COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3989, 23 July 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND EXCH A.NGK. By Telegraph—Special CorrespondentAUCKLAND, July 22. Mr Buttle (W. Lissant Clayton, Gisborne agent) reports:— Sales: Talisman, 20s; AVailii, 395. Following an* Llio closing prices:

AIATAAVHFRO STOCK SALES

The fortnightly stock sale was hold yesterday at. the Matawhero stock yards. There was an. excellent demand for all kinds of stock, sheep realising specially good prices. The present large demand for mutton and wool has encouraged the local

farmers to go in more extensively than ever for sheep-raising. There was a good offering ef about 13,000 sheep and 450 head of cattle, the firms of Williams and Kettle, Loan and Mercantile, and Murray, Roberts and Co. yarding tho majority. The other firms who sold were Common, Shelton and Co., Dalgety and Cd., and Bennett, and Sherratt. The following sales wore made on behalf of the different companies : FAT STOCK. 37 old ewes 18s lOd, 13 do. 17s 6d, 19 do. 18s 3d, 68 ewes 17s 6d, 10 do. 18s lOd, 14s do. 17s, 10 wethers 245, 44 owes 23s 2d, 36 owes 17s, 20 ewes 17s 6d, 39 do. 18s, 5 wethers 365, 6 woolly hoggets 22s 3d. i FAT CATTLE. Eight cows £7 ss, 2 lieavv cows £8 10s. PIGS. Twenty-six were yarded anil sold as follows: 4. at 255, 3 do. 17s. 5 do. 13s 6d, 5 do. 17s, 1 do. 15s, 2 big pigs £2 14s, 1 sows £2 3s, 1 big pig £2 13s, 4 big pigs £2 ss. STORE SHEEP.

Six hundred and eighty-one wethers 20s, SSO hoggets 16s 6d. 405 2 and 4tooth ewes (in lamb)'2ls, 142 good woolly hoggets 18s lOd, 151 hoggets 17s, 23 good woolly hoggets 18s 6d, 77 2-tooth empty owes 17s sd, 120 woolly hoggets 17s Id, 57 hoggets 14s, 61 2-tooth wethers 19s 4d, 5 ewes (in lamb) I Is. 21 small hoggets 10s 3d, 118 ewes (in lamb) 17s 4d, 133 soundmonth ewes (in lamb) 18,s Id, 102 do. 19s (id, 87 empty ewes (in low condition) 14s 9d, 152 hoggets 16s 9d, 45 do. I.Bs 7d, 62 small do. 11s 6d, 16 ewes (in low condition) 13s 3d, 24 forward 4-tooth wethers 23s 9d, 24small hoggets 10s, 80 hoggets 14s, 145 good wethers 22,5, 30 2-tooth wethers 21s (xl, 25 ewes (in lamb) 20s, 91. hoggets (in fair condition) 16s 9d, 126 2-tooth owes (in lariib) 20s, 61 owes (in lamb, low condition) 12s, 167 small ■hoggets 12s 9d, 151 ewes 2,4, 6 and 8-tooth (in lamb) 17s 9d, 160 ewes (in lamb) 18s, 31.9 hoggets (well woollod) 17s 2d, 756 woolly hoggets (500 wetliers) 16s, 170 2 and 4-tootli wethers (a splendid lino) 24s Sd, 34 hoggets 17s fid, 12 cull ewes 10s, 3 sheep 7s 3d, 50 ewes in lamb (low condition I2s 3d!. A good line of woolly hoggets 16s (kl, 404- 2 and 4-tooth wethers 22s 6d, 192 2 and 4-tooth wethers in good condition (splendid line) 24s 2d, 75 woolly hoggets His 4d, 397 breeding ewes 1.65, 108 hoggets 15s sd, 197 breeding ewes 16s, 108 hoggets 15s sd, 197 breeding ewes (in low condition) 12s, 279 ewes in lamb 18s, 266 do. (in low condition) 14s, 100 ewes in lamb 17s Oil, 60 do. 17s Ud, 124 do. 17s, 5 long-tailed ewes 16s. STORE CATTLE. Fifty-live cows in calf £6, 28 cows and 21. calves £4 7s (id, 16 large bullocks £9 10s, 1 cow in call' £1 10s, 12 cows and 12 calves £7 10s, 18 I-id-locks £7. 15 steers £4, 5 do. £! 12s (id, 4 do. £5, 14 big cows £5 12s S young heifers £3, 6 steers £2 7s Gil, 5 cows in calf £5 2s Oil, 1 empty caw £6 12s (kl, 1 empty heifer £4 2s (iu. i empty cow £i ss, 13 mixed wcanci.s £8 4s, 5 young heifers £2 10s, 8 h-ufer w.-.aners £1 18s. There was only a fair demand for dairy cattle, but station cattle realised splendid prices. LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received a cablegram from London saying that owing to the weakness,ol’ market and congestion at the docks and warehouses, importers decided to close wool sales mi 21th July. The sixth series opens on 7th September, list of arrivals closing on 24tli July. Good merinos, best line crossbreds, good demand; other sorts dragging badly, especially shabby crossbreds which are 7.) to 10 per cent lower than highest point of series.

Waihi .39 9 38 9 Talisman 20 6 20 0 Junction 22 6 21 9 Sylvia 0 8 0 5’Waitangi 1 3 1 0 Occidental 0 11 0 9 N.Z: Banks 117 5 Do. (paid) 337 6 330 0 N.Z. Insurances 124 0 120 0. South British ... 96 6 Auckland Gas ... 30 9 30 0 IT. Steam (ord.) 23 6 Trams 20 3 19 9 Do. (ord.) 21 6 20 9 N.Z. Cement 9 9 9 3 'Wilson (ord.) ... 23 0 . 20 6