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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1506, 14 July 1905, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. By Electric Pi-oss AssQftia%on:—iCjoQyright: London, July 12. At the wool auctions there are brisk sales. The Americans are loss active. Merino is very firm. Goar clip sold at lliid.

At the tallow sales 830 casks were offered and 577 sold. Prices showed an occasional 3d advance.

(Per Press Association.) Nupier, last nigbt. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company ba3 received tbe following cable from London :—“. Frozen'meat; Quotations ‘Canterbury mutton, 4id ; Napier, Wellington and North Island, 3£-d ; lamb, first 5Ad, second 5 38d ; beef, hinds 3 3-Bd, fores 3 3 Bd.”

MATAWHERO SALES. There was a good attendance at Matawhero yards yesterday despite the unfavorable state of the weather.;.;' Several lines of sheep end cattle were unable to come forward owing to the flooded Btate of tbe rivers.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Dalgoty and Co. had a yarding of about 700 sheep. The Bale was spirited, especially towards the close. Sixty-soven empty ewoa in low condition brought 11s 6d, 286 fall mouth ewes 163 Id, 272 fat and forward wethers -20 s £d.

Cotti6—Only a few wera yarded, as sevorai lines, including 50 head frorji the Coast failed to come to hand, tho rivers being too high. Messrs Williams and Kettle and tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoney Company had a fair yarding of sheep, consisting of about 3000. Tbe whole yarding obaDgod hands at satisfactory prices.' Tho tollowing are tha prices : 35 fat empty owes 15s Sd, 31 fat ewes, /heavy weights) 10s 6d, 21 fat ewes 15s S 3, 8 owes ?s fid. ; 54 fat and forward wethers 19s Bd, 100 hoggets 8s 6d, 54 empty ewes in forward condition 13s 4d, 50 prime fat wethers 21s, 193 ewes 14s"fid, 75 fat wethers 19e lid, ICG ditto 21s, 51 empty ewes 105,.90 hog gels Bs, 42 fq,l and forward wethers 19s, 5 hoggets ss, 19 ewes/culls) os, 29 owes 14s 6d, 37 ewes 12s 3d, .SSQ £ud 806 hoggets 13s, 52 prime fa* wetbera 22s (.if. Cattle: About 600 head were y«,rded, ] consisting’ of beef and. store cattle, and some dairy stock. Three beef cows brought £5 12s 61, £5 17s 6J and £6 10s, 1 steer £2 10s, 3 cows ,£3 17 S 61, £4 and £5,1 cow rand calf £4, 2 dairy springing heifers £4l6s. . <

Pigs : There wras a good oD/.ry, and the demand was fate. Seven small porkers brought 7s, aba 5 biggarones 16s fid, 8 batchers’ pig 3 20s, 8 and 11 porkers Ids, 7 euckers 3s.