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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 400, 15 February 1879, Page 2

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KAKABAMEA FLOUR MILLS. Flour in sacks and in bags. Pollard, 6s per 100 lbs ; bran, 4s per DO iba. | EDWIN PAYNE. February 15, 1879. 207 MR FEE MAN R. JACKSON’S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. Wanganui, February 12. Tee continued dry weather and scarcity of gra-s has a most depressing effect on the price of stock, store sheep being almost unsaleable, and no prospect of improvement ur.rii a change in the weather takes place. Cattle are lower in value, with few buyers even at the reduced rates. At Waverlcy a muni ev wore turned out unsold, and at the Yards to-day some of the heifers from Christchurch had to be sent back to the paddocks, bhec -j at St. Hill Street were in numbers and d id, 6[ sale, a proportion of them being of an inferior class, width at any time arc difficult to place, and much more so now. Good fat sheep will find purchasers at boiling down rates, but old and inferior sheep are unsaleable. I placed before the sale 350 of Mr Peat’s two-tooth ewes at 12s, being the pick out of 750. I also sold 200 fat wethers at 9s (id, for export per St. Kilda, together with a cargo of fat cattle at fair rates. At Waveriey the cattle entered were of a good class and in good condition. I did not clear the lot; some of the pens had to be turned out, but .the rest made good prices. Sheep were well competed for. they being chiefly of a good class. Mr Wilson’s rams were much admired, and fetched fair prices considering the times. Cattle—At Waveriey 33G head were penned. Prices were—Best cows. £5 17s Gd ; steers, £5 ss; heifers, £3 7s Gd ; 2-year-old steers, £1 5s to £4 7s Gd, At St. Hill Street, 182 head came forward. Fat bullocks, £3 to £9; heifers, £7 ss; yearlings, £4 17s ", Gd ; forty head of the Wallabi cattle I placed eft- iiG ; local cows, £5 7s Cel. ' - ■ Sheep—At Waveriey, 1,450 were penned, y' Prices were—For best ewes, 9s Gd ; ordinary, Gs 3d + o 7s; lambs of inferior quality. 2s. Mr - , Wilson s rams made from £G to £8 JOs At St. Hill Street, G. 150 were dleicd, but only 7.V,i were sold. Fat ewes and wethers, light weights, 7s to 8s ; Mrs Hair’s ewes, 9s 5d to 12s Gd ; inferior sheep, 2s to 2s Gd. * Horses—A large number came forward. About the usual lot were sold. Best draughts, up to £45 ; hacks, £lO 10s to £35 ; inferior, £"• to £G. Exports — 00 cattle, GOO sheep.