MATAWHERO STOCK SALES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2107, 15 June 1907, Page 4

MATAWHERO STOCK SALES.

There. was a good yarding at tho Mutawhoro yards on Thursday. Sheep came.forward in good supply, and eloared at_Jast salo rates. Cattlo were limited in nuinbor, only boof sorts being in demand. Following aro details : Messrs Williams and ICottlo, Loan and Morcantilo Company, and Morray, 'Roberts and Co. yarded about 8000 sheep. Tho salo started with fat ewes, but tlioro was not much domand for that class. Thera, wore a fow pons of owos passocl in, all the other lots being sold under tho liammor. Bidding was fairly satisfactory, and very fair prices wore obtained. Ewes in lamb brought from 12s to 14s lid. Fats sold at from lbs Id to 14s lOd for owes, andJOs Dd for wethers in forward coifclTton. Hoggots sold well, ( prices ranging from 9s lOd to 12s 4d | for good sorts and ss-Cd to Os for . smaller ones. Following wore tho . prices: 28 fat and forward owos 12s j 3d,300 owes in lamb to Leicester rams 13s, 200 Bomnoy owes in lamb 14s . lid, F. Wall; 500 hoggets 10s, Wal- . lis; 100 Bomnoy cross wotlior hoggots 9s 10d, D. Graham; 52 owes in lamb i to English Leicester rams 12s sd, | Judd • 272 2-tootb owos and wethers 13s 2d, B. Knox; 21 cull owes 7s 9d , 15 old ewes 3s 9d, C. Bolton ; 201 fat and forward ewes 14s Id, Chapman; i 194 ewes in lamb to Bomnoy rains 12s, 1020 hoggots good lot 11s, C. J. Barker; 250 ewos in lamb to Bordoi Leicester rasas 13s 6d, Ingram; 160 do. 13s, 42 ewes 13s 4d, Nelson Bros. ; 91 do. 12s Bd, J, Bobson; 34 wethers, 16s 9d, Chapman; 50 owos 10s, So hoggots 7s, F. Bates; 36 lambs os 6d, sarno buyer; 15 owes 12s, J. walker; 99 hoggots 9s, Atkins; 58 owes m lamb 13s, C. Peach; 134 owes 10s lOd 109 empty owos 10s 3d, 14J mg hoggets lls 4d, Mather aii(USlcGuniiiess; 99 do. 12s 4d, Hunt; 120 smaller ones 9s 6d, Matlior and McGuinness; 45 fat.owes 14s lOd, Nelson Bros; 41 2-tooth wothors 16s 4d, Chapman; 15 fat owes 13s Id, Nelson Bros; 12 sheep 6s del, 20‘hoggets 7s 3d, H. Wilson; 13 do. 16s, same buyor; 16 owes 6s, B. Little: 7 fat and forward ewes 11s 3d, W Currio; 9 hoggots 9s 4d, It. ohorratt; 92 good hoggets 12s 9d, Nelson Bros; 154 woolly hoggets 10s A. Milson; 238 ewos in lamb 12s, 175 empty ewes 12s. W. Judd; 83 owes in lamb 10s F. Sharp; 100 wethers 1/s 2d, B. Knox; 32 fat hoggots 11s, J. Hunt; 103 hoggets 6s, A. Wilson; 10 cull sheep 4s 6d, J- Hunt; 6 fat thers 12s fid, J. Walker; 29 owes 4s, J. Hunt; 61 empty owes 8s 9d, 8Q do. 6s 71 wotliers 16s, F. Cameron; 103 \6 and 8-tootli owes 12s 6d, W. F. Stephenson; 11 cull ewes 4s, ,T. Hunt. Cattle; Over 300 head of cattle were yarded, mostly steers and heifers. There was a brisk domand for well-bred steers, but for cows tliero was little or no sale. Prices wero as follows: 3 springing heifers £3 Is, C. Noenan; 15 bn Uncles (forward in condjfbion) £5, W. G. Sherratt; 2S do. £5, E. Murphy; 12 bullocks £4, C. Pyke; 8 steers (in forward condition) £5 3s, G. Campbell; 33 fat and forward bullocks (heavy weights)_ £5 11s, Williams Bros; 13 do. £o Is, Sherratt; 11- hillocks £4 15s, Pyke; 14 beef cows £4 Iss, Gisborno bheepfarmers’ Co.; 6 do. £5, Gisborne Slieepfarmers’ Co ; 3 beef bullocks (heavy weights) £6 10s, Gisborne Slieepfarmers’ Co; C beef cows £4 7s 6d, Gisborne Slieepfarmers’ Co; 6 hoifers £3 15s, D". Gordon; 8 beef cows £4 12s 6d, Gisborne Slieeptarniers’ Co; 12 forward cows £3, Mall; . 27 woaners 22s to 28s, J. Biddles; 7 do. 2os, Lougher. Pigs: A few pigs were offered and sold as follows: 11 woaners Bs, 1 sow in pig £2 Is, 1 porker 15s, 10 suckers Bs, 2 weaners 10s, 1 barrow 18s, 5 porkers 16s 8 weaners. 10s fid. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Dalgety and Co. varded about 1700 sheep, all of good quality. From the start tlic sale was brisk, and all classes were in good demand. A fino line of 2 and 4-tootli wethers brought 16s 7d. Prices wore as follows: 53 2-tootli wethers 13s Bd, 62 fat ewes off turnips 14s Bd, 61 do. 13s 7d, 50 do. 12s Bd, 47 fat wethers 17s, 100 lambs in wool 9s, 65 2,4, 6 and 8tootli owes in lamb 9s 2d, 92 empty ewes 9s 7d, 58 2A_qotli wethers 13s fid, 264 2,4, 6, and B~tooth ewes in lamb 14s. 553 2 and 4-tfioth wethers 16s 7d. Cattlo; A few cattle were offered, 4 calves fetching 19s, and 6 smaller ones 17s. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report the following sales: 52 fat ewes 14s Bd, 61 do. 13s 7d, 50 do. 12s Bd, 310 lambs 8s 6d. 100 do. 9s, 65 ewes 10s 2d, 264 breeding ewes 14s. No cattle wore yarded. Five hacks were disposed of, prices ranging from £6 5s to £l6. The N. Z. L. and M. A. Co. report; The day was fine and the attendance rather above the average. The yardings were also considerably in excess of those at corresponding periods of previous yearsi. Sheep.—Our entry comprised 3,153, of which wo sold under fair competition 2,614. There was an excellent- demand for wethers, good hoggets and lines of ewes in lamb, not too aged. The following were the day’s prices:—Cull hoggets 5s 6d to Ss 9d, better sorts 9s 6d to 11s; whilst for one pen containing a fair sprinkling of fats we obtained 12s 9d. Wethers—A small entry. Those marketed made 16s 9d to 17s 2d. cull ewes sold at from 4s to 7s 9d, empty ewes 10s to 12s 6d, ewes in lamb 12s to 13s fid, butcher's ewes 13-s 4d to 13s 6d. Cattle were rather a small entry. We yarded 63 and sold 51 at the following prices;—2 to 2J year old steers £4 to £4 15s, 18 months to 2 years £3 10s, weaners mixed sexes, 27s to 30s, light beef cows £3 15s, well-finished fat cows £5 9s to £6. Pigs—Weaners made 8s and slips from 10s fid to 16s. We sold a useful draught mare at £26 10s. Our next fortnightly sale will - be held on Thursday, 27tli inst'., and we shall be pleased to receive early intimation of entries as.we have enquiries from outside markets, and would like to advise our friends of what is coming forward. Following were the remainder of the prices realised for cattle at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday in Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., and N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., offerings;-3 steers £4 15s. W. F. Stephenson : 1 steer and

3 heifers £1 15s, Qallard; 7 calves £1 10s. Jackson; 6 calves £1 ss. D. Rougher; 1 springer £4 10s, Ballard ; 6 steers £3 10s, It. Preston ; 7 young cattle £1 7s, Jackson.