COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stevens ana CSorton's Report.
We held our annual Horse Fair at Bulls on 9th instant 100- horses came forward, with the exception of the light draught the class of horses offered was not so good as our previous horse sales. The unbroken draught met with .spirited biddirig*and veal lied very fair prices.' :. We sold. 31 m nil at the fallowing rates :—^Draughts broken, £16 ' to £24 ; unbroken, £6 5s to £15 ; harness horses, £6 to £14 ; hacks, £4. t0 £15.' ; Our yards at .Palnierston yesterday were well filled with a good class of about 200 head of cattle and between; 450 and 500 sheep. The attendance' was good hut the, bidding for cattle was a Uttle duller thai; at otu? last sale hut more spirited for sheep. We sold all the sheep and most of the cattle at the following rates. Forward bi\llo.cks, .£5 9s 6d ; 4-year steers, £5 ; 3-year steers, .£3. 17s ; 2-J--year steers, .£3 , 12,s 6d ; 2-year" steers, .£3 ss ; yearling heifers, 30s ; fat cows, £3 5s 6d to £4k ; fat wethers, 10s ';. fat ewes, 9s 3d to 9s 9d ; 4 and 6-tQQ^h wethers, 9s Id ; 2-tooth weth.ers, Qs §.d to 8s 9d ; forward pigs, 3ss. •, • . .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 37, 14 January 1885, Page 2
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200COMMERCIAL NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 37, 14 January 1885, Page 2
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