Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Saturday 6 July 1889, page 42


Stock, Station, and Produce Reports.

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN, LIMITED.-Pat cattle ruled 15s per head lower last week. Prime beef selling at 80s 6d per 1001». Wo sold 93 bullocks at £5 14s 9d. Pat sheep: 29,600 penned, and sold at steady pr loos to 15s for 601b wethers. Pat lambs very dear, and sales at 8s to 13s. We sold sheep, 93 4d to 11s Sd. »Tallow 10s lower all round. We sold 85 casks at-Best mutton, £22 10s j beef, £21 to £2110s ; medium, £10 10s to £2010s : mixed, £21to £22. Hides steady, except prime extra heavy a trifle firmer. We sold over 1250 at full'rate's. Marsupial skins of all kinds continuo in strong, demand, and wo have "cleared heavy catalogues at mostextrome price-i, obtaining

tho phenomeaally high.figuro of 155s for a parcel of

southern kangaroo skins, and we look for a continuance of the high values now current for somo time. Wool: No local sales are being held this week, but advice's from London and private inquiry continue most satisfactory. Sheepskins are in active demand, and as with wool receive the keenest competition. We hold three sales a week, and clear every lot at top raies. Wheat: Few sales are being made. P. Tuscan to' 4s 4d, chickfeed to Ss 8d. Oats : Pair demand for primo to Ss 2Jd, heavy 3s ld, medium 3s. Maize steady ; prime 3s ld, Noumea 2s 9d, inferior 2« 6d. Brand and pollard quiet at 13d and 14d respectively.-July

1, 1889.

TREBEOK, SON, AND CO. have completed the following sales during June : For P. Jago Smith, Esq., Bathurst, in conjunction with Messrs. Crossman, Qarvan, and Consens, his Toogong Estate, near Orange, comprising 5258 acres freehold, 9809 acroB conditional purchase land, 10,700 sheop and sundries. Purchaser, John Bowman, Esq. For the Scottish Australian Investment Company, Limited, from their Nive Downs Station, 610 store bullocks, and from their Texas Station 410 cows; for Henry Barnes, Esq., Dyrabba, 30 pure shorthorn bulls; for Messrs. Hann and Halloran, 8800 maiden ewes ; with Mr. J. Carter Koma, 440 store bullocks from Durham

Downs ; and have completed delivery of 3037 cattle from j

Frazer's Creek.