COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4846, 18 April 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

MATAWHERO SALE. Tiie weekly stock sale of the Poverty Bay .Stockbrokers’ Association was held at the Matawhero yards yesterday. There was a falling away in the entries of sheep as compared with last week but tiie sale passed off well and good prices wer,; realised. The_ entries of fat sheep totalled 12-59 and with the exception of a couple of lines all were sold a auction. Ewes made up to 27s and wethers up to 355. Only eight fat cattle were penned and of these two cows were sold at £9 15s, the remainder being passed. There was the large entry 0 f 64 pigs, which met with an excellent demand- Weaners sold up to 17s, baconers up to £2 19s, porkers up to 355. and slips to 22s 6cL The yarding of stpre sheen totalled 8858. comprising 4375 ewes, 3345 wethers, 1150 Jambs and 6 rams. Two-tooth ewes made up ti 21s, four and six-tooth eves 19s, four, .six and eight-tooth ewes 20s, s.m, ewes 18s 3d, fat and forward ewes 19; 7d, and culls 10s. Two-tooth wethers made up to 2Ss 3d. four-tooth wethers 29s 9d and others 20s 3d. AYoollv lambs sold up to 15s. and shorn lambs to 11s Id- A few two-tooth rams were offered and made •16 9d. Hie yarding of store cattle totalled 150 but scarcely any sales were made, buyers apparently prefering to wait for the large cattle fa’r today. A few cows were sold at £lO. The entries of dairy cattle were limited to five. A cow in profit brought £8 15s, and a springing heifer £lO. Sales were made as follows :

Fat sheep : —Ewes : 16 passed at 17s 6d._12 passed at 18s. 1 t 235. 51 at 275. 12 at 255. 1 (on behalf of Y.M.C.A.) at 255. 45 at 21s 6 ‘ 59 at 20s. Wethers: 6 at 235, 2' at 275, 1053 at 355, 1 (on behalf of Y.M.C.A.) at 35. Fat cattle: —2 cows at £9 15s. 2 passed at £9 10s, 3 passed at £TO •ss. 1 passed at £8 10sPigs:—2 weaners at Bs. 4 (on behalf of Y.M.C.A.) at 13s 1 baconer (good) at 58s, 1 (medium) at 44 3 weaners at 10s. 3 at 13s, 1 baconer (good) at £2 19s'. 3 porkers at 30s, 2 slips at 22s 6d. 1 at Is. 9 weaners passed at ss, 10 at 17s, 3 poikers (good) at 355, 8 slips passed at 22s 6d, 10 weaners (no bid). Store 'Sheep : —315 ewes, fat and forward passed at 16s 3d. 385 5-year empty ewes passed at 16s d. 510 two-tooth wethers (good) at 2!s 6d, 36 passed at 22s 6d, 9 passed at 21s 6d. 24 two-tooth ewes at 17; 6d, 270 s.m. empty ewes (good) at lS.s 3d. 278 five-year ewes passed at 15s fid. 175 four and six-tooth empty ewes (late shorn) at 19s, 23 two-tooth ewes (good) passed at 18s 3d __ 359 four-tooth wethers passed at 25; 6d. 500 two-tooth wethers (good ine - at 28s 3d, 161 two-tooth wethers (small) at 21s, 371 two-tooth- wethers (good) at 255, 691 four-tooth wethers (good line) at 29s 9d, 227 five-year forward ewes at 15s 9d, 22-3 mixed woolly lambs (good line) at 15s. 190 f.m. fat and forward ewes at 17s 2d 94 two-tooth wethers (good) passed at 22s 6d. 70 two-tooth ewes at 21, 100 f.m. eves (late shorn) at 16s 7d. US mixed shorn lambs at 11s Id. 73 tvo and four-tooth wethers (small) passed at 20s 6d. 6 wethers at 20* S‘i--20 ewes and 3 wethers at 13s Id, 54 ewes four-tooth upwards passed at 11s, 153 five-year empty ewes (forward) at los 3d, 122 mixed woolly lambs passed at 11s 6d. 299 two-tooth ewes passed at 18s, 270 shorn lambs passed at 3s 3d. 115 two-tooth ewes passed at 14s, 77 mixed woolly lambs passed at 10s, 60 two and four-tooth wethers passed at 23s 6d, 112 four and five-year ewes (empty) passed at 13s, 129 mixed ewes (good) passed at 19s 3d, 198 mixed woolly lambs at 9s 61. 38 cull ewes at 10s. 5 ewes and 2 wethers passed at 20s 6d. 6 two-tooth rams (on behalf of Y.M.C.A.) at 16s 9d. 42 woolly lambs at 6s 3d. 71 s.m. forward ewes at 14s 3d. 11l mixed ewes (good) at 19s, 95 mixed woolly lambs passed at Gs, 107 s.m. ewes passed at los, 55 mixed ewes and 2 rams at los, 126 four-tooth wethers (good) at 275, 197 two-tooth wethers at 24s 9d, 224 five-year ewes (fat and forward) at 19s 7d. 226 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes (good) at 20s, 187 two-tooth ewes (small) at 14s 9d. 147 fat and forward wethers passed at 265, 178 four, six and eight-tooth ewes passed at 16s. Store Cattle—s steers (dairy sorts) passed at £6 10s, 2 cows passed at £4. 2 cows and 2 calves passed at £7. 2 two-year heifers (dairy sorts) passed at £5 15s. 1 empty cow passed at £5, 4 mixed weaners passed at £4, 2 nine-months heifers passed at £2, 3 empty cows passed at £5, 1 passed at £B, 1 two-year heifer passed at £7, 6 heifers passed at £6 10s. 21 mixed weaners passed at £3 15s, 2 cows and 2 calves passed at £8 10s, 7 18-months steers pased at £7 10s, 1 cow and calf (no bid). 1 18-months steer (no bid), 9 18-months heifers passed'at £7 10s, 3 three-year springing heifers passed at £6 os, -5 cows (Shorthorn cross) at £lO, 9 mixed yearlings passed at £2 10s, heifers three years pased at £6 10s: 5 empty cows passed at £2 10s. '26 mixed weaners passed at £5 2s -6d. 30 twoyear steers passed at £lO. Dairy Cattle —1 cow in full profit at £8 los, 1 cow just calved (with calf) passed at £9, 1 springing heifer passed at £8 10s. 1 springing lieifer at £lO, 1 cow (no bid).

STOCKS AND SHARES

AUCKLAND EXCHANGE

B> telegraph —Special Correspondent. AUCKLAND. April 17. The following transactions have been received through Mr "W. Lissant uiayton, sharebroker• — Sales: Trams (ord.) 20s 9d, Rising Sun 3s 3<J. > Following are the closing prices : Sellers. Buyers. N.Z. Bank 226 0 Do. (paid) ... ... National ... 109 0 106 6 N.Z. Insurance ••• 175 0 171 0 British ••• 121 6 119 0 Tiiupiri ... 17 9 Gas ••• 27 6 27 1 Do. (con.) ... ... 19 3 IS 6 Huddart ... ... 3S 0 37 0 Steam 16 6 15 6 Trams ... ... 18 0 i 6 0 Do. (ord.) 21 0 20 4 Waihi 37 6 37 0 Junction ... ... 14 3 13 10 Talisman ... ... 8 9 7 8