COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1466, 22 February 1919, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTION SALES. j Particulars of Mrs R. Clegg's sale of furliturc, etc., to be held on Tuesday next it 41 Grey street, are announced in our motion columns by the Empire Auctioneering Company. The auctioneers advise that tho whole of the vendor's furniture will bo disposed of to tho best advantage. The Knipue .Auctioneering Co. insert particulars in connection with Mr Bowman's -ale to be held lit TOkomaru 011 Wednesday ill 1 o'clock. The list to be submitted includes a piano, sideboard, silverware, diesteflieid, couch, various chairs, tables, poultry etc., and the firm strongly recommends Hi',.' goods to buyers. _ Full particulars in connection with Mr A. Chant's sale of furniture, etc., to be held at Rongotoa on Tuesday next at 1 o'clock arc announced in our auction columns. The iist includes a milking plant, engine, separator, and the whole of the. vendor's furillVf'ounsey and Co. will hold a sale of land at' their rooms on Saturday. March 22. Particulars appear in our auction columns.

STOCK MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report that ai I'almerstou North on the 20th inst. we had a small entry of sheep and a fair van - ill(r of cattle. We quote : ~ Sheep . Small 2-tooth mixed sex to 15s 6d. Cuttb: luil cows £9, Jjy 6s, £9 15s, to £lO 2s 6d, forward cows £7 10s, to £8 10s, empty heifers (J4 15s £5 ss, to £6, heavy bulls £lO, £l6 15s to'£L7. lighter bulls £7, £9, £ll, to £l3 15s. Abraham anil Williams, Ltd., report thai :,(. KOldimc on the 21st, insl. We had a good entry of sheep and a, fair yarding <>l cattle, riie owes offered were poor, and were not in great demand. Rape lambs wen in good demand and all classes of cattle were .lightly easier. We quote: Pat sheep, ewes and wethers to 27s 3d. small wethers to 20s od. voollv lambs to 10s, shorn lambs 0s 6d, Gs lOd lis Gd, 10s Id, 10s Hid, to 12s 2d, cull lamb,'2s, 3s 6d, to 5s Gd, cull ewes Gs to 15s, Romney rams 2.;«ns to 2;Jgns. Cattle: l.'af cows £9 2s Gd, £9 10s, £lO 15,, £ll 7s 6d, 1., JJI3. store cows JJ4 10s. £5, 1,, £'! 2s, empty heifers £4 17s Gd to £7 7s Gd, steers, 2 war £8 2s Gd, yearling £3 6s, -vwiiiers £2 2s. bulk £3, £ll 15s, £!). £lO !ss, £l2 15s, £l3, io JJIS 7s Gd. Didgely and Co.. Lid., Palmcislon North, report having a very good entry •>! sheep iiiiti a small yarding of cattle al I heir f'eild ing sale on' Friday, February 21. Quotations • Sheep: Small lamb-, ss, Gs Gd, 7s, 7s 10.1 Bs, 9s 2d Io 9s 9d; aged store owes, 5s Gd;' cull 2-tooth ewes) 16s 3d; small 2tooth ewes, 23s 2d; 2-tooth wethers, 25s Gd ; 4-tooth wethers, 275; light fat wethers, fiOs lid. Cattle: Springing heifers. £7 17s Gd ; wearier steers, 335; yearling steers (small). £3 2s Gd; 2-year steers (bad colours), £7 Is; voting bulls, £4 to £6.

The Kaiser has many a foolish word to cat, and not the least bitter will be a boast-made two months after bis :•<'- cession. It had been rumoured that Frederick 111. had had some notion oi restoring Alsace and Lorraine, pnd the young Kaiser hastened to denounce "so shameful a slander," adding "Our uny corps and 42 million subjects will be left on the field of battle before wo per, mit a single stone of what we have von to be taken from us."