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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 64, 19 March 1901, Page 2

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THE WOOL SALES. \ By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 17. The quantity of wool catalogued to date is 51,047 bales, sold 47,982 bales. There is a brisk sale, the Continental representatives buying freely. Scoured merinos show a slight advance on the opening rates. All other classes are very firm. The clips from Te Maia sold at GJd, Blackhead at 0 3-Bd, Mangatoro at 5Jd. Rabbit skins are slow of demand and unchanged in price. New Zealand beef, 180 to 2201b5, fair average quality, ox hides, 3Jd. The rest are unchanged in price. Wheat: The oargo ex the Ooean sold at 29s 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports having held its. sale of live stock at Matawhero Yards on Friday, March 15th. In spite of the very wet day, the attendance was large, and the yards were taxed to their very utmost holding capacity. Sheep : We yarded 4244, and sold 3063. For all lines of good sound sheep the demand was maintained, and prices showed no decline. Buyers seemed disinclined to touch lines of lambs, but for farmers who have suitable pasture, lambs appear good buying, and exhibit larger prospective profits than any other class of sheep. We quote sales as follows Two-tooth ewes, small, 10s 3d to 10s 9d ; sound mouth ewes, 8s to 83 9d ; cull ewes, 4s lOd to 6s 7d ; ewes, in forward condition, 9s lOd ; wethers, mixed ages, 10s Gd (the lines offered were rather small, and mixed) ; shorn lambs, 7s ; cull lambs, 4s. . Cattle : We had only a small yarding, 40 head. We sold steers, 18 months, £3 13s Gd ; 2-year-olds, £4 7s Gd; grown steers, £5 ; cows in fair tillable condition, £3 15s to £5 ss. We call special attention of those in need of good lines of young breeding ewes to our special sale to be held on Thursday, 21st inst.