they will offer fruitV'f ■ comprising apples, pears, .tomatoes* > quinces, peaches, etc., table and pig,., potatoes, onions, 50 bags wheat, and, general farm and garden produced Also on account of various clients, English piano in walnut case and iron frame,, Bell organ, sideboard, , hall stand, Singer sewing machine, - single and double bedsteads, W."W.. mattress, platform' scales, six tea sets, dinner set, cutlery, spoons and: forks, butter knives, E.P., ware, lot of crockery, 50 bags wheat,; 50 boxes tea, lot of watches, chains, jewellery and fancy goods, groceries and sun- ,, dries, set English harness, and many other lines too numerous to mention. There being no sale. on. Saturday, every line must be soid. ." \ /'/■''

■ , ■.. STOCK. MARKET;,,';.;>,-.- : . . [.^ Abraham and Williams, -Ltd.y; re-; ; ; J port on their Marton; sale: held' yes- < terday: —Fair ydrdingsj" of. both i'o£ sheep and cattle. . A total. of sheep was made atlthe prices: Forward ewes, 5s 7d, 65, : 6s'; ■ 9d, to 7s sd; ewesvin lamb, 7s 9d;;' ;;': fat ewes, 8s 2d to 8s 7d; good mixed' ; | lambs, 7s 9d; cull larnbs, 2s ;7d, 4s Viv 9d, to ss. Cattle: Mixed 18 months ; cattle, 35s to 38s;. empty cows, B2s- Ji l:xi. fat cows, £4 2s; weaner heifers,' ■■.'; '.'.- 12s; weaner pigs, 12s 6d. "..■■''*"■. y A';^& Dalgety and C 0.,": Ltd., Palmerston.,; : ■■ North, report: —At ou'ri Marton .sale vl~ we had a good yarding of sheep and ,;i a small entry of cattle. ' For sheep; of fc all clashes in;good condition the de-; i; mand was fairly; good,'but others were ;;: neglected. We quote:—Aged ewes, :*.;; '.4s lid, 6s sd, and 8s; wether lambs, V;' 7s , Set; cull lambs, 4s 7d; fat "8s >;;; 6d to 11s 3d; fat wethersy lls mixed weaners, 13s. • > ; ;S v ;