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Southland Times, Issue 17969, 9 March 1917, Page 4

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CI.EABING SALE AT WALLACETOWN. The Xcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. [Ail., report: —(in Wednesday last in conjunction with Messrs Wright, Stephenson ;Vnl Co., Ltd., we conducted a most success tin I clearing sale for Mr John S. .Jenkins at his homestead, Wallaeetown. It being well known that -Mr Jenkins is shortly leaving for the front, a very large number of farmers ami others assembled, and a, highly .satisfactory sale resulted. The whole, of the Block was in splendid order, and under Veen competition every lot changed hands at top prices. The following are the Chief sales: —1 S 1 two-tooth ewes a,till.-. 711 fat wethers at -V 7, Hi fat ewes at 2S/0, 2t> fat lambs at 28/3, cull ewes ami lambs Iti/ti, 25 steers and heifers at l.' 16/-; dairy cows. fLS, £Li (.'ll, £ I .'1 7/6, £l2 7/6 (2), £lO 2/6. £1) 1,7/-, £0 £ll, £S 17/6, £!» If./-, £H 2/1). £lO CD, £S 1.7/-; bull, £lO 17/-; I steer (D months), £7 10/-; .7 calves at £2 1,7/-; 1 draught mare, £2-7 10/-; 1 harness mare, £lB 10/-; 1 draught mare, £22 10,-; I two-year-old Ally, £l2 10/-; 4. yearling tilly, £7 7-'-; 1 draught lilly, ts 10,-; I draught gelding;, £lO 10/-; I hack, £8; gig, £2l. Implements, harness, sundries, etc., made full market rales. WAIBIO SALE. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report a miecessful sale at Wairio saleyanls on 7th inst., when- they disposed of I sOO sheep and 20 head cattle at good prices. The following are some of the sales: Account .1. C. Cord, St two and fourtooth wethers to W. eraser at 27 ti, fourtooth ewes to C, King at 22. -; account Belotta Pros., 2o| lambs to D. (Jardincr at ID/-, lo failing mouth ewes to W. Kogan at 21/4; account -las, Henderson, TOC soundmoutlied ewes to Hall Urns, at gs, 2. 77 two-tooth ewes to It. Itnthorford at 22 aeeount .lohn Cahey, 121) Boundrnouth ewes to T. MeKellar at 2 1-0; Account C. Cox, 20! i lambs to C. Wilson at 21/S; account Martin Cord, Is lambs to It. Itobertson at 17/-, DO lambs to W. Turner and Sons at 22 C; account W. Fraser, 16s lambs to W. Lighlloot at 21/-, IS lambs to W. Lightfool at 20 '-, 101 two, four-tootli ewes to C. .M. .MeImwell at 27/0, 200 soundmoulh ewes to T. Wyatt at 28-0; account C. Keen, 20 steers and healers to W. K. Cord at £5 11,'-. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. <By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian & X.Z. Cable Association.) .SYDXCV, -March X iteceivrd March x, 0.27 p.m. Oats—Algerian, feeding, 2,,)! to 2/7; milling, 2/8; seeding, 2/0 to 2/10. •Alaiao —3/- to 3/2. Potatoes —Tasmanian, £1 10/- to £7. Onions —£7 4 0/- to £B. AL'ELAIDE, March S. Oats —2/S