COMMERCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16965, 29 March 1917, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Piees Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and M.Z. Cablo Association. ' . LONDON, March 27. Owing to delayed arrivals colonial butter is in short supply. The little quantity of New Zealand choicest still available is selling at 218s to 2205; Australian, 206s to 207s per cwt.

RAM AND EWE FAIR.

.-At the Ram and Ewe Fair Messrs Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For Mr Ewen M'Lennan (Berwick), 7 one-shear Border Leicester rams at 4£gs, 10 do at 3"s; Mr Wm. Grey (Bcrrington, Milburn), °10 one-shear Border Leicester rams at 3§gs: Mr John Miller (Maungatua), 3 one-shear Romney Marsh rams at 6£gs, 7 do at 6gsMr, David Murray (Clydevale), 8 one-shear ißomney Marsh rams at 6gs; Mr W. P. Reid "(Monte Christo, Maheno), Shropshire Down one-shear ram at sgs, 2 do at 4gs 1 do at 3gs. '

■ Messrs Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mr F. ?A. Baxter (Kelso), 1 stud two-shear Slomney ram at 22gs, 1 do at 17£gs; Mr J; W. Blair (Abbotsford Farm, Outram) 1 stud four-shear Romney ram at B£gs; Mr Jas. Gow (Invermay, Mosgiel), 15 one-shear Border Leicester flock rams at 44ks to -Mr Wm. Grey (Milburn), 10 two-shear Border Leicester flock ■ rams at 4§gs- Mr David Murray (Clydevale), 5 one-shear'flock Border Leicester rams at 4igs; Mr J. W. Blair (Outram), 20 one-shear Border ter flock rams at 3igs; Mr J. W. Blair (Outram), 5 ono-shoar flock Romney' Marsh rams at sgs, 5 two-shear flock Romnoy rams at sgs; Mr Jno. Miller (Maungatua), 10 oneshear flock Romney Marsh rams at 6?gsMr David Murray (Clydovale), 10 one-shear flock Romney* Marsh rams at 6igs; Mr' V. P. Beid (Maheno), 3 one-shear Shropshire ram 3 at 4igs; Mr David Murray (Clydo•vale), 34 half bred Romney merino rams, one-shear, at 4gs.

PROPERTY SALE.

Messrs Park, Reynolds (Ltd.) offered at

miction yesterday section 1. block VI. BollpIniowea. corner Preston Crcsoent and Carnnrron Maroet, cantaminicf 1 rood, with a , fivio-rpomed house. Bidding started at £350. iwid at fMOO the property was sold to Mrs MTaepart

WOr.FE'S SCHNAPPS, the. most healthJnfvfsjng ajirit that baa <w«r been scodaoed.

CLEARING SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having neld exceptionally satisfactory clearing sales recently on behalf of Mr Win. Telford, Clifton Estate, Waiwera, and tho executois oE tho lato Mr F. G. Dalgety, Hawkdun Station, St. Bathans. There were in both cases largo attendances, bidding was uinmated, and, as the stock offered was in excellent order, tho prices realised were satisfactory. Tho following contains the principal lines disposed of: Account Mr Telford— 216 ewes, 39s 9d; 154 four and six-tooth ewes, 39s 3d; 209 six-tooth do, 36s 9d; 164 full-mouth do, 34s 3d; 131 two-tooth do, 34s 3d; 113 ewo lambs, 33s Id; 229 halfbred ewes, 31s 9d; 547 owes, 31s 3d; 212 ewo lambs, 30s 3d; 579 sound-mouth ewes, 30s; 572 halfbred owes, 29s 3d; 55 wether kmbs, 27s 3d; 22d do, 26s 9d; 248 ewo lambs, 265; 403 do, 24s 2d; 249 full-mouth ewea, 235; 97 ram lambs, 255; other odd lots from 17s 6d to 225; rams from 2gs to sgs. Account Hawkdun Station—s43 twotooth halfbred owes, 265; 135 four-tooth do 26s 9d; 276 six-tooth do, 28s; 515 full-mouth do, 235; 168 failing mouth do, 15s; 76 broken-month halfbred, 9s 3d; 173 twotooth crossbred owes, 21s 3d; 131 four-tooth do, 27s 6d; 189 eight-tooth do, 27s 9d; 626 full-mouth do, 24s 6d; 226 failing mouth do, 16s; 182 . brokflivniouth crossbred ewes, Us 3d; 638 two-tooth, merino ewes, 21s 3d; 425 four-tooth do, 275; 655 six-tooth do, 29s 9d; 600 full-mouth do, 20s 3d; 200 do, 19s 3d; 1255 do, 17s; 553 failing-mouth do, 11s 3d; 500 do, 10s 9d; 202 broken-mouth do, 4s 9d; 538 two-tooth merino wethers,' 16s; 224 four-tooth do, 20s; 333 six-tooth do, 17s; 1797 full-mouth do, 18s; 1023 failing-mouth do, 14s 3d: 22* broken-mouth do, 7s; 359 two-tooth halfbred wethers, 19s 3d; 121 four-tooth do, 235; 511 six and eight-tooth do, 26s 3d; 172 two-tooth crossbred wethers, 18s; 83 four-tooth do, 23s 3d; 188 six and oight-tooth do, 24s 6d; 1000 merino lambs, mixed sexes, 14s; 890 do, 12s 9d; 1153 halfbred do, 15s; 179 crossbred do, 15s; 239 woolly sheep, 28s 6d; rams, from 2gs to 3igs.