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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3466, 18 October 1913, Page 2

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MATAWHERO stock sales

STOCKS M ARES. AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH—3PECIAL CORRESPONDENT] AUCKLAND, Oct. 17. Sales : Waihi 58s, 575, 56s 9d ; J unctions 25s 6d, 25s 9d; Maoriland Is Id; Sylvia Is Id; Saxon Is; Ross 13s 4d to\l3s 2d, 1.3 s 3d.

WELLINGTON PRICES. [BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON, Oct. 17. Mr. A. T. Bate (Mr. W. Lissant Clayton local agent) reports:— Sales: Ross 13s 3d; Talisman 45s 3d; Reefs Is Bjd (5). Following are the closing prices:— Banks—

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows on their stock sale held at Matawhero on Thursday: There was a very small attendance, and competition was poor ; there did not seem to be a demand for any sheep at all. We yarded 3615, and sold 631. Fat' Sheep Fat hoggets 16s 6d; fat ewes fair sorts 18s to 19s Id; shorn ewes 14s: fat wethers 22s Gel. Store Sheep.—Ewes in lamb 17s 6d to 21s 6d; hoggets, mixed sexes, medium sorts 13s to 14s 6d ; mixed hoggets good sorts 15s 6d; an exceptionally good line of heavy woollen hoggets in forward conditon realized 18s; empty ewes 14s. No lines of.wethers were offered. Cattle.—We yarded 183 and sold 108, under dragging conditions. Steer weaners £2 5s to £2 17s 6d; Jersey steers £2 4s to £4 Is; springing heifers £4 15s to £5 17s 6d ; dairy cows £4 to £6. ORMOND HORSE FAIR. Attention is directed by Messrs Williams and Iv&ttle, Ltd., to their entry for the Ormond hor.se fair, which takes place next Monday and Tuesday. Amongst the entries are some splendid lines of spring cart, hack and harness horses (broken and. unbroken). At the same place they will also offer the heavy draught stallion Ettrick shepherd, and a very smart pair of chestnut harness ponies broken to lead. The sale will start at 10 o’clock each day. * AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKET [UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] SYDNEY, Oct. 16. Wheat —(old) 3s 7d to 3s 8d: the first consignment of new season’s (80 hags) was an excellent sample and sold at 3s lOd. Flour—£B 15s. Oats —Algerian feeding, 2s 7d to 2s 10d, milling 2s lOd to 2s lid) sparrowbills 3s 2d to 3s 3d; giants 3s 3d to 3s 4d; New Zealand A Cartons 3s 4d. Barley—'Cape malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Maize —4s 3d to 4s 6d. Bran and pollard—4s lOd. Potatoes—Tasmanian, *£s 10s. Onions. —Victorian, £7 IQs; Japanese £lO 10s. Butter—Selected, 107 s; secondary 100 s to 105 s. Ohoose—6Jd. Bacon—lOd to 10Jd. ADELAIDE, Oct. 16. Wheat—3s 7d to 3s 7Jd- Flour—-

£7 17s 6d to £8 2s. 6d. Bran and pollard, 12£d. MELBOURNE, Oct. 16. Hides were in fair supplies, and there was active competition. Prices were firm. BIG SHIPMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCE. £PRESB ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM,] WELLINGTON, Oct. 17. A big shipment of dairy produce went by the Ruapehu to London yesterday—l3,27B crates of cheese, and 2-3,603 boxes of butter.

Following are the closing prices : — Sellers. Buyers. Waihi ... ... ... 5 7 0 56 3 Junctions ... 26 0 25 9 Ret'fs 1 11 1 9 Talisman ... » ... 45 0 44 0 Crown 1 0 0 9 Kuranui 1 0 0 6 Caledonian ... o 65 0 6 Sylvia 1 1 1 0 Saxon ... ... 1 0 0 11 > Waiotahi 2 0 1 6 Watchman ... 2 8 2 i 5 Waitaia 1 3 0 Ross ... 13 5 - 13 2

National Buyers. 107 3 Sellers 108 3 New Zealand — 217 G Christchurch Gas — 140 0 N. Z. Insurance ... 104 G — Gear (1st) 260 0 — Union Steam (ord) 25 G 26 0 Do. (pref) 19 6 20 0 Wellington Woolen (ord.) ... _ 81 6 Westport Coal ... — .31 0 Golden Bay — 19 6 Consolidated Dental — • 22 0 Sharland (pref) ... 21 3. •>— May Queen — 0 6 Murray Creek (old) 3G 0 Do. (new) 16 G — Sylvia ... ... — 1 1 Ross 13 3 13 6 Talisman 44 9 45 6 Waihi 57 3 58 0 Reefe. — 1 10 Junction 25 9 26 0 Success Dredge ... 14 0 11 0 Taranaki Oils