COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3293, 11 August 1911, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO STOCK SALE. IMPROVED TONE ALL ROUND. There was a very fair attendance at' the Matawhero stock sales which were resumed yesterday after an interval of three weeks. The general conditions were much improved when compared with recent sales and almost every c.epartment gave evidence of rising prices. PAT STOCK. Fat sheep sold as follows : —SB ewes 11s, 9 wethers 13s 6d, 8 ewes 15s, 32 ewes 13s 6d and 6 ewes 10s 9d. The following were the prices obtained for fat cattle: —4 cows £5, 2 cows £5, 3 cows ,£5 12s 6d, 1 cow £4 ss, 1 cow £4 12s 6d, 1 cow £5, 1 <\.w £3 15s, 1 steer £6 ss. and 1 cow *,4 12s 6d. STORE SHEEP. The market for store sheep generally was greatly improved, and some ve*y satisfactory prices were obtained- Very few pens indeed failed to reach the reserve put upon them, and the proceedings throughout were much in favor of sellers. The highest price obtained for store sheep was reached when three pens comprising 581 prime 2 and 4tooth wethers were offered on account of Mr A. Mclntosh. A good opening bid was registered, and the price rose rapidly until 16s was reached, at which figure the whole line was knocked down to Mr J. Swar brick. Another line of 108 likely-looking wethers realised 13s 6d, and was sold to Mr S. Newman, whilst Mr J. Torrey bought a pen of 40 wethers at 13s 3d. Mr S. Newman also secured a pen of 30 2-tooth ewes and wethers at 135." HOGGETS. AH lines of hoggets offered were readily disposed of, and gratifying prices were obtained in almost every case. The best price realised was 11s lOd, at which figure a splendid line of 101 hoggets offered on behalf of Mr G. Dunn were sold to Mr Ensor. Mr Judd secured a lino of 106 hoggets of mixed sexes at 10s Bd, and l other sales were as follow: —34 at 10s 7d to Mr Judd; 247 at 10s to Mr J. B. Campbell, 9 at 10s, 88 at 9s to Mr Thomas, 53 at 10s 5d to Mr Thomas, and 43 at 10s 7d to Mr Judd. EMPTY EWES. Empty ewes also commanded good prices, the most notewoprfchy being that of 10s, at which Mr Campbell secured 80 empty ewes of a useful stamp. Other sales were 28 at 8s 9d. 19 at 9s Id to Mr Edwards, 97 at 9s 6d to Mr Campbell, 53 at 6s, 182 at 9s 9d to Mr A. B. Newman, and 9 at 8s 4d to Mr Campbell. Only a few pens of ewes in lamib were yarded, and the demand in this quarter lacked the stability evident in other branches of the sale. The most interesting sale was that of 36 2-tooth ewes in lamb, which brought 13s 5d and were sold to Mr D. McKellar. A feature of the store sheep sale was the offering of a number of Romney rams by Mr A. S. Wachsmann, of Dalgety and Co. The rams were bred by Messrs Short and Bidwell, of Masterton, and were offered on account of Mr Holdsworth, of Te Aroha, who has recently sold his station. They sold as follow:—16 at 4 guineas to Mr. W. E. Harris, 11 at 2| guineas also to Mr Harris, 12 a.t 2| guineas, to Mr Harris ; and 17 at 1£ guineas, to Mr Cameron. STORE CATTLE 1 . The sale of store cattle opened brightly, but during the early stages the reserve (prices appeared to be too high for the buyers present. The nrices obtained were as follow:—2 heifers £4, 4 steers £3, 3 heifers £7 7s 6cl, to Mr J. Patterson, and 25 yearling steers £2 14s. Messrs Dalgety and Co then proceeded to offer 600 head of cattle on I'ehalf of Mr R. B. Holdsworth, of Te Aroha station. Satisfactory prices were realised as follows : —3B cows £4 3s 28 cows £4 7s 6d, 32 cows £4 ss, 27 bullocks £5 18s, 3 bullocks £5 12s 6d, 20 yearlings £1 Bs, 12 steers £3 7s 6d, 19 steers £3 10s, 25 steers £3 7s 6d, 18 heifers £3 7s 6d, 20 steers £4 16s 6d, 13 steers. £4 10s, 25 mixed weaners £2 4s, 31 mixed: yearlings £2 12s, 27 mixed yearlings £2 13s, 36 mixed yearlings £3 Is, 32 steers £4, 21 steers £3 4s, 27 heifers £2 18s, 17 steers £4 16s, 10 young cows £1 17s, and 30 young cows £2 ss. Two polled Angus hulls, bred by Mr John Clark, sold as follow':—1 at £l3 5s to Mr J. Hunter, and 1 at £lO 10s, to Mr Mossmian. Shorthorn bulls were sold as follow: —1 at £3 10s to Mr W. Bruce, 1 at £2 15s to Mr Bruce, 1 at £2 15s to Mr Bruce, 1 at £2 to Mr Douglas, and 2 at £1 15s to Mr Mossman. PIGS. The yarding of pigs was small, and the following prices were realised:—4 porkers £1 Bs, 4 porkers £1 3s, one barrow £l. One Berkshire boar w r as offered, but elicited no bid.