LATE BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 21, 29 September 1898, Page 15

LATE BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT.

(SPECIAL TO N.Z. TABLET.) (Per favour Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris.) Wednesday, September 28, 5 p.m. Cattle— l9s forward. Fat bullocks, LBto L 9 10s ; medium, L 6 10s to L 7 15a ; others, Lsto L 6 ss. Best cows, L 5 to L 6 10s ; medium, L 3 15s to L 4 17s 6d ; others, L 2 to L 3 10s. Sheep — Wethers, 15s 6d to 17s ; medium do, 13s to 15s 3d ; others. 9s 9d to 12s 6d ; fat ewes, 11s 6d to 13s ; medium do, 9s to 11s 3d ; others, up to 8s 6d. Lambs — Owing to these being the first lambs forward this season prices ruled high and competition was keen. All sold well at from 13s 9d to 15s 6d. Pigs — 90 penned. All sold well in favour of vendors. Best, 23s to 28s ; medium, 18s to 20s ; others, 13s to 16s ; light baconers, 30s to 37s 6d ; heavy do, 41s to 595. A contemporary recently stated that the three Slavic States of Russia, Roumania, and Servia are said to possess the highest percentage of illiteracy of any in the world. Eighty per cent, of the people are unable to read or write. Of the Latin -speaking races Spain heads the list with 48 per cent., France and Belgium; have about 15 per cent., Austria 30, and Ireland 21. In England th'ft percentage is 13, Holland 10, United States 8, and Scotland 7. The Moa Cycle Works are now among the most important of the local industries of Tirnaru, and the enterprising proprietor, Mr. R. M'Donald, is to be congratulated on possessing the most complete plant in the Colony. The machines are not only labour-saving machines, but they make such a grandly finished job of the tubing that a bicycle is turned out in almost half the time to that of hand labour. In addition a powerful and complete plating plant has been added. Mr. M-Donald is a skilled electrician- and several details are his own inventions, and he is turning dut high-class work. In addition to important plant he has succeeded in getting many first-class and up-to-date parts, thus being able to put a Moa on the roads that should never become extinct. — *% Mr. P. Lundon, Phoenix Chambers, Wanganui, is still busy putting people on the soil. He has also hotels in town and Country For Sale and To Lease. Write to him.— „,%