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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10963, 4 May 1907, Page 2

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(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) (Received May 4, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. Wool is brisk of sale. MeiTHos are very firm. There is an improved competition for crossbreds.

(Special to Herald.) .!■ NAPIER, this day. Messrs Dalgety and Co.- haVe received the following cable from their London office : "New Zealand crossbred frozen lamb prices are higher by td id per lb. Frozen mutton: There is more demand for light weights, but heavyweights are neglected. We quote : New, Zealand beef, ox hind«, 180 to 2201b5. 3^d to 3sd ; Australian lafnb, prime, 32 to 401bs, 4|d per lb ; Australian mutton light weights, under 501bs, crossbred and merino wethers, 3|d. per lb."

Report of stock sale held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., at Matawhero yards oil Thursday, 2nd inst., is aB follows:—Although the weather was most unfavorable the attendance was larger than was expected, and a fair -yarding of stock m both departments wus on view. Sheep: Competition for all desirable lines of sheep was animated, and priceß evdenced the -onimenceme.it of the rise wliich must certainly take place at thi. season of the year when there are so many good crops of turnips to bo stocked. ' Our entry comprised 1778, of which we sold 1698 Under tho hammer m brisk competition at prices about ls per head on all good lines. The day's quotations were as follows : Aged ewes m lamb 9s 6d to 10s, better lines with sound mouths up to 13s 9d, empty ewes m forward condition lis 6d, fat ewes 13s 7 d, 2' and 4tooth wethers 15s 4d. There was an un* satisfied demand for good linos of wethers •: _ !v

Cattjo : Our entry comprised* flßo. of which' we' placed 268 at prices at -light advance on last sale's ruling rates. There also appeared to be better competition all round, especially for bullocks and ser* viceable lines of young cattle. Our day'a sales comprised email calves at from 12» 6d to £1, station calves with good skins 27s 6d, 12 to 18 months old heifers £2 7s 6d to £2 108, old cows 22s 6d, 12 to 15 months old steers £2 ls to £2 3s 6d, 2 year steer. £3 8s 6d, 24 year old bullocks £4 10s to £5, light beef bullock* £6, bet* ter finished cattle £7 2s 6d.

Pigs : There was no demand and those offered had to be passed m. Wo have now oome to the end of our weekly auction sales, and until further notice there will be a fortnightly interval between each sale, the next; sale being fixed for the 16th iiißt. Wtb shall be glad of entries for that sale to come iv eai^^n we ex--111 I 111 l 111-i-111111111111l I II !___________________■__ ii I ll