STOCK SALE.
Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report that _they held their usual monthly sale of stock at the Makaraka yards yesterday, when there was a good entry of all classes of stock. Sheep : The entry consisted principally of wethers and cull ewes, which sold fairly well under the hammer, 2 ' and -1-tooth wethers making 8s 6d and 8s Bd, and full-mouth ewes 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Cattle : We offered about 300 head, and although the bidding was slack, we sold all except two lines at satisfactory prices' The following prices were realised Bto 12 month calves, 35s to -10 s ; 12 to IS month calves, 50s to 55s ; 18 to 2-1 month steers, 60s to 82s Gd ; 2 to 3 year steers, £-1 10s ; 3 year bullocks, £5 17s Gd. Run cows (in calf), £4 to £5. A nice line of Polled Angus cows made £5 ss, and a Polled Angus bull £Sf ; A Hereford bull sold for £-1 2s Gd. Heifers springing, £4 10s to £7 ; Ij to 24 month heifers G6s; fat cows, light, £5 Pigs : Four months porkers sold at 16s 6d. ■ Our next sale will be held on Thursday, 24th April, 1902.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19020321.2.36
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 371, 21 March 1902, Page 3
Word Count
198STOCK SALE. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 371, 21 March 1902, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in