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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3038, 26 October 1888, Page 2

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Messrs Freeman R,.-Jackson & Co, report-:—At our JohsonvUle salo on Wednesday some first-clasabeef of fine quality and heavy weight camo forward, which (with the exceptions ot one line, passed in asnotrealizingmvnor'sreserve) sold "at fair prices at an advance on last week's rate, and made about 15/. the 1001b, Sheep camo'forward hi large' numbers, those in/wool ..showing' a deolino of 2/- per head on lato rates, with sluggish bidding,; A few'shorn owes and Wethers of lightweight, in one lino, woro penned. .Mutton,in wool mado 2jd and shorn l|d per lb respectively. Bullocks—Best line, £6 to £6155,, averaging £6.134; others, from- £5. Ifis to £7 2s fid, averaging M 10s, Sheep— Beßt wethers, IBs Gd to 15s 9d; mediums 12s 3d to 12a Bd; ewes and wethers, mixed, light weight, lis 3d to lis 9d; owes, 12s; shorn owes and wethers, 8s 6d; lambs, 7s 6d to 8s .id. Pigs— Baconera, 33a to £2los; others, 25s to 30s; porkers, 20s to 245; Btores, 10s 9d to 16's; small, 7s to.9s 3d. - : ' l ,;

■ Mr.F. F, Wood's stock sale at tlio Taratahi yards yesterday was well attended, and more stock came forward than'had: been'advertised, 1,400 sheep and 140 head of cattle being yarded,. Tho bidding thoroughout was fairly spirited, although prices' obtained' for> sheep :were slightly lowerthau at last sale, and ruled as under—Sheep (in the wool) fat ewes (medium weight): 9s to: 9s 7dj ewe's and lambs'9s 2d: t6;9s'"9d, culled ditto 5s lOcl. > Sheep'(shorn) dry ewes (forward) 5s Gd to ;5s lOd, ewes and lambs os9d to7s.lid, store ewes 4a Gd. e Cattle; dairy cows, GOs to 80s, s|pre do 28s to 40s, calves los,yo'arlings| mixed,,.23s; to 80s; steers 18 months to % years,: 555, ditto ,2 to 2iyearai 60s to 65sy Uaifera 2 years, 80s" to. 405.: No heavy slieop •or' r^h