COMMERCIAL.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 258, 29 September 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MR FREEMAN R. JACKSON’S FORTNIGHTLY RETORT. Wanganui, September 27. The increased demand for store cattle lias made the sales very brisk during the last fortnight a great number having changed hands at full rates, and in favor of the sellers. Beef i-- now fully 25s the K0 bs. I do not think the bidding was .so brUk a->ai. die last fortnightly .sale- though the prices obtained were very good. The pens I lial were passed in at the auction i sold afterwards at. quotations. Cattle—At Waverley, on Friday, 3«.> head were varded. Brices were—Cow,s, £5 ; bullocks.* fiG 2s (id; ulcers, 2 year old, X 5 ss; cows and calves, £7 7s Gd; 18 months old heifers, £4 2s (id. At Turakina. 152 head were yarded and sold. Brices wore—Bullocks, £5 17.s (id to 4:7 ; cows, £3 7s (id; heifers, £4 7.s Gd ; IS months old, £3 17s Gd; milch cows, £G 15s to £.O 12s Gd. At the yards, to-day, 17i) head came forward. Eat cows, £7 5s to fit) 7s Gd ; store steers, Sir, 7s Gd to £5 15; bullocks, £7 2s Gd to £7 IDs. p] ice .,—f)7s head were penned. They were of middling quality, and made —Ewes and wethers, from 10s Gd to its; IDs «d to 14s; good store wethers, 11s ltd; interior owes. 8 s iid. Hoives —The usual number were brought forward. Harks. £4 to £D ; light draughts, £ls 15s; Folly brought £23 10s. Hav—3s ‘.ld per cwt. Exports —1,007 sheep, 102 cattle, and 31 pigs.