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Western Star, 1 April 1920, Page 3

TUATAPERE STOCK SALE. There was a large yarding in both sheep and cattle at the above sale, 1 which took place at the yards on Monday, the usual date having been altered on account of the Southland Races. Buyers were present in good number, ami a fair sale resulted, Messrs J. R. Mills and Son report having made the following sales:—42 lambs 14s, 35 ewes 18s 3d, 118 ewes 15s 3d, 5 rams 265, 13 . lambs 21s 6d, 33 ewes 12a Id, 91 ©wee 21s 6d, 58 ewes 235, 28 small lambs 7s 6di, 39 ewes 17a Id, 18 fat sheep 31s, 87 lambs 19s, 41 two-tooth ewes and wethers 275, 62 two-tooth wethers 17s 4di, 70 ewes 16s, 63 ewes 18s 3d, 87 lambs passed. Cattle.—2l' two-year-old steers £8 5&, 11 18-mouth steers and heifers £3 13s Gd, steer £8 os, fat heifer £8 10s, bull £8 10s, 7 two-year-old -steers £8 15s, 7 bullocks £l4 10s, 3 steers £6, heifer £7 14s, 14 heifers £6 10s, bull £8 10s, bull £6 15s, cow £lO, 8 steers £B, 7 steers , £l4 ss. 15 fat 'bullocks passed. OREPUKI STOCK SALE. Messrs J. R. Mills and Son report having held the usual monthly sale at the yarclls on Monday, when heavy rain rendered ■conditions anything but agreeable. A very large yarding in both cattle and sheep was on offer, -but the attendance of buyers was poor, and the sale was “draggy” especially for store lines- Pen after pen was passed in, prices showed a drop all round. Following is an Indies of the day’s business:—Bull £l4 7s 6d; co;v, 11 10s; cow, £8 10a ; 14 steers, £4 12s 6d; 2 cows £ll 10s; bull, £8 ss; bull, £9 7s 6d; 3 cows, £9 10s; 9 lambs, £1 Is, 24 b.m. ewes, 15s 6d; 30 b.m. ewes, 12s 6d; 60 s.m. ewes, lßs . OTAUTAU STOCK SALE. . j ' Messrs J. R. Mills and Son report I having yarded 2500 sheep and 50; cattle at the fortnightly sale on Friday last. The demand for all* classes ' of store cattle was very slack, and, , sales were hard to effect. The sheep sale was rather draggy, and prices j were down a shade all, over cotta* : pared with the previous sale. In | spite of this we cleared our total yarding, which included about 1500 . sheep of extra good quality from Eastern Bush and Wairaki districts. Following are sales effected: 400 : wether lambs 20s 2d, 448 s.m. ewes I 26s 7d, 78 two-tooth wethers 30s 3d, |76 s.m. ewes 24s- 4d, 77 two-tooth j j wethers 28s Id, 56 do. 31s 6d, 50 do. j ' 265, 113 ewes 235, 75 wethers 21s Gd, 81 wethers 24s 3d, 56 withers 22s Gd'. 1 189 lam!bs 20s, 28 s.m. ewes 28s 4d, 1 64 s.m. ewes 26s 3d, 46 lambs 18a, 350 ewes (s *a.) 255, 122 do. 20s, 3 i steers at £l2 17s 6d, 2 db. at £lO 15a, 1 bull £l4, 1 bull £ls, 2 steers at -£ls, 3 cows at £ll, 4 cows at £7, i 4 yearlings at £3 15s, 3 steers at I £3 13s, 7 steel's at £5. CLEARING. SALE. Messrs J. R. Mills and Son held a successful clearing sale at Obanian on . behalf of Messrs Thomson and Georgcson, sawmillers, who have, given up the business to continue in the car- \ pentering and building trade. There were a few bargains to he had! during the day, and lots such as the mill plant, traction engine, and! cottages were bought cheaply, according to several experts. Despite this fact, the vendors were satisfied with the ; results. Sawmill shed aud plant, £l4O. One ; 8 h.p. Marshall traction engine, £152, Linton Coal Co., 3-roonied cottage, £27 10s, 3-roomed cottage, £ls; 2- i roomed hut, £l2 ; stable, £3O. Seventy small odd lots of timber, alt sizes, sold at prices ranging, from 10a to £4, but mostly averaging 30s. J large quantity of tramway sleepers were bought by the Nightcaps and | Linton Coal Companies at £3 and £3 5s per 100 sleepers. THORNBURY STOCK SALE. The following sales were effected atthe above sale:—Account P. Barrett, cow £ll 10s, 1 do. £lO 15s, 1 do. £lO ss, bull £l2 10s; J. S. Andlerson, 2 heifers £10; Jas. Baxter, cow £7; W. Officer, 4 steers at £7, 3 do. at i£3 10s; 2 cows £8 ss, 1 do, £8 2» 6d, 3 heifers £6 10s; Mrs Robson, cow £7; A, Miller, bull £8 15s; Geo, Carmichael, 7 steers £lO 6s, 5 heifers £9 10s; six cows £4 los; Jos. Westbrook, 4 heifers £3 10s, 3 do. £6, 1 do. £l2 15s; J. dishy, cow £7 15s, G. E. Fletcher, bull £5, 2 cows £4 ss; W. Hopcroft, 2 cows £6, 1 do. £11; CV H, P’ankhurst, cow £7, 1 do. £B, 1 do. £3 10s; W. Christie, hull £7; Wilson Bros-, bull £8; cows, £9, £lO, £9 ss, and £8 10s; W. Prentice, bull £7 10s; J. Stuart, heifer £B, 2 cows £11; T. Aylward, 2 cows £9 10s, 1 heifer £4 10s; F. Wohlers, 1 cow £ll 10sg 1 do. £lO.

WALLACE COUNTY. APPLICATION TO ERECT A SWING GATE ON ROAD LINE. TVT OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Herbert S'. Mitchell, of Ruahine, has applied to the Wallace County Council for permission to erect a swing gate ggrpai the road line on Spilth boundary of Section 3, Block VI, and opposite sections 7 and 8, Block VI, Longwpod Survey District, And it is further notified) that any objections thereto will be considered by the above Council at a. meeting to be held “on Friday, Hit'll April, 1920. Any objection thereto must be lodged at the County Office, Qfcautau, at least three days before the said meeting. ' GEORGE KELLY, County Clerk. Wallace County Council Office, Otautau, 2nd April, 1920, EASTER HOLIDAYS. THE Office* of the INVERCARGILL T 1 STOCK AGENTS will be CLOSED on FRIDAY. SATURDAY, MONDAY, ami TUESDAY, for the Easter Holidays. Q, W, H. STRETTELL, Secretary, Invercargill Stock Agents.