COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 June 1910, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

A NORTH OTA6O CLEAR IXG SALE. For purposes of comparison, farmers are interested in sales ail'ar, us well as those in their own district. To-day we reiprint an acCouiilt of a clearing sale lield last week at Gra.ssy 'Hills, « station some distance from Oaniaru. The whole of the station flock of breeding owes and hogge'ls came under the- hammer in excellent order, and sold at prices fully 3s in advance of any paid in the district for some ennskloraiblo time. The draught hors's also sold at prices consideraiiily in excess of lato rates. Tliti e'atitlo and .implements likewise sold, well. The attendance for a back country s»>lo was very large, and mteon to twenty cars stood in front of t'ra homestead, making a pretty sig'it. Several drags ran from Kim-mv a'ul Waimate, and buyers were present from Asliburftbn to .south o! Oam.-vu. Mr W. Miller attended to the cat-r----ing for Middleton. Mr and Mrs Middleiton extended their wjll known li'ospritality to visitors .vd buyers, and deserve the-.? poirsDns' thanks. Tlbe following are smile cf the prices obtained - Sheep—H'llfhi cd : . iMi-fi lam,Us, Ifis 2d; 2-tooltih hialflmxl owas, 20s 3d; G and 8-tootli owes, lfis 8d; 2, I, and fi-toobh ewes, 17s 9d to Ifis fid; 4-tootli owes, 10s 7d; lialf-bred. wether lambs, lis lOrl; mixed sex do, 12s j mixed sex hoggeis (cull), lis; killing wethers, 14s 3d. Oattlo Cows, CI 7s Gel, Go /Is. £7 7s Gd, £8, £9; steers, £5 10s; yearlings, £2 Is; speved hieiifers, £5. Horses—Ka,to, £17 ; R'ose, £2f> • Niamey, £30 10s; Bonn, £13; Darkie £30; Jim, £21; Puncih. £46: Kallv, £8; Dolly, £12; Darkie, £1 10s; Rpa.rk, £13 ss; chestnut pony, £8; bay geldh'ng, £15 10s; bnv filly (2yrs), £10; ibav gelding, £18. Tmplemen/ts, rite.—Hut, £7 10s; roller, £7 10s; drill, £10 10s; <wl sower. £14; mower. £3 10s; r.-ike. £4 10s; ibimdor, £7 Is; dray, £12 10s; mou.ldiiiiif? nlomdi, £4 15s; buggy, £19 5s oil engine. £45; 4-horse w.i foil, £25; sib earing machines, £2!); woolnross, £8 10s.