FREEMAN R. JACKSON AND CO.'S STOCK REPORT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12144, 23 September 1907, Page 2

FREEMAN R. JACKSON AND CO.'S STOCK REPORT.

At our horse fair on Saturday, 14lh instant, about 200 'horses were offered. The attendance was good and bidding free for most of th© horses offered. We

disposed of the greater portion of the entry at satisfactory prices.. At "VVangamui stock sale on the 18th instant we had a yarding of 970 mixed ■cattle, 3300 sheep, and1 160 pigs. The cattle on th)a> whole ware a good coloured lot, and with tihe exception of a few pent? we disposed of the bulk of the entry- Sheep met a ready sale, fat wethers bringing ias high as 28s 9d. All other lines were disposed of before the day closed1 at satisfactory prices. Competition for pigs was keen, and sold at full market values. At Waverley on the 20th instant we had a yarding of 500 cattle and 550 sheep. A good attendance of buyers were present, and flb-idding was free throughout, all the yarding, with the exception of a few odd pens, being sold at prices in vendors' favour. "We quote:— A'fc Horse Sale.—Best draughts (trial) £38 to £41, good draughts £29 to £33, plough horses £18 10s to £21 10s. aged draughts £15 to £20, spring-carters £13 10s to £17 10s, trap and buggy ditto £9 15s to £12 10s, extra good up to £16, good hacks £13 to £14, medium hacks £7 5s to £10 10s, others £3 10s to £6 10s, unbroken horses—good draughts £23 to £31, half draughts £13 2s 6d to £20, well-bred hacks £8 10s to £12, others £4 to £6 10s, geldings and fillies by Suffolk Punch, best £14 to £15, medium ditto £11 to £13 10s, others £10 to £10 10s. At Wanganui Stock Sale.—Fat light bullocks £8 'to £8 ss, fat cows £5 5s to £5 10a, 3 to 3£ year steers (good) £5 16s, 24-year steers £4 5s to £4 12s, 2year steers (good) £4 to £4 3s, forward cows £2 lls 6d to £2 14s, store cows 37s 6d to £2 ss. well-bred 2-year heifers £2 16s. 15 to 18 month steers £3 to £3 Is. 15 to 18 month! ibeifers "353 to £2 2s 6d, yearlings 27s to 30s, small ditto 17s to 21s 6d, springing heifers £3 to £3 10.3, others £2 5s to £2 15s, springing cows £3 10s tb £5 2s 6d, bulls £2 2s to £2 15s, mixed young cattle 255, best hoggets 17s 6d to 18s, good hoggets 16s 6d to 17s, medium ditto 14s 9d to 14s lid, others 13s to 14s 2d, forward empty ewes 12s 7d to 15s 3d, fat wethers 28s to 28s 9d, store ewes 10s 6d, small hoggets 8s 2d, ewes and lambs 23s 2d. Pigs: Large porkers 30s to 335, good porkers 26s 6d to 28s 6d, stores 17s to 20s, email ditto 14s to 15s 6d, weaners 8s to 10s 6d, sowe in pig 34s to 375. , At Waverley.—Fat cows £5 17s to £5 18s. 18-inontih to 2-year steers £3 to £3 2s 6d, yearling to 18-month steers £2 to £2 5s 6d, 15 to 18-month steers £2 13s, 24 to 3 year steers £4 5s to £4 13s, 2-year heifers in calf £2 ss, cows in oialp £2 10s, empty cows £2 9s to £2 13s, mixed yeai'lihgis 25s to 29s 6d, small ditto 18s, "2-year heifers £2 3s to £2 9s, forward empty cows £3 10s fo £4 9s. springing heifers £2 13s to £3 12s 6d, springing cows £3 to £4, fat heifers £4 14s, young cattle 25s to 28s 6d, forward^ 2 to 2£ year steers £416e. fat and forward 32-year bullocks £7 3s to £7 10.s, hoggets 13s to J.4s 6d, empty ewes 13s, porkers 21s 6d, small pigs 8s to 10s.