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Stock Sales. Comparison of sales for two years ending 31st March, 1905:—

xep. Year. Number sold. Net Prooeeds. Average. Number Net frozen. Proceeds. Average. Total disposed of. Net Prooeeds. Average. .904... 36,737 £ 28,557 j°*j *■ (s. 566 0 15 6 11.13,645 0 14 2 1.12,944 £ 423 8,106 8,052 £ s. d. 0 15 0 0 11 10 I 50,948 J 76,101 £ 37,086 £ s. d. 0 14 6 .905... 63,157 44,935 0 12 5 52,987 0 13 11 Cattle. i .904... .905... 3,971 23,447 5 18 1 4,583 21,985 4 15 11 3,971 23,447 5 18 : 4,583 21,985 4 15 1 Value of frozen meat for 1905 is bimated. Itock on Hand and Valuation at st Mabch, 1905. Sheep. 1904. 1905. No. on Hand. Valuation. Average. No. on Hand. Valuation. Average. orth Island — Waikato Other estates ... 53,187 13,557 £ 34,244 8,195 £ s. d. 0 12 10 0 12 1 40,433 11,744 £ 30,022 8,990 £ b. d. 0 14 10 0 15 3 66,744 40,880 42,439 25,312 0 12 0 12 8 4 52,177 41,921 39,012 29,669 0 14 11 0 14 2 South Island 107,624 67,751 0 12 7 94,098 68,681 0 14 7 tattle. 1904. 1905. No. on Hand. Valuation, j Average. No. on Hand. Valuation. Average. Jorth Island — Waikato Other estates 6,761 1,370 30,111 5,556 4 4 9 1 0 1 6,733 1,243 27,151 4,533 4 0 7 3 12 11 louth Island 8,131 28 35,667 89 4 3 n I 3 8 6 7,976 34 31,684 106 3 19 3 2 4 4 8,159 35,756 4 7 7 8,010 31,790 3 19 4 i-CLIP. 1904. 1905. Number. Average per Pleeoe. Number. Average per Fleece. Sheep shorn 91,116 lb. oz. 8 3 Sheep shorn 81,567 lb. oz. 8 1