Commercial.

Manawatu Herald, 27 February 1894, Page 2

Commercial.

Gorton & Son's Stock Report. We ara.giad to be able to report a deoided improvement" in . prioea of aheep .and a very spirited sale at our Sheep Fair at Feilding yesterday unmistakably showed. We yarded over 7000 sheep and sold considerably over 6000 chiefly under the hammer, at prices in nearly every case in excess of vendors reserves. The class of sheep -yarded were good and good ewes will flttd a.ready market. Mr D. Doune's 2-tooth Lincoln ewe 3 were justly much admired and after spirited biddi&g were knocked dowu to Mr C. Pemberton at 12s 7d, and his 4-tooth to full-mouth ewes brought from 9s 6d to 103 Id. .The demand for wethers however was not quite so great. Mr A. Levett's excellent pen of wethers should have sold. This is hard to understand because unquestionably they are a class of stock which will shortly be in good demand. I Our sale at Hnnterville was a fairly good sale throughout, but ait Campbelltown where there were large entries it was brisk for cattle 'but. dull for sheep. Our quotations are— ■'■ HUNTEBVIIiE. Cattle— lß-monthß steers, £2 17s 6d; 3-yr heifers, £4 4g ; mixed cattle, £2. Sheep— Breeding ewes,. 5s 6d to 8s 6d; 2-t'ooth wethers/6s 9d to 8$ 4d; lambs, 4s Campbelltown. Cattle.— Milkers, various prioea, £4 12a 6d to £8; 15-montha steera, £2 9s; 2-yr steers, £2 16s; -yearlings, 395; weanera, 85b to 80s; calves. 14s 6d to 19s. 6d; for.ward oowß, £8 59 to £3 18s. Feildino. Sheep— 2-tooth ewes, various priceaftrom 6s'-7d to 12s'7cl;. 2-tootb wethers 7s to 83; fat wethers 9s'lod;' 2-tooth to full-mouth Bomney ewes, 10s ; breeding ewes, mixed ages, various prices, from 5s 7d to 10s Id ; lambs. 2s 3d to 5b Id ; old ewes, 3s Id to 4s6d; Bomney rams, 1J to If guinws; Llasoln rwua. £1 Is to £8 2a.