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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 July 1910, Page 4

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WHEAT CROP PROSPECTS

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LONDON, July 21. Colonel Mayliew, of Messrs Mark, Mayliew, and Company, reports 'lie following latest wheat prospects: "Those in the Argentine are quite favourable, and there is an increased acreage. In Austria f he crops n.re the best for some years. In Era nee and Germany the good weather should assure satisfactory crops. fn Hungary prospects are good. India's crop is also very good. The crop of the United States is below that of 1909. Britaiu expects a- good yield." SYDNEY, July 21. Whealt- is very firm, shippers offering .'3s 10:1 to 3s 10.} d. Holders want 3s ll.Jd to -Is. Flour is quiet at £9. Oats, Tasmanian, 2s (>d to 2s 7d. Algerian 'feed 2s 2d. Milling 2s sd. Barley, Cape C 3 3s 2d. Maize £2 Bs. Bran. €1 ss. Pollard £1. Potatoes, Tasnian ia-n, £8 Hs ;Vic.torin», £0 to C 7. Onions, CI Butter GO 2s. Cheese, Od ;to GJd. Bacon Od to fijd. (Received July 22, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, .Tutv 21. W.ai.hi shares, buyers 1-15s, sellers 157s lid. Junction buyers 40s, sellers 455. HORSE MARRETS IN THE SOUTH DUNEDTX HORSE SALE. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows:—The entry on Saturday was by no means what could he termed a large one, and was composed principally of medium (liralight geld.ings, with a few light harness weedy sorts. There was a fair 'attendance of the public, and the heaviest of our entry was picked up by town contractors, while the lighter sorts went to the country. The demand for really hoav.v sorts fit for town contractors or for export purposes continues keen,a:Ml all such coming forward meet a ready market. He quote: Superior young draught geldings at from CIO to £45: extra good' do (prizewinners) at from £45 to £50; superior young draught mares at from £'50 to £00; medium draught mares and geldings at from £30 to £40: aged, .at from £10 to £15; strong spring-van horses at from £25 to ''30: strong spring-carters at rom C'lß to C'2s: milk-cart and butchers order-cart horses at from £15 to C 25; light kicks at from £8 to C'l3: extra good harks and harness hrr'-es at from £13 to £25; weedv Mid aged at from £5 to £7.

•SALE Ol l ' CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLTS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report:— We have sold privately at a very .satisfactory price, o'H account of Mr .J. E. lie id', Bunisidc, Eldeuslie, Oamaru, to Messrs Thomson and Co., Wsuirongo4i Stud Farm, North; Ta.ieri, two specially well-bred Clydesdale entire colts. Short particulars ol their breeding .are as follows: Black colt, foaled sth Odtober, 1909; Ye, tli'ei champion Clydesdale stallion Baron Eyvio (imp.), dam, Dolly ol Ciydeband, by Clydebank (imp.), gm, Laura Foley 111., by Lord Salisbury, g-g-dmn, La una Foley, by Young Banker (imp.), 'g-g-g-dam, Laura MacPherson, by Sir Colin (imp), g-g-g-g-dam, Jess, by Marquis (imp.). This colt's diam, Dolly of Clydebank, w.as the dam of the highest priced filly sold at the Inst Elde.-lie sale to Mr Ernest fihor.tfor 235 guineas. His g-dam, Laura Foley ITT., was full sister to the well-known breeding horse Lord Ranfurly. I lis g-g-diam, Laura Foley, was unbtiaten as a yearling, a 2-year-old, nd a 3-year-old, .an<l his g-g-g-dam, Luira Macl'liersun, u'sis the wi'irner of twenty first and champion prizes, and was the greatest show-yard mare of her day. Bay colt, foaled 19th November, 1909; sire, Baron Fyvie (imp.), dam by Agitator (imp.), d-dam, Laiiira, bv Crown Prince, g-gg-dani, Laura Foley, by Young Banker (imp.), g-g-g-di.am, Laura M.aePhor.so!i, by Sir C'olin, g-g-g-g-dam, Jess, by Mar(jmis. It. will be seen from the abovi> pedigrees that these colts are exceptionally well-bred, and as the\

are up to a good size -and show splendid quality, they will double's make a name for themselves both iu the showvard ,aml at the stud.