Wanganui Stock Quotations.
♦ Mr Freeman R. Jackson's Fortnightly Report .■■ . ■ Wednesday, April 2. Ttare is no alteration m values to report since my last. Cattle still rule very low, jmd are difficult tq pl«,ce even at the quotations. Sheep are more m demand, and will increase m price as the winter approaches. Good stores, especially wethers, are inquired for, for turnip feeding, and, fat sheep are not over plentiful. Beef continues at low values! About 15s the lOOlbs is the best price, for cow beef.. Fat bullocks will command -attentionf' later on, as I doubt if the supply will be equal to the demand. Cuttle— Fat cows, £3 ,10s to £4 2s 6 1; lonvard cows, '£2 15s; Co Win low condition, 21s ; heifevs, £2 ; calves, ??*■ "■ 7'i I*.') "" SHeep.-^Fat sheep, 9s 6d to 10s ; store wethers,, Bs 4d to 9s 4dj ewes, 6s to 9s Id, according -t6 ; qßfility. ■&l ' ; ' Pigg.-i-Only a limited number came forward •: Porkers, 16s to 21s; bacon pigs, £2 12s to £3. Horses — I sold a few , at cuiTent prices. 1 :t ' " '• •'' ' ; "'- ; '< ! ; ;; -' /;: c >> : '
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 110, 4 April 1884, Page 2
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176Wanganui Stock Quotations. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 110, 4 April 1884, Page 2
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