Wanganui Stock Quotations.
MESSRS BARNS AND IiTGGIE'S STOCK SALE ÜBPOft l\
Wanqandi, "Friday. The sale at the Oampbelltown yards oh Wednesday, 23rd inst., was numerously attended, and the yards well filled ■with a large quantity of useful stock of all classes, 50me, 450 head of cattle and about 1,000 sheep coming forward. The market for beef remains unchanged, mutton is, if anything, a shade lower, and store cattle of all classes are perhaps a little easier^ buyers bei ng rather shy , owing to the Mckward state of the grass. We succeeded however, m placing a large quantity of stock at fair prices, mostly at auction, and altogether had a very good Cattle.— Fat cows realised £4 15s ; 3 Snd 4-yr bullocks, £5 ; 3 yr steers, £3 5a to M 14s 6d J yearling steers, £2 4s ; mixed yearlings, 35s Gd ; good cows, £2 17s to £3 13s ; store cows, m low condition, £2 35.. / !.. gheep.— Fat wethers, 15s ; good store V wethers, 12s ; hoggets, Bs. . ..." , Pi«-s.— Good porkers, 13s 6d to 15s; bacon pigs, £2 12s to £3 10s ; suckers and weaner.-«, 5s to Bu ''■'■ Horsesu-^Very little business. We sold a hack 6r two, and one half draught filly for £15 10s.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1466, 28 September 1885, Page 3
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202Wanganui Stock Quotations. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1466, 28 September 1885, Page 3
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