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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9084, 2 December 1909, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

PEGDEN'S FURNITURE SALE. The sale of high-class furniture at Mr Pegden's premises today was attended by a largo number of buyere. Biddingwas brisk and the goods offered realised prices which pleased both buye.r and seller alike. There will bo a continuation of the sale to-morrow at 1 p.m., when. the balance of the goods left over from to-day's sale will be offered. AUCTION SALES. To-morrow, Mounsey and Co. will complete the selling of Mr G. Adams , gigantic stock of superior and high-class furniture, commencing at 1 p.m., at the Lyceum Theatre, Main street. The large hall has been re stocked with furnituro of every description, and will be found most suitable to householders and furnishers. To-morrow will bo the final sale, and every article will bo slaughtored at whatever price it brings. STOCK SALES. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on their P.F.A. sale of to-day as follows: —We submitted a good yarding of sheep and cattle to' a good attendance of buyers. Both eheep and cattlo_ met good enquiry, and we cleared practically the whole yarding cither by auction or private treaty. We quote:—Good ewes of mixed ages with lambs at foot 18s 3d, 20s 4d, and 21s 6d, wethers 14s, hoggets 12s 10d, cull ewes 6s, 3-year eteers £5 ss, 2-year steers £3 18s, yearling steers 36s 6d, forward empty cows £3 14s, empty store cows £2- 6s 6d, yearling and 15month heifers £2 3a 6d, springing heifers £4 12s 6d to £5 2s 6d, young bulls £2 2s 6d to £2 12s 6d.

SILVER AND TALLOW. (By Elecxbic Telegraph—Copybight.) (Per Pkes9 Association.} Received- Decembev 2, 10.35 a.m. LONDON, Ucc. 1. Silver, 23 9-46 d. At the tallow sales 1191 casks wero offered and 428 sold at 3d and 6d decline except for good fine. THE MUTTON MARKET. CPeb Fbess association.! NAPIER, Dec. 2. The CO. and D. Company cable the following report on the frozen meat marked—Owing to heavy shipments arriving and afloat, principally from Australia, the valuo of mutton and lamb has fallen. Quotations -.—Canterbury mutton 4d, Napier, Wellington and North Island 31<i; lamb, first quality 4d second 3fd; beef, hinds 3£d, fores 2ld. SILK BLOUSES. A marvellous line of silk blouses aro being cleared for the small price _ of 4s lid each at Collinson and Cunninghame's. The. usual price of these goods was from 6s llcTto lie 6d each; some are slightly soiled, others only slightly creased. They are' all being cleared at 4s lid each, and are well worth inspection at Collinson and Cunninghame's, Ltd.—Advt.