Wanganui stock Quotations.
MESSRS BARN T S I^d'hIGGIE'S STOCK. SALE HEPOHT.
Wanganui, Feb. 13. During the present week;we have held two important and successful sales of stock, one at the Ben Nevis yards, Turakina, on Tuesday, the 10th, and our regular fortnightly sale at Campbelltown on Wednesday, the 11th. Both sales were numerously attended, and a large quantity of stock oaine forward, all the yards and pens being quite full. We succeeded m placing all the. lines offered at good figures, prices,' being dec|dedly m favour of vendors. . ; Fat and*st<*e cattle fully maintin the late rise. Most of the lins3 were sold by auction, arid m some cases were keenly coinpeted?ior. Store sheep of all classes were m good demand, but the large framed breeds were most sought after. " *'" : Cattle.- — At our Tnrakina yards on Tuesday, 2-year-old steetts,?j£2il2s to M% 17s 6d ; 3-year-old heifers,. 34b to 40s ; 2year to 18-montha-old steers, £2 12s; weaners, 2.0a j forward store bullocks, 4ft Hs.-=-At Carnpbelltown yards, fat cows of inferior quality bi-onght .£3 7s ; fat cows (better class), £4 13s-to M 2s ; 2£» year-old steers, £3 7s ; cowsand calves, 422 11s to £i 16s ; 2-year-old heifers, 40s ; yearlings, 31s ; 18-months-old steers and [ heifers, 35s to 425 ; weaners, XBa.
- Sheep.— Fat ewes, 8s 3d to 9s; fat • wethers-, 10s to 10s 6d-; 2-tooth wethers,. 8s 3d to 9s 3d; 2 and4-tooth wethers, 9s 4,l._At Campbelltown, shorn lambs, 5s ' Id ; lambs m wool, 5s Id to 6s 7d ; 2- j tooth wethers, 9s to 9s Bd ; fat sheep, 9s i to 10s 2d ; store ewes, 6s 6d to 7s 9d. Pigs.— Store pigs, 18s; suckers and weaners;,7s3dtol2s9d. Horses.— No business done m horses worth noting. '
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 6, 16 February 1885, Page 2
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280Wanganui stock Quotations. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 6, 16 February 1885, Page 2
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