COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12748, 20 April 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

FREEMAN R. JACKSON AND CO.\S STOCK 111: POUT. On tho N Ulh inst., at our Wanganui sale we yarded 22UU sheep, 320 head ol cattle, aud 85 pigs. The attendance was large and bidding free throughout. All classes ■! cat lie a^jj slictji sold better than of late. Pig-, marlo full valuer. Ou 'lie lith lust., at Waverley, we yarded >?7<) head of oaf tie, mid 25<jO shcop. Some f the stork advertised never camo forward. However, wi- had a good attendance of buyers an.l b'-th sheep and catt'e sold "well. A nice Ime ol 4-tooth wethers on account of Mr Van Asch, made 9s 7d at auc-tioll. We quote — At Wanganui. — Fat and forward "cows £3 V2\, Gd. liAht'iat bullocks £Q, Is, "tat £4 id to £'t 6£, 4-year b.uljwk'fi ; ( J& ..10s, 2-year heifers (empty) .42 ]7s'6d, 'cow.s' and heifers £2 10*, "2A to S-^air bullocks .f:3 14b, :j to 3i-year sfeers (good) JE4 lls 6d, mjxod veaners 18s, 2-ye"ar heifers 30s v to 355, 2id 2}ijenr steers' '(g: oot l) £3 Is ? store <*ows 25* to 30s, store cows in calf £2 Is, medium weamyrs 13s 6d, 18-month steers £2 3s, forward cowg £3, bulls £2 to £3, good lambs 6s Bd, medium lambs 5s to 6s, others 3s 3d, 3$ 6d, to 4s 6d, 2-tooth wethers 83s 9d, sound mouth breeding ewes in lamb 7s 9d, aged ewes 3s 6d to 4* 9d, small 2-tooths ss, Romuey Tarns 16s. Pigs. — Heavy porkers 2?s Co , 32s 6d, medium porkers 24s tb 27s 6d, good porkers 21s to to 235, stores 14s to 16s, weaners 4s, 6s 6d, to Bs. At Waverley.— Fresh 2J-year heifers £3 3s, fat cows £4, ss, TB-nxonth heifers 27s to ,30s, empty cows ,£2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d, medium cows £2 Kla fo £2 6s, forward co*s .£3 6s, 2|-year steers ,£3 to £3 7s 6d, 3 to 3^-year steers M 3s to £4 ss, medium ditto £3 17s 6d to £4 2s, cow 8 and calves £2 6s, 18-month steers £2 to £2 ss, 3year steers JB3 lls, weaners 9s 6d to 18s 2-year heifers in calf 37s 6d, light fat cows £3 30s mixed cattle 25s 6d, Jersey heifers £5 10e, bull 6 30s to £2 17s 4tooth forward wethers 9s 7d, good lambs is Id, cull ewes 2s.