STEVENS AND GORTON'S STOCK REPORT.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 144, 15 May 1886, Page 2

STEVENS AND GORTON'S STOCK REPORT.

Sine* the 4th. of May wejieve held four stock sales —at Woodville on the 4th, ..v palmerston on ttie 4th. Sanson on .the'"" 7th, and Bulls on the 11th. _ The WoSd- " ville sale was small, but the Palmersfcif"'' 1 and Sanson sales were much larger/t§ajn&*i;: is usual at this season, and very, sucoeiss^ > ful, the bidding being b^nu^ ted prioMp satisfactory, Atßulls, however, it 1 wwl decidedly duller than usual, though r w» . yarded 2,000 sheep aiid soiso gjooof peine i .. of cattle. At" Palmerston We yarded f just on 200 head of oatUe and 2,ooosheep,"-' and at Sanson 100 head of oattle afc* j nearly 2,000 stieep.., At Ittmerston an^ \ Sanson we sold every sheep andnearljrevery head of oattle; but at, Bulls we.were not so fortunate, though, we man)- ■• aged te dispose of a good manf^of botbclasses. Weqaote the;following pnces:\ / —Woodville: Thr6« year old bullock*. 1£4.5/- J cows, £2 7/6 to £215/-; mflkera, £4 15/-to £5; hacks, Uto JB7.—Palmerston: Fat cows, £3 15/-; 2J^year l< steers, £3 6/-; 2 ...to 2i-year. steers, -JBSrM 15/- to £3 5/-; uplkejs £8 yffiifc £5; 18-month heifers, 4//-; y^ar heifers, 27/6; weaners (heifers), 20/- }.; mixed weaners, 31/-;. fat wethers, 9/1; dry owes,; 5/9J ewes hr lamb;^ 6/-?fo%JB^T forward 6-tooth wethers, 8/.; fat ahttft |7/-; lambs, 3/0 to 5/2; pigyl, fy* toiS»/ r<i according to size.—-Sanson f 2-year steers, £3 3/* ; year steers, ..33/6-to 35/- ;? weaners, 22/- to 29/-; milkers,'"l&f y store cows and heifers, 36/- to £2 5/-; . forward wethers, 7/6; store wethers, 7/-; ewes in lamb, 6/4 te 7/10; fat> sheep* f chiefly wethers, 7/6; 1 lambs, 4/» to 5/6: K pigs, 5/-.—Bulls; 2-year steers, £3 5/- ; 118-n oaths steers £8 6; cows and calves • [(good), £3 15/-; forward wethers, 7/ft;fat ewes, 7/3 to 7/6; forward ewes in lamb, 4/3 to 4/9; lambs, 6/-; a-few haoks were also disposed of.' £ulls, May 12, 1886.