COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2732, 10 February 1910, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO STOCK SALES

The usual weekly sale of stock was held at the Matawhero yards yesterday. There was a very large attendance, and the entry was exceptionally large, 34,000 sheep in all being put up for sale, and about 450 head of Uattle. The entry included 9000 owes from Mr. S. Williamson’s Ngatapa estate, and these brought good prices, almost the whole entry being disposed of. There were also large entries from Messrs R. Murphy’s, K. S. Williams’, ■Loisel’s, H. deLautour’s, and other stations, and as buyers had attended from great distances in order to secure stock, the bidding was brisk, and the prices good. The entry of sheep consisted mostly of ewes, there only being a small offering of wethers and lambs. A. good entry of rams were bought toward, but these did not meet with any great demand. The entry of cattle sold well, at satisfactory prices, but, owing to the great yarding of sheep, the bulk had to be offered when most of the buyers had left. SHEEP.

Almost the entire entry was disposed of, the lots that were passed in meeting quick private sale, as the day proceeded. The prices were good, one big line of 6-tooth ewes realising 14s 7d, and a line of 4-tooth ewes 15s — the highest figure for the day. The fat sheep entry was small, but many of the store sheep were fit to be classed as fat, and would no doubt have been drafted into pens and sold as fats if the entry had not been so large. 61 tat ewes sold at 9s 3d, 7 fat lambs at 5s 3d, 89 fat wethers at 10s lid, and 6 fat ewes 8s 7d. Stores sold : 6 ewes 8s 7d, 144 unshorn lambs 7s 3d, 235 early-shorn ewes 4s, 235 lambs 5s 4d, 46 cull lambs 2s Id, 99 5-year-old ewes 2s §d 46 cull ewes 9d, 98 2-tooth ewes 6s 6cl, 98 2-tooth ewes 6s 6d, 400 2tooth ewes 13s, 337 Romney cross ewes Bs. 255 at 7s 6d, 294 woolly lambs 6s Id, 100 5-year-old ewes 4s, 150 Romney cross ewes 10s, 57 at 9s 3d. 971 at Bs, 1003 4-year-old ewes 12s 2d, 1190 6tooth ewes 14s 7d, 560 2 and 4-tooth wethers 10s, 1515 4-tooth ewes 15s._ 360 5- ewes 10s, 116 Lincoln lambs 5s Id, 302 2-tooth ewes 10s lOd, 891 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 9s 4d, 429 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 10s Id, 336 5-year-old ewes 7s 6d, 96 4 and 6-tooth ewes 11s 2d, 1200 mixed ewes 8s 6d, 270 2-tooth ewes 13s, 219 4-tooth ewes 12s 7d, 196 2-tooth wethers 9s 9d, 267 small ewes 8s 9d, 403 5-year-old ewes 6s, 301 small ewes 5s 2d, 227 2-year-old ewes 10s lid, 239 lambs 4s 7d, 371 mixed sex lambs 2s 4d, 100 woolly lambs 7s, 722 4-year-old ewes Ss 6d, 348 2-tooth ewes 7s Gd, 210 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 11s 4d, 182 small ewes 7s 9d, 312 4, 6 and Btooth ewes 6s Bd, 210 2-tooth ewes 12s Bd, 211 small ewes 5s lOd, 74 4 and 5-year-old ewes 4s, 28 5 and 6-vear-old ewes 5s 3d, 28 lambs 2 Bs, 107 2-tooth Romney cross ewes 11s Id, 213 5-year-old ewes 10s 3d, 191 small ewes 7s 7d, 113 6- Romney ewes 10s, 109 2 ancl 4tooth wethers 10s Gd, 500 4-tooth to 5-year-old ewes 8s 4d, and.2o3 at 7s 9d, 300 2 and 4-tooth wethers 9s lOd, 365 at 9s 9d, 992 8-tooth ewes 12s, 133 mixed age ewes 3s Bd, 100 lambs 3s 7d, 46 2-tooth wethers Ss Bd, 447 2-tooth ewes 10s Lid, 300 4 and 0-tooth ewes 11s 6d, 165 mixed age owes 4s Gd, 385 5-vear-old ewes 5s sd.

The rajne that were offered did not bring forth brisk bidding. The principal sales were: 5 6-tooth Lincolns Ign, 15 2-tooth Lincolns lAgns, 2 Eng. INK Leicest-ers ign, 30 2-tooth Romneys 4gns, 4 at Ign, 5 3-year-old Romneys 3gns, 12 mixed rams 2s Gd. 1 Romney 3igns. 21 5-year-old Romneys 3£gns, 4 stud Romnev ewes and'2 lambs brought 30s. ‘ > ...

CATTLE. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Dalgety and Co. had about 150 yarded. The bidding was brisk, and most of the entry was cleared. The sales were: 8 fat steers £6 2s 6d, 2 Jersey steers £2 14s, 12 steers £3 15s, 11 steers £3 Is-, 12 heifers £2 -ss, 15 steers £5 2s, 18 steers £5, 0 yearling steers £2 Is, 4 cows with calves £2 4s, 8 2-year-old heifers £2 ss, 8 steers £2 15s, 11 at £3 10s, cow- and calf 22s 6d, 1 steer 17s.

Messrs Williams and Kettle and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. also yarded about 300 head of cattle. Fat cattle sold : 1 steer at £5 12s 6d, 6 heifers £3 12s Gd. Owing to the sale of sheep not being completed till after 5 pvm., a good number of buyers had left before the store cattle were offered. Most of the lots were sold, however, at satisfactory prices.

CANTERBURY HARVEST PROS-

PECTS.

TPfu Press Association. I CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 9. During the week there has been a great change in the weather condi-

tions, persistent rain giving way to warm sunshine and drying winds, the result being that the grain in'stook dried rapidly and the work of gathering has continued without intermission. The condition of the grain is reported to have improved greatly since the rain, and now it is not anticipated that the damage will be as widespread as was at one time feared. A Considerable amount of work has vet to be done, with with another fortnight’s favorable weather there will hoi? be a great amount of .stuff left ungathered in the northern portion of the province. The amount of grain placed on offer during the last week has. been comparatively small, but for offerings there has been a ready sale, samples in sound condition commanding good competition at prices ranging from 4s to 4s Id on trucks at couhtry stations. These prices are not fixed on English values, but on local requirements, and it is fair to assume they will be maintained only as long as that demand exists. The farmers have been ready sellers, being dubious as to the condition of the grain, which was not coming forward in large quantities. The samples shown during the week have been fairly good in quality, not having been damaged gy the weather to nearly the .extent anticipated some time ago. Many crops threshed have yielded an unsatisfactory return per acre, being disappointingly low. while samples have invariblv been light.

BANK SHARES. United Pness Association —Copyright LONDON, Feb. S. Bank sliar<v>: Australasia, buyers £ll2, sellers £113; New 'South "Wales, buyers £4B 10s, sellers £49 10s: Union Bank of Australia, buyers £64, sellers £65.