COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2138, 13 March 1908, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

MATAIVHERO STOCK SALE.

There was a good attendance of buyers at the weekly stock sale at Matawhero yesterday. The market showed no material improvement on last week. Ewes were in better demand, but hoggets showed no advance, buyers waiting to see the results of the recent burns. There was very little demand for cattle. No pigs were yarded. The total yarding was 18,000‘sheep and 620 cattle. The following prices were realised: — SHEEP. Ewes—l4B at 12s 3d, 658 2-tooths at 12s, 530 2-tooths at 11s lid, 400 2- at 11s 6d, 40 fat at 11s 6d, 119 at 11s 3d, 18 at 115,107 2-tooths at 11s; 1083 5-years at 10s Bd, 180 2tootlis at 10s 7d, 100 46 8, and 5 year at s los 4d, 884 4, 6' 8* and 5 year at 10s 3d, 302 4,6, 8-tooth 10s, 1142 at 9s 10d, 207 at 9s 9d 84 4,6, and 8-tooth 9s 9d, 4r 0 4 ’G and 8-tooth at 9s 7d, 105 at 9s 6cl, 100 at 9s 4d, 204 at 9s 2d, 228 at 9s, 266 at 8s Id, 1 fat at Be, 151 at 7s 6d, 300 at 7s 3d, 246 at 7s, 194 at 6s 9d 200 at 6s 3d, 26 at 5s 6d, 180 a„ ss,’ 144 at 4s 6d. Wethers—l33 fat and forward at 13s 4d, 11 fat- at 13s, 150 2-tooth at 12s 6d, 97 at 10s 6d, 257 2-tooth at 10 La 4 mbs—25 at 9s, 200 culls -at 4s. Rams—2o 2-tootli Lincoln at 4gns, 5 at 3gns, 6 at 35s CATTLE. , Steers —45 at £5 11s, 7 at £4, 122 at £3 17s 6d, 3 at £3 2s 6d, 8 at £3, 2 at £2 13s, 35 at £2 ss, 3 at £1 if>. General— 9 calves, at 14s, 1 cow in calf at £2, 2 cows-an calf at 34s 13 heifers at 375, 1 heifer in calf at 365, I heifer 15s, 11 cpws and calves 3/s, II steers and cows £3 2s, i Dull 1 bull £2, 14 weaners at 1/s, ( dairy heifers in calf £2THE MEAT MARKET. . Unite,l l'rm ' Hie Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company. London, cable the following report: ‘Hie frozen meat market is stronger, 10-days quotations are: Canterbury mutton 4,d Napier, Wellington, and North Maud 3- • lamb first quality 6d, second beef, hinds 3.R1; fores 23d. •• THE HIDE MARKET. United Press Association —Copyright (Received March 13, 12.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 12. Hides, medium and light, are easier but others are firm.