LUMSDEN SALEYARDS

Southland Times, Issue 17025, 25 April 1912, Page 3

LUMSDEN SALEYARDS

A PROPTTSING CCIiaSI'ICEMSKT. The' new saleyards at Lumsden were opened yesterday with eclat. A better day, climatically speaking, could not have been chosen, and the attendance was very encouraging for an inauguration of such an event. Before the sale commenced Mr O. W. H. Strettel, on behalf of the Stock Agents, made a characteristically happy speech, lie wished, he said, that lie had a more facile longue in order that litmight express in appropriate word ; hi; pleasure in taking a part in such an auspicious event. No one, generally, hud as much check as an a net burner. but on the lire, ent occasion i:c found him-eif Smiling in ihat commodity. The construe! lon of the Lit ms-den ; ; would fulfil a long-felt wr-.j, as it was the Junction of an Importa-;t centre, surrounded by fertile hills and valleys. lie referred to the breaking-up of the Five fUver.--. and Castle Reck estatet which, he said, had giten an impetus to the district. Everything possible had been done in making the mo to-; the oppor(unilie; afforded the committee, and ha predieled a bright future for the Unnden salryards. in conclii: inn he athose who had yard-'-d rtulT to make the ~a!e a Mn.-se.-f. e\en if the final bid vs - sell at id.-' commencement would i-.a-. <•- a damper:ng efUet on fttim-e sale Ancli inter,; hud learned to id ay the gams, and i.rmlor:; .night to act similarly. Mr D. (huiningh.-im. on behalf of the Giunss.i; ton. expires.- >-t thanks for Mr f-lret tcil'a kindly v. ' irds. Ton much pro i o, he said, con id not he be---towed on Mr G. U. John-on, and others fir tin-v.-ari- they had done in connect: ni with tne ei cci lon of (h<- yard --. Mr Gunningham concluded ivy inviting' ail lho- : e prefer: t to drink to the health of the yarl After the in', i tat ion had keen respond'd to. Iso auctioneers at once became busy. By the Farmers’ Go-npf rat ive Association -117 sun. ewes si ills 6d ; 50 v.sUers a. I 13; 6 ,1. By Mo-'.-rs Fuil s:y end Go. -- MU ev.-.v at 13 s id: 5! i • old e-,v:.--, at 6s 170 iamb s at 12s lid; 7! fat ewes at Us lid; 170 boilers at ss; 70 f.rn. ewes at Ss 7d; 120 wethers at Us lid; .100 2tootl: ewes at 11s lid. By the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. —394 1 and 6-tooth ewes at Gs lid: 544 wether lambs at 7s; 153 hill wethers at 9s id; 195 f. and b.m. ewes at Is fid. By (ho National Mortgage and Agency Co, —Account Loftus Jones. 110 2-li)dth ewes, at 15s B'-d; 330 6 and S- tooth ev.es at 12«; 200 lambs at 10s 7d; 200 1, 6 and. S-tooth owes at 7s 2d; account D. Gi/.ninghani, 130 culls at 4s 9d: account G. A. Adams, 502 m.s. lambs at 11s 9d; account A. Lowe (Dipton), 399 .s.m. wethers at 5s lOd; SO f.m. ewes at Ss Gd.