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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13862, 27 March 1907, Page 4

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Daily Times Office, Tuesday eveniuj. The amount of levcnue collected at the Duncdin Custom Houso to day on goods cleared for consumption was £1629 4s lid.

WOOL SALES LONDON, March 25. At the wool auctions there was a brisk sale, everything going at full rates.

GORE SHEEP SALES, tt'aoa Our Own Comieseondent ) GORE, March 26. There was a largo entry of sheep to-day. Tho allemkuco of buyers was good, although not so representative as at last sa c H'-o yarding was much larger than at the previous sale, fully 15.000 sheep being offered, and, with \ery few exceptions, every lot changed bauds In tho casa of lambs tho market was much easier than ft Riversdalo and tho last Gore sale, but m most cases the closs of lambs was not equal to those sold heio last day. Young ewos wcro easier than at Rivcudale, but every lino ottered wua keenly competed lot, and a few lots passed in' at auction were so'd pmately afterwards. Foiward wethers were in good, demand, and all that were offered sold well up to late market rates. The sound-mouthed ewes met with a keen competition, and tho supply of this class of »hcep was not equal to tlio demand, several would-bo bujers lining to go without puichrsmg. The jording of fat sheep was very small, only a few pens being foiward, and llicso hold a„ high rates. Good forward lambs brought from lis to 12s Cd; smaller, 103 to 10s 9d; half bred lambs, 8s 9d; two-tooth ewes, 14s, lGs, 17s Gd, 18s Sd, IDs Od, and 2fts Gd, four-tooth ewes "old at up lo 23s lid, sivlooth ewe brought up to Qls, and mixed ages four, six, and cicjit-tooths sold at from 16s to 18s 6'l for first-class ewes, and from lib to 15s 6d for poorer sorti, cight-looth ewes sold at from 10s Oil to los Cd; aged ewes brpuglit from 3a Gd to 9s Gd, two-tooth forwaul wethors sold at from 12s 6d to las; four and six-tooth wethers up (o lGs Gd, small wethers from Ss Gd to 10s Gd Cattle—Only a few head of fat bullocks were forward, and sold .it about 2is per 1001b.

TttIARU KAM. FAIR (Per Uxiteu Priss Association.) TIII.VBU. March 2fi Tlio annua! ram fair was held to-da}. The cnines were, m excess of last yeai, and competition was good Prices showed a big advance on the last local fair English Loiccjters weio greatly in demand, the highest price for this brand being 9}gs Borrtel Leieesteis went up to 10J?s The buyers were local tanners and stationowners. ,©, PROPERTY SALE. Me.«n Ales Harris and Co, auctioneer?, yestcrdiy held a sa'o of freeho'd property on (lie premises', Brunswick street. South Diincdin, on account of ILr John Passmore. Tlio properties offered computed all that piece of land, being allotment 11, blo'k XXII, Forlnirv Intension, frontieg Brunswick street. South Du'icdm, containing IS 5 pole, with a liicdcrn dw-elhng of seven looms, etc There was a large attendance, and bitkliuj was vary keen, Mrs Ji'Le.in securing the property for J!530 Mc;sr\ Wright, &tophcn-ou, and Co (Ltd) report bating sold at a satisfactory price for Mr W 1) Buchanan, of "Wright's Bush, lus farm of 191 acres 2 ruxls 1G poles, being part section 25, part section 20, section 50, block XI, New River Hundred, and sections 1, 10. 11. and IJ, VToodfielil, adjoining WrisiitViSus'j Railway Station, lo Mr John Williamson, of Milburn. Wo aro advised by Mr 11. D Stron.i;h, district iw.ui.iger, that the lib,ul office of tho Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporalion in London has cabled the following hgures to this colony as the res lit of last tear's operations —Premiums, £1,117,350, leserves, £1,353 307; —total assets. £'1.G2J.-»30; balance to profit and loss, alter making In'l provision for all claims paid ai'd leported and expenses, £3o(,814

POST OFFICE NOTICES. . .» Mails clo=o at the Chief Post Office, Duneclin, as under — „,.,,, OvorUnd, Northern Ports, Clinstchurcli, and intermediate offices, daily, 030 a.m. Latu letters, 7 40; also on tbo arail %an up to 8 a.m. For Second Express for Palnieislon, Oamaru, Waimatc, Timaru, Asliburton, Christchurch, at 12 45 pm. For Groymouth, IlokiUka, and Reeftom, Moiidnv, Wednesday, and Friday, at 12 45 p m. For South Express Tiains at 7.30 a m. and 5 p lu. Late-fee letters must bear, in addition to tho oidinary postage, Id. THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), MARCH 27. For Lyttelton and Chnstcliuicli, 'wr Jlocraki, at 1 p.m. Late letters 2 on board. ' THURSDAY, MARCH 28. For Australian States, per North Express, to connect with the Moeraki at Wellington, at 8 p.m. Money oulers dec-c at 1, and registered Letteis a* 5 p.m. Maili> close at lVelhrgtoa on iho 3'lth, at 3 p.m CCOD FRIDAY AND EASTER MONDAY HOLIDAYS. Good. Friday will be observed as a close holiday. All mads usually despatched on Friday" vnll be closed at 8 p m. on Thursday, the 2i-tli. A delivery wi's be made of town and suburban letters o\er tho counter on Thursday, 2Sth, and Saturday tho 30th, from 8 to 9 p m The city and suuuroau receiving boxes will be cleared at A pni on Thursday mste.id of li'.iMMght A full delivery will be made by loltercarriiis on S.ritmiay, 30th. Sundn> hours will bo observed m the private box lobby on Good Friday; usual hours on Easter Monday. On Eastei Monday the usual despatch of vails will ba made up lo 8 a m., and the office will be open in all branches, except Money Order and Savings Bank, fiom 9 a.m. to 10 am There will'be no dclnory by letter-carriers. There 'will, however, be a general delivery over the counter at the Post Offico between the houn of 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Mails for JJiue, per Ysabol, closo at Auckland on the 27th at 10.15 a.m. Mails for Cromarty, Puyscgur Paint, and To Oneioa, per Rmiu, closo at lnvorcaigill on tho 33th at 9 30 a.m. Mails from Melbourne for Durban and Capetown, per Milliades, 2Slji March, via FreMantle; Naming, lltli April, via Adchide. Tho lonic will leave Wellington for London, via Ric de Janeiro, Monte Video, and Tcdoriffc, en the 2Sth at 10 a.m. Correspondence for tho United Kingdom and Coutinent of Europe need not bo specially addressed. Close, at G3O a.m. Lalo letters 7.40; also cm the mail van up to 8 am. Parcel mail and money orders close at 4, and registered letters at 5 pm, on tho 26th. Duo in London May 10. IV. St. George Douglas, Chief Postmaster.