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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 84, 14 February 1888, Page 2

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STEVENS AND GORTON'S STOCK ] REPORT, i Febnary 11. '. At our last stock sales at Palmerston i ■ and Sanson, cattle were very dull in price, ' and sheen showed no improvement on { former prices, we were able to sell nearly everything at Palmerston, but at Sanson * we only sold, among the cattle, a few steers, but sheep sold very well. At the ram fair yesterday there was good compe- i tion for Lincolns, but a far less demand I for Romneys than formerly. We sold all \ the Lincoln rams excepting a few full- ] mouth sheep, but unfortunately were 1 compelled to pass in most of the Romncy's. i Mr Larkworthy'a Lincolns averaged over j £3, bnngißg prices ranging from 2£ guineas to 3f guineas. Mr Biddiford's 2- , tooth Lincolns, bred by his manager, Mr \ MoLenan, brought an average of over 1$ guineas, the 4-tooth Lincolns, bred by I Mr Menlove, an average of over 2£ gui- c , neap, and Mr Peter Stewart's Lincoln an \ average of 1£ guineas. Those of Mr * Wheeler's Romneys sold brought 3 gui- T neas. We quote for other stock : — . 8 Cattle. — Palmerston . Forward bul- ? locks, £3 18/6; small forward bullocks, * £4 10/-; 18-month steers, 31/- to 32/6; cows with, calves, 32/- ; 2-year heifers, t 26/-. Sanson : 18-month steers, 30/-. c Sheep — Palmt»rBtnn ; 2 and 4 tooth s wethers, 6/6; limbs to wool, 4/4 to 4/7 ; t shorn lambs, 3-/3 ; forward owes, 3/- (b ' r , Zfi Sansnn:.- Fat sheep 8/7 ; 2 tooth j E | wethers, 6/7 j 4 and 6-tocitii wethers, 6/7 ' r fto 6/9 ; 2, 4, »nd 6 tooth ewes, 6/8.! K«lf- p \ brfd }»mba, 4/- ; ewvs, '3/5 to'6/IXI v