j me Squatter and His Men.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 21

j me Squatter and His Men.

J TO THE EDITOn. • Sir,— One of those happy little incidents — ' or rather I should say eevp-ral of them— j that occasionally cm..»» <o li#lit ony-pe-ncd j at Long Beach on Christmas Eve. when ; Mr and Mrs Grisfg presented e,->ch em- i ployeo who had been 18 ye&->s in th^ir service, with a £5 note! On rea-( ! .'"g the ] above a few of your readou-. will to>*u rally | look up their own book ami conclude that ; the gift «-nf!<l nci be iarje, J>'i years "bft^jg ] a 'ong time and nntu ?"y a k>l of change j vwuid }p«tj'e vor\ f<- * ?o gel- the benefit of the gift. But this i# noc >•<> en th ; s j particular station, as t!i-? v. rite*- kiwnvs employers that have been vra^'-"^'}" bern c-n the estate, and eonifl who&r* lfMiglh of ?er- | vice reaches anywhere from five i< 40 years. And many an old employee or family have ] be«n nuuls happy by such -gifufl from ilr ■ ami Mrs <»rigg, non« knowing of it save i the giver and receiver. This incident has come to light, and I { think is worthy of being recorded in your j paper. — I am, etc , S. America. DUNEDIN MARKETS. WHOLESALE ?RODUCE KKJGRTS. Mr J F>ruii)g, Priics street south, reports , under date the oth Insl. : — | V; heal th-; 1>..«-W per ton Fe«t lnilling 4/IS-4/74 Oatmeal, in 25V 210/Q • Merhum do 4/5- 4/' i , Oaten chaff 70/6-SO/O ' Fowli" ... 412— 4H Ryegrassh^y B'J/O 35 0 Milling oats . J/8 > Stiaw .. .4*l/0 to 45 0 Feed oats... 1/5— 1." - ' 3'cail bailey . 340/6 Malt barley ... 5/'> ! civ; Feed barley 3/3— fytf J Cmccs, cood 8,0- K'/O Cape Durley ... 6/0 , per I•. 3iaiz« 5/ti i Rolled bacon ... BJd i per ton. i Side bsccu ... HA ' , Hour, in 200's ... 215,0 Smoked hams ... ?Q.i ■ I Flour, in 50*8 ...230/0 Cheese ... 6d-(tjd ■ ' Pollard 120/0 Good salt buttf 9tt tc Bran 95.0 IGd. aceonh::;; to qual'tv | I O'.d potatoes selling et £2 15s to £3 10s ' per ton. Gocd demand for fowl wheat; none offering. New local potatoes, ljd to ljd per lb Auckland imported potatoes, 8& to 9b per cwt. FAEM AXD DAIHT PRODUCE. Messrs Irvine and Stevenson George street report paying for produce during tiio week ending the sth iust. as follows — Bacon (roll), 9d per Id I'ret.l. butter, 9d to Ham, 8d per lb Hid per lb I ' Fresh eggs. 1b 2d dcz Suit butter : not buying j I Fresh" bult«r. eood ordinary (in lib and V.b ■ I print"), 8d to lOd per lb P)g?, 130'b to 1601b, sd. Hopey, 3\d. Fowls 3s to 3s Cd (boiling) j GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as fol-

lows: — We held our weekly sale of grain and produce at our stores on the 29th ult., when we offered a small catalogue to a fair attendance of buyers. Very moderate clearances were effected under fair competition. Values ruled as under: — Oats. — The demand rules dull, with prices about on a par with late rates. Stocks in stores are now in small compaea. In this | market business is practically suspended o\ving to the holidays. Quotations : Prime milling, Is 7^d to Is 8d ; good to best feed. Is 6d to Is 7d ; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is s£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — Quotations, in the absence of business of note, are more or less nominal. Very few lines are offering, and it is improbable that any sales will be affected | until after the holidays. Quotations: Prime ' milling, 4s 8d to 4s 9d ; medium milling 1 and fowl wheat, 4s 6d to 4s 7d ; broken and' damaged, 3s lid to 4s 5d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — Offerings of the new crop are now fairly heavy. Quotations : Auckland, oases, £10 ; bags, up to £9 10s per ton ; Oamaru, up to £10 ss ; Peninsula, prime, lid to IJd; small, Id. The market is quiet, and the season is practically over for old sorts We quote (nominally) best Up-to-Datcs £3 to £3 10s per ton. Chaff. — Supplies are light, and values are fully maintained for choice quality. Inferior and medium descriptions, however, are still slow of sale, and show no improvement in prices. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10s to ,£3 15s; medium, £'3 to £3 7s 6d ; light, inferior, and heated, £1 10s per ton (bags extra). I CLEARING SALE. ' Messrs Todd Bros, and Co. (Ltd.) report holding a clearing sale at \ Clyde on the 22nd ult., when they j sold on account of Mr James Ruddin all hi\> horses and plant which have been used for tho past few years in the rabbit industiy. They sold : Seven norse» at from £15 to £27 10s ; six four-wheeled waggons at from £13 to £25 ; seven two-wheeled collecting carts at from £5 to £7 10s; one gig at £7 10s; and a very large quantity of harness and sundries at splc-ndid prices. The sale as a whole was highly successful, the prices realised exceeding expectations. SALE OF SHEEP. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (in conjunction with Fraser Falconer, Kelso) report having sold 1200 Ardmore hoggets at a vei'y satisfactory price. This is the first big line (locally) of sheep sold since shearing, and it mii3t be pleasant news to breeders to know that the price was a very high one. PROPERTY SALES. Messrs "Todd Bros, and Co. (Limited) report the following sales : — On account of Mr Frank -Walker — Section 6, block IV, Heriot, with dwelling thereon, lo Mr R. i.. Hyde; on account of Mr Wm.' M'Ncil — Section 12, block IV, Heriot, with dwelling thereon, to Mr John Muir. of Mosgiel ; on account of Air Edward Tubman — Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10, block -11, Teviot, containing 794 acres, to Messrs Owen Morgan and T. Gourlay, both of- Roxburgh; on account of Mr Janies K. Brown — Part of allotment 13, subdivision of section 1, block VI, Benger, containing 568 acres, and being part of Moa Flat Estate, at a highly satisfactory price, lo Mr Jane, late of Burnham, Canterbury ; on account of Mr James Ruddin — Three and three-quarter acres, town of Clyde, with dwelling and sheds thereon, to Mr Parcell. , :