WANGANUI-.April 25.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2197, 29 April 1874, Page 2

WANGANUI-.April 25.

Mr. Joseph Cbadwick reports having •otdtiuring the' mouth, as follows:— At the Newmarket Yard*.—'Dramjjht horses at from JC3sto-XSO; rocdioui nnd ligbt harness ditto, at from £15 to £25; good upstanding backs realised from £lii to £25; median andunferior at from £H to £12. At tho Catnpbclliown .Yards. -Several small mobs of "horses (broken and unbroken J have been sold at from) ' JEB to £20. 800 wethers- change 1 hands at nn average--of 14s per head. t At Parawnnni.-JTat cattle brought JOB per bead; ■•tore bul'octo, £4; an ejranl lot of two-year-olds were ' sold at £3 Us; a few well-bred cows were sold at £7. 600 breeding ewes were sold at Gs ltd -, wethers brought 10a Gd; several, horses brought good prices, and -were in demand. • At Bull town.—Sal wrntlior-.dull; 405 fat wethers were offered, but were bought) in-at 10a 6d. At Nnkumam, 120 hexd mt»lO"Wero disposed of at tho following prices:—Fiit cows.Uio toJM lUs; store cattlo, mixed Jots, at ££ 15s perbhoadj 1,20u mixed • sheep were sold. Merino and Lincoln ■breeding ewes in good condition bought nt 9s; iuferior, ss Od >.lambs, Bs. A few horses wore dispose I of at <laßt "month's quotations. At Nukumaru, sales of stock arc. fnvt improving. Salb o» TUcimoivsES.—Mr. T. V. Brown's stock of racehorses, Ac. wero brought to tlie hammer.on. tho 22nd, and realised as under:—Lochinvar <vaa bought by Mr. James Day, ut £ I SO, after sharp competition. Tho Peer was bought in nt £60. FUtte .tc.'ier fo Ito the bid of, Mr. Jiurn a Browu, at £30. Mr. J. Murchison . -was the purchaser of Buy Doctor. Bti3bnnrnnd Minute -wore bong-lit in by the owner. 20 bead of hacks were nlso sold at from £7,t0 £16. After all the horses had been disposed of, tbo plant,.consisting of buguies, harness, saddlery, buy, cm, jtc., were sold at satisfactory prices.