PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10039, 9 May 1910, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

Own Correspondent

Saturday, jjfc Mangatainolra was in a stale of ex-Jj|j citemtnt this morning. A rumour wasj| circulated tho the effect that Pa-|| welka had again succeeded in break-J ing from the lock-up in Palmerston.| The many frienda of Mr James Bis-| sett, who is at present lying serious | ly ill at a private hospital in raerston, will learn with regret that| bis condition is causing his family| much anxifcty. p The Pahiatua District High School! football team defeated the Woodvillel High School this morning at Woo«Jville| by 10 points to 3—two tries and a| potted goal, all scored by G. Mexted.| Woodville scored from a penalty goal.l After the match tho Pahiatua team| was entertained at luncheon by the| Woodville boys. A leturn match willjjj be played next Saturday at Pahiatua.|

STOCK MARKET.

Messra Abraham and Williams,j| Ltd., report having held their first|| sale in Mr L Mallmanche's Waionep yards on Thursday sth inst, wheng they offered a good yarding of both® sheep and cattle to a large of farmers. Sheep were not yarded|| up to advertised numbers iwirg toi two or three clients disappointing us.| We have to report a most satisfactory! sale, the whole yarding being at good market values. Next summerl ■we intend to hold three or four sales,|| dates of which will be fixed later and| included in our calendar ot sales.! Quotations.— Forward wethers, 12s| 9d to 13s; empty forward ewes, 7s| 2d to 8s 9d; store ewes 3s 8d; goodl lambs, 7s 7d to 8s 4d; cull lambs, 2s| to 2s 3d; 2Jyr steers £4 19s: 15 and! 18 month heifers, £2 7s 6d; mixed! weaners, 33s 6d to 355. 1 Messrs Abraham and Williams,! Ltd., report on their Pongaroa sale as| follows:—We had a heavy yarding ofi cheep, 2,500 coming forward, ofi

which we made a total clearance with the exception ot one pen of lambs, the line of one thousand lambs selling at 5s 4d. We had a good yarding of cattle, comprising young stuff, mostly,which all sold under the hammer at good prices. Quotations. — j

.Forward wethers, 133 2d to 13s 6d;

empty forward ewes, 8s 6d to 9s; Btore ewes, 3s 8d to )4s 2d; aged

ewes in lamb, 7s; fair lamns, 5s 4d

to 7s 2d; cull lambs, 2s 2d to 2sj 63; empty cows. £3; mother reared ( weaners, £2; good mixed weaners,; 365; weaner heifers, 32s 6d; medium! * | weaners, 23s 6d,