STOCK REPORT,

Tuapeka Times, Volume 21, Issue 216, 21 March 1872, Page 5

STOCK REPORT,

Mr. R, W, Capstick, Tokomairiro, reports for the week ending 15th inst,, having placed 1800- orosa-bred lambs at 6s ; 1100 Merino ewes, and 200 Merino wethers, /all mouthed, in one lot, at 4s ; 1300 Merino ewes, from 6-taoth to full mouthed, at 3s 6d each. Cattle. — No sales to report. Horses. No demand. Sellers plenti-

ful. Wool. — Saturday's public sale, half* bred, in grease, Is 2£d per lb ; Merino, do. Is 2d, do; locks, from 4d to 7d do; pieces, do. 10d to 11 |d do ; black wool, Merino, Is do.

Ham Sale. — At the first Anuual Ram Sale, held on Tuesday 12th inst,, sold, on account of Mr. George Nichol — 22 three-quarter bred ewes, at 11s eaoh; and 9 Leicester rams, from £1 to £2 ss, each. John Hislop, 18 lambs, 12s 6d eaoh. WiLliara Allison -17 Leicester rams, to Mr. John M'Lean, Bellamy Station, at £3 each ; and 2 do. at £1 sa. Mr. Dalgleish's 15 ewe lambs were purchased by Macpherson Bros., Lower Waipori, for £23; and his 12 rams were bought by Mr. J. M'Lean at £2 15s each. David Cor* sau's 20 Leicester ewe lambs realised 32a and 24 do. at 30s, and were purchased by Mr. C. Faulkner, Waihola, James Sutherland's -6 ewe lambs were bought by Mr. P. M'Gill for 26s each ; 7 do. by Messrs. Macpherson, for £1 12s 6d each ; and 9 ram lambs, by Mr. G. Matheson, Tuapeka, for £1 18s 6d, David Thomson's 8 Leicester ram lambs were bought by Mr. \V. Miller for £1 15 a each. Mr. Wm. Grey sold 1 Ijeicester ram to Mr. F. Wayne at £12; 7 Leicester ram lambs to John M'Laren, at £1 12s 6d each ; 3 Leicester ram lambs, to Macpherson Bros., at £3 7s 6d each ; and two do. at £1 10s each. Mr. A Mollison's6 Leicester ram lambs were bought by Mr. J. M'Lean at 20a each. Mr. Thos, Murray exhibited a very superior lot cf Leicester ram lambs, which were sold to the following gentlemen .at the- prices named : — Mr. Jas. Smith, Nos. 1. 4. 11. aud 13, at £5 15s, 1-5 ss, L 5 ss, L 5 ss ; Mr. W. Miller* No. 2, L7 los; Mr. W. A. Murray, Nets. 3 and 8, L 5 ss, L 7 ; Mr. M. Bale, Nos. 5. 9. and 12, L 8 10s each ; Mr, Dalgleish, No. 6, L 7; Mr. Wm. Allison, No. 7, L 6 ; Mr. Jas. Sutherland, No- 10, L 5. Leicester rams, aged, realised from'Ls to L 8 12^ 6d ; inferior do, from tls to L3 l2a 6d. Mr. John Seed's 4 ram lamba were sold at L 2 each Mr. Galbraith, purchaser, Mr, W. Gordon's 4 Leicester rams fetched from Lj. 10s to L3 los. T^ere were also a number shown by Messrs. Dale, Black, Wayne, and Dalgieiau, of which a few were put up for sale, bnt were vrith.dra.wn. Mr. Tho». Murray's 100 Merino atore wethers w«i» sold at 3s each. For must of the lots the bidding waji spirited, and for the fttMrioK ram lambs shown by Mr. BSxiQjjifc th« couipetitjoij was keen v ; ?