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Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4757, 3 January 1918, Page 2

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MATAWHERO STOCK SALE

There was a good attendance at the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association’s stock sale held at the Matawhero yards yesterday. The demand was - fairly good and prices differed little from those ruling before the holidays. The entries of fat sheep totalled 191 and nearly all met with a ready sale under the hammer. Ewes (shorn), made from 23s to 28s. woolly owes 30s, lambs 18s 9d arid mixed ewes ancl" wethers 32s 4d. A yarding of 24 head of fat cattle met with a poor demand arftl with exception of a Jersey steer, which brought £6 ss, all were passed. Ten pigs were offered and all wore sold, sows making 50s baconers 50s, porkers to 18s, and good slipes 21s. The yarding of store sheep totalled 3712 and was made up of 1620 wethers, 1336 ewes. 590 lambs and 166 mixed two-tooths. The passings of ewes totalled 926 and included nearly all the large lines. Fat and forward ewes (old) made 21s Cd, culls to ISs 7d, two-tooths from 23s 6d, ewes of various ages from 14s Id to 16s 9d. OF the lambs offered. 247 failed to find purchasers at auction. Prices ranged from 3s for culls to 17s 2d for a fat and forward line. Ordinary store lambs made from 11s to 13s' lid. The demand for wethers was fair, but in addition to several small lines a couple of lines totalling over 600 had to he passed. The best price paid was 31s Id for a line of 153 four and sixtooths. Two-tooths brought from 20s to 23s 10, four-tootlis 30s, and mixed ages 20s. The passings totalled , 905. All the mixed two-tooths, with the exception of 47, sold at auction at prices ranging up to 22s 3d. Ninety-seven head of cattle were entered in the store cattle pens and ver v few sales were made. Weaners brought 17s, two-year heifers £5 10s, mixed yearlings £4 10s, and a cah £2 4s. The offerings of dairy cattle were limited to six. A cow clue to calve in March brought £6 17s 6cf, springing heifers from £9 to £lO, and a cow coming to profit £l2 17s Gd. Tlie following sales were made. Fat sheep—l 6 owes at 16s, 19 at 23s 20 lambs at ISs 9d, 54 ewes at 24s’5d, 4 ewes and 2 wethers 32s 4u, 2 ewes (woolly) at 30s. Fat cattle—l small Jersey steer at £0 ss. Pigs—Two sows at 50s, 1 baconer at 50s, 2 porkers at 18s, 2 weaners at 10s, 3 slips at 01s. (Store sheep —40 ewes (fat and forward old) at 21s od, 30 cull owes at ISs 7d. 32 lambs (good) at 11s, 11 2-tooth -.ewe's y (good) /at 23a 6d, 14 wethers (mixed ages) at 225, 29 lambs (fair) at Us 2d. 227 4-6-and S-tootb owes (good) passed at 16s, 305 forward wethers, mixed ages, passed at 245, 328 2-tooth wethers, passed at 25s 9d, 365 4-tooth wethers at 30s, 153 4 and 6-tooth wethers (good) at 31s Id, 180 ewes 5 years, passed at 16s 9d, 35 ewes, mixed aged, (fair) at 14s Id. 75 old ewes fat and forward, passed at 225, 49 wethers, 2 and 4-tooth, fat and forward, passed at 28s. 103 old owes (fair), passed at 17s 9d. 47 ewes, mixed ages (fair) - , at.lOs, 112 2-tooth ewes (fair), at 16s, 3 ewes and one lamb at 11s Gd, 9 ewes and one wether (mixed ages) at 16s 9d, 26 cull ewes passed at Us Gd. 25 mixed 2-tooth at 22s Bel 22 fat and forward ewes (old), na seed at 17s 6d, 40 mixecr 2-tooths (fair), at 19s, 47 passed at 19s 22 2-tooth wethers (fair) at 22s Id. 168 lambs (small) at 5s Id. 102 2-tooth wethers (fair) at 20s. 49 mixed 2-tooths (poor lot) at 9s 26 fat and forward lambs at 17s -d, 41 cull ewes passed at ss, 49 2-tooth wethers (good) passed at IBs 3d, j>- lambs k (c/ood), passed at 13s Gd. o lambs at 13s lid 134 2-tooth wethers (small), passed at 15s 6d, 148 lambs (fair), passed at 10s Gd, 132 ewes. _ various (fair), passed at 20s 100 2-tooth ct« (fair), Vscd at 18s, 106 6.1 ewes at 7s 3d, 56 woolly owes (old), passed at' 17s, 47 lambs (fair) passed at 13s lOd, 39 wethers, 2-tooth (good) nt 93 s lOd, 40 2-tooth wethers (good), passed at ISs, 37 lambs (poor) at os. '2O wethers (fair) at 22s od I*> 2-tooth ewes (good) at 21s 4d, o mixed 2-tooths tit 19s 19cL•