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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 97, 13 February 1892, Page 3

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STEYENS & NORTON'S STOCK BE PORT. Since our last report we have held arx sales; atSandon on the 2nd mat, Fox ton on the 3rd,' Palmerston on the 4th, and a clearing sale of the Hon D.J. Ormond's stock at Wbodville on the oth, * v Woodfille'on the" 6th and our annual ram fair at' Bulls on the 9th. In the earlier sales we wero mot with a sharp drop iv * prices of all classes of stock, butsraco tho rains a general improvement has been manifest, particularly in four and five years old brooding ewes of good qualify. Our annual ram fair on the 9th was well attended, 'and fdr; good sheep there was a brisk demand; Between 14,000 and 15,---000 sheep were yarded, and with the exception of two lines of two-tooth ewes, and a few old sheep we quitted the whole at' prices mostly bojond vendors expectations. The rams offered were inferior in condition and quality to previous years, but good sheep wye eagerly competed for. Tho Lincoln rams offered by Messrs Eobt. Wilson, . W; Morrison, R. B. Pearce, and Mr Gearge Wheeler's Romnev were most in demand. Wo quote as under :— Cattle. Sandon.— Fat heifers, £4 10/; fat cows, £5 1/ to £5' 4/; 3-year ' steers, £4 to £4 1/; 15 month steers, £3 2/; yearling steers, £2 ; yearling heifers, 38/. Palmerston.— Fat bullocks, £5 15/6 to £6 4/; fat cows, £4 4/; forward steers, £3 16/ to £4 5/6 } cows and calves, £2 18/ to £3 10/6 ; 2-year steers, £3 ; 2 and 3- : year heifersY £2 19/6; yearlings and 18---month mixed £2 4/ to £2 7/6 ; mixed weanecs, 30/; milkers, £4 10/ to £5 10/. Ormouda sale.— Fat bullocks, L 6. Woodville.— 3-year steers, : L 3 15/; cows in calf, L 3 10/; weaners, from 25/ ; milch cows,. L4 5/ to L 6. . . , . ■ ■-■-■'■ ■ "<■■• •■•'■■ ■■■ $heep. Sanson.— -Ewes mixed ages, 8/3 to 10/10; 2-toplh eweS, 12/6 to 13/6; fulU -.. month, 5/6 to 7/; lambs, m wool, 7/11 to '8/7; shore, 7/ to 7/1. . . ' Fox'ton*.— Fat wethers, 11/6; store wethera, 10/ to 1&/9; ewes, mixed ages, -■ 9/ : to 9/4;- full-month, 6/ io : 8J; ewflg and lambs all counted,- 7/6 ; lambs in wool, 6/6 to J7/f$ culls, 3/4 to 4/9. - Palmereton.— Wethers. 10/6 to 10/11 ; ■- ewes, ;-2-tooth, 12/9. to 13/6 r mixed ages, 10/6 to 12/6; fall- mouth, 6/3 to 8/; ewes and lambs, .6/11 ; woolly lambs, 6/ to 8/ ; -■shorn 1 .wethers lambs, 6/3 to' 6/6; ewee, 6/1. Ormond's sale.— Full-mouth breeding 9wes, r 1 1/ ;■ mixed lambs in wool (of good quality),; 8/6. .. Woodville.— Ewes, 7/5 t0 .12/6; mixed two-tooth (small), 7/6 ; lambs, 7/6 to 8/6; ewes and lambs (all counted), 5/9. Bulls. — On account of Mr Robert Wilson, Lincoln rams from .2 \ ta 4£ guineas, averaging &J- guineas ; "oh account of Mr W. Morrison, 2 to 4£ guineas, averaging ■8£ guineas; on' account' of Mr R. 1 _B. Pearce, 2 to 3A guinefts, averaging 3 guineas; onaccount' of Mr E. Read, 2 gain-' eas • on account of Mr A. Amon, 2 guineas; ou -account; of the executors in the estate of L. C. Richards, 2 guineas ; on account of Mr F. G. C. Couper, Romney rams r i^j3[iuneaß; : ou account of G. Cannier, Boinney rams, 3 to 6 guineas. Fat wethers, 12/2 ; store wethers, 10/9 to 10/11;' two- tooth ewes, 13/6, 14/-,- -and 14/1 ; ewes (mixed ages) 10/7 to 12/7 ; 'fall-month ewes, 6/- to 10/- ; fat half-bred maiden ewes, 12/ ; lambs (shorn), 4/3 (small) to 7/2; lambs (in wool) 9/6 to 8/i0.,. ; .. . .; , „• !