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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10508, 11 February 1928, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

MATAAA7IERO STOCK SALE

LARGE ENTRY OF STORE SHEEP

There was a large attendance at the Alatawiiero sale yesterday. Hie entry of .store sheep again advanced in numbers, totalling 10,000. The range of prices was ns follows: 2-th ewes up to £1 2s 9d for a pen of 208, well-grown and in great condition. Avondale station tO-ths sold up to £1 2s .?d; small 2-ths sold down to 13s 3d, 1-th ewes made £! Is Id tor a line of 240, sturdy shc-ep in great order, and a line of 2 and 4- strong sheep m good condition, aas passed a £1 2s; a line of 289 -I and 0 .. d > • ewes from Air Barnsf.raham’s station, good-sized sheep in good condition, made £T (Is id; 5-yr-olds ii-oin tlie same property • made Ids Id; other 5-yr olds selling up to Ids Id. Wethers went t.» £T for big forward sheep late shorn at 19s 3d for another heavy forward pen. good fresh conditioned 2-th wethers ran from 16s 6d to 17s Gd. A small pen of woolly lambs, weil forward, made 15s dd. ' A first class line of 143 lambs on account of Mr IE H. D. AVarner, Ngatapa, made 15s Id, they were woolly, well-grown, freshconditioned and dipped and crutched. Really good medium sized lambs ran about 9s. Lusty good-condition-ed shorn lambs made 14s 4d and good shorn 13s Id. Down cross lambs, shorn, well-grown, very forward, sold at 13s lid. Prices: 255 5-vr ewes (front Pnrewa), good frame' fair condition, 14s 3d; 195 mixed, no condition, 6s 2d; 81'5-yr ewes, mouths guaranteed, fair condition, 9s Sd; 55 2-tlis small 13s 3d, 17G 2-tlis and 5-yr a great line, well forward, 16s 9d ; 68 fairly forward ewes, 11s Id; 195 5-yr, guaranteed good owes, late shorn, los; 105 5-yr guaranteed easy condition, 11s Od; 241 2 and 4-ths, strong and in good condition (pE £'l 2s; 289 4, 6, and 8-ths, guaranteed, good size, in good condition, £1 Os 7d; 219 woolly wether lambs, well grown (p.l 12s 9~d; IS7 woolly lambs, good and healthy, medium size (dipped), 9s; 181 fair-medium lambs, woolly (dipped) (p) 7s Id; 129 fairly good size, woolly 8s; 143 woolly, fresh condition, well-grown, 15s Id; 156 wethers, woolly, well-grown, lacking condition (p) 10s Gd ; 277 woolly lambs, fairly good size, not much condition (p) 'los 9d; 151 similar lambs, all ewes, 12s 9d; 75 woolly, fair size, fairly good condition, Ss 3d; 160 6tootli ewes, no bid: 240 4-tli sturdy ewes, in great order, £1 Is Id; 26J 5- ewes, good sheep, in fairly good order, lGs Id; 540 4-yr ewes, good store condition, 15s 8d; 2GS 2-tlis, well-crown great condition (p) £1 2s Od - 539 4-vr ewes, 15s 8d; 109 4, G, and 8-th ewes, guaranteed, condition fairlv good, 13s 6d; 322 ewes, in fair order 11s; 212 5-yr ewes, mostly .rood store condition, 12s 2d; 98 2-ths good condition, fair size, £1 Is Gd. FEILDING YARDS. (Press Association.) FKIEDING, Feb. 10. At the Feilding stock sale to-day there was a large entry of beef and a big attendance of buyers. Close on l2,0t)0 sheep were yarded, consist.ng inanilv. of breeding ewes and store lambs'. Despite the absence of ram, most of the stock appeared in good condition, pens of good quality meeting with a keen demand. Bidding opened cautiously, but brightened as tlie sale advanced, and a good clearance was effected at rates on a par with lasi sale, January 27, when a sound market was experienced. Black face rape lambs were in demand. Prices ranged from 9s lOd to Es Go, black face woolly lambs 20s, white face mixed sex lambs from 8s 2d to 14s Gd, 5-yr ewes 20s Id, 4 and 6-tb to 5-vr ewes 21s Id, 2-tli ewes 27s Id. Only a small yarding of tat sheep was offered. Fat ewes made Es 4d to 20s Gd. while 25s 0d was paid for b.f. hoggets. One pen of tat lambs offered was passed, in at 245. A small yarding of cattle comprised mostly fat and store lines, and a few dairy stock, for which late rates were maintained. Several pens «f fat cattle were passed in, vendors reserves not being reached. Cows in milk found sales at £4 10s fo £G IGs, springing heitors €5 12s Od and Lit cows £5 ss, lat bullocks £lO 10s, Lit Shorthorn speved cows £7 and £B, store cows £3 12s Gd to £4 IGs. LONDON SHEEPSKIN SALES. (Aunt, nrnl N.Z. Press Assn.) (Received Feb. 10, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, Eel). 9. At Dip sheepskin sales 27-12 bundles were offered, of which 1323 were New Zealand and 1103 Australian. There was a good selection, especially of New Zealand skins. There uus a good attendance and keen compel - tion. The home trade bought trecly and the Americans participated. Prices advanced compared with December 15 as follow: Merinos by per cent; crossbreds, tine, up to lo per cent; medium 10 per cent; low 10 to 15 per cent; pelts 10 per cent.; lambs'lG to L> per cent. BRADFORD TOPS AIARKF.T (Aust. and N.Z. Press Assn.) LONDON, Fell. 9. The Bradford tops market is very firm, hut spinners are. not responding Quotations arc unchanged. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. Sales on Change: Lucky Shot. 9J, Auckland Gas (con.) 13s 4d; Northern Steam 14s lid; British Tobacco 39s 9d; Bank of Now Zealand 595. Sales reported: National Insurance Co.> 15s 6d-, Kauri Timber Co., 31s 3d-' Bank of New Zealand ofls, oSs 70d _ p.A. AVELLINGTOX, Ffeb. 10. Reported sale: Huddnrt, Parker, ford.) £2 11s 9d.—P.A. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER IN CANADA IMPORTATION CONDEMNED BY DAIRY-MEN (Aust. and N.Z. Press Assn.) OTTAWA. Feb. 9The Western Canadian Dairymen's Convention at Regina on Thursday unanimously condemned the Australian treaty! permitting the importation of blitter. It was claimed that the dairv business of Canada would lie thereby injured.