DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1918, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

SALE OF POLLED ANGUS CATTLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Niglit. The dispersal sale of the Gladbrooke stud Polled Aberdeen-Angus cattle was concluded to-day, when 60 lots were offered which realised £6383, making a total of £ 14,177 for the two days, or an average for the 100 lots of 84 1-3 guineas. Tho highest, price to-day was 510 guineas for the 18-inonths-old bull Troy, by Prince Burnish of Ballindalloch— Poppy, purchased by Mr. Kinross White, of Napier- This is believed to be a world's record for an animal of this breed "knd an Australasian record for any bovine. H. and V. White, of Leone, New South Wales, paid 465 guineas for the 17-months bull To Go, hy same sire, the dam being .June. Kinross White bought Taffy, an 18-months bull by British Mark. The other three young bulls realised 120, 165 and 180 guineas. The cows sold from 20 to 75 guineas; heifers rising two years from 31 to ISO guineas. Calves 12 to 50 guineas. Three imported hulls sold. Guild Bros., Temuka, bought British Mark for 420 guineas; J. Stevenson, Mount Royal, bought Royal for 100 guineas and N. Cameron, a Tasmanian, secured Prince Burnish of Ballindalloch for 100 guineas. Of the 160 lots sold 29 go to Wellington and Hawkes' Bay, 14 to Australia, and 17 remain in the South Island.

QDDB'ELLOWS' TOXFERENCE. Wellington, April 4. At the Oddfellows' Conference officers were elected as follows:—G. M.. Bro. F. W. Watt (Ashburton); Deputy' G.M., Bro. W. Thiomas (Auckland); Corresponding Secretary, Bro. ,T. Kershaw (Wellington); Treasurer, Bro. G. E. Godber (Wellington); Directors, Bros. Aitkin (Auckland), D. P. Loasbv (Wellington), H. Bull (Hawke's Bay), AG. iSlirimpton (Kelson), F. Amoore [(Taranaki), W. <R. Galiagan (2Cortli Canterbury). Tin* installation ceremony took place this evening.