COUNTRY NEWS.
[FBOM OUR OWN COBBESrONDENTS.J OHAUPO, Wednesday. AJ3ODT 500 head of cattle were yarded for Mr. W J Hunter's sale yesterday. Nearly all were of good quality and in fair condition/ Grown steers were well represented, loung atopk were also numerous, and realised advanced prices. Them was a good muster of dairy cows, some of good quality. The tendency of the market was upwards. Tho following are the quotations:-Dairy cows, from a i osi to £4 10s. with limited demand; springing neifers, up to £3 10s; yearling bulls from 2 to 3i guineas; grown steers from £3 12s to £5 ss; three-year steers, £2 12s M to £3, two-vear steers. £2 12b 6d; yearlings, mueod eeYesTom £1 5s to £1 9s 6d; 18-month steer,, £2 2s 6d; calves, mixed, low condition. £11. 6d; yearling heifers £1 2s; empty cows, £1 10s to .£2; do., fresh-condition, £3 Bs, fat steers from £5 16s to £6 10s; fat cows, from £3 Uβ to S. About 1500 sheep were yarded, all of a good class, many of them fat Crossbred wethers, from Pukitith Pat, from Us 10d to 12s 2d; lonifwool wethers, Us 4d; fat owes 10s 6d; small hoggets, 6s 6d; owes and 3s from 98 Id to 11s 9d; fat hoggets, 10s 2d i)Ui'ing Saturday's thunderstorm one settler lost four calves and three pigt They were struck bv lightning. The high winds we have experienced of lato.have done considerablo damage to tho fniit-treen, especially peach. {i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10900, 3 November 1898, Page 7
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246COUNTRY NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10900, 3 November 1898, Page 7
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