N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3584, 12 October 1905, Page 3

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.

Sales have been held at Hunterville and :Palmerston, and a clearing sale of iairy stock on behalf, of Mr McWilliasn. At Hunterville there was a small entry of boih sheep and cattle. Sheep were in good demand and sold well. At Palmerston two pens of ewes and lambs were penned, and a heavy yarding of cattle came forward, there Doing more than zoo head in excess of advertised numbers. Young cattle Sold rather bettor, and the whole yarding,- with the exception of one pen of bullocks, was quitted. Quotations: — Hunterville —Heiters in calf £2 10s, empty heifers 34s store cows £2, hoggets 13s Bd, 14s, 15s gd, store ewes 13s gd, ewes and wethers mixed 17s 3d, cull ewes 8s 6d.

Palmerston- Ewes and lambs 17s 6d, 38s 3d, weaners 15s to 17s 6d, yearlings 23s to 29s yearling heifers (good) 31s 6d to £2 as, store cows 34s *9 £2 93, cows and calves £2 43 6d to gs, 2-i year steers £3 12s, ißmos Steers £z 4s to £2 15s, springing cows £4 to £5 1 os, fat cows £4 5s to £6 10s, 2yr empty heifers 38s 6d to £z 3s 6d, springing heifers £3 10s to £425 6d, fat bullocks £j 17s 6d.