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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1389, 25 February 1905, Page 1

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WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb 23. The Antwerp wool sales will be held on March 2nd and 3rd, when 4000 bales of La Plata will bB offered.

MESSRS WILLIAMS AND KETTLE’S STOCK SALE.

The sale of held by Messrs Williams and Kettle at Matawhoro on Thursday was one of the moat successful on record, a large volume of business being transacted. The firm reports:—We held our usual fortnightly sale at Matawhero yesterday, when we yarded 4.2,775 sheep, all of which were sold undorjphe hammer, with the exception of one pen of lambs, Bidding was brisk throughout the sale. Following ore the purchasers and prices of tbe various lots: 44 old ewes, Mr P. Malone, 6s 6d; 416 ewes, Mr W. F. Stephenson, 10s ; 220 4, 5 aDd 6 year owes, Mr G. Campbell, 11s 6d ; 150 6 year ewes, with good skins, 14s 3d, Messrs Hood Bros, Whangara ; 190 5 year ewes, 12s 6d, Mr H. C. McLean ; 284 cull Jambs, 7s 7d, Mr J. Dunlop; 91 cull lambs, 5s 6d, Mr J. Dunlop ; 100 fresh full mouth ewes, 13s 9d, Messrs Hood Bros ; 167 6 and 8 tooth ewes, Mr W. Priestly, 12s; 163 5 year owes, Mr Shanke, Ormond, 15s 3d ; 105 old ewes, Mr W. F. Stephenson, 9s ; 122 ewes, Mr A. McLean,-14s ; 12 old ewes, Mr J.-Campbell, 7s ; 33 wethers, Mr A. McLean, 1,45; 61 4 ..tooth' wethers, Mr Ewen Cameron, 15s 6d; 102 lambs (shorn), Mr N. File, 10s; 95 2,4, 6 and 8 tooth ewes (small), 12s Bd, Ms A. McLean; 102 old ewes, Mr P.i F. Roberts, 10s ; 85 old ewes, Mr E. Habgood, 9s Id; 242 5 and 6 year ewes 11s 9d, Mr' Pene Mataora; 190 old ewes, 10s, Mr Pene Mataora; 85 shorn lambs, 8s 9d, Mr G. J, White ; 63 fat ewes, Mr W. Preston, 14s ; 13 fat lambs, 13s 6d, Mr W. H. Cooper; 18 woolly, ewes and wethers, 19s, Mr F. Rhodes ; 219 fresh full mouthed ewes, 13s 6d, Mr R. H. MoMillan; 700 five ewes, Mrj Rogers, 14s 3d; 258 ewes and wethers, mixed, Mr Ormerod, 14s 9d ; 30 old ewes, Mr G. Campbell, 9s ; 153 six and eight tooth ewes, 15s 63, Mr E. Murphy; 174 fresh full mouth ewes, Mr A. McLean, 12s 3d; 63 shorn lambs, fis fid, Mr GufchrieSmith; 405 four, six, and eight tooth ewes, 14s 6d, Mr W. D. 8. MacDonald'; 238 four aDd five year owes, 13b 6d, Mr Mit-ford ; 309 ewes, Mr A, McLean, 10s 6d ; 111 cull lambs, 6s 3d, Mr D. Cameron ; 410 five year ewes, Mr Ormerod, 14s 6d ; 614 five year Ropmey cross ewes, 14s Id, Mr Ormerod ; 615 old ewes, 10s 6d, Mr A. McLean ; 123 old ewes, Mr G. J. Whit 6,10 s; 44 cull lambs, Mr V. Bolton, 4s ; 11 Shropshire rams, old, 10s, Mr B. J. Witters; 207 two tooth wethers, Mr W, O. MeLaurin, 15 2d ; 255 shorn lambs, Mr F. W, Peddle, 7s 6d ; 121 forward lambs, Mr W. F. Stephenson, lls Id ; 171 two and four tooth wethers, Mr E, Hall, 14s lid; 53 two, four, and six tooth owes, Mr Osmond, Te Arai, 15s 4d ; 166 ewes, Mr J. Marshall, 8s §d ; 467 ewes, Mr A. McLean, 10s ; 52 ■ ewes, Mr W. Jobson, 10s 7-100 ewes, Mr J. Marshall, 10s 9d ; 54 wethers, Mr F. Hall, 14s 9d 198 ewes, with few lambs included, Scotland Telford, 13s; 255 ewes i and wethers, mixed (small), lls 6d, Mr A. Me- 1 Lean ; 270 old ewes, Mr A. McLean, 8s 6d; 80 fat ewes, 15s, Mr Osmond ;36 two tooth ewes, Mr W. W. Smith, 15s ; 25 old ewes, Mr Witters, 8s ; 71 old ewes, Mr W. F. Stephpnson, 9s; 237 pull lambs, Mr F. W, Peddle, 6s 9d ; 40 full mouth ewes, Mr R. Cameron, lls; 54 4. Bnd 5 '.yearewes, lls 6d, Mr Rogers ; 10 rams (English Leicester), 4 tooth, Mr W. Aiken,. 41 guineas eaoh ; 4 old Border Leicester., rams, Mr W; H. Cooper, .61 12s 6d Paoh; 2 Linooln stud rams, 4 and 6 tooth,Y6s-lss-eacb, Mr H. M. Bayly; 3 six tcotk Shrop-,. shire rams, Mr A.'-Wilson, £3 3fe each ; 1 Liocoln ram, Mr H. M-Bayly, Hi ; 18 four tooth Lincoln rams, bred by Mr A., McKenzie, £3 3s each, Mr W. E, Harris: (10), and T. Craill (8) ; 142 shorn lambs, -< Mr Gutlirie Smith, 9s; 26 old owes, Mr D. Mills,. 7s; 430 Romney cross ewee, fall mouth, Mr R. Leach, 13s lOd : 620 shorn lambs, 8s 6d, Mr P. F. Roberts,; 340 full mouth ewes, Mr W. Priestly, 12s ; 40 old. ewes, lls 6d, Mr W. Priestly; 2 old Lincoln rams, 14s, Mr H. M. Bayly ; 190 shorn lambs, Mr Guthrie Smith, 9s ; 100 five year ewes, 14s 2d, Mr W. C. McLean-;. 50 fat ewes, Mr A. McLean, 14s 2d : 130 full mouth ewes, Mr A. McLean, 12s; 261 full mouth ewes, Mr A. McLean, lls 6d. Other small lots were disposed of at Satisfactory prices. Our yarding of cattle comprised 800 head, including 600 from Waikato. Fifteen to 18 months heifers from Waikato realised £3 lls 6d to £3 17s 6d; 18 months steers fetched £3 15s to £4. & line of two year old heifers fetched £4 6s • oalves just weaned brought 10s to jfib 6d. - jlZs A line of 15 month'. . . __ Ij. £3 ’Os d B^eers from Waim'ata Pigs were slow of sale and bands at prices ruling at i a t? sales, ' S