At Ihe sale of Mr. Ratfeobury's dairy and farm stock on Monday there was a very large attendance teem all parts of tha district, and bidding was spirited, especially for dairy cattle. Cows in milk made £3 to £4 10s, heifers £2 to £1, spange's £1 10s to £5 10s, calves 2s to 7s, draught horses £3 153 10 £9, ha-.ks £3, The farm implements and other slock, made fairljkgopd prices, 'At We Ines days 7 fruit sab mere was a good attendance-, and better prices, were realised. Ocoking apples made 5a .to 5b 6d, dessert arplcs 6s fo V7s, rdssefs 73 6d to 9b. — At the unreierved siile of Mr J. O. George's furniture etc., on VVedtie3Jay the.c was a large attendance of the public, bidding was brisk and fair pri.eß were realised, everything being knocked down to the highest bidder, completely refu'ing statements which bad been circulated to the contrary. As time w0u1.4 not permit the selling of everything, the unsoM portion will be sold without reserve at an early date, of which due noti c v. ill be given.
Cattl .—At the Wuiwfkiiho on Thursday thero was only a small muster nf stock, with limited attandanco Bidding was dull throughout, though nearly everything was sold at low rates, dairy cattle at c&hing being in most cVmind, Calves mide 6s lo B, yearlinjrs 15', 2 to 2J-yea i ßstfers£l 11s 6 I to £2 11s, IS months Btecis £1 Is, licifers in calE 295, fipringors £f 58 to £3 15s, empty cows lfis to 30.i, fat cows £2 to £3 7s, lambs in ffool 6s 3d, old awes 54 6d to 6s 9.!.
Proriucj. — Potatoes and onions arc coming in freely now, of fi rst-ckss'qaality . Cocksfoot is prcity well done.
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