FEILDING AND DISTRICT NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1882, 29 March 1913, Page 3

FEILDING AND DISTRICT NOTES.

(Our own Representative). MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. Those senior cadets who have reached the age of 18 this year, and who are eligible for drafting into the Territorials, are to undergo medical examinations at the various places mentioned hereunder. Those who were declared unfit last year are also to be tested:—April J : Apiti, 3 p.m. ; Kimbolton, 4 p.m. ; Cheltenham, (5 p.m. April 2: Halcombe, 3 p.m. Feilding, 7.30 p.m. April 3: Sandon, 3 p.m.; Rongotea, 7 p.m. April 4: Bunuythorpe, 7 p.m. The examiners will be: Drs. Livesey, Peach and O'Brien. TRANSFERRED. Sergt. -Major Morrison, who since the inauguration of compulsory training, has been in charge of Feilding, leaves this evening for j Wanganui, where he has been trans- ; ferred. This is a step up and well ; deserved. During his stay here he j has taken particularly keen interest I in training the cadets who have j made a name in physical drill. I CRICKET. : " ! Park and Taonui Cricket Clubs try ' conclusions to-day on South B Street j Reserve. 4 .The latter will b'> .repre- j sented by:—Bailey (3), Hobbs (2), Shirley (2), D. Richardson, j. Smith, A. Wratt, L. Douglas. Play commences at 2 p.m. FEILDING WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALE. Mr Hugh Roberts reports on above as follows:—At the usual monthly sale of above a catalogue comprising 25 bales, 100 bags wool, 1,200 skins, and 200 hides, and usual sundries were offered to full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen at full market rates. Quotations : Wool: Fleece, lOd ; down fleece, in bags, fleece and dead, 9%d; fleece medium, B%d to 9^s; seedy, 7, 1 - 4 d; cotted, lambs, good, slightly seedy, 10>]d; lambs medium, 9i 4 d to seedy, 6 3 4 dto 9d; locks, to s^ 4 d; locks and pieces, 5%d to 5%d; crutchings, vi Skins: Crossbred medium, Bd % to B%a; broken, 6)£d; dead, 7d; dead broken, sd; lambs 7} 4 d to. Bd, pelts, to pelts broken, Id to 3d; seedy skins, s}£d; shorts, 6%d to 7d. J Half dry and salted skins, at each: Crossbred, 8s 2d; lamb , 3s to 4s Id; shorts, 2s 3d, 2s 4d, y 3s sd, 4s Id, 4s 3d, 4s 6d, 4s 7d; pelts, Is 2d to 2s 3d. • Hides.—Ab. ox, medium, B%d; cow, ab., B%d to Bj^d; crossbred, 8d; j settlers', 7-% d to 7 1 4 d; cut, 7d; slippy, 6d; bull, sd; horse, at each, cut, 6s 6d; slippy, sd; calf, medium, ll)£d; slippy, 7%d; cut, 9d; rough, 10d~; yearlings, b x 4 d to lOd; rough, 73. Tallow. —Casks, 265; tins, 23s 6d; horse hair, lOd to Is Bd. Next sale 25th April, 1913.