Commercial News
• •• : — ; — «_ Freeman R. Jackson and Co report. — We have held the usual stock sales eiaoe our hat report. Fat stock have fallen, somewhat— -beef about 23 6d tke 1001 b. aud fat sheep Is to 1b fid per head. Considering the quantity am th« district, aud the email outlet fur sheep, prices cannot rally during thw summer mouths. The "pot" aud ■"tins" must be the only means of getting riil of tlie surplus stock. St«»iv etonk have iiist maintained their value at all suit at current rates the tremmi<ious flush of grass causing an active deuutad for this description of stu-k. Honjee fisll at prices lately ruling, with no improvement ia values, nor <lo we see any } chance of iucreased rates hoiug obtained. Poultry eauio furward iv limited quantities; we can di»pose of almost any number that come to hand, at the prices below. Cattle.— At Palmersfcon : Fat cows light weight, L 3 1 3s ; cows and calves 111 Ids; store cows, L 2 10s yearlings, 278 to 30s. Sheep. — At Palmereton we sold a lot of fat sheep at 7s 6d. Horses. — At Palmerston, we sold, on account of Mr Hall, a large number of coach horses, from L 3 to Li 2. Poultry. — Fowls, 3s 6d and 4s the couple; no ducks or turkeys can be procured.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 64, 30 November 1886, Page 3
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220Commercial News Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 64, 30 November 1886, Page 3
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