IMPORTANT SALE OF STORE CATTLE.

Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 24

IMPORTANT SALE OF STORE CATTLE.

liik Farmeks' Agency Company (Limited) held their fourth sale of this season at the Burnside yards on Tuesday, 12th December. There was a large gathering of buyeis from north, south, central, and other parts of Otago, who were keen for business. The entry was very large, no less than IS2 being 'yarded, ranging from yearliDgs (two small pens ) to well-conditioned bullocks and cows. The demand throughout was spirited and satisfactory prices obtained, not a single beast being passed unsold. The following are the prices obtained :—29: — 29 bullocks at £7 Is, 28 do at £6, 54 do at £4 18s fid, 1!) cows at £'j 12s (jd, 25 do at £5 10s, 24 heifers at £4 17s, 15 do at £4 ISs, 17 do at £4 Bs, 19 ycnrlings at £2 10k to £3, 20 bullocks at £6 Is, 1 do at £ti, 21 cows (aged) at £3 12&, 9 bullocks at

£5 12a, 28 heifers (small) at £3 7s 6d, 1 bull (yearling) at £1 10 d, 27 heifers at £1, 20 do at £4 11s, 3 bulls (yearlings) at £1 12s (sd, 25 steers (two years) at £3 12s, 8 heifers at £4 2s, IS do at £i 16s tid, IS bullocks (two years) at £3 12s, 12 bullocks at £4 175, 8 do at £(3 7& 6d, 12 cows at £4 2s 6d, 2 do at £5, 1 doat£G, 1 do at £3, 2 do at £4 10s, 3 do at £5, 2 do at £i 153, 1 do at £8 7s (id, 1 do at £7 15s, 1 do at £6 7s 6d, 3 do at £1 10s. 2 do (aged) at £3 2s 6d, 1 bull at £4 10s, 1 cow at £5 ; -total, 482.