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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9419, 15 February 1913, Page 6

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UNRESERVED CLEARING SALE ATI KOMAKO. \

Special attrition is drawn to unreserved clearing sale being held at Mr B. G. Eglinton's homestead, Komako, on Wednesday, 19th instant, when the offering comprised some 2550 sheep, 120 head cattle, horses, farm sundries, and a small quantity of household furniture. The various lines of ewes and lambs are of exceptionally good quality, be:.:g all well bred of tne strong-woolled type. They are all one earmark. :;.id the ewes averaged 94 lbs of wool io. .Ast season's clip. This flock i 6 without uoubt one of the best in the Pohangina. district, and those in search of good quality hill-bred sheep will be able to their requirements to advantage. .ae oattle are in good order, and with the rest of the stock will be sold absolutely without reserve. Note—Hour and date of sale, 12.30 p.m., Wednesday, 19tli instant

AUCTION SALES. Entries for the Palmerston Nortli annual sheep fair, which is to be held on Thursday. February 27th, aro coming in freely, and particulars of some of the lines to be offered will be found in an advertisement on page 8 of to-day's issue. An important sale of flock Romnoy Marsh shetp and Hereford cattle will bu> held on account of Mr Ernest Short, at the Feilding saleyards on Tuesday, February 25th, at 11.30 a.m. The sale will be conducted by Dalgety and Co, Ltd., and Gorton and Son, Ltd. Full particulars of the stock to be offered will be found in tho advertisement. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. advertise particulars elsewhere of a clearing sale, on account of Mr William Howie, of Hunterville. The sale will commence at 12 o'clock, and trains will be met by special coaches to convey intending buyers to the sale. On February 25th, 1913, Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. will hold their Pahiatua sheep fair on account of a number of their clients. Full particulars appear on page 8. Particulars of a stock sale to be held at Waituna, by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., and Reduced, are advertised in this issue. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., and Dalgety and I Company, Ltd.. in conjunction, will hold a sale of stock at- Fraser and Sons' yards. Komako, on behalf of Messrs Howie and Didsbury, on February 26th, at 12 noon.

STOCK SALES. Abraham and Williams. Ld., report'on their held on Tuesday:—We had good yardings of both sheep and cattle and have to report a good sale, especially for lambs, all lots selling under the hammer at advanced rates. Wo quote: Rape lambs 9s 3d to 10s 3d. ewe lambs 9s lCd to 10s, wether lambs 8s 5d to 8s lOd, woolly wether lambs 9s 9d. stubble lambs from 4s 4d to 6s 6d, forward ewes 8s 4d to 10s, store ewes 6s to 6s 6d. cull ewes 3s 6d to 4s lOd. 2-th wethers (small) Us lid, fat ewes 12s 7d to 13s 6d. yearling steers tc £2 10s, yearling heifers £2 6s to £2 12s, wcaner steers 26s 6d to 30s. 18-mos steers £3 Os 6d, empty cows £3 lCs to £3 12s, 2-yr dairy heifers in calf £5 2s 6cl. At Man gaweka on Wednesday we had fair yardings and have to report a fair sale at the following prices:—Medium irixed lambs 6s ld, medium ewe lambs 7s 6d. 3. 4 and 5-yr ewes (good) 13s. s.m. ewes 6s 9d to 7g 3d, aged ewes 3s ld to 3r 7d, 2-th wethers 12s, 2j-yr steers £5 14s. 2-yr steers £4 7s, 10-mos steers £3 Is to £3 Bs. LONDON MARKETS. Mellsop, Eliott and Co., agents for Gilbert Anderson and Co., report, under date January 3, 1913: Home-bred and Dutch mutton and lamb in very moderate supply and fetch high prices, thus creating a good demand for the best New Zealand. Australian lambs continue to arrive poor in quality and are weaker in price. The shipments -ulvised to date for December froth Australia. New Zealand and River Plate show an increase of 20.000 sheep and 6000 lambs over last year. The high prices ruling prevent, good business being done. Home-grown beef.—Scotch 6jd to 7d; English. s§d to 6^d; Irish. 5d to 6id. Mutton.—Scotch. 7d ro 7fd ; English. 6d to 7d: Irish and Dutch. 53d to 63d; Scotch, tegs. 8d to 9d; English' 6;jd to 7d ; owes 5d to s?d. Lamb.—English new season's lid to Is; Irish and Dutch 6jd to 6?d. Pork.—7®d to Bd. Veal—9il to lOd. (.'hilled beef. —Large supplies and low or prices, hinds 4d, fores 3j»d. Frozen beef.—N.Z. fores. 3gcl; hinds." 3?d; \ustralian 3d and 3gd; ewes. 4d : Plato sheen. 4 3 d. Frozen lambs—N.Z. North Island, none; Canterbury. 28-42. sgd and s?d; Australian, best, fair. s|d; inferior', s|d.