Commercial.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 209, 1 October 1894, Page 3

Commercial.

STOCK REPORT.

i Messrs Abraham and William* report : ; A full muster of cattle was yarded at , Colyton on 25th September. Although ! ' buyers were rather slow with their bidfling*, a steady demand existed, resulting , in everything practically being sold under j | the hammer. Sheep were short of advor- i , tised number, owing doubtless to the bad weather. Forward store wethers advanced , upon late rates ; other sheep without ; . change »n value. At Palmerston on September 27th, most I of the cat-tlo pens were occupied. Grown j ■ stores and fat cattle advanced in price ; ; weaners and yearlings somewhat easier. | j Only a few milch cow* and springing I heifers were penned, and so far the de- | mand appear* only moderate for this class, j The yarding of sheep was confined chiefly to hoggets, which were generally of a sound : I character. A firm tone existed through- i ! out. In point of number there was a very I ' fair entry. | Colyton.— Fat cow*, £6 5* . light cow , i beef, £4 8h ; milch cow* and heifers, £4 | | 12s 6d to L 6 10s ; store cow* and heifer*, | j 65s to 70s ; 18 month steers, 50s ; 2! do, j ' 735; 2‘ to 3 year old, 76a 6d : mixed weaaer*. 32s f>d ; mixed yearling*, 12 ; ! forward wethers, los 3d ; sound mouthed ewes with 100 per cent of lambs, 12s; older sorts with lambs at foot, B*. Palmerston. —Fat bullocks, good quality medium weights, I*B 3s; lighter do., I*7 15s; prime fai sows, L 7 ; grown store bullock*, L 5 1* to L 5 7* ; store cows, I*3 i 8s; 3-year steers, LI 10»; 2*-year, do., L 8 16s fid; 2-year do.’ I*3 9-* fid; small [heifers in calf, I*3 8* ; mixed yearling*, ; L2 5* . inferior weaners, 25* to 28s ; choice springing heifers, L 0 to Lfi 12s fid ; milch cows, I*6 2s fid to L 6 15s. Sheep.—Well ’ fatted own*. 13s, 4d to 14s 5 ; best hoggets, f 10s to 10s 9d others from 8s 3d to 9s 4d ; ► shorn fat wether*. 10s Bd.