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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3454, 4 October 1913, Page 2

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STOCKS AND SHARES. WELLINGTON PRICES. [BY TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL CORREA°ONDENT) WELLINGTON, Oct, 3. Mr. A. T. Bate (Mr. W. Lissant Clayton local agent) reports;— Sales: Wailii 52s 6d t-o 53s Gd.

AUCKLAND ANGE

[BY TELEGRAPH—BPECiaJ/ CO nr "•n'C'NU'ENT'j AUCKLAND, Oct. 3Business on ’change is reported today by Mr Buttle (Mr W. Lissant O'ayton local agent) as follows ' There has been heavy business m Waihi’s to-day. Sales from 53s 6d io 54s 6d to 53s(kl to 545, Junction 23s 6d to 23s and 22s 9d, Talisman '»ss, Ross 17s 5d to 17s 6d to 16s 10d, Saxon lOd, Ivuranui Caledonian 4d. Crowns Is. 'Following are the closing prices: Sellers. Buyers.

LONDON WOOL SALES,

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.] (Received October 3, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3. At the wool sales there was a good sale, prioes being firm for all classes. The sales close on Wednesday. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. [UNITED PREBB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Received October 3, 10.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 3. The week’s wool sales have closed. The market was animated and firm at late rates. ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS. LPMBBI ASSOCIATION TEiEORAJI.j WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. The Department of Agriculture has reoeived the following cable from Buenos Ayres, dated October 2: The following are shipments of produce despatched from the Argentine to the United Kingdom during September, 1913, as compared with September, 1912: — Frozen beef ...

MATAWHERO STOCK SALE. / The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on thenstock sale held) at Matawhero yards on Thursday, October 2nd, as follows: The attendance was small, and right through the sale competition was poor. The demand was slack for all olasses of sheep and cattle, due no doubt to

the long spell of dry weather. Several first-class lines of hoggets were offered, but- most of them were passed in. We yarded 5071 and sold 2087. at the following prices:Fat Sheep.—Light weight ewes 15s 6d to 17s 6d, better finished 18s 6d. Some good wethers were offered and passed m at 21s. Store Sheep.—Empty ewes (low condition) 13s; ewes with lambs at foot (aged), 14s 6d to 15s; soundmouthed ewes with good lambs, 22s 6d to 24s 6d. Wethers well grown and in good condition, 20s 2d. Hoggets (woolly) mixed sexes medium sorts, 16s 4(1 to 16s 7d. Shorn hoggets, mixed good sorts, 16s (kl; do, medium 12s 6d to 13s 6d; shorn wether hoggets well grown, 15s 10d; cull hoggets, 9s to 10s. Cattle.—We yarded 289 and sold 76. Nearly all the lines were passed, cattle not appearing to be wanted" at all. Station cows in calf £2 7s 6d, do empty £2 14s; springing heifers, £4 2s (kl to £4 lss; weaner dairy heifers £2 2s; dairy heifers in profit £5 12s 6d ; 15 to 18-months dairy heifers, £3.

Following are the closing prices:National Bank ... ... 107 108 6 Well’ll Gas (1st). ... 322 6 National Insur. 47 6 Gear (2nd) 66 0 Shipping ... ... 310 0 330 0 Union Steam (ord) 26 6 do (pi ef) 30 6 Stockton 4 3 Taringamutu 45 3 Manning ... ••• 85 0 Mirama (pref) 13 4 Blackwater 20 6 Murraj r Creek (old) 26 0 Sylvia 11 1 O jJ Ross ••• 17 3 Saxon . 9 Waihi 52 6 53 3 Junction 22 6 23 0 Waifcangi 7 8?

Waibi • •• 54 0 53 9 Junction ... 23 0 22 9 Talisman 45 3 44 9 Ross 16 11 16 8 Crown 1 0 11 Saxon 10 9i Watchman ... 2 9 2 7 A Karamui Caledonian 5 4

Frozen beef qrs. ... 51,000 196,000 Chilled beef qrs. ... 246,000 170,000 Frozen mutton c/s. 90,000 255,000 Frozen lamb c/s— 9,000 36,000 Butter cwt?. 1,962 —-