MOVEMENT OF STOCK

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 January 1939, Page 3

MOVEMENT OF STOCK

GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. [PE.: PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, January 20. An exceptionally big movement of stock, will take place between Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay during the corning fortnight, the numbers involved exceeding (he business done, between ihe two districts in any season for a long time. The demand from Hawke’s Bay and also from the districts beyond will come at a time when Poverty Bay farmers will be finding difficulty in disposing of their sheen to the Waikato, which has been .tin most valuable outlet in recent vea is.

Oiily a limited amount of forward buying of breeding ewes has been done by Waikato buyers in the Gisborne district and Poverty Bay flock owners are disinclined to send sheep om of the district, on consignment. Forward sales during the last week have been on the following basis: — Sheep-Five-year ewes: 1« /<» to IS/-. Six-year ewes: It;/- to !.>/-. Two-tooth wethers: 12/li to LI/-. Fom-tooth wethers: 15/- to IC>/I>. Cattle. — Yearling steers: £4/10/to £5. Two-year steers: .£(1/5/- to .£(1,1.11/-. Empty cows: £4/5/- Io £4/10/-.

There has been little demand from the Waikato for Gisborne district cattle, except for bullocks, which are in very short supply. Hawke's Bay buyers, however, have been operating freely for other sorts. One line of 100. mostly yearlings, is to go to Feilding.