MATAWHERO STOCK SALES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11125, 14 November 1907, Page 5

MATAWHERO STOCK SALES.

The-'fortnightly, stock sales were conducted .at the Matawhero saleyards today, selling commencing as usual at 11 a.m.' Messrs Common, Shelton and Co., Ltd., arid Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. yarded about 3000 sheep. The sale went well at the start every tiling selling, but after the first half-dozen pens were offered there was a lull, as the bidding did not reach a figure sufficient to induce vendors to part with their stock. Mostly fat heavyrweight wethers and ewes and lambs were passed m. Store wethers were m .good demand, and brought high prices, one line of this class bringing 22s 7d v The following are the prices: — Sheep: 2l; ewes and Jioggets (mixed) l&j, 28 light-weight, wethers. 20b 6d, 70 fat wethers 22s Bd, 59 do. 22s 7d, 7 fat ewes 18s 6d,' 28 do. 17s; 9d, .67 black-faced 12s, 27 shorn hoggets lis 6d<, 444 do. 13s 8d 256.fat wethers 22*_ 6d, 875 hoggets 13s Ud, 357 do. 15s 7d> A number of the lots passed m were disposed of at the close-of the sale. Cattle: About 200 head of cattle were yarded, mostly old cows. The sale was brisk throughout,. and almost every hoof sold under-; the hammer. , Six calves brought 255, 1 heifer 355, 2 jieifers and 1 steer 3Gsy,l cow m full profit £3 ss, 1 steer -84 10s, 64 cows (with 51 calves at foot) £2 10s, 42 dry cows £2 10s, 22 weaners • 34s 6d,\ 13 weaners 14s. Pigs: There was a small entry, 14 suckers selling at 14s. Messrs Williams and Kettle and the N.Z. Loan.and Mercantile .Agency, Company, Ltd., yarded about 7000 sheep. The sale commenced with the small pens of fat. There appeared, to be a better demand for light weights, wliich sold readily, tlian if or the heavier classes. After lunch the sale became more spirited and comparatively few'pens were passed in.' There was still a good demand for hoggets, which sold at from lis 6d for small ones to 19s for well finished sorts. Shorn hoggets brought 13s 6d. Ewes and lambs did not go off so well, although some splendid.lambs were offered. The prices ranged from 19s 3d to 265. Fat ewes sold at 15s 6d to 18s 9d, and wethers from. 22s 9d. Shorn ewes brought from 13s to 15s. Prices were as follow: 26 fat ewes 15 s 6d, F.; Sharpe; 10 do, 17s, J. Newton; 10 prime do. 18s 9d, McKenzie; 83 ewes, with 96 big- lambs at foot, 235; s_o wether hoggets, 14s 6d; 471 do. 16s, J. Mclldowie; 31 do., 16s, T." McGregor; 84 fat wethers 22 s 9d, E. Cameron j 240 hog|ets 15s, H. Bayly;' 167 fat wethers 21s 6d, H, Kenway; 272 forward ewes:l4s 2d, H, Bayly; 421 hoggets,, good line, 19s, H. Kenway; 8 fat shorn,ewes 13s 6d, D. B. Watt; 50 do. 15s, E. T. Harries; 54 fat ewes 17s 6d, E. Cairiefon; 24 do. 16g 9d, D. Gordon; 5 fat wethers Hs, D. Gordon; 30, fat eweslßsj Gordon; 41 do, 18s 6d, J. Newton; 72' forward wethers 22s 3d. H. Kenway ; 171 shorn: 2-tooths ,13s 6d, J. Mclldowie. V 110 wether hoggets 17s 3d, H* Lysnar; 93 hoggets 12s 9d, T.McGregor; 7 6 imd 8-tooth ewes (with 10 iambs) 22s 3d,. MdKeh2_e'; 31 •'hoggets 12 S' 6d, W. Sisterson;'29 do. lis 6d, Hollywood; 72 fat arid forward ewes 14s 6d; Gibbs; 72 hoggets lis Bd, Hollywood; 28, fat ewes :17s lOd, Maclaurin; 20 ewes (with 17 lambfi) '265, McKenzie; 66 fat shorn ewes 13s, Trent;/134 4-tooth shorn ewes 15s, Melldowie; 4 ewes and 5 lambs 16s, J. Russell; 12 forward ewes. 12s 6d W. Smith • 24 cwe s (with 29 lambs) 19s 3d, J. Voh Pien;-63 dry ewes 15s 3d, D. Watt;; 181 shorn 2-tooths 13s 6d, Mclldow&; 60 fat ewes 16s 6d, W. Sisterson; -SVhb&gets 15s 6d, Mclldowie; 48 do. 12s 7d; J. Russell ■;''.' 14 ewes (with 11 lambs) 26jr McKenzie. Pigs: There was a small yarding of pigs. Two porkers brought 275, 2 do. 235, 3 smaller ones 225, 6 do. 21s, 2 weaners- l&s. Cattle t; About 800 head of cattle came forward.-mostly stores, including a number of Whakatane cattle. The market was good, .and most of the yarding was cleared under the hammer. Following were* prices, including those of Murray, Roberts and Company s offerings : 2 heifer calves £1, J. Walker; 20 old cows 275, B. Sharp; 2 beef heifers £4 10s, J. Newten; 3 steers £2 10s. R. Sherratt; 38 steers £4,12s 6d, W. Sutherland; 26 fat bullocks £6 ss, G. Witters; 44 steers £3 ,12s 6d, W. Sutherland; 61 young steels £2 16s, C. Gray; 22 steers £5, Judd Bros. ■ , (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, this day.' The Colonial (I-o-nsignmient. and Distributing Company, London, cable the following report: —Frozen meat: •'Canterbury mutton 3£d, Napier, Wellington, and North Island 3fd; lamb, first quality. sfd, second s_d; beef t hinds, 3_d, fores 2§d.