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Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 328, 5 February 1884, Page 2

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<rA ? HO3?I-ONSERSMIEPORTS. Mr I. S. Simson reports having held a sale .of stock at Ms yards, Gordon, on Saturday, the 2nd inst., when^ a gijeafc many buyers attended* some* from a considerable distance. Bidding was very spirited,, and k§ 4i«posed of 1800 sheep at very satisfactory p&egg, : consisting of 1000 merinos from Glenaray station atostlOH, (the iboveiot were in very low condition, although, good. framed sh.eep) ;.200 merino ewes, broken mouthed, at 5s H ; 200 crossbred ewes! sEor H,- at' 12s ■6d j' 200 hswy weightijfat.jewesiand-.wetheis, at; Ua.iOs ; 200 merino lambs at §g , . ,_ , . G. F. Maßtift*&tt» behalf bf- the National Mortgage and Agency Company of NewZealand, limited}, reports for the weekending 2nd February as f6Uows :— Fat Gattle— Save been in moderate supply-diiTrag-the'- week. Anything ■ but ' very prime quality mee.ts .with slow sale, and prices %how 'a ' Towering '' tehdeacy Privately during the week we - sold 11 he&i steers at&i&fttf >T& ; fat cows L 6 per head ' We quote, primeibeef, 30s per lOOlbs. Fat i Shee{Hr-Are; ■in - fair demand, and meet .with:. steady,,, sale at equal to - last week's .rates. Privately during the week, we sold a lot of fat wethers at 15s. We quote prime mutton at 3d per lb. Store Stock— Have ' been! in moderate supply during the week, but the very un* settled;rweather:w;e tiwe had . has prevented much business., being do^, -;'..(... .-, • Grain.— The weather has afieetecj the grain market conaiderably. Oate.— All lots; Bering are at once picked up. ; We quote good bright feed,, short, Is lOd jto Is lid ; long Is 9d to Is lOd f.o.b. Bluff. Wfeeat— No prime lots offering. Medium and daa^g@d lots are selling'*froni l 2s'tb"-3s 9d' : f.b.b. : ' ' - ' '