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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 78, 16 March 1923, Page 7

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BIG FIGURES FOR FRIESIAN BULL. Wanganui, March 15. Mr. Collins, of LucernedKTe, Mount Bryan, South Australia, has bought Mr John Donald’s famous Friesian bull Woodcrest Pi Tze Pontiac, which is claimed to be the world’s greatest living sire of dairy stock. The price runs into big figures, though not announced for publication. THE ENGLISH MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from Ijondou:— Wool sales continue animated and prices are on the whole well maintained. American buyers are operating’. Owing to withdrawals the sales will close on the 23rd March. B.A.W.R.A. sales at Liverpool on 19th April are postponed and there wilt therefore be no public wool sales until 24th April. Dairy produce.—Butter market dull, but not Quotubly lower. Cheese market very firm owing to •scarcity. Prices 6s higher. The Bank of New Zealand lias received the following advice from London under date 9th instant:— Butter.—. Slow; 205/ to 208/ per cwt. Cheese.—Firm on short supplies; l4O/ to 144/ per cwt.; white, 138/ to 142/ per cwt. Frozen Meat.—Ma’rket for wethers is firm, but not much doing. Ewe market is dull. Market for lamb has declined with very poor demand. Beef market depressed. Wethers, light 8d to JJd per lb., heavy 7d to B£d; ewes, 6 l-4d to 7|d; lambs, 12 l-4d to 13d. seconds 10jd to lljd; ox, hinds 4 3-4 d to sd, fores 3 l-4d to 3|d; cow. Finds 4 l-4d to 4jd, fores 3d to 3 l-4d.

LIVE STOCK SALES. LONGLONDS. Headley, Son, and Stewart, Ltd., report having held their usual Longlands stock sale yesterday, when they offered a big yarding of bota entire and sheep to a good attendance of the public. They report sales as follow:— 8 weaner heifers £2 Bs, 13 do. £2 7s, 7 do £3 4s, 2 do £3 10s, 6.d0 £3 2s, 21 do £3 ss, 9 do £2 Is, 3 do 34s 6d, 8 do £2 15s, 3 do £1 ss, 8 do £3 10s, 4 do £3 Is, 1 do £4 ss. 17 do £3 ss, 8 do 2£ 15s, 2do £3 10s, 2 do'£2 £2 19s, 1 steer £5 15s, 1 bull £4 8s; 1 cow in calf £4, 1 weaner bull 10s, 2 cows £2 10s, 1 Jersey bull 6Jgns, 1 do 3igus, 3 aged Romney rams 2gns, 2 do Ign, 1 do Ign, 3 do 2gns, 2 shearling Romney rams Signs, 20 fr.t ewes 24s Bd, 2 S.D. ranis Signs, 11 fat lambs 22s 6d. 1 do 16s 6d, 5 do 18s 6d, . 19 fat ewes 22s Bd, 73 f. and f. ewes 12s 6d, 17 ewes 7s sd, 247 S.H. ewes 15s 6d, 5 do 15s 3d, 6 do 17s, 5 2-th ewes 17s 6d, 14 m.s. lambs 13s fid. TAKAPAU. The stock brokers report having held their monthly sale at Takapau yesterday, when a good yarding of sheep and cattle was offered to a good attendance of the public. Practically an tho sheep yarded changed hands at prices well up to recent sales. A good man oyf the cattle failed to reach the vendors’ reserves and were passed in. TALLOW MARKET. The following is a copy of the cable received by Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Napier, from their head office, London, t dated 14th March, 1923: — Tallow.—ll4o of tallow offered at auction and 720 sold. Prices about unchanged. Many hSTders are asking higher prices, thereby checking business. We quote fine mutton 455, mixed, good colour 42s 9d.