COMMERCIAL NEWS.
MESSRS. SWENSvAND GORTON'S •-JWSPOBT. f ■ ■ v We held yesterday it Bulls a sale of pure-Tjred stock on. b|half of Mr W. B. Retemeyer m conjunction with our* ordinary niohthly r stock sale. : - Th9-pure-bred:.Btock:wertfveryi justly the admiration of overyone, being as a good a lot of cattle as has ever been yardHi &#"? diß &2 c k' ; T>e(dßcpand, however, wss m no degree m accordance with the quality offered. We, however, sold all the bulls, all the Ayrshire cows, and nine covfrs and Kelfirs out of the 17 'shorthorns catalogued.- The '"Ayrshire, brought frought from 5 guineas to 12 guineas/ .;.-..., ii: ; . ..,., :; .,\ ■., The short-horn bull, Harry, 20J guineas ; the Ayrshireicows 7f /[guineas to 9 guineas; .fheshoVtlTorn cows and heifers from' 8f guineas' to 15£ guineas. In addition to! above stock we yarded bver 150 head of cattle anft ; abbnt 700 sheep. The bidding- was :> not quite so brisk, but we-quitted most of the stock atthejfollqwingrijajea: — ■ good , S to 2i-year« steers, *v ; ls-months to-2-years steers, £2 * l ™*fye*i l ™&'; 30s-; co ws, L £2 &to £S Jp 6d ; fat ewes, 8s 10d ; fat: sheep, 9» 6d ; hoggejs r jn wqol, lQ a 3d.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 14, 18 December 1884, Page 2
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191COMMERCIAL NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 14, 18 December 1884, Page 2
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