Untitled

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 88, 4 July 1879, Page 2

Mil TREEMAN B. JACKSOX'S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPORT. Wansrnnui, Wednesday, July 2. The sales at Waverley and st Hill-street have passed off better than was expected. The stock offered were of average description ivnd quality'. • The bidding was brisk, moat of the lines being quitted at auction. Prices for cattle may fairly be quoted at about 10s per head under those ruling three months ago. The sheep at Waverley were not all sold., but those offered to day were quitted at the quotations below, rates being about the same as at last sale ; the low state of the ou'side markets can warrant no improvement here in prices. Fat sheep are therefore ruled by their boiling down value. Horses were in full supply, with an exceedingly low market. A few were sold under the hammer, but the bulk were withdrawn—even good serviceable animals are difficult to place. Cattle.— At Waverley, 97 head were, yarded. Cows and calves, £5 ss ; cows, £4 17s 6d to £5 ; steers, £6 2s 6d to £7 2s 6d. At St Hill-street, 237 head were sold. Fat cows, £6 17s 6d to £9 ss ; steers, £5 to £5 7s 6d ; cows, £4 10s to £5 ss ; yearlings £3 ; mixed young stores, £3 10a j calve*,' £2 10s. .Sheep. — At Waverley 1100 werp penned. Ewes made 3s ; lambs' passed in at is 6d. At the yards to day, 820 were sold ; ewes, 4b 9d j wethers, 7s to Bs. Horses. — Dull of sale,' and at low values. Exports. — 120 cattle, 750 sheep.