Gore Stock Sales.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4, 25 January 1900, Page 15

Gore Stock Sales.

The correspondent of the Otago Daily Times reports as follows on the Gore Stock Sales held on Tuesday : — Sheep — About 1200 Bheep were entered. The demand was good, but hardly up to owners' ideas, which were extreme. Fat ewes brought lls to 13s 3d ; forward wethers, 12s 61 tt> 13a 6d ; broken" mouthed ewes, 9s ; cull ewes and lambs, 8s Id, all counted. Cattle — 17 1 head of cattle were yarded. There was a good market for all kinds. Fat steers brought L 5 to L 6 15s ; fat cows, L 4 to L 5 7s Gd ; good store steers, L 3 17s Gd to L 4 10s ; two-year-old steers, 35s to 55s ; yearlings, 20s to 3os ; score cows, 30s to 45s ; dairy cows, L 4 to L 5. '

THE WEEK'S DREDGING RETURNS.

During the week ended Saturday, 20th inst. (says the Otago Daily Times'), returns were reported from the following dredges.

Electric (Cromwell), 970z ; Junction Electric No 2 (Cromwell), 950z ; Hartley and Ililey (Cromwell), 88>>z 6dwt ; Golden Treasure (Millers Flat), 71oz ; Golden Beach (Alexandra), 520z 2dwt 20gr ; Magnetic (Cromwell), 9 days, 520z ; Golden Gate (Island Block), week, 48oz 2dwt ; Manorburn (Manuherikia), 177 hours, 420z lOdwt ; Success (Waipori), 140£ hours, 30oz ; Unity (Clyde), 28dwt 14gr ; Dunedin (Millers Flat), 270z ; Molyneux Hydraulic (Alexandra), 250z ; Morning Star (Manuherikia). 124 hours, 24oz4dwt; Inch Valley (near Palmerston), 132 hours, 240z ; Chatto Creek (Manuherikia), 10 days, 230z ; Chicago^Alexandra), 220z 7dwt 15gr; Nevis (Nevis River), 129 hours, 20oz ; Golden Point (Alexandra), 5 days, 18oz lOdwt ; Matau (Clyde), 17oz ; Tuapeka (Tuapeka Flat), 118 hours, lloz 14dwt ; Nil Desperandum (Manuherikia), lOoz ; Ettrick (Moa Flat), 4 days, Goz. Total, 8330z lOdwt llgr.