PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10042, 12 May 1910, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

~~ Own Correspondent. Wednesday. PAHIATUA STOCK SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—We had'an exceptionally heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle, including the stock advertised specially on account of the estate of toe late T. Brown. The attendance was large, buyers from the Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Hawke's Kay being in evidence. Mi3t classes of sheep sold well, although lambs did not quite reach prices of late sales. The class of cattle yarded was well above the average, and we experienced strong competition, especially for young steers and bullocks. We have to report practically a total clearance of the whole yarding. Quotations.— On account of Brown's Estate: Fat wethers 15s 2d; forward wethers, 13s Id; fat ewes, lis lOd; empty ewes, 3s to 9s 7d? breeding ewes, lis 6d; lambs. 7s 8d; rams, 10s 6d to £3 3a; forward bullocks. £6 10s; breeding heifers in calf, £4 7s; cows and calves, £2 17s 63 to £4 4s; weaner heifers on account of the Balfour Estate, £2. Other quotations: Forward wethers, 21a 9d to 31s 6d; two tooth wethers, lis 3d to 12s; good ewes in lamb. 10s to lis 6d; sound mouth ewes in lamb. 8s 5d to 9s 3d;.store ewes, 4s to 6s; small lambs, 4s 4d to 4s 63; fat and forward bullocks, £6 10s to £7 6s; store bullocks, £5 Is to £5 lis: 2Jyr steers, U lis; 8 month steers, £3 la to £3 16s; fat cows, £4 15s to £5 8s; forward cows, £2 19a to £3 ss; store cows, 22s to £2 17s 6d: cows in calf, £2 7s 6d to £3 18a; dairy cows, and heifers, springing £5 15s to £6; heifers in calf, £3 6s to £3 9s; empty heifers, £2 Is to £2 ss; weaners, 23s to 31s; bulls, £2 153 to £4 15s. A committee meeting of the Pahiatua Racing ulub was held in the Com msrcial Hotel last;evening. Mr W. W. McCprdle was in the chair, and the following members were present: —Messrs McLennan, McFarlane, Suliivan. Yule, McSherry, Hare, Kodney and Owen. Apologies for non-attend-ance were received from the President:—Mr Jas. Breeds and Mr V. J. Prosser. The busiaess was of a routine character, and at the close of the meeting the following resolution was carried—"That this meeting wishes respectfully to forward %o the Hon. the Prime Minister their expression of regrefrac the great loss the nation has by the death of his late Majesty King Edward VII.

A well attended rehearsal of the Tahiatua Dramatic Society was held last night, in Marley's Buildings. The society is rehearsing the play ."Our Boys/' and with the talent displayed at the rehearal, should be able to stage a first-class production. Mr E. Darley, the representative of the Bush Districts Rugby Union, left this afternoon to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union at Wellington. During the month of April the Ballance Dairy Company paid to sui pliers the sum of £4,580. The supply is phenomenal, the output of butter being eight tons in excesa of the quantity made during April last year. The price paid for butter fat was 10£ d per lb. The next meet of tha Wcodlands hounds will be held on Saturday, 14th inst.

The weather conditions here for the last couple of days have been very unpleasant. Still showers have been experienced, accompanied by a very cold wind, which forcibly reminds one that winter is at hand.. Owing to the wet weather the football match, to have been played between Pahiatua juniors and Mangatainoka, was postponed.