Freeman R. Jackson and Co's Fortnightly Stock Report
W© held our opening sale at Otaki on Thursday last. We had? a good; attendance, and bidding was brisk throughout; We • cleared every line' excepting a few cows and calves, and the yards were fairly well filled. About 650 sheep and 170 head of cattle 'came forward. We quote as follows :-r- ..V' -''."' . .T Catt]e-r-At Palmerston large forward bullocks made L 3.195;. 195; 2 year olds^ L2i 10s to L2l2s 6d ; yearlingSi 22s to 28s. At Qtaki— -forward cowisi ' L27stb L 2 10s ; ' bullocks, L 3 • ye?.f«" lings, 245. At .^Vaverley—- small cows 29s to '30s each ; yearlings, 21s. At Wanganui— cows and calves, L 2 3s 6d ylB month old steers, 32s 6d ; 3 year old steers were passed in at L 2 17s i6d. ■■•xi,--.. ■■- i r .. .;--'i: ■: -■• ,■ Sheep— At Palmereton— fat ewes, 68tcn6jr3dv At Otaki -fat ewes 6s ; wethers, 7s 2d ; store ewes, 3s 9d to 4s. A.t ; Waverley^lainbgi, 4s 9d to 5s lOd ; ewes and lambs, 3s 9d to 4s 8d each -;- fat wethers, 7s 4d; 2 tooth ewep : ahd wetHersy 6s r 3d} breeding ©we^, 3s 6d to 6s ird; 'according to quality ; lambs, 4s 9d to 5s 5d.. .;„'. 'Figs— Good porkers^Us' to 20s ; stores 68 6d to 98. . v r Horses are without quotable change. We [were pleased to notice a draft of .60 head leaving here, for; Dunedin on Tuesday last. ■■- Ifoultry— Fowls, 2s to 2s 6d the couple,; ducks, 2s 9d to 3s 6d.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 80, 4 February 1888, Page 3
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