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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 60, 12 February 1885, Page 3

" ' ' STOCK SAEJES. , • ..-.. To-jnorrow ; Messrs j ; . Stevens and Gorton ;will hold their great annual stock sale at the Oroua Downs Homestead. ' The vendors will be Messrs McLennan, "■-(otiifeliaU of the Hon. R. Campbell,) • ■ and ; Fi B?< Lark worthy, two well-known breedersj th©:, stock from whose runs, . being bred with, great care; arc .always ' ' it) demand, and command hit;li figures. 1 'Tliere-will bo offered fat and store cattl.-, frania; fatand store sheep, draught horses i } and hacks. : Detailed particulars now „ . appear ia a special advertisement. We ' may add that the annu.il stock sales at ' : ithe or6ua ; Downs estate are year by year becoming of a more important charac ? . ior, to which are attracted breeders dusir;i .ous of improving their flocks and herds, ! apd ■ buyers. ,frQin all parts of the iEast "' , u aiid West Coasts. The sale will com j : 'at 1 o'clock punctually. 'In connection J . -with' 1 this ; sale an alteration" of the rail- i :■: . ; way. time- tqble will be made, Mr Bother- . am ; haying . consented : to. despatch the ; ' first 'f Wanganui , train .. at, 7 ...o'clock ! mkteaa"'of 8 o'clock as usual. The_al-'! been made i to suit the c'on:i : .venieuce of settlers' desirous of attending this sale. The earlier start will enable the train to reach, Carnarvon m time to, catch the tramway from that place. In reference to this sale we hade been ' requested to state that luncneon will be provided? ; >•• •■■>- : - ' ; To-morrow Mr M. R. Milleu will ;, hold a very important, extensive '' and ' absolute sale at Mount Erin estate, Hawke's Bay, of Lincoln ewes, atud ewes, ram lambs, acd other sheep, besides draught horses and dray, impleimentß, &c, &c. The sale will ba held at Mount Erin station yards, to which m•- -• lending : buyers will bo conveyed by special coaches,- starting from Hastings trail way station on day of sale, on arrival of the moruing train. Very full particulars of, this most important sale are'giy•en m the advertisement, from which it will be seen that an opportunity is offur- ,. Ed of obtaining first class sheep that . A6<&6 1 not of ten! occur.'.' The catalogue fts published comprises' 650 choice 2-tooth , Lincoln ewes, : 1300 4-tootli ditto, 1600 . 6-tooth, 1700' 8-tootli, 500 culls, 1200 , . Barge wedders, 550 2'topth ewes, fiist j ' cross ; also 300 stud ewes, 2, 4, G, anil 8- ] .. tooth, and lOO.ram lambs. An auction- i eer's note atates that'the small stud flock are from Lincoln ewes, imported by r Jessys McLean, of Auckland, ; from the '• celeb'raied flocks of ' Wessrs Clarke ami , : Vessey, Lincolnshire, England, This very important sale will commence at ; ? feaif-past 12'npon, Mr,G r M.Snelson will hold his stock aafc l at ! '.th> K^srere. sale yards, next Ivipqday a^ 1 p.ra. There are already caUlbgued 25 head beef, 12 2 year-old •tears, 15 yearlings, 10 2-year old heifers, 8 cows, 100 fat sheep, 150 prime Of; fat wcthersv2oQ llon.ney JVlarslV ewes, 250 lambs (m the wool), 7 pure-bred Liucoln rams. Also, on account of W. 1 Akers,, .Esq., - 100 . pure-bred Romney Marsh ewes, m lots' to suit purchasers, 6 two toofh Romney Marsh rams, by : imported rams, out of pure-bred ewes. ' We anticipate for this sale as complete t • 'success: as hAB been. characteristic of Mr Snelson's iortner sales at Karere - Binqe (1 4|*eir/ estaWishinent We may point ..out that the ; train arrangements will suit very .welij the convenience of , t)»08e intending tp be present as the ! first' irain from Paiinißrston will arrive \ at Karere jiist a^ouf sale, time, and the j . <eveuing train wiUpai3Babouts.ls, when '■' jthe sale should t>e over. \ Messrs Beckett, Hammond, & Dick - - announce an important sale of stock at the Club Sale Yards, Marton, on Mon- j '•■': diy : next. The- entries already cata-. • ' ' logued comprise 20 mixed 18-inoriths-old J : isteers and heifers, about 4000 sheep, 100 Bomney ewes, and 100 2-tooth Bomuey •; wethers, 14 pure.bred Lincoln rams, a I second Osborne reaper-and-binder m ■•'■ working order. There will :also be offered from W. R. Wilson's flock 80 pure-bred Lincohi rams, various ages ; i- : Mcßet^meyor'B, B3 pure-bred Lineoha rams and 4 pure-bred Romney ■ : '~ rams; and from Mr A Mcßeth's 20 '■■'• pure-bred Lincohi rams. The sale will take place at 1 o'clock sharp, and will :■ probably be numerously attended, as it is one of the largest sheep and ram fairs ever previously held m Marton, all the : . the entries being ob a superior class. • '■•'■•» In the Exchange.Auction Rooms, Wel-lington,to-inorro.w,Meß3rßT. K. Macdon- : ■ aid & Co. will offer some very valuable "~~ propertiesiu Fitzherbert. Tne particulars /are given m advertisements, and will be .found worthy the perusal of capitalists, - and intending inventors. The properties :. tp be offered' are probably as valuable :•. investments as could be found m the r Whole district, each possessing special .jr. advantages of soi I, situation, &c. For each J.herQ should be eager competition, as it is not every day m the year that such properties are offered by public auction. The sale will begin at 2 p.m. punctually, and the bidding will probubly be spirited for each property.