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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2082, 17 May 1907, Page 2

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MATAWHERO STOCK SALE.

There was a good attendance oi buyers at the Matawhero stock salo yesterday. Common, Shelton, and Co. and T/algety and Co. submitted a yarding of --JUU sheep. The whole yarding was cleared under the hammer, anil there was especially keen competition for lambs. Only three pigs were sold, at 13s each. Only a few cattle were offered, a small pen of bullocks selling at 3s. The following prices were obtained for the shcejj submitted: j-5 wethers and maiden ewes 14s, 214 store wethers 15s 7d, 167 do. 14s iUu ill) culi lambs 3s Gd, 140 small do. 5s Id, 39 wothers and maiden ewes 10s 00, 434 lambs 7s 9d, 342 medium lambs 8s sd, 414 empty ewes 9s Id, 379 owes 7s, 322 lambs Gs 9d. About 10,000 ; slieep were yarded by Williams and Kettle and the Loan and Mercantile Company. The sale was brisk throughout, and most of the yarding changed hands under the hammer. Over 600 head of cattle were yarded. The following are some of the prices obtained: —Sheep: 245 small lambs os lOd, G. Witters; 58 ewes in lamb 11s, IC. Habj|ood; 343 good lambs 11s, Jobson; 194 fat and forward wethers and maiden ewes 16s 2d, E. T. Harries; 194 2-tooth wethers 15s, P. Halbert; IS 2-tooth ewes in lamb 14s 9d, same buyer; in, lambs 10s 3d, M. 13. Mander; 143 fat and forward owes 10s Gd, E. Langford; 177 empty owes lus, O. Ormerod; 200 2,4, 0, and 8-tooth ewes 12s, L. C. Allen; 353 black-faced lambs Bs, 300 wethers in forward condition, early shorn, 16s lOd, J. H. Aislabio; small pen of 4,6, and S-tooth owes ——, Winter; 36 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes in lamb 12s 2d, Tuohy; 72 wethers 13s lOd, Dalgety and Co.; 66 2tooth wethers 15s, T. Halbert; 52 wothers 16s Id, Dalgety and Co. ; 47 2-tooth wethers 13s 6d, P. Halbert; 25 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 13s, S. Bolton ; 29 2-tootli wethers 13s, P. Halbert; 31 empty ewes 15s, D. Gordon; 46 fat ewes 14s Gd, E. Habgood; lu, wethers 15s, P. Halbert; 89 2-tootli wethers 16s, It. Knox; 153 lambs 8s 6d, G. Witters; 54 empty ewes 7s, U<\ Itoid; 57. fat and forward ewes 11s 3d, same buyer; 26 fat ewes 13s Gd, Maynard; 17 fat wethers 15s, E. T. Harries; 23 owes in lamb 7s Id, S. Pardoe; 3 fat sheep 17s 9d, J. Maynard; 8 big lambs 14s, same buyer; 8 lambs 6s 2d, F. Pardoe; 17 prime fat wethers 16s 9d, R. Hill j 13 fat ewes 13s 3d, same buyer; 21 fat ewes 12s 9d, A. Tuohy; 33 fat and forward wethers 17s 3d, It. Hill; 32 fat ewes 13s, J. Maynard; 30 lambs 9s 9d, S. Bolton; 34 tvoollp.'lambs 9s 2d, G. Barron ; 63 ewes in lamb 12s, same buyer; 61 good lambs 10s 6d, Mander; 102 do. 10s Id, same buyer; 68 lambs 5s 7d, G. Witters; 40 ewes 9s Id, S. Bolton; 23 2-t6oth wethers 15s 3d, S. Reid ; 33 ewes ill lamb 8s Gd, G. Barron; 21 empty ewes Bs, J. Luttrcll; 58 do. 10s, Reid ; 78 lambs 8s 9d, W. White; 84 big lambs 10s 6d, Mander; 122 fat ewes 13s, «T. Russell; 192 lambs 9s, Mander; 226 empty ewes 11s Gd, Reid ; 300 lambs 9s 6d, Whyte; 197 wethers 15s 9d, R. Knox: 100 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes in lamb 12s 9d, Small; 130 2 and 4-tootb wethers 15s Bd, T. Halbert; 14 .wethers 13s, 30 owes 7s 3d, G. Witters; 43 do. 5s 6d, R. D. Long; 20 lambs 10s, Atkins; 40 big do. 11s, Mander; 336 ewes in lamb 12s Gd, Witters; 298 do. good line 17s, Little; 214 4tootli wethers 15s 9d, C. Gray ; 209 lambs 10s Id, Mander; 400 owes in lamb 13s 6(1 ,W. McLean; 629 lambs ss, G. Witters; 534 ewes in lamb 8s lOd. McLean; 489 wethers 16s Id, I’. Halbert; 251 4,0, and 8-tooth empty ewes 12s, McLean; 346 2.4, and 6tooth ewes in lamb 14s, T. Halbert. Cattle: 1.2 beef bullocks £/ 10s, A. R. Hinc; 1 do. £6 ss. )>amc buyer; 2 cows in calf £3 12s Witturs: 2 calves same buyer

Press Association—Copyright. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, May 15. At tlic wool sales there is- keen competition for crossbreds at March i fites. Merinos are at par to 5 Jier cent, above March prices. At the wool sales the following were the average prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named Ivikorangi 10R1, Home Hills 11 id, Reid 13R1. - The Wool Importers’ Association decided not to limit the quantities for the remaining series. Australian wheat cargoes sold from 32s 6£d to 335. _ At the tallow auctions 21 to casks were offered and 1375 sold. Mutton is at 36s 6d, medium 31s 6d; beef, fine 35s 9d, medium 33s 6d. WHEAT MARKET. ■ NEW YORK, May 15., There lias been a slight relapse of the Chicago and New York; wheat market, owing to enormous realising sales. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. Received May 16, 12.20 p.m. MELBOURNE, May 16. Hides: Stouts are unchanged. Medium and sloppy are easier. JIT. LYELL RETURNS. Received May 16, 12.20 j>.m. MELBOURNE, May 16. The Mt. Lyell Company returns for the half-year show a record net profit of £264,935. A dividend of Is 3d and a bonus of _2s 3d pdr share was declared, absorbing £210,000.