Wanganui Stock Quotations.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1650, 5 March 1886, Page 2

Wanganui Stock Quotations.

MB FREEMAN R. JACKSON'S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. :

i v , Wanganui, Wednesday, We, had a large entry of sheep at ooutr t sales during the fortnight. The bidding on the whole was father dull, resulting m the bulk of the 'stock yarded being sold after the auctions. - We. cleared 1 out nearly all the Waverley and the same at St. HilUtreet. We have 'no alteration m values to quote. At our : Saturday's sale the horses were of an indifferent quality. Good animals meet ,a fair market, but screws and weeds' are 'almost impossible to place at any price.: [Poultry sold at full- values. Cattle. — At Waverley — Cows and calves, £2 19s ; dry cows, £2 10s ; milch cows; £3 2s 6d to £4 28'6d ; ; weaners, 22s 6d. At St.' Hill street— Cows ahdi calves, £2 17s 6d ; dry cows, £2 15s-; Hiilch'cows, £2 18s-to £5 7s 6d. Sheep. — Waverley— Larobs m wool, 4s to 5s 7d ;shorn lambfej ; 2s 9d f ewes, ss. At St...HiU.street— Store wether«,k ?ss£6a* to 7s 9d; lambs m wool, ss ; shorn, 3s 6d ; 2 toothy ewes, 8s; Mr «T. Handley's ewes made; 10s 9d; fat wether|, 9s; ; wes, 6s 9d; / Mr Shield's rams tveraeed 3s 3d^-: f \. . ' %^ | Pigs.— -A: sniall entry made up the sale. Porkers, 12s 6d to 13s; larger up t0 v225.6d,. Horses.r— JTo alteration m values. : Poultry.— Geese, 7s 6d ; fowls, 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; ducks, 3s to 4s the couple.