STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 254, 17 March 1913, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

J Fro'.u .Our Resident .Reporter. Oil'.ii-: :-,i..\i :. l .;hj L v Al.'i'iauule, Agency Co. I'clcpbo.a: 11U. COMMERCIAL WEiiS'IER. JXiJiSUN & CO.'S REPORT. Messrs Webster, Dobson and Co. report:- (>)) .Momhyy at Smitlimore we held our monthly >;iic. There was a good yarding of cattle ;;iid sheep, all of which wei'e sold. Competition was good. We quote:—Mixed wcaners ;>:J>. iS-moiillis lieifers f.'i in to £3 13s. do. steers C 3 3s to £3 lis, forward cows £4 Ills to £4 14-. store do. £1 Ids to £3 His, bulls £3 to £3 17s, lambs 8s !)d. cull do. li- to Cs (lil. heifers in c:ilf £5 10s. Al Stanford on Tuesday we had ;l full yarding, with, a good attendance. Conijietiti',;i was fair throughout, and everything was cleared at the hammer or after. We <jnoto:—Weaner steers 30s to 4l)s (id; do. lieifers 32s (id to 41s, colored do. £2 10s Gd to £3, 20-months steers £.') 7s fid to £3 15s, do. heifers £3 S> to £3 14s, fat cows £5 4s to £(! 2s, forward do. £4 2s (id to £4 14s, store do. 'Ah to £3 17s (id, aged do. £1 10s to 455, heifers in ealf £4 is (id to £5 2s fid, bulls £3 Gs to £7 3s, cull ewes Gs. We have sold privately:—Mixed weaners 28s to 32s Gd, colored heifers 40s to £3 2s (id. store cows 70s. 77s Gd, 85s, 02s Gd. 20-months steers £3 Ids to £3 lGs, j lieifers in calf £4 10s to £5 2s Gd. lambs \ 7s (id to Ids 3d. f.rn. ewes 8s to 10s Gd, pedigree Jersey bull 20 guineas, pedigree Jersey cow 50 guineas. THE BOROUGH LOAN On 'Wednesday next the burgesses of the borough will be called upon to vote on four (lill'erent proposals to raise a sum of £42,000 for various improvements in the borough. Considerable controversy has taken place over the matter, and it is to he hoped that all ratepayers will visit the poll and show that the interest is sustained right to the ballot box. The loan is divided up as j follows: —street improvement, £20,000; drainage extension and improvement. £12.000; "bridge loan, £0000; waterworks > extension and improvement, £4OOO. THE GUN CLUB SHOOT Oreal interest is being taken in the forthcoming ford Club' are holding on ilu- racecourse on Wednesday, the 10th, commencing at 10 a:m. The Boswcll gun. as well as cash ( prizes, are to be shot for, and these have j brought forward quite a large number of 1 competitors, including all the best shots I from a district ranging as far as Feild- i in;:. The handicaps were declared by i the handicappers. Messrs. W. J. Morri- f son and w! J. llavnblvn, on Saturday] niejit. as follows:—E. IT oil a rd, F. W. '■ Whittle, IS. Knuckey. 23yds.; C. Tuck,' R. Linn. 11. Harrison, 21yd-.; H. Marsh, AY. U. Bennett, <!. 1). Mclvw.ie, 10yds.; I L. Knuckev. E. Co'son. 18yds.: (i. Harris,/ H. Campbell. IT. Li'.m. A. Scott, (1. D. j Wunter.' W. OTSrien. F. Jans. F. A. Lineham. '(.".' Cooper. A. E. dillord. Alex. Fia-cr, 17vd.-.: W. MacDoii.ild, lfiyds.; C. .lacksc!!. J. A. Marx. E. ■!. Kirkwood, ) V E. Wickham. J. Kiipairick, 15yds.. H. j i; AYiekham. A. C. Bulilit/. J. Russell,] 14vds.. W. K. Free. W. R. Folev, A. j Stewart, 13yds.; AV. Birdsail, 12yds. , STRAY PARAGRAPHS The buck jumping event at the Stmt-, 'ford OvmkißUia on Easter Monday has aroused 'considerable interest amongst lovers of; the noble animal. It is stated that oneW il-known and well-tried rider lias annou'.iied hi- intention of wagering Clu that the Association cannot pro-j d~iee a bor-e to throw hie.i. Of course | the Association are after him. and have already procured two well-known horses which can at all times buck rider and saddle off without breaking the girth. There should be good fun watching this ) contest, from a safe distance, say from one of the grandstands, where the charge is only one shilling for gentlemen and sixpence'for children and ladies. A number of tradesmen are hard at work .preparing' fancy posters for the poster race. The writer ha- seen the framework of some of these creations, ami thev are j weird in the extreme. A team of heavy ( weights, nicked from the. general com-j mittee of the Association, have challenged the winning team i;i the tng-of-war event, and are anxious to show Hie j military men how to pull or tug. The. trotting races are filling well, and, given the fine day which has been ordered, the Gymkhana' should be worth attending. Entries close positively on Tuesday. March' 18. ' .