Stevns and Gorton's STOCK SALE REPORT,
- At our sale held* at Palmer«ton on the 9th mat there were 369 : he*d of cattle and 290 sheep yarded, The J attendance of buyeri was large and the whole'of the cattle: with the exception of a few lo ts sold under the hammer at the foilowinf j>rices>r- '• .: •■ ' y ,*'., .... ,-■..' .:, [ '. Cattle— Prim* beef, heavy weights £8 ; Store Bullocks from £3 15s to £6 ss ; 2^, , year-olid steers , from £2 to £2 I2s 6d . vearUng steers, from £1 10s to £2 7s 6d • . ;twx>-year«old heifers, from £1 12s to £2 6s: yearling heifew, from £1 5s to £1 15t. - store cows w ere not m demand, J Prices of cattle wire slightly m favor of the. buyer, the store bullooksjand steers being of good quality. " Sheep.— Fat wethers of medium weighty 12s to 12s 6d ; store wethers 7s 3d. _ HorseN.f^-None but hacks offered, but as the reserves were 'more mod «r ate than usual, the whole entered sold under the hammer at from £3 to £8
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 263, 10 October 1883, Page 3
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170Stevns and Gorton's STOCK SALE REPORT, Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 263, 10 October 1883, Page 3
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