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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1411, 23 March 1905, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Loudon, March 21. Wheat: 11,000 quarters of Australian March shipment sold at 325. At tho wool sales tho Moawhango clip sold at 9}d, Goro IOJd, St. Helens 10£u. Wool is brisk aod hardening. Coarse crossbreds are Ad dearer than ihe loweßt point of the sales.

TUESDAY'S KARAKA STOCK SALE Messrs Williams and Kettle quote tho following prices realised under the hammer at their sale :

Sheep. —77 old ewes at 7s 6d, 72 cull lambs 4s 9u, 15 old ewes 5s 9d, 30 lambs Ss, 99 old ewes 9s 6J, Mr J. Walker purchaser; 5 two-tooth Border-Leicestor rams £2 2s each, 4 six tooth Border-Lei-eester rams £2 12s fid each, Mr A. E. Gibson; 30 two and six-tooth BorderLeiccster rams £1 ss, Mr W. Hutchinson ; 68 two-tooth Shropshire (mixed sexes) 15s Bd, Mr P. Wright (Motu) ; 33 old ewes ss, 134 two-tooth wethers 14e, 213 two-tooth wethers 14s 3d, two full mouth Linooln rams £1 2s oaoh, 1 four-tooth BorderLeieester ram £1 103, 1 Border-Leicester ram £2 ss, 2 six-tooth do. £2 ss, 25 twen; and six tooth do. £1 ss, 43 old ewes 6s, Mr F. Reid ; 30 fat wethers 15s 9d, Mr W. j H. Cooper; 86 full-mouth ewes 10s 6d, 2 two-tooth Border-Leieester rams £2 2s, Mr G. Taylor; 600 fuil-mouch ewes 12s 6d, Mr Black (Paltowhai); 100 ewes 10s, Mr Langdsn (Motu); 125 two and four-tooth wethers 14s, 97 four and six-tooth do. 15s 3d, 116 four and six-tooth do. 15s lid, Mr J. A. Cteiar; 81 old owes ss, 131 full- I mouth ewes 10s, 3 full mouth LincolnLeicester rams £1 5s each, Mr W. Bolton. I Pigs.—36 small 3s, Mr C. A. Foote. I Cattle. —Uae calf £2, 1 fat cow £5 15s, Mr J. Walker; 30 eightoon-month to two-year-old steers £4, 20 eighteen-month to two-year-old heifors £3 17s; Mr E. Hut- I ehinson ; 7 beef bullocks £6, 2 light beef cows £4 10s, 6 small calves £1 3s 6d, Mr C. NeenaD.

Other lots changed hands at satisfactory prices to the vendors after the sale. A few horses were sold at town prices.