Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3541, 20 June 1890, Page 3

Commercial.

Mr F.fl, Wood held his lisua fortnightly Stock Sale at the Taralahi yards yesterday. A large quantity of etock of all classes came forward, all Belling readily nndor the hammer, Prices realised for both t'shcop and cattle showed a marked improvement on last sale rates, being as under : • Sheep—Wethers, forward, lOj Gd to 12s 9d; fat ewes, medium, 10s 3d to 9d; storo ewes, 6s Cd to 7s; ewes lamb, 7s 3d to 9s; lambs, good, 8s Cd to 9s; do culls, 5s 3d. Cattle— Fat bullocks, mtdiunc, £4 15s; do heifers, £l ss to £4 10s; fat cows, £3 5s to £3 10s; store cows, 80a to 50s; 2 year old steers, 50s to 675; do heifers, 35s to 42s 6d; yearlings, 245.

The North Baßt Valley (Dunedin,) only had one drunk in three and-a-halt yean and that, as the constablo put it, " was a stray one." A large meeting of the Viotorian railway employes was held at the Gaiety Theatre, Melbourne, on Sunday morning, Bth June, for the purpose of taking steps to form a new association, to bo called" The Railway Traffic Employis Union." The object of this association is to endeavor to bring about an eight hour system in the service, and to advocate paymont f for all overtime worked, Tho was fall, upwards of 1000 persons, representing all branches of the service, bomg present. Amongst those on tho platform wero Mr 6, Hancock, President of the Trades Hall Council, who occupied tho chair, Mr W, A. and Dr Moloney, M.L.A., 1' and Mr fl, A, Harwood, (Several i ' speeches wero delivered, and hearty support was given to the movement,