Stevens and Gorton's Report.
Our yards at Palnierston yesterday wore filled with cattle and sheep, among the latter th'eiv were over 1000 UunWs. The attendance was la-ge and the bidding' for the'stusrfp, more particularly the , l.imbs, ; more spiritedjthau afc any sale we have luridthis season. The bidding for the cattle was not quite up the past sales, but we quitted all the caitle exceptiug 9 'head and all the sheep excepting two pens-. Of the Romney rams entered we sold eleven, the balance nob reaching the roerves, 'were, passed m. The following were the prices realized. Cattle.— Forward bullock, £5 10s y fat cows, not prime, £3 15.5; 3-yr steers, £4 ; 3 and 4-yr slevrs, j£4 5s to £4 12s 6d ; 2£-yr steers, £3 to £3 7s 6d ; cows, £2" 7s 6d to £2 15s; heifers, mixed ages. 2ls to 32s Gd ; mixed oatile, 2 to 3 yr, £2 17 Gil; mixed 18-months, 255. Sheep. — Fai wethers, 10s ; . fat .sheep, 9s to 9.s 3d 2 to 4 -tooth wethers, 9s Id; mixed shojep, 9s; store ewes, 7s 6d ; lambs, from 3s 9d to Gs jLd ; Ri > umey rams, from one guinea to 3£ guineas.:, 'We', offered a few horses but there was no dem md for them.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 59, 11 February 1885, Page 2
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