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£,ambs sold at 7s to 8s 3d, ewes 9s 3d to 9s sd, and rams at a guinea. Pigs sold well at , 26s to 30s, a fine sow in young, after spirited bidding, was knocked down at 7 guineas. Of , the implements and machinery, $ chaffcutter ' and bagger sold at £31, seed and manure cower £20, turnip drill £7 10s, M'Cormick binder £18 ss, double-furrow plough £9 ,threefurrow plough £10, four-leaf harrows £4 ss, drays and frames up to £16 15s, straw dray £12. The harness and sundries all realised equally good* prices. The threshing mill and engine (Marshall and Sons) was purchased by Messrs Leonard and M'Kenzie, Manuka Island. Mr Slarshall took- possession of Rock- • lands on Friday, and Mr Smith intends to , take up his residence in Balclutha. DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report /as follows: — *" A moderate number of horses were entered for this week's ssue, most of them of the lighter sort of harness horse, and there were also some useful but aged draughts 'on the catalogue. Business was fairly good, and a ) considerable number of the light horses i changed hands at from £7 to £11, two or , three extra strong at from £14 to £18. We ■' can recommend consignments of good upstanding young harness horses at the present time, as the market is very bare, and we have several private inquiries. F-irst-class draught geldings, young and staunch, for town work, are also "wanted ; .and if a consignment of heavy shaft horses come forward just now they would command good prices. We quote: — Superior young draught geld- , ings, £35 to £40 ; extra good prize ; hcrsee, £40 to £45 ; medium draught j mares and geldings, - £24 to £32; aged do, £14 to £20; upstanding carriage horses, £25 to £30; . wellmatched carriage pairs, £50 to £65 ; strong epring-van horses, £16 to £24 ; milk-kjart and butchers' order-cart horses, £12 to £18 ; tram horses £8 to £12; light hacks, £5 to £10; extra good do, £15 to £20; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £1 10s to £3 10s. PROPERTY SALES. Messrs John Reid- and Sons report, the sale of the following^^properties : — On account of ; "Mr Thomas Quill, good little farm at Kuri j Bush, being section 3. block XXVIII. Wai- . hola district, containing 52 acres, with all „ necessary buildings thereon, to Mr Donald ) M'Gregor ; to a purchaser, a_ nine-roomed ; house in George street, Dunedin, with quar- \ ter-acre; on behalf of Mr James Williams, i allotments 26, 27, 28, 38,' 39, and 40, Kelvin \ "Grove, North-East Valley, with handsome j dwelling, to Mr Andrew Todd ; on behalf of ' Mr Thomas Andrews,. Waikouaiti, his resi- ' dence and grounds, consisting ~of sections 23, ' 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 26, 37, and 33, block ' 111, Township 'of Hawksbury, to Mrs Burnside; on behalf of ,Mr M'Lean, house and section, Onoho ; on behalf of Mr Sanderson, allotments 11 and 12, Barrfield, Mornington, to Mrs Burke; on account of Mr Joseph Slater, part section 13, block I, Township of Ravenßbournp, to Mrs Larnach ; on account of Mr Cameron, allot- * ments 33. 34, 35, and half of 32, subdivision section 16, Town of Gore; section, St. Clair Park, to Miss Wilson : on account of Mr Joseph Slater, part sections 46 and 55, block XXXIV, with dwelling thereon, to Mr Jamea Cottle ; half an-acre, Kelvin Grove,t to Mrs. Tpdd; % allotraenta 6 and"* part block '' XXXHI, Dunedin, with dwelling thereon, from Mrs Chambers to Mr Harbour; on behalf of Mrs Hume, section 71,. Block XVIII, London street, Dunedin, with two good dwellings thereon, to Mr Dunbar ; on behalf of Mrs Manning, section 34, block XXXIDI, Dunedin, with good seven-roomed dwelling j thereon, to Mr John Spiatt; and a good 200- i acre farm, near Gore, to a purchaser. j THE LABOUR MARKET. I Skene and Son report under date April 18: — | After a big buster of all sorts of wild weather, I we are having a blink of the sun once again j and men are able to resume work, but it j is hard lines with many farmers away soiith, f with crops still out. The farmer runs big j risks from the " cradle to the grave," The j demand is still good and equal to the supply I for — CoupleßJE6sfto 70, shepherds £52, ploughmen l7s 6d and 20s, gardeners 20s and 255, cooks 20s, grooms 15s, rabbiters all prices, labourers 20s, dairy lads 10s to 15s. Builders are still as busy as the weather will peimit. Tradesmen should be able to stand a bit - of slack time after' such a lucky season. DIAMOND SONG BOOK 000 SOXGB. WORDS »nd MUSIC, complete, the nre»le«t collection of tougn ever bound together between the cenem of one book. National Sons;* ef every country. Including WAR, PATRIOTIC, COMIC SE.NTIMKXTAL, uud other sonfis. Mmyoldtime favourite* long uncc out of print, iirjcetajn on account ol tender mcmoneii, and ennnot be lud else where. Complete list of the Song* for a gump: This wonderful book «ill be suit inoit paid) Uu-ouuhout AUhtrakuda ■ for 2» 6d from ANGLO-AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.. Commercial Ohamberi. Suwex Btre«t, Bydnej. N S.W Stamps Sd. extra. Antics wanted for this and ot£« Jfent Selling Poolu Uentlon this paper when writing t Auctions. TUESDAY, 25th APKIL, At' 12 o'clock.' . At Glenkenich Station, Pomahaka. Important Clearing Sale of . SHEEP, CATTLE, AND HORSES. DALGETY AND CO. (LIMITED), in conjunction with NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY CO., are instructed by Mr J. R. Mackenzie, Glenkenigh Station, to sell by auction, at above iime and place: : 1400 really first-class crossbred Lambs, a picked lot 600 crossbred Lambs 30Q, crossbred Wethers 1300 first-class crossbred Ewes, four, six, eight-tooth . 16 prime fat 'Heifers 40 magnificent Steers, mostly fat 10 first-class draught Colts and Filliea ■Also, ' ■ The stylish cob, Height of Fashion, and several good Hacks. The quality of the Glenkenich Station sheep is so* well known that comment is needless, " further than to assure intending purchasers that the above lines are in first-class condition, and are for POSITIVE SALE. .;. ' /JfKIDAY, 28tfc ..APRU* 'At 12 o'clock. At M'lntyre-'s Yardsy ■Orraka. - • • VERY FORWARD THREE AND FOUR- -. • YEAR-OLD BULLOCKS. DALGETY &~CO'. (LIMITED) are instructed to sell by public auction, pkt above time and place : - '120 three and four-year-old Bullocks, in rery forward; condition (all nearly