COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3216, 12 May 1911, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

THE TALLOW SALES

CDNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION--COPYEIGHT.3 LONDON, May 10. At the tallow sales 1416 casks were offered, and 954 were sold, prices being unchanged. MATAWHERO STOCK SALE. HEAVY YARDINGS OF SHEEP. The attendance at the usual fortnightly stock sale held at the Matawhero yards was exceptionally good for this time of the year, and the yarding was far ahead of the more recent sales. Considering the deplorable state of the roads at present, the yarding of 18,000 sheep augurs well for the owners’ faith in the market. The yarding of cattle was comparatively small, although there appeared to be a strong market for suitable lines. The sales were as follows: FAT CATTLE. This branch of the sale opened briskly, and the bidding was most satisfactory. There was a preponderance of cows and heifers, and this may have acted as a slight deterrent. One bullock sold at £7 17s 6d, while the most important of thq other sales were as follows:—-1 bullock £6 10s, 6 cows £5 2s 6d, 3 cows £4 15s, 5 bullocks £6 17s, 2 cows £5 2s. • STORE CATTLE. The yarding of stores was not as large as usfhil, and bidding was somewhat dull. Fifty polled Angus yearling steers started at £3, and were knocked down at £3 7s, while a second pen of 47 started at £2 10s, ana >eaiised £2 15s. Eleven steers, from Mr. Branson’s Waimata station were bought by Mr. Russell at £5 7s 6d, while a further line offered on account of the same owner were sold at £3 18s to Mr. Reeves. A good line of 29 bullocks reached £5 ss, and were secured by Mr. Russell at that figure. The following were tire most important of the remaining sales:—39 steers £4 ss, 4 dairy cows £3 15s, 5 dairy heifers £4 7s 6d, 2 dairy heifers-£3 19s, 64 heifers £2 12s 6d, 14 heifers £3, 11 heifers £1 19s, 39 cows £4, 13 cows £2 17s 6d, 40 cows £4O, 4 bullocks £4 10s, 86 weaners £2 3s, 10 steers £3, and 11 cows £2 os. FAT SHEEP. Bidding was not very keen, but a number of lines were cleared, the following being the best prices obtained: —2l wethers 14s, 4 wethers 14s 9d, 38 wethers 13s, 31 wethers 13s 3d, 38 ewes 10s 6d, 76 ewes 11s 2d, and 22 ewes 8s 3d. STORE SHEEP. The prices obtained for store sheep were, speaking generally, somewhat brighter than have been ruling of late, despite the fact that the sale opened very quietly. In Messrs. Dalgety and Co.’s and Common, Shelton, and Co.’s yards, a keen demand for hoggets was evident, and the lines offered sold at prices about 2s 6d in advance of those obtaining this time last year. In the other yards there appeared to be little or no demand for store sheep up till the luncheon adjournment, a &ood many lines being passed in. On resuming, the conditions became more brisk, and prices mounted steadily during the afternoon. Soon after dinner a line of 206 hoggets sold at 8s 3d, while towards the close a line of 309 hoggets were bought by Mr. Mitford at 9s od. The highest price for hoggets, however, was obtained by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., who disposed of a splendid line of 320 heavy hoggets Hum Pakowhai station to Mr. Mitchell, at the satisfactory figure of 9s lOd. The chief sales of hoggets were as follows:—2os hoggets bought by Mr. T. Murphy 8s 3d, 83 hoggets bought- by Mr. C. Neenan 9s Id, 329-wether hoggets bought by Mr. W. McDougall 9s, 250 woolly hoggets bought by Mr. Mitford 9s sd, 134 hoggets bought by Mr. Murphv Bs, 149 hoggets bought by Mr. W. Judd 7s Id, 114 hoggets 8s 9d, 228 mixed hoggets bought by Mr. J. R. Murphy 7s Bd, and 80 hoggets 7s 4d. Ewes in lamb sold well, the highest price being 12s 6d, at which figure a good-looking line of 500 6-tooths were knocked down. Messrs. S. and J. McKenzie secured a line of 250 at 10s 2d, while another line of 884 and 6-tooths brought 11s 9d. Another line of ewes in lamb numbering 204 was also bought by Messrs. S. and J. McKenzie at 8s od, and a liny of 594 ewes in lamb sold at 9s.

Empty ewes were likewise in good demand, and the following prices were some of the most noteworthy:—33 empty ewes bought by Mr. Ensor at 9s, 155 empty ewes bought by Mr. Prendergast 8s Id, 70 fat and forward ewes 7s 9d, 106 4,6, and 8 tooth ewes 6s 9d-, 78 empty ewes 9s, 61 forward ewes 9s Id, 150 ewes -9s Id, 78 empty ewes 5s Id, 137 empty ewes 8s Id,. 60 fat and forward eives and wethers 12s 8d bought by Mr. W. Jobson, sen., 262 empty ewes 8s Id, 307 empty ewes 8s lid were bought by Mr. J. Jones, 188 empty ewes 8s Bd, 161 empty ewes 7s 7d, 191 empty ewes 7s Id, 40 dry ewes 8s 2d, 40 2-tooth ewes 11s Bd, 50 forward ewes 9s, 157 dry ewes 5s Id, 84 dry ewes Bs, 103 empty ewes 8s sd, 270 ewes 8s Bd.

Wethers were as usual in the greatest demand, and some good pi-ices were realised. A line of 30 forward wethers topped the market at 13s, while others sold at 12s lid and 12s Id. One pen of 164 4-tooths started at 11s, and were knocked down to Mr James Jones at 12s 10d, while a line of 394 from Mangatu sold at 12s lid. Messrs. Coop Bros, were operating fairly largely, and am-ong their purchases was a pen of 159 2 and 4 tooth wethers at 12s lid. Other sales were as follows: 127 wethers 12s 6d, 94 wethers 12s Id, 110 2-tooth wethers 11s Id, and 45 2tooth wethers 12s. PIGS.

Pigs sold at the following prices:— 3 weaners 9s, 4 weaners 12s, 4 weaners 7s, 4 weaners 9s, 8 porkers £1 12s, 1 porker £1 11s.