J. R. MILLS AND SON.

Southland Times, Issue 18063, 5 February 1903, Page 4

J. R. MILLS AND SON.

J. R MUI9 and Son, auctioneers, Riverton, report that at the second wool sale of the season there was a good attendance of buyers, but owing to the recent unfavourable report from the Home market, tbe sale was dull and spiritless many lots being passed. Prices as compared with last sale, for halfbred and good bright crossbred, were about par, for medium coarae crossbred, bellies and pieces, there was a decline of Jd o .fd per lb. Following are the lots sold by us :---

136, 14 cbd ewe s£d ; ZD, 2 fine cbd ewe SJd ; RB, 2 cbd ewe Sd, 2 cbd hog Sf 1 ; GU, 3 cbd ewe Sfd ; H, 2 cbd wether o^d ; AS, 2 fine cbd hog Ghd, 4 fine cbd ewe 5d ; UL), 3 cbd ewe 4d, 2 cbd hog s£d ; 45, 2 cbd ewe shd; 4C, 2 crossbred s?d ; D<_, 3 (2 cbd, 1 hoggett) Sid; EH, 3 cbd ewe 4§d; UO, 2 cbd ewe s|d ; DX, 3 cbd Sd ; AS, 1 matted 4id, 1 bellies and pcs 3£d ; — over and under VV, 2 cbd 4£d ; 60, 1 cbd 4£d, I pcs 2id, 2 beUies 3id ; 45, 1 cbd 4|d;UU,l pcs 3d, 1 cbd ewe 4}d ; Xl , 5 cbd hog 1 do part ewe 6£d ; Xl, 3 cbd hog 5 Ad, 3do ewe ■>id ; 65, 2 cbd ewe 5Ad ; JM, 4 cbd owe, 1 do part hog SJd : ST?, 11 cbd ewe, Ido hog Sid ; TS, 1 cbd 4..c_ ; DA, 3 cbd ewe sid, 3 do hog, l!part ewe Sid ; 2 J, 3 cbd ewe Sjd, 3do hog SJd ; -~ " over T, 3 cbd ewe, 1 part hog 5 J ; y, 3 cbd ewe sd, 3do hog 62d; XX, 2 cbd ewe 4Jd ; D over — , 5 fine cbd ewe, 1 part hog SJd ; AS in circle, 6 cbd ewe 45d ; ER, 4 cbd owe Sd ; ST, 3do do 4jd ; E over --, do do 5Jd; 07, 4 do do 5Jd; TC, 2 cbd sd; AL, 5. fine cbd and hbd 61 ; V 7, 2 obd ewe 4Jd; 4F, 4 cbd ewe 4|d; MM (conjoined), 1 cbd s£d; AL, pcs 3id; ER, 1 bellies and pcs 3d; 59, 1 cbd ewe SJd; EH, 1 pcs 3:*rJ; — vover JR, cbd Bd; DX, 1 bellies pcs and 30 matted flea 3^d; ST, 1 bellies and pcs 3|d; LD, 1 cbd ewe Sd; E over ~, 1 hbd 6±d, 1 cbd 52d; GT, 1 bellies 3£d, 1 cbd s£d, lpcs22d; ol- (conjoined), 1 Romney ewe SJd. 1 do hog 5Jd; — over DF, 1 cbd 4£d; a in circle, 1 do hog sfcd; RP, 1 cbd s^d; SW, 1 do ewo 5Jd, 1 hbd do 7d; gB, 2 cbd 4Jd, 3 do SJd; 4F, 2 hbd ewe s£d; HE (conjoined), 3 cbred hogget 4d; AR, S do ewe sd; BN, 9 crossbred G\d, 8 crossbred ewe sid, 2 cbd wether 4£d ; "» over JG, 4 cbd 5d ; — over J, 3 fine cbd ewe 6Jd, 3 fine obd bog 6Jd ; aM (conjoined), 6 cbd s|d ; GP, 4 cbd Sd, 4 cbd 4§d, 1 pcs 2^l, 1 bellies 3fcd ; F 2, 1 pcs 3Jd, 1 bellies 3|d, 4 cbd hog s£d, 9 cbd ewe 6d ; A 7, 2 cbd 6d, 1 hbd 6d, 1 bellies and 20 matted fleeces 4{d ; — over PF, 1 cbd 4?d ; — over square, 1 cbd 4£d ; RR, 2 cbd ewe <%d ; AHO, 1 hbd 6£d, 1 cbd 4Jd ; y, 1 bellies and pcs 3d, 1 matted 4Jd ; 4F, 1 pcs 3sd ; RB, 1 matted locks 3d, 1 cbd ewe 4£d ; XL, 1 flc and pcs 3d ; B over — , 1 cbd hog s|d ; AS in circle, 2 cbd 4|d ; BN, 1 cbd sd, 1 matted 4|d, 1 pcs 3d, 1 bellies 3;_d ; 1- (conjoined), 1 cbd _f d ; — over J, I bellies, pcs, and 14 matted fleeces 3§d ; 7L, 2 crossbred ewe, 1 bale part halfbred Gid ; Xl, 2 halfbred ewe 7d, 1 matted 4sd, 1 piece*- 3^d ; gb, 1 pcs 3d ; J-A (conjoined), 1 bellies and pcs 3ijl ; DA, I bellies and pcs 3£d ; GP, 1 pieces 3d ;JL (crossed), 1 bellies and pcs 3d ; D over 2, 1 bellies and pcs 3£d ; AS in circle, 1 bellies and pcs 3d ; D(j, 1 flc, bellies and pcs 3d ; O over H, 1 cb_l 3^d ; P in Diamond, 1 cbd 4Jd ; W over -, 16(lincoln, 13 c, 3 c h) 4^d; 4 (linooln I r, 2 r hog, 1 mix) 4jd.