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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2030, 15 March 1907, Page 2

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MATAWI-lERO SALES. Tho weekly sale of Btock took place at tlio Matawliero yards yesterday, there being nearly 13,000 slieop yarded. Common, Shelton mid Co, and Dalgoty and Co. report: 348 fat and forward wethers passed 12s 9d; 342 owes Gs 4d, 90 owes 7s Gd, 87 lambs 7s 4d, small pen of cull owes 3s, 7G wethers in forward condition 14s, 139 sound mouth owes 8s - 7d, 98 ditto Gs 4d, 97 do. 7s lOd, 38 owes in poor condition ss, 50 do. owes 5s 3d, 110 do. ss, 14: fat owes 12s, 58 lambs in poor condition 3s.

Messrs Williams and Kettle report: There was a huge attendance and a full yarding, and on the whole tlio salo was a most satisfactory one to both buyers and sellers. All through wethers wore in increased demand, and wore probably Gd per head over last week’s sales. Tho same applied to owes of good quality, but on tlio otlior hand cull lambs and old ewes woro in very poor demand, and though ovory lino was cleared under tho hammer prices in this direction suffered somewhat. Cattle throughout showed some sign of improvement, several good lilies of steers being quitted at figures in advance of everything at recent sales. The offering in beef was small and chiefly confined to fat cows which made from £4 10s to £5 per head. There wore a few pens of rams, which for good quality sold up to four guineas for good Lincolns and Romnoys, with no domand for Shropshires. We have a very largo entry for our next sale, to bo held on Thursday, 21st inst., for which wo have coming forward a very special lino of 200 head of well-bred cattle, consisting principally of three and four-year-old shorthorn steers, and a very choice line of a few hundred head of threo-yoar-old well-bred shorthorn heifers in calf. Those lines should attract considerable attention, as nothing like them has beon offered in the yards for a considerable period.

Tlio following prices wore realise; by Williams and Ivottle, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, and Murray, Roberts and Co.: 27 2-tootli owes 12s, C. Matthews; 23 butchers’ owes 8s Gd, Hepburn; 12 fat wethers 15s, Nolson Bros. ; 271 wethers 14s, J. McKenzie; 353 lambs in low condition 5s 7d, J. Jones; 314 lambs, mostly wethers 7s 7d, Omerod; 333 Lincoln cross 4 and 5-year-old ewes 13s, T. Craill; 531 2 and 4-tootli wethers 14s Gd,. J. Norcross; 53 woolly lambs 8s 7d, G. Witters; 22 ewes 8s Id , C. Evans; 30 old owes 2s 9d, Coates; 50 small lambs 5s 4d, Linklater; 216 wether lambs 7s Gd, A. McLean; 227 fresh mouthed owes 10s Gd, H. McPliail; 78 Romney cross lambs 7s 6d, Mills; 125 lambs 6s 6d, A. Douglas; 286 owes Gs 7d, G. Witters ; 24 do. 6s 3d, W. B. Lodge; 120 2-tooth wethers 14s Bd, Norcross; 132 ewes 10s, Lodge; 65 fat ewes 11s 6d, Mclldowie; 478 wethers 14s, C. Gray; 222 cull lambs 3s, W. Currie; 31 fat ewes 11s, D. Gordon; 86 2 and 4tooth wethers 11s 3d, Norcross; 17 2-tooth ewes 13s, Norcross; 92 2tooth wethers 13s 9d, J. McKenzie; 97 4-tootU ewes 13s sd, Riddle; 204 small lambs 5s 2d, A. McLean; 74 fat wethers 15s lOd, Nelson Bros. ; 84 2tooth wethers 15s Id, E. Cameron; 31 fat ewes 11s 9d, T. Hollywood; 87 lambs, a good lot, 8s 6d, J. Jones; 50 fat wethers 15s, F. Reid; 18 fat ewes 11s 9d, Pilcher Bros. ; 120 Lincoln ewes 11s, McCabe; 143 ewes 5s Id, G. Witters; 138 2- and 4-tooth owes 13s, C. Matthews; 91 fat Lincoln owes 13s 3d, Nelson Bros.; 153 ewes 7s 2d, C. Matthews; 29. fatr wethers 15s Id, D. Cameron; small pen sound-mouthed ewes 7s 6d, Urn Kumaru; 22 6 and 8-tooth ewes 9s, XL , , Uru Kumaru; 57 4-tootli wethers 13s 6d, C .J. Parker; 43 2,4, 6, and fresh full-mouth ewes 6s 9d, Russell; 44 owes (in low condition) 3s, Moore; 56 cull ewes 3s 3d, Roberts; 182 ewes 8s Gd, Uru Kumaru; 100 do. 8s 6d, W. F. Stephenson; 32 mixed ewes 10s 4d, F. Reid; 194 4,6, and 8tooth Lincoln ewes 11s, Geo. Scott; 210 owes (in low condition) 4s, A. Wilson; 186 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 11s, G. Scott. There were about 300 head of cattle offered, comprisin gmostly steers and heifers, and light beef. There was no demand for the store cattle, and the" sale for the beef was not at all brisk. Altogether only' a few lots were sold. Twenty beef bullocks brought on an avorage £4 10s, and 1 young heifer £1 12s 6d, - 7 bullocks £5, 7 beef do. £5 15s.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, March 13. At the wool sales, second day, competition was animated at opening rates. American and Continental buyers are purchasing merinos and fine crossbreds. “Press Association. 'NAPIER, yesterday. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company cabled to-day: Values continue to decline. Quotations are: Mutton, Canterbury, 4Jd, Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3|d, lamb, first quality, 5Jd, second sd, beef hinds 3§d, fores 3ld.