Stevens and Gorton's Report.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1746, 29 June 1886, Page 2

Stevens and Gorton's Report.

I '■■:. ■ - l-'VBDKLsJ^day. We. hayeheld two stock sales tills week, atMarton; on 22nd,i and FeildinV] on the 24th. tew cattle come fpV-, wardkatf Marlon, but; iery fair? fentriekfof \ sheep of j,which we yarded just upon 1000, and. all of which we sold at very good prices. : There was very little . de^ a mand for .cattle at Feilding, the day was | .very wet,. and some of the stock did not f comej forwarJ, amongst them the fat cattle ; .^for .sheep there was a good. . demand,,, Wt, hpweyer, yarded. over 150. Mead, of. cattle i "and. 1200 sheep, and sold everyoine; bt%e latter kt satisfactory, : ' prides; We did, not manage to quit all the scattlQ^but sold aVgood/many pans. Th», bidding for.that claps, ■ of stock A was dull,/ .exc4pfanej 'f!or^sjtho", half-ibre/i ,^Ll<ierney .. iqr^hich 'there ; ; iwiw keen 'com-,, petijtion.'. We quote :^ ; , ' , ."r" llartou.— rDry ;ewes, 4s 9tT; «weg, m • lamb, 7i ; fat wethers, . 9s 4d ; forward wethers, 8s to 9s ; lambs, 5s 6d, 5s 7d, .' and 7s2d. , " Feilding.^2i to 8-yr ste«rs r 4B 10s to i £3 158 ; cows and heifers, £2 14s 6d ; milkers, £5 ; half-bred Alderijey heif erg, £2 12s 6d to to £4 2s 6d; yearling steers, 36s 6d. Sheep\— FatewesV7s;Bd; dry ewes, ; 4s 6d ; to 6s 2& ; ewes m lamb, 6s 6d ; half-bred ewes m lamb, 5s to 5s Bd. Kgs;sstoi2s. ;\': r ,,.'.. -,'Z '