FREEMAN R. JACKSONS’ FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT.

Patea Mail, 12 February 1881, Page 4

FREEMAN R. JACKSONS’ FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT.

Wanganui, February 9tli. 1 had a full yard of stock at Hawera on Friday. Store cattle were slightly in favor of the buyers, owing to the low price of beef now ruling. Sheep were well competed for, and made full values. At the yards to-day a large entry of stock came forward. Beef made about 17s 6d the lOOlbs. Store cattle, such as cows and yearlings, were well competed for, but large bullocks were turned out unsold. The competition for sheep was good, all being sold at satisfactory prices. The rams bred by the executors of the late Mrs Hair were not all sold, competition being very dull indeed, I placed a few at low values, and the rest are for private sale. The fact that the Ruatangata run was to be offered to-day drew a very large attendance. It was passed in at £20,000, a bona fide offer of £19,000 being refused. I expect to place it privately to-inoirow. A large number of horses came forward, some finding purchasers at low values. I placed Mr Shuttleworth’s property, near Aramoho, at a satisfactory figure, privately, to a gentleman from Southland. , Cattle. —At Hawera, 366 head came forward :—Best bullocks, £7 2s 6d; good grown stores, £5 15s ; cows, £4 12s 6d ; yearlings, £2 7s 6d. At the yards to-day 167 made up the sale fat bullocks £7 to £7 15s ; cows, £6 2s 6d ; cows and calves, £4 17s 6d ; cows, £4 ; yearlings, £2 17s 6d. Shkkp.—At Hawera, 1500 were penned —Wethers, 8s 6d ; ewes, 7s 6d ; merino wethers, 7s. At the St Hill-street yards, 2850 were sold—Fat wethers, 9s to 9s 3d ; ewes, 6s 6d to 7s 9d ; superior well-bred Lincoln ewes, 9s 3d ; mixed stores, 6s ; lambs, 5s to 6s 6d ; rams, £1 10s to £3* Pigs. —Porkers, 13s to 21s ; large pigs, up to 40s. Horses. —No alterable quotation. Exports.— 23Bl sheep, 160 pigs, 14 horses. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report), Buying. Hellng. s. d. s. d. Butter (per lb.) ofi 0 8 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 010 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 1 0 1 2 Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d to 6d ; mutton, 2£d to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices.—Taranaki flour, 14s 6d per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 15s 6d ; wheat meal, 13s 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s 6d per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOlbs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s 6d per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES (Corrected by latest report.) Roasting Beef ••• 5d to 7d Boiling Beef 4d to 5d Mutton, hind-quarter ... 4d to 5d „ fore-quarter 3d to Lamb, hind-quarter ... ... 3s fid to 5s „ fore-quarter 3s 6d to 5s Pork and Veal ... 6d to Od