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Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 68, 11 December 1875, Page 2

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J’atka ail Office, Kiiil,■ iv Evening - . KAKARAMEA MONTHLV SALE. William (,'mvern reports store cattle in good demand. Horjm no in pury. Slie(*j> wen; cnqim'eil for. hut none entered. 87 head of calllo were yarded, !in<l sold at (he following rates ;—(tows, from L! 15s to L 5 (Is ; Lows with cal ves. 1.5 Ills; Yearling heifers Lli ; This was a lot of Hi, and included li 2-ycar-olds. A mixed mob of Mb, all ages, sold' at L-L Horses were till withdrawn. The attendance was good, and bidding fair, although there was a steady downpour of rain throughout, FREEMAN R. JACKSON'S FORTNKJ HTLY STOCK REPORT. Thursday, Dec. 0, 1875. No change has taken place since my hist repo.t. The-demand for store cattle is still good, and fat cattle arc at last fortnight’s values. The competition for Mrs Hair’s rams at the yards to-day was, on the whole, brisk ; all were sold at, the prices quoted. Cattle. —Only 59 head wore yarded, and sold at full rates. Fat bullocks made £9 15s ; lows, 117 5s to £7 12s lid; store bullocks fetched from £7 to £ 7 Us. sir Kite. —81! were penned ; shorn fat sheep fetched Us 3d. Jilts H>la's Rams.—sl! came forward,and realised iron £2 to £HISs ; averaged £3 lls (id ; the champion ram brought £l7. Houses—A large number wore offered ; unbroken draught brought, from £2O lo £2O ; broken, 1 01; unbroken saddle, from L 7 to L 25 ; hatks. from Ll2 to L2I. Exports for the fortnight ending December 9—Cattle. -Hi head ; sheep, 555.