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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 46, 6 February 1928, Page 9

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OTANE STOCK SALE. The following sales were effected at Otane ou Saturday:— Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—47 4 and 6-th ewes 21s 9d, 1 fat cow £5 2s 6d. H.B. Farmers’ Co-op. Assn., Ltd. —434 3, 4 and 5-yr ewes 235, 61 4-th ewes 255, 62 at 2Us 3d, 189 at 235, 15 2 and 4-th ewes 20s 6d, 34 2-th ewes 255, 64 6-th ewes 20s 6d, 32 at 255, 132 at 23s Id, 46 4, 6 and Bth ewes 19s, 108 5-yr ewes 16s Id, 10 oneshear S.D. rams Bgns. N.Z. Loan aud Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd.—ls 4 m.a, ewes 21s, 26 tat ewes 17s 4d, 15 store ewes 10s, 2 weaner pigs 21s. Headley, bon and Stewart, Ltd.— 110 2-th ewes 28s 6d, 62 at 265, 432 at 26s 9d, 90 at 26s 2d, 41 5-yr ewes 19s, 50 5-yr ewes 18s 9d, 48 at 16s, 93 4-th ewes 255, 81 4, 6 and 8-th ewes 20s, 21 fat ewes 17s 4(1, 8 2shear R. rams 4gns., 3 3-shear R. rams 4gns. In conjunction with Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd.: 320 2-th ewes 26s Id. PRODUCE PRICES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from then London House, under date Ist inst.: (Last quotations in parenthesis):— Butter: New Zealand salted L6C/to 162/- per cwt (152/-). Market firm. Smail supplies momentarily available. Cheese: 91/- to 92/- per cwt ~ to 89 -). Market steady. WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cable irorn their London house under late Ist inst;—The sales closed lirmlv today. compared with last sales’ closing rates prices are higher about par to 5 per cent. or scoured Menno, Merino lanios, greasy Menno; 1 igiiei about 5 to 7} per cent for crossbred lambs, line gieasy croisrred, higher about 5 per ci nt, h»r hue scorned crossbred; ibout .1 to ;U per cent, higher for coarse greasy crossbred and about 10 to 15 per cent, higher for medium greasy crossbred; 7$ per cent higher lor crossbred slipe, medium scoured crossbred, and coarse scoured crossbred. Competition continues spirited. America is buying suitable lots of crossbred. The prices realised for average to super grades ol descriptions as below were as follows:—Crossbred: 56-58, 26d to 28d; 50-56, 23}d to 26Jd; 4850, 20?,d to 23d; -16-48, 18d to 21d ; 11-16, ItUd to 19d; 10-41, 16d to l?id; 36-10, 15d to 16|d. WOODVILLE SHOW. Woodville, Feb. 4. The Woodville Show concluded in perfect weather. There was an increased attendance. Concluding results are;— Hawke’s Bay C.O.R. Stakes.—W. T. Williams (i’ukehou) 1, J. Murray (Woodville) 2. Horse leaping.—Hunters: O. Nelson (Hastings), Blue Moon, 1; J Shaw s Workman, 2. Pony: H. Blunden’s De wet 1, K. Peebles’ Mickey 2. Ladies: O. Nelson's Blue Moon 1, J. Shaw’s Workman 2. Wire jump; J. Shaw s Workman 1, O. Nelson’s Blue Moon 2. Consolation jump: C. Mackie’s Waewaepa 1. Champion hack: J. Shaw’s Workman.