Commercial.

Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1895, Page 3

Commercial.

Gorton & Son's JSkv'x Kr.poaT, Bjjlls, I9fch October, 189«. Our stock saleg during the last 10 dayg have been Jbeld at Bulls, Mr Jas. McKeivie's, Hunterviile and Campbelltown. At J^ulla full entries r came forward d|.. both cattle and sheep, and both Glasses sold well, the biddingfbr hoggets being spirited, the higtoa^iks beipg lQd, 3d.. Mv McKel^rap fetle wrs* a. great success. AfteranlM^ljyiMttnoheon thorough, ly enjo^i'iby a ; gqod attendance, we commenced oath^ big line of bullocks which commanded keen competition, and all the other cattle were sold under the hammer. The rams and pigs were then all sold, and Iho horses followed, of which we sold 27 under the hammer. At Hunterviile we were cUsapointed of the big line of wethCTs^which the vendors was prevented 1 ' from bringing forward. We sold $H the sheep yarded and a few heajd bl'cattle. A.t Campbelltown we had iull» entries of cattle, small of sheep.' reserves were in most cases much "too high, and consequently we turned a good many out unsold. Our quotations are as toU lows:— ,'" ■ . .' : Cattle. Bulls : 2tq 9 yeav steers, £8 4s to £3 lls ; forward bullocks, £4 0s to £5 ; fat cows. £6 6s ; 18 month to 2 year steers, £ST Is to £2 10s; store oows, £2 Jj6d to.£B le 6d ; weaners, 27a to 299.' I, AfoKervie's : Bullocks, Si liimi store cows, £2 is ; cows in ca)f,',£2 lla; heifers, 18 mouth tft 2 year, 98s 6d to 87s 6d. Hunterviile :•- 18 month to 2 year steers, £2 lls; calves, 17s 6d. Campbelltown : Fat. bullocks, £7; fat cowfc^** %jj**§ M ; v pfeb in calf, £8 Is fb Ita fOs ; milkers, £4 10s to $5 fltbre cows, £2 10s to £8 ; yearl|mß'B6s 6d ; -weanera, 17s 6d to 265-6(K^ • , vSheep. Bulls : Hoggets, several lines, various, from 6s 5d to 10s 3d ; empty woolly ewes, 6s lid. Hunterviile : Hogget* from 5s 8d to 9s 9d ; mixed sheep, ds j3d. Campbelltown : Hoggets, pafS&l at|9s 6d ; shorn fat ewes, gold, 7s Bd. Pigs. Bulls: Sows, 28s to 803 6d ; bacon pigs, ,253 ; porkers, 12s. J. McKeivie's r Sow, 81s ; porkers, 14s 6d. Campbelltown : Porkers, 18s ; boars, 15s to 85s.