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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1946, 30 November 1906, Page 2

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EXCITED WOOL SALES. PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ) London, Nov 28. At the wool auctions there were excited sales. Prices were fully maintained. PRESS ASSOCIATION Timaru, yesterday. The first wool sale of the season opened here this morning, when the catalogue comprised 6000 bales. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was very spirited. Any wools suitable for the American demand were fully 10 per cent, higher than at the best of the Timaru sales last season. Best halfbreds made lid to 14d, medium halfbreds lOfd to 12d, fine crossbreds 11 LI to 13:[-d, heavy conditioned and inferior crossbreds 9Jd to 10}.d, Romney wool 12d, first pieces IOA-d to lid, other pieces 7d to 9id, bellies 6d to Bijd-

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The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London, cable the following report on the frozen meat market: — Canterbury mutton, 4),d; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 4Jd. Lamb, first 5Jd. Beef, hinds 4d, fores 3 1-Sd.

SALE AT MATAWHERO. YARDS.;

Sheep : Fairly heavy yardings of sheep, about 5000 of mixed qualities. Sales for best qualities good ; stores aud poorer lots were dull.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Common, Shelton and 00., Ltd. : 34 fat ewes 13s 33, Nelson Bros. ; 30 do. 13s 7d, T. Goldsmith ; 38 mixed two-tooths 10s 6d, Osmond ; 29 fat ewes 13s 3d, Wilson ; 160 ewes with lambs, 9i ; 67 dry ewes 9s 93, C. MeGaviatou ; 30Tswes in poor condition, 3? (very poor lot) ; 55 fat wethers 16s 2J, J. Huut ; good pen fat ewes 13s sd. Nelson Bros. ; 35 forward store owes and 3 wethers 11s, J. Hunt. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd., and N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd 7 prime fiao fat wethers (shorn) 16s 93, W. Hall; 33 prime fat ewes (woolly) 20s, J. Maynard ; 61 prime fat lambs 12s 33, Nelson Bros ; 42 fat owes (woolly) 19s 9d, J. Maynard; 243 two-tooth owes (woolly) 17a 2d; W. Barron; 29 butohers' ewes 11s, J. Hyland ; 94 shorn owes and lambs (all counted) 8i 63, S. Sccsgg ; 39 fat and forward four-tooth wethers (woolly) 19a 43, H. Kenway ; 111 woolly ewes and 114 lambs, passed at 22s 61 ; 267 two-tooth wethers (woolly) 17s, H. Konway ; 417 four-tooth wethsrs (heavy fljeoes) 19s 83, H. Keuway ; 17 fat ewes (woolly) 19s, Piloher Bros, ; 4 woolly ewes and iambs 19s, Atkins ; 10 fat wethers (heavy flseces) 21s, J. 'Maynard ; 660 four-tooth wethers (heavy fleecss) 19s 7d, J, Clark; 479 two-tooth wethers (woolly) 17s 83, H. Konway. Cattle: Yardinga were very fair; good demand for fat oattle, other classes sales were slow.

Messrs Common, Shelton and 00., in conjunction with Messrs Dalgety and Co,, Lid.: 13 empty oows 863, 11 cows with calves T2 10s, 6 beef cows £5 10s, 7 empty cows £2 ss, 15 aged cows in low-condition 375, 37 culled yearlings 27s 6d, 2 fat steers £6 10s, 7 Jersey yearlings 20s, 5 beef cows ,£4, 1 fat cow £5, springing heifers To 15s 6d to £4 10s.

Cattle : There was a good yarding of cattle of mixed classes and qualities. As usual, fat classes sold well, and there appeared to be a better demand for other stock. The prices were : 2 beef bullocks T 6 10s, 6 beef cows £5 10s, 11 cows and calves £2 10s, 13 empty forward cows To, 1 shorthorn bull T 9 2s 6d, 3 beef steers T 4 10s, 1 barren cow £4 ss, 2 Jersey heifers T2 17s and T2 17s 6d, 1 cow and calf T 4, 2 heifers T 4 and T 4 10s, 37 yearlings >27s 6d, 7 young steers LI. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd., and N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.: On behalf of Mr C. Neal, 8 cows in full profit, L 3 Ts 6d, L 3 17s 6d, 2 at L 4 10s, L 5 13s, 2 at L 6 2s 6d, L 7 2s 3d, 133 steers from Tokomaru L 5,2 steers L 5 12s Cd, 1 fat cow L 4 12s 6d, 1 beef cow L 4 10s, 1 empty cow L 4, 29 steers L 4 12s Gd, 41 young steers from Opotild L2 11s.