COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2763, 18 March 1910, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWiHERO STOCK SALES

The weekly sale of stock took place at Afatawhero yesterday before a fair attendance. Buyers were scarce and a most dragging sale resulted. Most of the pens were, .however, sold, many of them by private treaty.

SHEEP. About 23,000 sheep were yarded, mostly aged ewes,, although there were some good quality 2-tooth and 4-tooth ewes. . A particularly nice line of 1100 wethers was disposed of privately for 10s 6d apiece.. Prices ranged from Is 6d for culls to 10s Sd for 2' and 4tooth ewes, and wethers sold at 10s 6d, 10s 4d, 9s 7d down to 8s 9d. Woolly lambs brought up to 6s 6d for a wellgrown lot. Potters were in .evidence, and brought potter prices, but a line of sound mouth ewes was disposed of at 2s 7d, little better than potter price. The sale dragged considerably owing to the bidders being slow at giving a start, and this, coupled with the big yarding, gave the auctioneers a hard day. Most of the yarding, however, was disposed of. Fat sheep did not bring big prices, Out were mostly disposed of. Sales were :

Fat sheep: 25 lambs Bs, 39 _owes 7s 3d, 17 ewes 9s, 59 ewes 7s, 36 ewes 7s Id, 13 wethers 10s lid, S ewes Ss 9d, 4 ewes 4s. Store sheep: 19 ewes 2s Od, 77 lambs 2s 6d, 134 iambs Is, 156 cull owes 5s 7d, 53 at ss, 84 at is lOd, 96 wethers 10s 2d, 236 ewes 4s 3d, 74 ewes Is, 124 lambs 5s l>ld, 138 wethers 9s 10d, 283 2-tooth wethers 9s 7d, 120 s.m. ewes 2s 9d, 51 2 and 4-tooth ewes 10s 7d, 355 4-tooth wqjjhers 10s 4d, 215 s.m. ewes 5s 6d, I?o Woolly hoggets 5s 9d, 131 ewes is 3d, 213 5-year-old owes 6s 6d, 275 woolly lambs 6s >6d, 141 ewes Is 6cl. 345 2-tooth ewes 10s 6d, 156 ewes 2s 6d, 137 woolly lambs 2s 6d, 62 ewes 4s Bd, 122 wethers 7s 3d, 134 6-tcoth and f.f.m. ewes ss, 82 lambs ss, 121 2 and 4-toot-h ewes 10s Sd, 49 ewes Is 6d, 49 ewes 3s 2d, 66 lambs 4s 2d, 44 ewes 6s 9d, 1100 wethers 10s 6d, 149 ewes 3s lid, 10S s.m. ewes 2s 7d, 205 2-tooth wethers 8s 9d : 12 2-tooth wethers 9s Bd, 98 2-tooth ewes 9s 3d, 90 2-tooth wethers 9s, '253 2-tooth ewes 9s, T7il 4 and 6-tooth ewes 7s 6d, 5S lambs 2s, 76 woolly lambs 6s 3d, 20 ewes and wethers 6s, 16 ewes 4s 9d, 71 owes 2s, 103 mixed age ewes 4s 9d, 155 2-tooth ewes Ss, 101 2-tootlr wethers 8s 7d, 223 lambs 4s Id, 257 ewes 2s, 305 5-year-old-ewes 7s 6d, 683 lambs 5s 9d, 802 2 and 4-tooth wethers 10s Id, 278 lambs 6s, 530 2 and 4-tooth wethers 8s 4d, 42 ewes 3s 3d, 27 2-tooth ewes 10s, 159 lambs Is lOd, 397 s.m. ewes dOs 3d. 535 6-year-okl ewes 5s Id, 441 4-year-old ewes Ss 6d, 320’ 5-year-old ewes 6s 3d, 750 ewes 6s 2d, 539 ewes 5s 9d, 1513 ewes 9s 9d, 194 ewes ss. Rams sold as follows: 10 at 2s 6d, 64 English Leicesters 10s, 12 do 9s 6d, 12 do £3 3s, 37 Romneys l;]-gns., 2 Romneys o.jgtis., S Lincolns 3g.ns., 8 do at l:\-gns. CATTLE. .About 650 head of cattle wore yarded, but buyers were few. Prices received were good, and most of the yarding found buyers. Fat cattle did not meet with £'pir’.t-:d demand. The prices wore.

Fat cattle: S cows £4 2s 6d, 7 bullocks £5 10s, 6 'bullocks £6 2s, 1 bullock £6, 2 bullocks £6 12s, 1 cow £4 17s 6d, 5 cows £3 17s 6d, S cows £3 15s, 4 cows £4. Store cattle: 10 cows and lieifers £2 2s 6d, 12 steers £2 15s, 21 steers £3 15s, 9 steers £2 15s, 11 steers £4 10s, 32 heifers £3, 17 heifers and calves £1 10s, 4 bullocks £3 10s, 100 bullocks £5 12s 6c!, 4 cows and calves £2 10s,1 heifer and 1 steer £2 2s, 3 heifers £1 13-vGd, 1 cow £2 ss, 1 cow and calf £2 15s, 1 at £3 Is. 8 steers £2 12s 6d, 20 heifers £1 12s 6d, 33 heifers £3 10s. 61 .bullocks £6, 7 bullocks £5 13s, 64 steers £3 2s 6d, S steers £2 12s 6d, 2 steers and 1 heifer £1 10s, 21 steers £5 2s 6d, 1 cow and calf £3, 2 heifers £6, 2 steero £4, 29 steers £3 15s, 11 at £2 10s 6d. ' • COMPETITION GOOD FOR MERINOS United Pjuess Association—Copyright LONDON, March 16. There is an animated demand and splendid competition for merinos, which have a hardening tendency. ARGENTINE WHEAT. The revised official estimate of the Argentine wheat crop available for export is 2,200,000 tons.