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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 197, 30 April 1915, Page 7

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MARKET REPORT. TAIHAPi: SALE. Abraham and \\ iiiiams, Ltd., report on their Taihape Sale, held on 28th inst.: We had a heavy yarding of sheep which we made practically a total clearance in favour of vendors, compared with other centres. We quote:.— Two-tooth wethers 20/, 20/2 to 20/9; smaller sorts 16/ to 16/8; fat wet-heiv 24/6; fat ewes 21/; lambs' (wethers) 13/, 13/7 t0..14/; ewe lambs 12/6 tc 13/7; cull lambs 5/6, 6/, to J/6: mixed age ewes in lamb 10/6, 11/4, tc 12/8; 4 and oyr ewes in lamb 14/6 to 15/2; cattle: 18mos, steers £3 17/6 to £4 10/; 25yr steers £5 5/; fat cows £8 15/; bulls £3 to, £4 10/. TAIHAPE STOCK SALE. DALGETY AND CO., LTD,,

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North report having a good yarding of sheep,,and their Taihape sale on the 2Sth inst. i \ Although cc-npeticicr. was not I:j.h .or inferior lines, wo managed.,- to <riiit the bulk of our yarding at the following prices: Sheep.—Small lambs 6/6 to7/3; mixed medium lambs 3/4 to 9/9; fair mixed lambs 12/10 to 18/6 to 14/; good mixed lambs 14/9, 15/ to 15/8; 2-th wethers to 19/6; fat wethers 22/6 to 27/; mixed age ewes in lamb 13/7"tc 15/8. Cattle.—Mixed weaners to £2 8/; V, mos, steers to £3 13/6:. %.) m-nth-steerg to £4 5/; well-bred 2 year steers" to £5: 11 year steers £5 16/ to £5 10/; store news' 52'to £3 5/; 20mth heifers to £3 1/6. Yesterday afternoon, the Premier read a cable from the.. F J3ecrctary of , r 3t?.t3 for the Colonies, from the steps of Parliament Buildings, in the preence of a great and enthusiastic assemblage. In the co.urss o r a patriotic address, he stated..that number of troop s sent by .Navy .Zealand, in- ' eluding the Sam can . .Garrison, and Maoris, was 17,000. "The.-. nnmb.'--v ir training* was ' 4.300 V The! tatal ■-■v.r expentiture to the 31st Maj:* v-?v £2,151,835, towards which th? publk contributed £159.13,7. in cash. "' 'At the Wellington City Council election all eleven old .Councilors seeking election were returner].-The rseult "of vhe figures of the -half-holidaj* poll are: For Saturday 8770; for Wednesday 8305.' ... ■>.'..,