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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2757, 11 March 1910, Page 2

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MATAWHERO STOCK SALES

The weekly stock sales took place at Matawhero yesterday, before a fairly large attendance. There was a larger varding of cattle than usual, hut the sheep yarding did not come up to last week’s, and a great number entered were old sheep and culls, which brought boiling down prices. The sale dragged considerably, and a great many pens were passed in, but a good number were afterwards disposed of. SHEEP. There were about 18,000 yarded, hut only a small number of.fat sheep. Prices for owes were lower than last week, but good quality sheep found buyers readily. As the prices indicate, a great number*ol sheen wore old and of poor quality. Fat sheep sold: 32 ewes Ss 9d, and 20 at 8s 7d. From the start the sale of store sheep dragged, and difficulty was found in selling a lot of inferior quality sorts'. Prices for lots sold were: 140 ewes 4s, 210 at 2s Sd, 253 at 3s Id, 133 2-tooth owes 7s Bd, 125 4-tootli owes 6s, 176 5-year-old ewe s 5s Sd. 158 4-tootli ewes 75,.38 culls 2s" lOd, 61 s.m. owes 5s 9d 70 2-tooth owes 9s 4d. 43 lambs Is, 204 4- ewes 6s, 57 2-tooth ewes 6s, 47 2-tooth wethers 6? 7d. 95 2 and 4-tootli wethers Ss 3d, 635 4-tootli wethers 9s 9d. 108 lambs Is 9d, 287 ewes 3s, 84 ewes Is Sd, 186 lambs Is 7d, 292 lambs 4s, 336 wethers 10s lOd, 109 wethers 10s. 46 6 and S-tooth ewes 4s 2d, 218 early shorn ewes 4s. 491 4-year-old owes 6s, 97 la ml s. 2s 7d,‘10 ewes 2s 17 ewes 2s, 5S fi-tootii ewes 4s 7d, 255 4 and 5 year-old ewes 6s 6d, 552 early shorn •ewes 7s 7d, 69 owes 3s Sd, 43 2-tooth ewes and wethers 5s 9d, 47 ewes Is 6d. 9S ewes 3s Id, 102 ewes Is 3d, 89 2,tooth wethers 11s, 76 owes 2s Id, 48 well-grown lambs Ss Id, 40 lambs Is, 73 2-tooth wethers Gs, 132 4. 6 and 8tootli owes 6s, 140 ewes 4s, 52 ewes Is, 54 stud Border Leicester ewes 5s 3d, 13 ewes Is, HO eivos 4s 4d, 491 at Gs, 87 lambs 2s 7d, 76 ewes 2s 7d. 88 ewes Is, 50 ewes 4s Gd, ICO lambs 6s 2d. 48 ewes Is id, 139 ewes Bs. 88 ewes Is, 48 ewes Is 2d, 33 lambs 2s_4d, 110 4 and 5- ewes 4s 4d, 76 ewes 2s 7d. 180 2-tooth ewes 6s 4d. 255 4 and 5-year-old ewes 4s 9d. 134 lambs 4s Bd, 415 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 8s 9d 215 ones 5s 9d. A number of rams offered nipt with good demand. Sales were: 1 2-tooth Romney 3gns., 3 Romneys at 2gns., 9 English Leicesters 3im. ; 39 l. 6 and 8-tooth Lincolns 10s. 2 2-t’ooth Romneys 44gns., 6 English Leice'ters Igns., 1 6-tooth Romney sgns., 8 Bor-der-Leicesters 2s Gd. 6 rams at 4s and 9 at Is. CATTLE. There was a big yarding of about 480 head of cattle, but the cattle market was extremely slow, store cattle especially being hard to sell and a great number were passed in. Sales were: 1 fat cow £3 15s, 5 fat heifers £3 10s, 7 beef cows £3 10s, and 7 at £4, 14 IS-months-old steers £1 15s. 2 cows and calves £1 16s, 1 cow and 2 calves 16s per head, 30 cows £3, 1 cow and calf 20s, 8 yearling steers 365, 3 cows £2 12s 6d, 1 cow and calf £2, 1 springing c-ow £3 13s 6d, 1 springing heifer £4 ss. PIGS. There were about 27 yarded, and these were not so keenly sought after as usual. The sales were: 7 at 16s Gd, 7 at Gs 6d, 6 at 12s, and 5 at ss. FROZEN MEAT. rpnii I*iiess Association. | March 10. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, —oiidon, to-dav cabled the following report on the frozen meat market: “Tike market continues firm. To day’s prices are: Mutton, Canterbury. 4L Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3d; lamb, first quality, 5-gd ; beef, hindquarters Sjjtl, forequarters 3 id.” LONDON WOOL SALES. WELLINGTON, March 10. A supplementary cablegram from the Hi.rrj, Commissioner in connection witn the opening of the London wool sales states that the quantity of New Zealand woo] catalogued lor the- series amounts to 76,800 bales. WOOL RATES. United I’iikss Association —Copyright LONDON. March 10. Wool is strong of sale at opening rates. Competition is more general.