The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-19 00:00:00

STOCK SALES.

EAGLET' CHRISTMAS STOCK SALS.—MeSSTII, Oates,
Perrens and Wooldridge held their annual show and
sale of Christmas beef and mutton at Hagley on
Monday last and had a very large supply of stock.
The sale comprised 12$ bead of cattle, 371 sheep and
lambs, 20 calves, anti 122 pigs. The fat cattle in-
cluded a large number of grand beasts fed specially
for this sale. The firat prize for the best beast was
carried off by Messrs. J. Corbett and Son (Chad
desley), with a grand bullock, which realised £.lO
and was purchased by Mr. H. Sharp (Stourbridge)
The second prize was awarded to Mr. Jno. Pratt
(Stourport) for a beautiful short-horn heifer, which
was purchased by Mr. Jas. Willetts (Kidderminster)
for £35 53 OJ. In the. sheep, the first prize was
awarded to Mr. W. H. Hickman (Broom) fur 10
prime wethers, for the best pen of which Mr. Sharp
gave 68s per head. The second prize fell to Mr. I.
Nash (Belbroughton), and the best p-n of his ehei p
made 62e per head, being bought by Mr. Y. Bennett
(Birmingham). High figures were realised in many
other instances. A splendid heifer belonging to
Messrs. J. Corbett and Son made £33 55 Od ;
bullocks from Mr. J. Russell-Cookes (Astley) as
high as £29 55 Od; cows 'from Mr. T. Briggs (Chad-
desley) £26 10a Od; and from Mr. I. Nash £24 55
Od. There was a very large attendance of buyers
and a capital luncheon was given by Mrs. Hardy
before the sale. Tha prize for the purchaser of the
largest amount was obtained by Mr. Jas. Cooper
(Quinton) and the second was awarded to Messrs.
Y. aid A. Wooldridge (Pedmore).
DROITWICII CHRIS I'MAB STOCK S A.T.A.—ltessrs.
Oates, Perrens, and Wooldridge held their Xmas
Sale on Tuesday las' and the supply of beef in
their yard was acknowledged to be one of the best
that has ever been seen in this neigl.bourhood. which
is well known as a ge id feeding district. Their sale
comprised 58 head of cattle, and a quantity of sheep,
calves and pigs. On this occasion prizes were sub-
scribed for by the tradespeople of Droitirich, in
conjunction with the auctioneers, and the first
prize a valuable silver cup, was awarded to Mr. E.
P. Wilson (Copcut), for 4 splendid heifers, which
made an average of £3l Iss OGI each. The second
prize also fell to Mr. E. P. Wilson for 2 heifers.
which made an average of £27 8s 9d each, and Mr.
E. P. Wilson also carried off a special prize given
by Mr. Humphreys, of the Barley Mow, for the
heifer making the highest price in the yard.
Amongst the chief entries at this sale were 15
heifers from Mr. E. P. Wilson, which made the
grand average ef £27 each, 8 from Mr. Jno. Wilson,
average £23 10s Od, 4 from Mr. J. T. Mence, aver-
age .£2l 6s Od; also some grand bullocks from Mr.
Jno. Corbett, M.P., which made as high as £27.
The prize for the largest purchaser was taken by
Mr. T, P. Cooke (Droitwich), and the second by
Mr. E. Tile (Worcester). Mr. Lane, of the Station
Inn, provided a capital luncheon for the company
before the sale, and, altogether, the sale was a
great success, and augurs well for the futu-e pros-
perity of this market, which lies so convenient for
railway accommodation, and in the centre of some
of the best grazing lands in the district.