STOCK SALES.
Dunedin, October 20.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr D. Stronach) as follows : Cattle —2lO were yarded to-day. Best bullocks brought L 9 to LlO 10s ; one pen, Ll2 12s 6d; light and medium, Lsto L 8 10s. Beef, 22s 6d per lOOlbs. Sheep—2733 were penned. Best cross-breds brought 12s to 153 3d; medium to good, 8s to 11s 6d ; do shorn, 5s 6d to 83 3d; merino wethers brought 8s to 10s 3d ; mutton, l£d to lid per lb. Lambs—4s7 brought 3s to 9s 3d a piece. There were 210 pigs, the market being weak. Slips and stores brought 7s to 10s 6d; porkers, 14s to 22s ; baconers, 24s to 495. Christo a orch, October 20.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr E. G. Staveley) as follows :At Addington yards to-day about 5000 sheep, and full supplies of pigs and cattle were yarded. Fat cattle improved, best bullocks bringing L 8 to Lll 15s. Beef brought 22s to 25s per 100 lbs. There was a fail' demand for grown store cattle, but small sorts were dull. Fat sheep were in better demand. Prices improved somewhat. Prime crossbred wethers brought 15s to 17s 6d ; merino ditto, 13s to 16s 9d ; merino ordinary, 7s to 9s ; shorn crossbreds, 9s to 12s. Mutton 2£d to 3d; ditto shorn, 2d per lb. Store sheep were quiet and values unaltered.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18861022.2.55
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Mail, Issue 764, 22 October 1886, Page 16
Word Count
238STOCK SALES. New Zealand Mail, Issue 764, 22 October 1886, Page 16
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in