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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1921, 2 November 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

THE WOOL SALES. PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT Reoeived 1.6 a.m., Nov. 2. Sydney, Nov. 1. For the week’s wool sates for orossbred there is keen competition, and priors are very firm, with an improving demand. Greasy went np to 14fd, a record for tbe season; sooured 201. Melbourne, November 1. Hides : Supplies are still short. There was keen competition, and late rates were fully maintained.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Napier, yesterday'. Tlic Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London; to-day 7 cabled the following report on the frozen meat market: There is a general improvement in prices, and stocks are light, and held in few hands. Quotations : Canterbury mutton 4;Vd ; Napier, Wellington, and North Island 4;}d. Lamb, first 5Jd, second 5 l-8d Beef, hinds 4d, fores 3d.

SALE AT MATAWHERO YARDS,

There was a good attendance at the Matawliero saloyards yesterday 7, when the fortnightly 7 sales were held Messrs Common, Shelton and Co, report : There was keen demand for forward store sheep Fat sheep were light weight, there being a better demand for long shears. Cattle were dull of sale. The following prices were realised: Sheep : 50 prime fat cut's, shorn, 12s, W. ti. Cooper ; 34 fat owes, 16s 2d, Pilcher Bros.; 103 fat wethers, 20s 7d, Nelson Bros; 305

forward store wethers, 18s 6d, W. Brocklc banh ; 232 fat wethers, 19s 3d, J. A Caesar.

Cattle : 6 beef bullocks, heavy weights, £.l, Pilcher Bros.; 7do, £6 7s 6d, A. J. Cameron; 7 do., A'6 12s Gd, T. Goldsmith 7 do., AG, A, J. Cameron; 06 forward bullocks, £5 10s, W. Allen ; 21 bullocks, £4 15s, W. Allen. Messrs Williams and Kettle and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—Sheep : 150 hoggets 11s Gd, 41 ewes 12s, 5 ewes and lambs 14s Id, 18 owes and lambs 16s 4d, 26 hoggets in good condition 13s 2d. 33 wethers 16s, 17 ewes and lambs 19s 4d, 53 wethers 14s 3d, 124

iioggets (choice lot) 17s 4d, 14 fat ewes 17s 3d, 14 do. 15s, 12 prime fat wethers 21s, 6 ewes 9s, 7 fat wethers 18s, 50 prime fat owes 19s Oil, 10 fat wethers 20s, 220 wethers 16s 9d, big pen iioggets (good lot) 17s 4il, 172 lioggets 15s, 102 do, 14s 4d, 10 hoggets 15s 3d, 30 do. 15s 7d, 132 ewes and 135 lambs 19s 6d, 110 ewes and 130 lambs 18s 6d.

Cattle : 3 beef bullocks L 5 15s, 1 beef cow L 4 2s Gd, 14 forward bullocks L 6, 28 big bullocks L 4 11s, 20 2 to 2 j-ycar-old steers L 3 15s, 12 bullocks L 5, 15 do, L 5, 31 yearling heifers LI 7s 6d, 10 beef bullocks L 5 18s, 5 beef bullocks L 5 18s, Pigs : 2 small pigs 7s, 1 sow L2.