PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9577, 25 August 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Oar Resident Reporter). 5 * STOCK MARKET. {*-■ Tuesday. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their P.F.A. sale today as follows:—There was a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, and a good attendance of buyers. Cattle sold well at late rates. Prices ruled as follows:—Two-tooth wethers, lis lOd; mixed aged ewes in lamb, 12a sd; f.m. ewes in .lamb, 10s; small hoggets, 7s lOd. Cattle: Two and a-halt-year steers, 78s 6d; motherreared yearlings, 40s; others, 30a; cows in calf, 42s 6d to 61s; springers, £5, £5 53; springing heifers, £3 17s 6d, £5 ss; backward heifers, 57s Gd to 70g. empty heifers, 49a to 525; yearling heifers, 33s 6d to 40s; forward cows, 48s to 57s 6d; store cows, 32s 6d to 435; bulls, 40s to 60s.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report having held their fortnightly eale at the Pahiatua Farmers' Yards, yesterday "(Tuesday, August 20th), when they offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, which both came forward above advertised numbers and were well competed for through <ut, Thvquote: —Hoggets (irond Hie). 12s; fair lines, lis to lis 8d; backward hoggeta, to 8s sd; 2-tooth ewes in lamb 14s 5d to 14s 8d; full-mouth ewes with lambs, 14s Id; full-mouth ewes in lamb, 13s 6d. Cattle: Springing heifers (backward £3 10a to £3 18s; springing t _s £4 7s 6d to £4 15s; 18-month steers, to £2 la; cows (empty), to £2 2s; odd cnws in calf all brought satisfactory prices, ranging from £4 15s to £5 10s. Our next sale in Pahiatua will be held next Tuesday (August 31st), at our Mangahao Yards, at 12.30. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile report on their weekly sale in the P.F.A. Vards as follows:—We had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, sheep being on a par with late sates, and dairy cattle showed in favour of vendors, other sorts being somewhat neglected. Prices ranged as follows:—Two-tooth wethers, 13s; full-moulh ewes in lamb 9a 3d; hoggets, mixed, 9s 3d. Cattle: Dairy cjws, good, £7 ss; others, £4 to £5 ss; store cows, £2; fat cows, £4; heifers in calf, late, £2 12s 6d to £3; 2-year heifers, 423 6'd; dairy heifers in calf, £4 5s to £4 12a 6d.

S.M. COURT. At the local. Court, this morning, judgment was given for plaintiff in the following civil cases by Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.:—Donald and Eastwood v. J. Montgomery, claim £ls, costs £1 10s 6d; Herbert and Co. v. J. Smith, claim £1 12s 6d, costs ss; Commissioner of Taxes v. J. Tulloch, claim £2 15s, costs ss; Mitchell, Griffith and Co* v. C. Fitzgerald, claim, £4 15s sd, costs 12s; same v. P. Reidy, claim £5 Is, costs £ 1 10s 6d; P. E. Debreceny v. S. D. Pope, claim £sl 6s Bd, costs £3 15a 6d. Five prohibition orders were issued against local residents. The County Ranger proceeded against Milton Alpas?, senr., A. Farrell, H. Smith and G. Stone, for allowing cows to beat large on the County roads, and each were fined 5s and costs. G. Goggin and M. Alpass, junr., were fined 10s each and costs, for permitting a boar to be at large on the road.

Great preparations are being made for the Catholic social at Hamua :i\ September Ist, and a good programme including items by outside talent has been prepared. The committee anticipate a crowded house. Mr J. K. Carpenter opened up a consignment of special water-tight boots yesterday, which are guaranteed always to keep soft and pliable. A visit of inspection is invited by Mr Carpenter. During the past season'about 70 tons of cheese was sent away from the Tararua Chese Factory at Ballance. A movement is on foot in WoodVille to re-start the Chamber of Commerce. The membership of the Woodville Rifles is increasing, and lately there have been good musters at drill. p Last evening in the Borough Council Chambers a public meeting was held, presided over by the Mayor (Mr D. Crewe) for the purpose of forming a Beautifying Association. There was a good attendance, and it was

decided to form such an association, and a strong committee, consisting of leading townsmen, was formed. Close on £2O has been promised towards beautifying the Squares. The rst meeting of the committee will be held in the Borough Council Chambers on Thursday evening next. Mr G. de S. Baylisf arrived in Pahiatua to-day, and was met by the Mayor (Mr 1). Crewe), Mr J. C. Cooker and members of the Executive of the Pahiatua Central Branch of the N.Z.F.U. After the party had driven round and inspected various sites, it was resoived that all present form themselves into a committee with Mr J. A. Walsh as secretary, to work in conjunction with Mr Baylis, in experimenting with manures aud rout crops to find out which were best adapted for this district.