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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2133, 6 March 1908, Page 3

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AIATAAYHERO STOCK iSALE,

At the weekly stock sale held at Matawhero yesterday, there was a fair attendance. The total entiy ot sheep was 35,700, and a large number of cattle were yarded. The market was easier all round, competition being less keen than at the previous sale. Ewes lielcl their own, but* there was a drop in wethers and lambs. The sale of cattle was very dragging. Following are prices: SHEEP.

Ewes —13 fat 13s 2d, 313 at 13s, 136 two-tooth at 12s /d, 3006 at_l-s 6d, 766 at 12s, 903 at 11s 7d, n at 11s 6d, 8 "at- 11s, 182 full-mouth at 10s lid, 808 at 10s 3d, 195 two-tooth at 10s, 392 two, four,- six, and eight tooth at 9s 6d, 692 four and five •rears at 9s Id, 612 at 9s od, 40 at 9s, 700 at 9s, 254 at 8s 9d /8 at 8s Bd, 207 at 8s 6d ,148 at rs 9d, 298 at 7s Bd, 253 at 7s 3d, 24 at is 2d, 801 at 7s Id, 41 at 6s lOd, 213 at 6s 9d, 550 at 6s 3d, 459 at 6s 1300 at 5s 9d, 336 at os, 188. at 4s 3d 100 at 4s Id, 82 at 3s 9d, 39 at 2s Sd, 22/ at 2s 6d. 'Wethers —58 tat at 13s lOd, 11 fat at 13s 9d, 43 at 13s 6d, 60 at 12s 262 at 11s 6d, 107 two-tootli 10s 9d/ 72 four-tooth at 10s, 298 at 7s 6d, 54 at 7s 3d. Limbs—6 fat at 10s 6d, 88 at 9s, 709 at Bs, 262 hooll.v ■at 6s Id, 20 at 6s, 3SI at 5s 3d, 11/ at 3s 6d, 483 at 3s. Rams—2 at 3h "uineas, 18 two-tooth Lincoln at 2 guineas, 11 two-tooth Lincoln-Leices-ter at 2 guineas, 8 Romneys at £1 11s, 11 at £1 Is, 4 full-mouth Lincoln at 1 guinea, 3 six-tooth Leicester at 1 guinea, 2 full-mouth Leicester at 1 guinea. CATTLE. Cows. —1 in milk £5, 1 fat at £5, 1 dry at £2. Steers —10- at £1 7s 6d. 2 at £1 10s. Heifers—9 in calf at £2, 4at £1 ss. Calves—ll at 12s Gd, 23 at 10s. Heifers and steers—23 at £2 12s. PIGS. Baconers —4 at 355, 1 at 345, 2 at 28s. Porkers—s at 26s 6d, 3 at 25s 6d, 2 at 245, 1 at 20s 6d Sows—3 at 395, 2at Lis 6d. Weancrs—22 at 16s 6d, 8 at 13s Gd. Six small nigs at 9s 6d.

THE MEAT MAP.KET. Press .Association. NAPIER, March 5. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London, cable -the following report on the frozen meat market: Canterbury mutton, 4gd-, Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3|d; lamb, first quality, 5Jd, second quality, s£d; beef, fores 31d, hinds 2Jd. OTEKAIKE CLEARING SALE. Press Association. OAMARTJ March, 5. The Otekaiko clearing sale was continued yesterday, when the ordinaly station sheep maintained the good prices of the previous day, hue rams wero a drug on tlio market. Merino Tams, the progeny of rams bought from Gibson and other Tasmanian breeders, brought only from la to o guineas. Tho sheep offered yesterday woro largely station lambs, which brought, for half-bred ewe lambs from 13s to 13s 6d, and wetlior lambs from 10s to l'ls. Tho station wethers brought up to 12s 7d for 2-tooth, and from 11s 7d to 13s 4d for others according to age. The sale has been a -very successful one, due to the plenteous fall of rain.

WHEAT ADVANCING. SJnited Press Association— Copyright SYDNEY, March 5. In sympathy with tho London market wheat is advancing, buyers ollei to 4s 6id, but holders are disinclined to sell. Flour has advanced to £lO. THE HIDE MARKET. MELBOURNE, March 5. Hides, stout, heavy medium, are firm. Kips id to 'd lower.