COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2436, 26 February 1909, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO STOCK SAI.ES

There was a good attendance at the weekly Matawhero sales held yesterday, when heavy yardings of stock were submitted. The general tone of the market was bright, though some slight depression existed in the earlier stages. The majority of the sheep sold found local purchasers, but several 'pens were bought for shipment to the South Island. SHEEP.

About 17,000 sheep -were yarded, the bulk of which were ewes, and competition was fairly brisk, practically every lot being sold under the hammer. The fat .pens were sparsely occupied, and the demand for this class of stock was not keen, butchers being evidently disposed not to operate. In stores the best demand was, as during last week’s sale, for young ewes, and any good-framed, healthy sheep of this class offered found ready purchasers. Fat stock sold as follows: 60 ewes 9s 6d. 2 lambs 7s 6d, 8 ewes 11s 6d, and 50 ewes 9s.

- Tlie following are some of the principal lines of stores sold : 128' 2 and 4- wethers 8s 9d, 1000 3,4, and 5- ewes 9s sd, 470 3 and 4-vear-old ewes' 7s, 187 wethers 6s, 162 lambs 4s 3d, 116 2-tooth ewes 11s lOd. 128 wethers .8s 9d, 415 6-year-old ewes 7s 6d, 204 lambs 6s, 248 ewes 10s 6d, 183 s.m. ewes 6s, 133 small cull lambs 2s, . 250 full-mouth ewes 9s 7d, 229 4 -and 6-tooth ewes 13s, 194 2-tooth ewes 10s, 94 2-tooth ewes 10s 3d, 58 lambs Bs,9d, 148 2-tooth ewes 12s 9d, 131 cull ewes Is 6d, 170 2tooth wethers 10s, 350 2-tooth ewes 12s sd, 482 wethers 10s, 150 2-tooth ewes 12s sd, 554 5-year-old owes 9s. 940 4-year-old ewes 12s 2d, 150 4 and 5-year-old ewes 65.There was a slack demand for rams which sold: 15 Lincolns £l, 18 Lincolns 1£ guineas, 7 English Leicesters If guineas, 1 4-tooth Romney .1$ guineas, 5 4,6, and 8-tooth Romneys 1£- guineas, CATTLE.

The cattle pens were well filled, about 530 head being offered, mostly all stores. The demand for young stock was fairly keen, and the majority of the yarding was sold under., the hammer. The following a.re some of the prices: 1 fat bullock £4 12s 6d, 2 store heifers £1 as, 6 young steers 17s, 20 bullocks £4 10s, 95 18-month steers £3. . PIGS. Only 35 pigs were penned, but these sold up to ruling rates. The priceswere as under:7 weaners 7s 6d, 4 porkers 17s, 6 porkers 16s, sweaners ss, 4 weaners 4s, 3 porkers 1/s, 3 slips 9s, 3 slips 11s. PRICE of wheat advancing. (Received February 26, 12.40 a.m.) United Pbess Association. Copybighi SYDNEY, Feb. 25. Wheat is advancing. Quotations are:' Buyers 4s 3d r sellers 4s 4d to 4s 4*d. , THE PRICE OF FLOUR. . STATEMENT OF REDUCTION DENIED. [Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 25. ' The accuracy of the telegram from Dunedin stating that the price of flour had been reduced is questioned here. The price is stated to, still be £l.O 10s per ton. ■T Mr/ J. Corson, local agent, for the New Zealand ' Flourmillers’. . Associa- ; .- V* )/ ./ - /«' - ?■* ; ‘ - v.’ "; ’*■ ; '-V’ ... - .

tiori, . denies tlie accuracy of the

•. tatement above referred to. He. received information to-day frojn his head office at Christchurch stating that the price- still remains at £'lo lCs at .southern ports. ;