COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2094, 31 May 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO STOCK SALES,

There was a good attendance at the Matawliero saleyards yesterday, when the usual fortnightly sale of stock was held. There was a drop n the sheep market, except for wethers, good lambs, and young ewes. Messrs. Common, Shelton, and Co. and Dalgety and Co. had about 3000 sheep to dispose of, mostly lambs. Following were prices : —Sheep : 33 wethers in forward condition Ids, • fat ewes Ids Id, 84 empty ewes 10s 7d, 100 woolly lambs 9s, 27 small woolly lambs 6s 9d, 80 lambs 7s lid, 173 .snnall do. 5s Id, 9 empty cull ewes 7s 6d, 396 lambs Bs, 323 lambs 10s 6d, 241 ewes in lamb to Romney rams 14s lid, 215 empty owes—fat and forward 10s lid, 293 wethers 13s 2d, 100 lambs 9s 7d, 124 Small lambs 4s lOd. Cattle: 17 bullocks £5 2s 6d, 2 fat cows £4 10s, 1 springer £5, 25 calves 28s. Pigs : Good butchers’ porkers brought from 28s to 30s.

Messrs. "Williams and Kettle and tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company penned about 15,000 sheep. There was a fair yarding >f pigs, and a few horses were offered. Following were prices : • —Sheep: 21 2-tooth wethers 13s 7d, F. Hall; 158 empty ewes, fat and forward, 12s, Napia; 50 ewes in lamb to English Leicester rams, 13s 9d, W. Allen; 21 empty ewes ss, W. Hjall; 163 withers 16s, F. Hall; 254 lambs ss, G. Witters; 205 empty ewes 11s, Moncktou; 215 2 and 4-tooth wethers, in forward condition- 17s, F. Hall; 150 lambs 8s 6d, Jackson; 148 2-tootli wethers 16s 6d, F. Hall; 52 ewes in lamb to English Leicester rams 11s 3d, J. Ross; 77 2-tooth wethers 14s 6d, F. Hall; 115 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes in lamb IQs Id, G). Barron; 105 small lambs 5s Id, W. Hall; 24 fat ewes 11s 6d, G. McDonald; 13 prime fat lambs 15s 3d, J. Hunt; 50 2tootli wethers 16s, R. Knox; 114 2 and 4-tooth ewes in lamb 16s Bd, R. Knox; 130 wethers 14s 9d, F. Hall; 103 ewes in lamb to Romney rams 12s, G. Barron; 83 empty ewes 11s 3d, C. O’Connell; 9 old rams 7s, T. Hunt; 76 ewes 8s 3d, S. Bolton; 50 ewes in lamb to Border Leicester rams 9s 6d, J. Ross; 56 fat ewes-13s 4d, D. Gordon; 115 empty owes 8s 9d, H. Preston; 104 2-tootli wethers 13s lid, McGregor; 16 empty ewes ,9s, J. Currie; 15 2-tooth ewes 12s 7d, Knox; 59 ewes ss, J. Davis; 82 good lambs 10s 6d, McGregor; 108 wethers 16s, F. Hall; 207 lambs in forward condition 9s sd, McGregor; 42 2tootli ewes 12s 9d, Hollywood; 17S 2, 4,6, and 8-tootli Leicester ewes 9s 6d, G. Witters; 208 hoggets 9s 7d, Cooi); 151 2-tooth wethers 16s 7d, F. Hall; 281 lambs, Lincoln-Romney cross, 10s, T.: Hay; 412 2 and 4-tooth wethers 16s Bd, F. Hall; 289-hoggets 10s Id, McGregor; 202 ewes in la 10s Id, McGregor; 202 ewes in lamb to Leicester rams, 15s, Coop; 247 4, 6, and 8-tooth owes 13s 4d, Barron : 38 lambs, 7s, M. File; 19 fat owes 12s, D. Gordon; 15 do. 13s 3d, Pilcher Bros.; 40 fat and forward owes 10s, F. Reid; 728 4 and 6-tootli ewes in lamb to Lincoln rams 18s, Coop; 226 fat ewes 15s lOd, F. Hall; 154 forward ewes 12s 3d, G. Kenderdinc; 371 ewes 12s, Barron; a pen of fat wethers 17s lid, F, Hall. Pigs: 8 (siuckersl 11s tho lot, 2 pigs 13s each, 3 porkers £l, 3 pigs 13s. Horses : The draught stallion Marquis brought -£23 10s, 2 hacks £8 and £6 10s, 1 gelding (right in all harness; £l2.

Press Association. GOLD-MINE RETURNS.

AUCKLAND, yesterday

Mining returns show the Komata Reefs obtained £3958 from 2150 tons of ore, and the Grancl Junction £6400 from 2856 tons of ore.

B OTTER FREIGHTS RAISED AA r ELLINGTON, yesterday.

The National Dairy Association has notified dairy companies that tile cheap-freights for butter, Is 9d per. ton, and cheese, 3s 8d per cwt, wili end on June 20tli, and the old freights, 2s 6d for butter and Ad per Id for cheese, will be reverted to. The low rates were due to competition of the Federal lino, how ended, and the shipping companies say the rate did not pay.

DIVIDENDS FROM GOLTT-MINES AUCKLAND, AVednseday. From May 31st to June sth no less than £195,000 will be distributed in dividends by the three mining companies operating on the Hauraki Peninsula. Tlie Talisman pays £30,000 of which £20,000 comes to shareholders in the colony; the ~AA r aihi pays a dividend and bonus of £150,000; and the AVaiotalii pays £15,000.