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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 2

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Ac dijrdale wt- S«ill.i on the iSih itiat.i m yHi*ddd;Over HO head Ciitfitd, 3-500 rthet;j>, and Some half- bred rams by pure g Merino rams, out of-^i««ol« ewes. There was no improvement m the price of cattle, and sheep if anything were lower, which is m some measure to be * attributed to the compulsory week's notice which has to be given before sheep can be sent into the Wanganui „5^™.^,.^,??.* of.Jhe lots^ho.vover^. were quilted under the hammer" and sub,*?e£uentiyi at tbejfolloimng rates : — Small beef^£s ; 2-year steers £2 is.GcU^ mixeoT cattle> ; 20s ; weaneß, 1 3^ ; fit " wethers, 10s; Romneyewes, 7s to 9s 6d ewes, 5s Gd to 7s; wethers, 7s Id to 9s 2d ; lambs, 3s 9d to 5s 6d ; half-bred rams,from 1 tol£ guineas. ! We held our first sale at Cheltenham |on 2lßfrt i^tanjt, Mr ffie •ChejtonlianT Hotel, deserves greUf crbait itor the excellent yai^s^ has jerexjljedjtlierei andf-'^e qiialil?y^ ) of<:;%Te'^s?r)iiK■yarded spoke^ yoluraesifor jihe'ehai-actor pf the district, iioth ai regafcls cattle jin^ sheep. . ; .lj6ft r hea^ ; . pjttth? and-; ; TOOr sheep, ,were yarded, but the . a tteadanfee 1. of buyers was small, aud we,,wej;e paly .( able to quit a few lots, but at the request of the seljtlei^Wje purpose holding another satti a'^n^wlgL, siieh dearcription of stbcVas'wais.ojffered ~ then should finda : ready martek r '" i;i)< '