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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10116, 25 October 1917, Page 6

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'AUCTION SALES. V prf-iiliifiiarv notice In (omu'etion with ih>> Levin sjiring cattle fair is inserted iu toda.i s “Standard.” The sale will be condu. o-d bv Abraliam and Williams. Ltd., on November 15th. It is not often that - estates: are offered i" the public by public auction, and when they, an, lliev a)wavs atiiact considerable utteiiiion. On Inday, Noi'eudiei* 9, at 5 in Ci ilia iu lor s Hall. Shannon, the vvlmle of the 'estate of the late A. M. Riel taro soi i will fie submitted, and aiivone desiring to purchase a really first-class dairy (arm are advised to inspect and attend this sale. IWo dairy farms of about S3 acres each, siiuated close to Shannon on the Kara road, should meet with a ready- sale. Being handy to ihe station uuu factory, big returns can be obtained by supplying' the factory or sending the milk to Wellington. There are also 20 acres with a good residence in the fowuehip of Shannon, and only about 20 chains Irom the railway station. This is a choice little property, and no doubt will commend itself to retired or semi-retired farmers or business men, as il would make a tirstelass' stud farm, and stud breeding,iti a small way could be indulged in Sirs a profitable pastime. Dairying could also be carried on, supplying milk lo .Shannon or sending; it to Wellington. The auctioneers will also be submitting a very choice town .section in Shannon close to the railway station. For further particubit's see advertisement on page 8.

STOCK MARKET. Daglety and t/0.. Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual fortnightly calc at Taihape on Wednesday. 24th instant, "'hen a ana'll yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward and sold at prices afollows:—Sheep ; Aged, ram-, 12s 6d, mixed aged ewes with 75 pier win lambs at, foot 32s' 6d. Cattle; Bad coloured 5-vr .teers TlO 17- <>. l. SOrTHEBN MARKETS. (Per I’bkss Association.) CHRIST' TILULTI. Get. 23. The load grain and produce market, keep:, a ary quiet, there being practically no grain ollerinr. outride ehidf. which continue,- to meet the enquiry, and is worth up to iJS at country stations for prime heavy ipialily. 'I he potato marl;,. I is very dull. Vue prieo remain- :d £2 7- (jd to JJ2 10- at jonntry .stations,, a- growers tire not willing to take the potatoes out of (he pits for less. -Merchants are iiKlillerenl about doing any further business in pot a lues this season, and are only offering £2 4s.