COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14555, 16 March 1918, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Lqan arid Mercantile Agency. Co., Ltd., report*- haying "held their weeMy live stock sale at-the^Mata-vrhero yards on 'Wednesday, (13th^;inst., when a large.yarding of .sheep arid a few peris of cattle., were offered to a large, attendance, i li> was anticipated m the, face of-^flood conditions. that .prices .would he easier ; however the reverse; was .-the result, and pi v iceß generally were much better. A . large number of • wethers, were keenly competed .for, result jng. in. a sharp' l'ise * being, recorded. Young ; ewes and sound . breeding ewes also'; met; with; improved demand: Our yarding included 11^364 sheep, of . which number . 8276 sold.; 80 head of cattle,.4 2 sold.;, 13' pips, all. sold. The following, prices were..ruling during {he day : Fat ewes v(unshbrn) 39s 6d, fat ewes 275- 6 dto 30s, v lighter 23s 2d to 24s 4d, good, "ewes (2-;tboth) 27s od ;. a splendid lot of 5-year ewes, .bred by Mr. A. R. Watson, 1 .; reached 30s ; 6d ; other, 6-year owes, 225, 6d to- 265; lower conditioned 5-year ewes,-, 12s ;to 17$; '. well bred 2-tooth Lincpln e\res,: 3igns. ; small 2-tooth. ewes, .^ 19s 6d 'to 21s 6d ;■_ ewes 2, 4 and 6-tooth, 19s 3d'to.2ss'; f .m. ewes, forward.' 17s ; to 18s 3d^ Culls, 7s V 6d to Bsj'3d : .fprward .wethers;. 2Bs 9d- to 31s ; small 2-tooth wethers. 20s-6d tp 23s lOd. Lambs.- good shorn, 13s; medium woolly 8s to 12s; culls. 4s 3d to 5s 9d. Rams, 2-tooth Lincoln".-,,9|ijns..;. 2-tooth Romneys 5 to.7sgns; a,ged rams li to . 2gns. Cattle.— Pat cows £9 7s 6d to £59 12s 6d, dairy heifers. 2-yeara, £6 2s 6d,; woaners. £3 3s 6d to £4 7s; 18-months steers, £7 7s ; ;■ g^year .Heifers £8 Is. Pigs : Baconers £2 Is, porkers 28s to 325, weaners 15s.