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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1658, 26 January 1906, Page 2

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BEST PRICES OF SERIES OF WOOL. By telegraph, Pres* Asa’n, Copyright London, Jan. 24 Wool is spirited of Bale at the best prices of the series, There is a strong demand for Merinos. (Per Press Association.) Napier', last night. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company oablo : No improvement in frozen meat market. Prices are unchanged. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Go. have received the following cable message from their London bouse “ London, 24th: The tallow market has advanced 10s to 15j per ton.”

SALE AT MATAWHERO YARDS. The combined stock ea'es were held yesterday. There was a gooi attendance, and brisk competition. The following prices were realised : Messrs Dalgety and Op. and Common, Shelton and Co. : Seven hundred 4-tooth wethers 13s 7d, 203 2-tootbs (mixed sexes, in poor condition) 9s sd, 675 fat wethers (light-weights) 14?, 120 full-mouth ewes (in poor condition) 6s 2d, 114 2 and 4tooth wethers 12s 6J. Messrs Williams and RetUe and New Zealaud Loan and Meroanti'e Agency Company : Twenty ewes 9s 7d, pen fat ewes 10s; 10 black-faoed lambs 8j Id, 337 black-faced lambs 9s, 195 ewes 10', 363 4-tooth wetheis 13s 61, 737 choice lambs 13a 103, 56 Southdown lambs 7s 7d, 38 ewes (in poor condition) 8s sd, 82 small lambs 6s 2d, 20 cull ewes 6s, 42 Bhorn lambs 6s 63, 14 mixed sheep 7s, small pen cull ewes 5s 103, 83 ewes (dipped) 7s, 129 5 and 6«year old ewes (dipped) 9?, 97 owes 8s 6d, 98 do. 8s lOd, 72 do. (culls) 6s 63, 116 good lambs 9s 9d, 110 lambs (dipped) 9s 33, 44 fat ewes 11s Id, 80 forward lambs 9s 9d, 20 fat lambs (choice lot) 12s Bd, 100 2-tooth ewes (dipped) 13s 6d, 392 small lambs 5s 63, 200 5-year-old ewes 12s 6d, 435 shorn ewes 8s 2d, 251 do. (in poor condition) 5s 4d, 4 rams 10s, 7 Shropshire rams 2£ guineas, 2 do. (smaller) ]£ guineas. Pigs : A few pigß were offered, and sold as follows : Seven porkers 20s, 1 do* 17s, 1 sow 295, 1 bacon feig £2 IQs.