UNKNOWN (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 271, 5 February 1874, Page 2

UNKNOWN (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

M* Alpuxu BccKi/AND's annual sheep fjir was comnuncod | j«f erdav at the Kemueia nale-varo 1 -, nnd n* uvial, uttractod ' a v iy iaigi, atU'iulunec ol iinrmers awl butcitoid. Owing to | the uiipiemieiiitid number oi entries, i.lio ew-ts and iambs *«?te onh di-ijio ed of yeatordiM, and Uic rams and ram l.w l>s will be oifered (or salts to U v,> 'lln* suit whs lo have coi iiiitiiuuJ at t'vo o'clock, out i»on<f qui'iit unoii the delay in pel nuit; .!i> ewes nnd letinbs, Juiiclim/ti »h invt partaken of. Tli • niffiicsf pi ices leaiisod wore tor lots 'Hi nnd 30 two shear lon .{wool d ewes, £'o 2s 6d, the property 1 ot Mr VV Srott ' Mi r igeie, it w»b stated). The next :ngfi<8 w prices roahsed — I £t 2b GJ — weio realised for lo - 20, toi ao two tooth long- j wool'd ewea, tag property ol ,ilr H-nwood ; and altogether | the sheep nold remnrkaoly well, inoi'' 1 especially the ii rat lots otfi red. Betwoej] SJOOG and 10,000 sheep were penned, and taking juto consideration the verj dry state ot feed at present existing, the sheep tbrovgl out were in excellent condition, iho sule olo»fd at about (i o'clock in tiie evening, and to-day, as before stat&J, tae ra'iia .md ia.n l.iuibs will be offered. The narauj ol tiu Inijeis, wilhpricdb iianaed, will be found in the appended h->l — Row No. I—lOlongwonl'd1 — lOlongwonl'd i'i\es, Mr deCartoret 11b, QTlice ; 10 Lincoln t «fc 3l Al: W.ll.am Atkai lia, G Riwij \M longwool'd two-tooth ewes, Air Au,ote lGs (3d, Q Rice; 15longwool'd cwon, Mr Angow 20-, llii.nmoi.d , 20 longwool'd ewes, Mr An»oTC 20i, I Rofjers ; 41 two-toothed loi^woo"! < ?es. Thomson JiiotLers ,JUj, Bic/wu , £oUotoi thed longwool'd ewes, Mr Jeuwood 1± fa s 6d, Walker; ,20 fen '».('. .1 Lngwo>l\l owtn, ?I r hei.wood ,*7s T U ,H.!1 ; "0 lour-toolhed longwool'd ewes 289, Walker; 25 Jew ) toothed Lincoln eweo, Mr W K-rr 40-, Hammond; 30 'loi owet- Mr C E Murphy 2o; Ren Brokers; 25 tw o-tooth longwool'd eweß," Mr C II Murphy 25s, 'Hammond; ,30 lonsjvri'ol'd c «•■, Mr D.ckson 23', Bregmau ; 30 Lmuoln • fcuea, Uatt'le Brothers 20«, T£ Hawlm; 25 .longw^ool'd ewes, • Rli Wf>t-r 13s, R Majlty i 25 Lc.ctot.or ewes, MrC Rp- : berts J.3b, Moore ; 20 longwool'd ewes, Mi* h Roj 16$, Hepibirn • 20 lon^wool'd owes, Mr L Ivor l'4s, John UAI , 25 longwooi'd ewes,- Mr U 3nn\"i 17s Sd, Waln^sloy ; 25 aged .ovrei, Mr D Shaw 13s 6d r W Walters Row No. 2.— 40 longwool'd ewe«, Mr W Scott 16*, Btirtt; 30 two shear long- wool'd ewes, Mr W Scott 425, Himmond; 30 two shf»nr longwool'd ewrs, Mr.W S-'ott, £5 2s 6d, Hammond; 30 Jongwool'd ewes, Mr .A Dil«o^h, 16s, Mooro ; 30 ewes, Mr S Fleming 16s, F Hill ; 50 longwool'd ewe», Hamilton Bros 14*. F Hill ; 45 longwoo! 1 1 ewes, Mr D Nathan 17s, Dunaford ; 95 longwool'd ewes, Mr T) Jfathan 17a, Ofilvie j 50 half bred ewes, Mr Bainbridgc 16s, F Hill; 50 iialf-b.-ed ew«. Mr Btunbrid. <• 10s, MoClymont ; 50 long-'wool'd ewes, Mr Kifkbndc 11s, McUly mont ; 50 longwool'd owes, Mr Jmdph Bell 13s>. Smith ; 100 Leicester ewes, Mr Jutnes Wtillace lGs, John Wallace; 40 longwool'd ewes, Dr Hale 13s, Ot. Reid. Row No. 3.— 50 longwool'd ewes, Mr J W Tuylor 12a, R Donaldson ; 50 longwool'd ewes, Mr W J Taylor 12a, John Kelly;' 20 longwool'd ewes, MrWJ Tailor* Us, W Smith ; 50 longwool'd ewes,' Mr B Hai ria 18s, Kelly ; 50 two and four tooth lonpwool'd ewes, Mr W Har 22«. T Paton ; 50 six tooth longwool'd ew«s o , Mr'W Hay 21s, John Wallace ; 50 six tooth longwool'd ew'f«, Mr \V Hay 184, John Wallace ; 50 full mouth longwool'd ewes 18s, I i'»k ; 120 four and six tooth longwool'd ewes, Mr C Taylor'SOs, Biown ; 80 two tooth longwool'd ewes. MrC Tay.lor HO-s , Walker ; 50 six tooth longwool'd ewes, Mr James Reid 18s, Bussett ; 50 six-tooth longwool'd ewes, Mr James Reid 20s, i McDonald ; 40 aged ewes, Mr Tebbut, 12s 6d. U-illard. I Row No 4— RO lwnbs, J. Erttrrvimbe, 14«, W Wnfter ; 30 lougwooi'd ewes, Mr Wiihaui Niishold 23a, Dioksou ; A 0 two-tooth longvTool'd cwo«, Mr W Nichols 13s, Swreney ; f>o loi^^w^'d t>v*e», W A Wij.>to Ss oil, Miller; law longwool'd ewes, Mr Oroide Scolt 11s, B'toci ; 40 a^d lont;woolled civij, jVLi Donuelly H-*, '^laik; 30sheanng lciig- , voulu c.».-, Ai. f'i ..uiijlx 10a, \V Snath; I*) aged ewes, I Mr 1' Jiuno,i A,;. L Jl.unliu ; 50 uged «wch, Mr T Ruhsoll j 383,1 li Hill; XJ, loiiK-Wool'il ewea, iir Orawlord ltts. C HosLinji , Jd longwool'd ewea, Mr Ctawford 13s, McKlwain ; 50 iouu«oold lour autl oix Loo Lii ewes, R Mitkny 2.'i ( i. I Dignan , oi) loiij/.^ool'd six and eight tooth ewes, R Mackay 10s 6J, WalWo; 30 nued hnlf-bidd i-wes R Macka> 13s, W Smill) ; 50 ewe lunibo, F^her and Co 12s, J Wallace. liow jN'o 5 — GO loiiu »» ool'd ew es, Messrs l»row n nnd (Jumpb"H lbs, St«rL ; 60 lougwooi'd ewet, Mesar* Browu and Oimpboll Ids b'd, E Al'm ; 50 ctosvhred even 20s 6d, Uurtt ; 00' cross-bred ewes, Messrs Brown and Compboll 21s, .1 Wall ice; 16 h-ilt-bred ewes /our and iixih tooth, Messrs J and R Niubols 20s, Sing ; 50 half-bred owes four and sit tooth, Mi'smv> J and R Mehols 1/s, Fo.stei ;40 half-bred c ma, Sir J Aicken {Jfa's, WhlLci ; f0 wether lambs, Mr J | A'cken 7<, I'llkiugron ; 4> ews. Mi>s»im Bye iml null 21s I 6 I, J Wallace ; )1 ewes, ile-sis R^e und Hull 6s, J Kin^ ; 6'» merino eiM-a, Mr J Dir^ (U (Ji!, R D Badiei ; 50 wether hi rubs Mr Dickton 14s 6d, W Walttr*; 65 wether lambs, N»r W H Thorp ;65 longwool'd p^e lambs Mr W II Thorp, Row No. 6 —50 half-bred ewes, Mess™ Scott Broilers 12,, I Jolly; 50 half bred ewo-, Mcs-,r* Scott BroLliers 11s Gd, J jIIv , 50 two toothed loiigwoc-l'.l ew^h, Messrs Suott Bro« i! U, W J Tayloi- ; 50 f-\o tooth Jonpwool'd ewes, Messrs S oU ll.others, 5J9*, W J T.nlor ; 45 welhor lambs, Messrs S ott BroMier* lls, J Wilhec; 1^ wet her l-\nib«, Messrs Pcott Brothers ID* 61, l)u'icnn ; 51 wet her lambs, Messrs j Heott Brotborß 13. J Wulhee lUay 7—l+ longw old ewe Imnbs. Mr W J Dickson W\ HnnMiiond ; 20 Lincoln ewe lambs, Buttle Brothers 34*, Kelly; 30 croxa-hreri py\<"». l!r E'ifecunilie 10", Jolly ; 25 ewe lambs, Mr Tebbut 15s. J S W>li-on ; 40 Leicester owe lnnibs, Mr Qoilan l(>i», Grant ; 48 owe hunbs. Mr Wm Hay 10s, Osborne ; 48 e«e lambs, Mr T Reid 12*. W Nkcol ; 70 ewe larnev Mr R Martin 17s, Pnulenlain ; 50 ewe lambs, Mr Henry Verooe 20s, Hammond ; 50 ewo Jambs, Mr Vercoe 218, Hammond ; 50 Leiceiter ewo lambs, Mr James Wallace 19:>, Huniinond, Row No. 8.— 50 wetber lambs, Mr R Taylor, 11s, Donwell ; 50 owe lamba, Mr R Taylor, 113, Doimvell ; CO ewe lambs Ila 6d, A Stewart ; CO ewe Ituibs, Mr R Taylor 1 Is, Bainbiidge; 27 sheep Is, Blaliiufay ; 150 ewe lambs Ils6d, J Wallace ; 100 wether lambs 11s* 6J, J Wallace ; 100 ewe lambs He, J Johns :50 wether lambs lls Od, TVimble ; 100 veHier lambß 11b, J Wilson ; 50 wither lambs lls, McDonald ; 50 wether lambs lls 6d, McLarnon ; 30 lambs, mixed sexes,9s 6d, Ba<llejy ; 30 lamliß, mixtsd sexec, 37b, Hammond. Row No. 9.— «J0 long-woi)l'd ewe lambs, Mr E Roose 21«, Kelly; 50 lo^gwool'd ewe lambs, Fisher and Co. 30s, R Roose; 50 Loieentrr ewo lamb-:, Fnhcr and 00. 15s, Kelly ; 50 Leicester ewe lambs Fisher and Co. Los, Gardiner ; 45 l'tiywoord e>vo lamtis, JTr O Robertson 12« Cl, Dacie; 50 long- wool'd ewe l<imb«, Mr O Robertson 14s 6d, Pilkington ; 50 long-wool'd ewe lambs, Mr O Robertson 14s, W Burton ; 40 long-wool'd ewe lambs, Mr O Robertton 13s (id, W Walker ; 31 lnnpwcol'd ewe lambs, Mr O Kobertson 21s 6d. G Harris ; 26 lougwool'd ewe lambs, Mr •J Robertaon, 4Ga, Mc^iccol ; 35 ewes, Fisher 12s (»d, Donaldson ; 60 longwool'd wetbur lambs, Mr A Dilworth 12s, Anderson. Row Ho. 10.— 65 wether lambs, Mr W E Roose lfia, Brown and Campbell ; 40 wether lambs, Mr W iMcJjanuhlin 17b, R Chisholm; 40 % other Urnba, Mr W McLaughlin 17s, G Harris; 82 wether lambs, Mr W McLaughlin 14s, John Scott ; 40 wethu lambs., Mr \\ Hay. 10a, Foster ; 30 ew-e lambs, Mr C E Murphy 10s 6d, A Stewart : 80 ewe lamba, Mr Tebbnc 10s 6d, E Clark ; 10 ewe lambs Mr John Wheeler, 13s 6d, J Kelly ; 48 ewe lainba, Mr Kirbrulge 10s, Short; 13 ewe lambs, Mr R Martin 11s OJ, M'-Lau^nlin Row No ll.—fflhveilier* 12s. J Scott j :>0 t\\- tooth ewes, Mr JOIIII Chandler 12*, F TJill , 50 wether lambd 1U 8 6d, Duncan; 50 nge<l <jwes, Mr R D ictp 11^, Gd, A Stewart; 50 owes 13s 61, Mr Jolly; 50 lun.bs J7s, huA ; 3vT ewe-, Mr,, Jolly; 30 ewes 2ls. Pollock, 17 ewos 17», Pollock; 31 lambs 10s, Bainbridge. Row No. 12 --45 loug^ool'd twes, Mr A R unsay 17s, Pollock ; 37 lonjjwool'd cweb, .\fr \ Runiiaj 10d, Sankcv ; 4 longwool'd ewes, Mr Bj croft 8,, PorgiLon j -iS longwool'd ewes, MrH Qooflft-llow 14., AxeU-r-. 60 lcngwool'd ewes, Mr S S Q-raham 12s 6d, Douglas , 55 longwool'd ewes Mr 5 S Graham !<K J Scott ; Go lougw >oIM ow -s, Mr H S ttniluun, 15s, J Scott ; 50 ew. !nnh=, \h> H S Graham, Ils6d, Dacro ; 50 wether lambs, Mr S S G-rnham Bs, Walfceiy • 40 jiwo-toolh wclhrr, \l, (Jrabnm 163 <Jd, Kuoi ; 40 twoIt ootli ueth.-i- Mr Graham IDs, Joseph Scott ; ewos 20s, 1 .loseph Scott ; lamb* 11 6d Paul , ! I sheep 17s, F j Kill ; 15 blieop 38s, Godkin, 17 lambs 13s 6d, Jlawko • 18 lamb*, 2Rs. Ambev- ; owe-, S,d yell,.S s f}', Fci-lmisou • j 2 ewes, J Dow 11,, \V Smith ; 2 ew^, H Veniw 17s J .Wallace; 2 ewes, L B Hams, 12s, Dr Corbcct : I 1! wet'ier lambs. L B Harris 10s 6d, L D Buddley • 2 I wether Jamb? T> Thompson "JO- TJ nmnond : 37 ,. WP! ,' T Russell 325. Walker ; 30 lambs, W Nieholk 235, Mclliiff'h ; 39 ewes, G- Smalr« 12* J Short; 16 wethers, HainiHon JJros 10s 61, B..rrllert ; 9 lr»mb«, ,7 Marshall ss, Gillard ; 9 ewes, H Lloyd 12s 6d, Jolly ; 17 ewes, Jl Lloyd 9a, Gillard.

Sir Bnttle Frero and bis 6011, during an expedition " up lountn," l.ni inijirudeutlj wmidcn.d iioui tueu- cocort and lost tb-ir v av. Kftov some time the-"- pcneived a m'gio's Iml and, Un>d snrj hungrj, proceeded to claim hospitality An old negross appealed at the door and gavo thorn some rggs, wliic'i our onvnr ill om> oonvorfed info mi omelette, and seeing muiioerp ol lit tl«» roirid blnol balls suspeuded Irom thp roof nnr | t/ni-\ nig ili<>m toho^vnu)) mu'hrnoms, he I popped them alt,o inio tSf pan, uUur'y diM-egardmg tlio'old I wonian'i anxious reuionsi ivhu-ph Mtvr their men' in came . (heotnorul the oi.bin, wtio on learning want hho. o Mdibois I had done broke into a noiyut .a^ • Miserable stvangera," .'nod ho. " yon haveealcn mj wai trophic* ' and iu answer to fiir Hbmlos niqmries uifoiuitd l.un that what he nad I laUafoi niuM)ruun.,»ui« no K os ilmn tm- eawoi bisenemie* I whom he imd Killed in liatllo Su JkriJe wn iIJ Wlt h mdi,- , ,'CStli) , J<u l«jur ulna I A 1 the Smh> S^Moaa roccn'Jy a tiafiicker in obscene Wool „ (.e<.i t 't I via. W.i« Bont<'nwd <o two years' bard l.ilxnu m Wandswoit t l.ueht. m C-.i-iUti,^. La^id Mu.on.ild (01 Judxo), hi.i f,:i- .u b .'. .t.oi.ju tat b^e KtlldC LiCllt(UCt'.