LARGE SALE OF STOCK.
About the largest sa!« of -Loak that, has vet been held In tho interior of Otago took n'ace oo Friday *fc Cottesbrook statl ,n. A i.umber of persons 'from Dunediu and the IViieri were present. oAue by th» special train, which left the city an 10 minutes to 9 in the morning. The hammer xvns wieldoo by Mr John Grindlev. of the Farmers' Aj;e<vy Ooinpanv and by MrL. MLean. Something liKo 11.0C0 store sheep were disposed of, 40 head ot cmtMe, and abaut 35 hortes. The hiahest price give:: for lamb 3 was 10a lid, Sferino wethers brought) as much oa 63. and merino ewea from 3s cd to m» 411. Crossbred wethers were sold from 10s 8d to lla «d; crossbred Umbs from 6a 6J to 10s lid ; crossbred ewes from 7s 5d to 10s 7d ; and n few culled merinos from 2s 4d to 3s Horses were not in much demand, 35 being sold out of 100 offered, and cattle only brought moderate prices, they being ia very poor condition.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 18
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176LARGE SALE OF STOCK. Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 18
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