MAITLAND STOCK REPORT. - [MESSRS. DODDS AND CO's REPORT.] - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 5 Mar 1866 (original) (raw)

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Mon 5 Mar 1866 - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Page 5 - MAITLAND STOCK REPORT.

LJirssns. DODDS vvn co.'s nn-on-r ]

sruioss- we are informed that moat part of the Northern

district is looking romirkably w eil, and feed plentiful Wc hav e

not heard of nnv sales on this side Several stations are m our

hands for pm ate sale, stocked w ith sheep and cattle, small sta-

tion« arc the only ones that can be sold to advantage

Fat Cottle -Onlv a limited supply his come to Maitland, and,

in consequence, those sold in the jaids realised excellent prices

from £1 is to £< "s each, the latter pnce being given for a picked

v uti of cows rheieisateiy good opening hele for a draft or

two of renlh pi une cattle, which we feel confident would bring a

lot Sheep -Market is bare, few sheep havingbecn offered here

latch The M dnev market not being quite so firm, tonds to

I check pnces here The present vtlue foi wethers-from 11s to

13s each, ewes, from 8B to 10s each

I Stoic Sheep-There nroseteinl purchasers m this market for

stoic wether», m lots fiom SOO to 500 head, for wlnoh from 7s to

8s each could be obt-tined The season hating turned out

fatournblv, imnv owners prefer keeping them on to fat en rather

than sell at these figures VV e have loOO maiden ewes, the pro

peit) of Mr John Ickfoid, now in oui hands

Mivcet Cuttle -\ny full-giown cattle sell rcmaikably well ;

indeed, all the descriptions oi cattle offered here hai-o sold at full

mniketiatcs They weic principallv purchased by persons who

Horses-A great numbei of light horses have occn in tho

yuid=, and irc;elifflcu!t[of sale except at mere nommai pnces,

btrong boi-bcs, adapted foi baines», and those brokon-ln to saddle

and harness- those nie the only ones that can be sold at anything

Milch Cows-\ fe« choice imlkeis would sell well Wo dis-

posed of ii lot this -week, but thev weie montly drj cattle.

Woiking Bullocks -\ good amount of business has been done

m tlii« class of stock, -it pnces íanging from £8 8s to £13 2s per

pair, the littci pnce, howetei, w is grtcn foi a picked team

P its n e in v cry fair demand

1 allow -mil hides continue to sell w eil There is very little

tallow to be hid, owing to the boiling donn establishments being

at a standstill foi the want of cattle

Hav and Mai/e -Not quite so finn, but it is generally believed

that hav will get up in pnee in the wuiter

land uid House Property - V\c have scvcnl allotments in

VV est Maitland foi sale, also several houses

Ecíult oi Sales -M'Donald G workeis, at £1 4s each, 2

voung bullocks, £3 16s Gd each, 2 old bullocks, £2 0s Gd each;

1 bull, £3 12» Gd Tierney 10 drj cows, average £2 15a; 2

steer«, ¿2 Gs eich, 3 v earling heifers, 2as each Champion 22

woiker» -mel 2 \oting unbioken bullocks, £100 Pnnco 8

bullocks, £18 Is pei pair, 1 ditto, £6 9s Cowan 7 workers, at

£a 28 each , J stags and 2 voung bullocks, £1 17s each Lock

liait 4 cons, i it ¿3 1 s each, 1 calf 17s. M'Lean I harness

hoise, £1", 1 colt, £3 !j», 1 runic, £3, 1 colt, £2 i7s. Bruoo

ind anothci 1 ponv mite, Li, 1 barnes» horse, £11.

IKVVLILI\C STOCK -The Clarence and lltchmoni

Lxannntt states that one thousand head of cattlo from the

well-known station of Messrs Fanning and Co , Wooroo

wolgon, Biehmond River, passed through Tabulam, on.

1 uesdny lost, on route to the Western Districts, the pur-

chaser being Mi John Lamb, of Sydney.-Tho weather at

Tnbulam, during the past week, has been excessively hot.

WAVERLEY MUNICIPALITY.-This municipal council met on

Thursday evening, the 22nd instant, at the council chambers,

Waverley-street, for the purpose of electing the chairman of the

municipality for the current municipal year. The following

councillors were present, viz: -Councillors John Birrell, James

Campbell, David Fletcher, Charles K Moore, Daniel Robinson,

Stephen Dickson, and J C Peters. It was moved by councillor

Campbell, seconded by councillor Robinson,-" That the late

chairman of the council, Mr. John Birrell, be again elected to the

said office " The honour sought to be conferred was declined by

Mr. Birrell with thanks, and it was then moved by councillor

Fletcher, seconded by councillor Robinson, and carried unani-

mously,-" That councillor Stephen Dickson be elected the chair-

man of this municipality for the current municipal year." The

now-elected chairman returned thanks, and the council then