LIVE STOCK.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12729, 12 April 1904, Page 3

LIVE STOCK.

SYDNEY MARKET. SYDNEY, Monday. At the Homebush sales sheep were easier ajid cattle dearer. Best wethers fetched 18s 6d, extra 22s 9d, good 17s 6d; best ewes )9s, good 16s. Best bullocks £ll 5s to £ll 17s 6d, good £lO ss; best cows £8 to £9 10s, good £7 10s. Best beef 25s 6d to 26s per 1001b.

W. ROSE. Mr W. Rose reports—At Dannevirke on the Bth instant, the yarding was smaller than usual on account of the wet weather, a large portion of the entry being unable to reach the yards. Good conditioned steers were again in good demand, and with the exception of a line of station heifers, the yards were cleared at quotations;—Cattle: Fat bullocks (light) £6 10s, forward £5 15s, three-year steers £5 to £5 10s, two and a half-year £4 19s, two-year £4 ss, 18-months £3 4s to £3 10s, yearlings £2 ss, weaners from 25s to 32s 6d, fat £2 ss, weathers from 15s to 32s 6d, fat cows £5 to £5 10s, two-year heifers in calf £4. Sheep: Four-tooth ewes 13s, two-tooth ewes and wethers (small)