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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 302, 26 November 1912, Page 2

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HOMEBUSH STOCK .MARKET. Sydm-y. Noe. 19. Sheep.—Upwards of 33,908 head were ■ listed for yesterday's sales (including - 10.360 head held over from Thursday I last), and 27.016 head were penned from 93 consignors. The consignments , included eight drafts ranging from 1000 " to 15(>0 head—two of which, aggregating 2<-IO head, came from Queensland, and were in the wool. The hulk of the - consignments were in lots of ]t.M> to 300 I lead. The sheep comprised a largo . proportion of shorn, including a fair , showing carrying quarter to half wool I pelts, with a moderate representation ' of woolly. Medium and useful quality merinos were chiefly in evidence, with I ewes plentiful. Then' was a fair prol portion of prime, but extra prime were 1 very scarce, especially woolly. There . was a good representation of cross. binds, mainly carrying fair pelts, and , including a sprinkling < ! y oung sheep. (food to prime were well in evidence. 1 with occasional pens of extra prime, - principally shorn; the proportion of >■ wcolly merinos was larg-'r than in tin* L crossbreds. The .selection in the merinos was only a fair average one. while the crossbreds were generally up to the usual standard. Quotations: Prime shorn merino v. 12 (i to 14,-, ■ extra prime shorn merino w 15 - to t 16 TO, good shorn merino w and h 10 - 1 to 11,6; medium merino w ami h 7'6 ! to 9, -; prime shorn merino e 10 * to Jll 'l5, extra prime shorn merino e 12 6 ; to 13/-, good shorn merino e S - to 9, - ; ' ; medium merino e 6 - to 7 - ; prime I ' shorn crossbred w 13 '9 to 14/6 ; extra II prime shorn and crossbred w 15,6 to 16 ; good shorn crossbred w aud h : , 11 - to 12 tj. medium shorn crossbred w I 1 and h 8 6 to 10 - ; prime shorn crossJ bred e 13 - to 14 -. extra prime shorn ,! crossbred e I! 6 tr. 15 good .shorn 1 ’ crossbred e ami h 10 - to 11 fi. medium T shorn crossbred e and h 8 - to 9.-; -■prime woolly merino w 19 6 to 20<3. • extra prime (nominal) 21;- to 21,9; • ■prime short woo! merino w 16 6 to 18 -. . good woolly merino w and h 14 - to Ilf: -. medium woolly merino w and h l i |H 6to 12 prime woolly merino *■ 17 - i to 18 6, good woo'lv merino e 116 to :16 medium 11 6to 13.'- : prinio woolly [ crossbred w (nominal) 211 - to 21,'-; i good woolly crossbred w and h 17,- to | 19 medium woolly crossbred w and h i 13 - to 11 6; prime woolly crossbred i H ominal) e 18.- to 19 -: good woolly ictossbred e and hl4- to 16,-, medium I wotdly crossbred e and h 11 - to 13/-. Lambs. —TA moderate supply of lambs ‘ was panned, mainly suckers, with a : sprinkling of woolly and shorn lambs. ! Tim woolly carried burry skins in most I ii',stance.,. The'-e was a fair piopor‘tiim ol prime and occasional pens of extra prime. The punnings mainly ■ comprised useful trade quality, with fewer young and light suits than oi> i Thursday last. Thedemand was strong ■ throughout f<>»- all classes, and the tom* ■ a firmer one than on Thursday hist, I vain.', generallv being equal to the I.in*, of yesterday wook. A line of suckors from 1). Copland (Wagga) sold to 119. Odd lots of medium lambs were taken by graziers. Quotations; — Prime suckers and woolly lambs 11'6 to 1.3 -. extra prime 1 1 - to 15, -; prime shorn land's and hoggets 9'6 to 11,-, extra prime 12.- to 12/6: good suckers and woolly iambs 8 6 to 10'-, medium ami light 5 - to 7 -. Cattle.—Only 1851 cattle ivrir listed from 58 consignors, and 1939 head neve yarded. This was a smaller supply than usual. The consignments csinie mainly from the northern and northwestern, districts, wit hoecasional lots from the north. Riverilia. and the west, with one draft of 180 from Queensland. The yarding* comprised all descriptions, nnd included a much better representation of prime handy-weight bullocks and steers than on Thursday last. There v. as a light sprinkling of prinm medium-weight bullocks and odd good quality heavy bullocks. The rents arid Ir’ifers included a very fair proportion of prime and occasional yards of extra piime; medium nnd rough sorts were not so plentiful as for some time past, only a sprinkling being forward. The se’ection was a fairly good one. Closing quotations: — Yards of prime mediumweight and heavy bullocks £l2 to £l2 12 -; yards of good to prime weighty bullocks £l'l to 4TI : yards of prime light bullocks and steers £8 TO - to £9 10 - : yards of good handy-weight bullocks ami stem's £6 10,- to £7JO,'-; yards of medium and light bullocks ami steers £4 TO - to £5 10'-; yards of medium, light and rough steers £3 to £' ; yards of prime cows and heifers £6 10 - to £7; yards of extra prime cows £7 1"- to £8 7 - : odd beasts to £9 1 - : yards of good cows and heifers £5 to £5 15 -; yards of medium and light £3 10 8 to £l5 -; rough sorts lower: best beef 24 - to 25 -. prime weighty lr”f 22 - to 2.3 useful and plain bee! 12 - to 20 - pct 1001 b.