Commercial.

Manawatu Herald, 29 May 1894, Page 3

Commercial.

N«, ■ Gorton & Sox's Stock Report. Bvhhs, May 26. We held a sale of stock at Spring Hill Farm, near Bulls, on Tuesday, and our usual stock sale at Feilding yesterday, where after the sale we offered some excellent suburban sections in the township of Feilding. Though the sale at Spring Hill Farm was without reserve the bidding was dull at first, but got better as the sale went on, and some of the sheep sold well. Yesterday's sale at Feilding, however, was a decided improvement in the amount of business done under the hammer, and rates were slightly better, but still lew. We managed to of cattle, and 23 pens'ofihecp* Our quotations •«*:— Spring Hill Farm cows, £3 10s JBd to £5. Folding— Store cows, £3 2s 6i; forward cows **S w l2fr'el»wl-ffi^ifif, v -*£r 10? ; hdifera in calf, £2 I9i ; forward bullock*, £4 14s; weaners, mixed, 36a; weaner steers (small), 30s ; milkers, £4 10s to £6 Bs. .> :xXcyi '^ '---■ Sheep — Spring Hill Fawn ewe lambs', 48 lOd; store, wethers, 7s 7d;ewes in lamb, 5> 7d. Feilding— 2-tooth wethers, 7s to 7s sd ; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 8s 2d ; ewes in lamb, various prices, old 3s 6d ; mixed ages, 8s ; ewe lambs, 4s 3d to 4s fid ; wether lambs, 4s 3d to 4s sd : 2-tooth ewes, 78; forward sheep, 6s 7d. We sold two 5-acre sections of land belonging to Messrs Lethbridge. and Sons at £100 par acre, splendid residential' sites.