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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13349, 27 July 1907, Page 4

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WiLSCMS SALEYARDS -- C- K. Wilson and Co., Tumi fired. Christehurcb, report- fairly good yarding*, and splendid sales, competition being vevy fceen- Grand is drawing, and buyer-** an*- hungry for supplies. Good torkey gobblers. IBs 6d to 20s; kens, 9>* to 13s; good geese. 7s to 8s 6d; ducks, Si t*-. 6s-; cockcrefo, fat, 5s to 5s 9d : pullets, •>"■• to ss; hens, 2j 6d to 5k 9d; pedigree poultry, ben.«, 5s to 9s; pullets. 5-* to 12:, 6d; cockerels. 5s to 2Cs: all at pur pair. Eggs, new laid, Is 5d to Is 6d; prsscrvod. Is to Is Id. CLEARING 1 - SALE. The Canterbury Fanners' Co-operative Association, Ltd., (per J. Mundell, auctioneer), report holding ;t clearing rah. of liva stock, fanii implements, and grain, on account of Mr Alexander Johnstop, at Li.? Lointßtead, Totara Downs. near Pleasant Point, on Wednesday last. There was a good attendant*? of buyers*, and a capital at full market values; and we herewith i-uote a few of the prices realised, viz. :—Sheep, jj-bred lambs, fat, 17s Bd, do. tto. stores. 15s 2d. j-bred ewes (failing month, empty), lis 3d. Cow in profit, £5 7s. Draught bon-ies-. £27 to £36, harness pony £ls. Farm implements, cultivator, £1? 10s, grain drill £36, tine harrows, £4 5?-, disc harrows £ll. D.F. plough. £7, farm dray £B, travelling hut. £l7. (juts, per >aik 14s 9d. 15s 9d to 16.-* 6d; straw'chalf. per sack, Is Id to Is? 2J. PROPERTY SALES. Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., report having effected sales of th" following properties during the past few days:—On account of Mr George Stuart, Balfour, 618 acres on the banks of the Matanra within three mik-i of Balfour, to Mr J. S. Nicbol. of Otttram. The* price paid is undtr.-tood to be the highest ever paid for a farm of that size on the Waimea Plains. For Mr F. R. Wright, of Chatton, Okapua Estate, containing 8820 acres, which i* generally recognised as about the j)ick of the old Knapdale station, to Messrs Rodger and Anderson, of Birchwocm. Southland. For W. R. Band, Waiumhaka. Toi Tois Estate, 944 acri-i;: the homestead and improvements on thfii property are-very fine and up to dat**; rhis i-- one of the pinked farms of Southland, and the price at whit-l-it was sold is understood to be the highest yet paid in Southland for a farm of that. area. For Mr W. Harvey, of Outran*. Black Swamp. 295 acres, adjoining the Si. Patrick's Railway Station, to Mr P. Lyons, of Balfour; for Mr R. Gorman, Balclutha, .J-acre Clyde and Gordon strcjts Balclutha. togeth, r with shop, dwelling, etc., to Mr A. Cohen ; for Messrs M*.*Gr.gor and M.-i'-lor-aM. Ila-anill plant at Evan-"' Flat t> M< •••.'.■-.- \V--r.l Rro-*: for Mr Georg.* .%!.■■-.iiieyon. of ir-ei-more. 514 aeie:-, 5 roods S pol s. close to Benniore Raihvav Station, to M-ssrs (-h:-:!*s .--■•-I ti-<l>-H Grant, of Clareim-'-. Outran*.: for Mr John Evans. Dipton. 3 ;:r:r«-s 1 rood 9 pole.**, 't, Mr William Mu-*:-eiwhite. (.f Dipton : fo:* Mr J. McKenzie. of Keuriinirtoii. rlairv firm of 280 acres on the Kosiyn Plain", within three mile.*- of Kennington Raiiv. iv Station, to Mr Thru. Flint, of luvi*rc-*!*-.:iri.