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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2412, 29 January 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO STOCK SALES!

There was a large yarding df all classes of stock at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday. Few buyers were present, and though the better class pens sold, poor quality stock was not wanted. There was no demand for beef, and though the samples yarded were up to the average, the pens of fats failed in many instances to reach the reserve. The top prices of the day was £0 7s 6d for a pen of six prime bullocks, equal to a[xmt 17s per lOOlbs. Butchers were oveMstocked with lat Jambs and bidding was slow. A number of pens reserved for private treaty and k few found buyers. SHEEP. The yarding of sheep reached to fully 6000, mostly stores. Messrs. Common Shelton and Co. and Daigety and Co. cleared all their lines under the hammer, and on the other side of the road most of the pens found buyers either at auction or privately. Fat sheep were hard to sell at high prices, but most of the lines were cleared at ruling rates. Sixteen ewes sold at10s. 10. ewes at os, 6 at £>s, and 24 in prime condition at 10s 6d. Lambs sold 7 at 10s, 7 at 0s 9d. The fat wethers in the pens .were passed in at auction, but buyers were found for most of the lines. Store sheep only met with a moderate demand, lambs being very hard to sell. A poor Jot of 171 was disposed of as iow as Is lid. while 160 were knocked down at 3.s sd. A good line of 66 forwards brought 8s 6d, and a pen of SO, 7s Id. Other store lambs solo.: 460, big sorts, 7s Od, 386 forwards 7s Id. 4-i poorer sorts at 4s 3d, and 50 woolly lambs at y Bs. A pen of 150 store ewes brought ' 7s 3d, 36 sold at 3s, and 208 at 4s. The wethers were ail passed in. but a pen of 18 mixed sexes brought 7s. CATTLE. The yarding of cattle totalled about 600, including a good supply of beef, but butchers complained that- the stock was not in prime condition, and few buyers were found, most of the better class pens being passed in. The fallowing were the principal lines that changed hands: 1 beef bulCLjjDt £6 2s 6d, equal to about- 16s 1001 b: 6 fat bullocks at £6 7s 6d, equal to about 17s per lOOlbs; 13 bullocks at- £5: 4 steers at £4 12s 6d; 1 forward steer at £-5 10: 1 cow at £4; 1 cow at £3 12s 6d, equal to about 14s per lOOlbs; 1 cow at- £3 2s 61: 1 young steer at £2 12s 6d; 98 young steers at £3 5s ; 1 heifer at- £2 : and 1 cow in calf at £3, while a pen of 22 big steers was passed in at £5 15s.

HOME MARKETS. United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, Jan. 27. The London wool sales were ptstponed oil 'account of the fog. Tokomaru brand realised 10’d. At the tallow—.auctions 1420 casks were offered and 1194 sold. Mutton, fine brought 345: medium 31s Od. Beef, line, 32s 9d: medium 31s. THE HIDES MARKET. (Received January 28, 11.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 28. Hides. —Spirited competition ; heathy ies are in active demand, with s. firmer tendency.