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DUNTROON.

Api-1 1-1 —A very welcome thaugo came over the weather on Fiiday night, when it commenced to blow from tho touth. Tho wind kept up all night, and a few farmers took advantage of it to try to get in a few of the stooUs, and although a few showers fell, the wind dried these up as fast as they came. The grain i« m better condition than was ex-ppct-d, and if the wpntliei holds Rood most of the giam will be m stack by the end of this week -if the far.nprs can Ret enough hand-, 'nit tins 13 problematical, a- most of the haivest hands left he-re for the south a month ago The land i-< still very heavy. Sale. -Oui monthly sale was held on Friday laa, when about 1500 .sheep and 30 head of "cattle v.ere cfTi.rcfl. Merino ewe.-, realised very low prices f.om Is 7el to 3s 2d , ciossbied rv.-pa. 3s:ed. ,1-,, foui, a ix, and eight-tooth up to 10s, luhliiotl. about the o.irnp, More laml>^. [trim Ih fid to 7s, a few rams were sold .<t 110 m ~f 6eJ to i.2 2b. Cnttle Fat bullocks up to £7 (small), a few stores in foi w ard condition were nassed in at £5. weaned calves, 2^-i , yearhnpp up to ]X months, from 30s to ),«,, 1:0 cow.*- ttci 1 jarded The bidding was ••low foi the f-h^cD Gcucial The lad wlio was arrpitcl a wepk ,iyo plpaelcd gui'tj, and vas sent to the Supreme Co'irt, Dmiedin, foi sent^rce - Bread has f?O'iP up. aiid we have to pay 7el per 4lb loaf a* pre-rnt. -The local crpnmpry is ravinp 4<l per eallon this month for 3.8 test — Bunny is having a poor time of it. the rabbiters beini? \cry bb o y, and a large nuir'bei of lab!)its aie «-ent fiom h"ie daily

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Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 31

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DUNTROON. Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 31

DUNTROON. Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 31