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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 921, 20 June 1903, Page 1

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By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 18. The American visible supply of wheal is 29,495,000 bushels. The bank rate of discount is three per cent. MATAWHERO STOCK SALE.

Messrs Williams and Kettle report having held their stock sale at the Matawhero yards yesterday, when in face of threatening weather thero was a very large attendance of buyers. As advertised there was a large yarding of stook of splendid quality and condition, for which there was keen competition, and practically every line found a purchaser under the hammer at most satisfactory prioes. We yarded 6033 sheep, of which 5518 were sold, and 200 head of cattle, all of which were disposed of, excepting four aged cows. The following is the list of stook and prices realised during the day : Sheep : 63 Shropshire crossbred hoggetß 6s Bd, 564 Romney crossbred hoggets (medium) 6s 6d, 36 Lincoln orossbred hoggets 6s 6d, 34 Linooln hoggets (good) 7s, 753 Linooln hoggets (medium) 6s od, 15 cull lambs 3s 6d, 514 mixed hoggets (medium) 6s Id, 450 Romney crossbred hoggets (medium) 7s, 229 fat and forward wethers 12s 4d, 125 fat wethers 13s Id, 257 store four and six-tooth wethers lie Id, 223 wethers (poor) 9s 6d, 109 medium store wethers IQs lid, 176 two imd fuurtooth empty store Owes 9s 9d, 43 prime store ewes 8s 3d, 53 fat ewes 10s lid, 46 fat and forward ewes 9s §d, 28 store prime ewes 7s Id, 57 mixed two-tooths 9s 9d, 311 four and six-tooth ewes in lamb lls Bd, 341 empty ewes (six-tooth up) 9s 3d, 192 two-tooth ewes (empty) 10s 2d, 71 cul! ewes 2s Id, 273 full-mouth poor Btores 6s Id, 267 fat and forward ewes 10s 3d, 38 forward store ewes Bs, 26 prime ewes 5s 9d, 60 two, four and six-tooth ewes in lamb 9s, 99 prime ewes os 9d, 17 prime ewes (poor) 43 9d, 48 fat ewes 9s 3d, Pigs: 10 halfbred Tamworth weaners 10s, 9 weaners Bs.

Cattle : 1 eprmging heifer £7,1 springing heifer £5 10s, 1 springing heifer £5 15s, 1 springing heifer £6, 6 calves £l los, 18 3yr forward steers £6 17s 6d, 6 2yr steers £5 10s, 8 2yr steers £5 7s 6d, 5 forward steers £6, 2(5 2|yr Polled Angus steers 1 2yr steer £4 2s 6d, 3 forward cows £5 2s 6d, 11 cows i-4 2s 6d, 4 old old cows i 3 7s 6d, 3 18-month steers ;£4, 5 yearling heifers £2 17s, 5 weaners £1 12s 6d, 9 yearling heifers £2 15s, 4 weaners £1 ss, 36 yearling steers £2 17s, 14 20-month steers £4 2s 6d, 2 beef cows £6 10s, 2 beef cows £6 15s, 4 weaners £1 2s, 5 weaners £2 ss, 5 forward cows £5, 5 forward bullooks £7 10s, 1 barren heifer £Q 10s«