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Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9478, 31 July 1879, Page 2

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MB FBEEMAN R. JACKSON'S FORTNIGHTLY STOCK REPOET.

Wanganui, Jnly 30. The yards at Waverley and St Hill btreet . were well filled with stock for the sales, and Lidding was brisker than it has been for some time past, every lot finding purchasers at late values. There is no advance in prices to X eporfc/ except perhaps in sheep. This description' of stock finds ready purchasers, though rates for stores still rule low compared with those of the corresponding sales last year. Beef is getting scarce, but no improvement in prices ; this is attributable to the low prices ruling in Auckland and elsewhere, which leave no margin, hardly covering profit and expenses, in many cases making an actual loss to the shippers. The St Kilda landed a trial cargo in Dunedin on Saturday, the sale of which is anxiously looked for* Should the prices be satisfactory, I trust another market will be found for our surplus beef. At the yards to-day, a few pens of beef were of good quality, the rest very inferior ; three pens went to the graziers. Store cattle were of the ordinary description, and were all sold, at the quotations below. The sheep were also of indifferent sorts, with the exception of four pens of wethers, which were really good useful sheep. Gatti—!. — At Waverley, 232 head were yarded. Fat bullocks, £8 15s ; cows and calves, £5 7s 6d ; heifers, £4 ; 18 months ■ old, £3 7s 3d ; yearlings, -62 7s 6d ; 2 year old steers, £6 ss. At the St Hill Street TardsJ* 139 came forward. Fat cows, £7 2s 6d to £8 ; bullocks, £7 10s to £8 5s ,* cows and calves, L 5 15s ; cows, L 4 15s } 18 months old steers, hi 4s ; calves and yearlings, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d. S_BBP.--At St Hill Street, 1133 were penned. Best wethers Us to 11s 3d ; medium 7s 6d to 7s 9d ; store wethers, 5s 3d to 5s 9d ; ewes, 4s 9d to 5s 3d. Pms.— Stores, 9s 3d to to 15s 63; bacon pigs, 475. Oats.— 2s 9d to 3s per bushel, aooording to quality. Horses.— Dull at sale, and at low values. Exports.— 6l head cattle, 364 sheep, and 143 pigs.,