STEVENS & GORTON 'A STOCK REPORT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11413, 1 December 1886, Page 2

STEVENS & GORTON 'A STOCK REPORT.

Bulls, November 27. We have held two large and satisfactory stock sales this week— the annual oalb of Mr Eraser and Mr D*lryrimplfc'B stock at Soils on the 23rd, end bar usual stock sale at Fielding on the 25 f -h. The attuadauce at both sale* was good, and bidding for cattle spirited, but there was little dpmand Cor fat Bheep, Over 300 head of cattle, about 800 aheep, and 15 horses were offered at Bulls, aad every pen of cattle excepting 2, 3 pens of ,sheep»nd il Korues were sold. At Fielding we parted close on 500 head of cattle, and almost 1000 sheep. We sold most of the cattle and all the «heep, We quote the following prices :— Ojuvsub.— Bailor 3 and 4yr bullocks, £4 11b 6d to £4 l?s; 3yr stee s, £4 8s 6d ; fat cows, £4 4» to;£4 5s ; small fat bullocks, £5 5s j pure-bred 3yr heifers, £3 2s 6d ; well bred cows, £316 5. empty store cows, £2 11s 6d j strayed '3yr heifers, -f>3; purebred cows, £4 ; yearling bulls, '8 gaineas to 4i guineas. * Feildipg— fat bullocks, £6 6s; fat lirjw, £3 19s to £4; 3yr bullooks, £4 5s ; ; 2iyr isteers, £3 7s 6d to £5 15; 18 uiMbs, mixed, 32b to 33s' t yearling steer* 37a fii to 39s ; 2yr steers, £3i 2yr heifers.' l^ to £2 7fl 6dj store cows, £2; milkers, £2 17s 6d; calvea, 17b. ■' '■' .. '■ Shbbp,— Bulls— fat wethers, 8s 7d j fa 1 . ! ewes 7s. Feilding — Shorn 2tooth hoggets, 7s Id; fat shorh ewes, 6s 6dj woolley hoggete 6s 9d ; ewes ■ Kr ith lambs, 10a lOd 5 dry ewes, 7s 6<* ; mixed sheep, 10s 3d. Hobsbb. — Fulls — Hippocampus, 3yr filly, 16 guineas ; AmdTer/ 2yr ge)ding, 13J guineas; brood marefi, 9 *° 10 > Harness, and Hacks, £4 to £15 10?. Pigs.— Bulls— Store pigs, 8s to 153. Feilding— suckers, 3s to 4s 3d; store pigs 6b 3d.