Wanganui Stock Quotations.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 74, 28 February 1885, Page 2

Wanganui Stock Quotations.

MESSRS BARNS AND HTGGIE'S STOCK SALE REPORT.

. Our regular, fortnightly £ale of stock on Wednesday 25th inst. was numerously attended, and a very large quantity of stock came forward, th.o yarding acconrddation being -tared fo the utmost, nearly 3Q..0 sheep penned, and aboat =200 head of cattle yarHea^ * '* Cattle. — Quality and classes consider* ed may be said.to remian afclato quotations. Good well grown, steers, and bullbcka.being still more sought after than female stock. Sheep are lower m the market than at 6ur last sale, but* most of those entered on Wednesday*vrere not equal m quality with those at our sale a fortnight ago. We succeeded. ho\vever,inplaoihgnearly all the store sheep. The entries of if at sheep being m excess of the demand, several pens were turned out unsold.' We are ; &?u to c a V* e to f?P9#, » - good sale, with current prices alf th'rottgh, most of the stock . offered ; having found purchasers. • ■ '. Fat cows, £4, £4 6sj and £4 19» ;2* to 3-yr-old bullockß, £4 2s to £4 6s ; 18---month-old steers nnd'heiferefM to 355 ; weaners, 175. t0 225 ; cows, £2; 10s to £2 .16s; milkers, £4 10s. . ... ' .', Sheep.-— Fat sheep (mixed), 9s. 9s lid, and 10s ; store ewes, ss, ' 7s 6"d, 8s 3d, $nd 9s ; 2-tooth \yetheis, Bs.7d ; lambs m Wool, 4s'9d and? 5s (' gooft fat lambs, 7s' ! 6d-, ■ '.> ■■■■ ■■'K- i Pigs.— Good porkers', 30s • fair porkQis,<l9s to to 23s suckers and weaners from 8s Id to 13s. Horses.— We sold a few hacks of inferior quality from £2 5s to- £5 10s,