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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15221, 20 May 1920, Page 5

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.. •— „ ■ m : MATAWHEftO STOCK SALE. The Weekly Sale of 'the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers' Association was held yesterday at the Matawhero yards. There was a fair attendance of buyers and a big yarding of. stock in, .all branches, .comprising 1700 fat sheep, 60 fat cattle, 23 pigs ,1.4,000 sto,re sheep* 200 store cattle and 'a* ■ nu ??^, of. dairy, cows.. ■ j Prices showed a, decided decline on previous rates on account Of the penamg. closing 0 f the freezing works, and bidding was sjack for till lilies.. -TbA., drpp^jn, prices affected both lats and stores, and .the. only sheep in .demand appear to. be hoggets. In the fijt pens ewes realised to 345, wethers 355, whilst the price offere-d for hoggets, was, 2ss 4 6d. .Fat cows realised as ._??*H:'"*f-^? 7s^ <l, W* two light .bullocks fetched . /P % tgs -were in demand and ,all sold, well, at ( full ma.rlcet. rates, bacon-: 6 T s .t : P £8, chctpper £5, porkers; up to £2 4s and weaii^rs 37p. ,In the store pens fat and .forward eWes realised ris high as '265, 6d, 2. and , 4-tooth . ewes, empty, '2is .7d, hoggets 225. Wethers foere ttot.'in dieS^P d ? .y Q i'y 'tew Hues ..changing . hands. S.toro cattle were not sought af.ter, very; few Klines polling. /Bullocks sold up lo i £11 -7s 6d, cows Cdairar sorts, \n calf) up .to £4 ss, 18-hi9nths Hereford heifers, £3 ■ 17s. 6d. Sales effected under the hammer we're sis, follows:— ..' - -Z- / Fat Sheep: _7 .owes 30a '^d,' ? 3:rjgs' 21s 6d, 47 ewes. 31s, 29 wdjliers 3Ss, 20 ewes 26s 9d, 54 ewes 30s 3d,. 63 owes 345, 76 jy'ctbors 30s, 7^ ewes -27s lld^l^ owes 31s, 132 'wethers 355, ewes ?9s 3d, 91 ewos 245, 73 ewps '2Bs 9d, 34 /jpwea.^os. . . ; . ; . w / Fat Cattle: 1 , cow Xdairy,' sort, prime) £1.3 ,7s 6d» . 1 do. £13, i 6 cows (Shorthorn , cross) £12, 3 cows ..(Hereford cross) £10 I( st. 2. cdw >,(dairy s^s) £9, 4.^0^8 (Poll■ed,.cross);• £11 'Ss,. ,2„ .coyjs", .(Hereford cross) j, £lo 10s, 3 cows v (Shprthorn cross) £9 ss, ,s} , cows. (dairy sori) £8,2516d,.1 , .cow (dairy^ ,sort) , £12 7s "6d^ 2 bullocks -(Polled cross) .£11. ,. -. . .['■ ',-. ' /■'.-'' ,-'" -. ■ ■ ' P ; igs : ;i - chopper ', 1./jjQrk'er J?2 2s, ,3, .porker* £2 V ss, 1. baconer £6 55, , : 1 .baconer /£§, 1 , baconer £5,. 2 porkers £2 4s, 2 we'aners 375, 4 weaners 235, 2,fslip& -,£2, ss, 2 slips -£2 l§s; /, . „ , >' / / , Store ..'Sheep:. 104. ewW (fajt and forward) ,g6s, 6d, ,27 2-toO^h ,ewes (forward) 255, 41 ; 2 afid f tooth ewes i(einpty) 23s 7d, ,17 hoggetp (mixed) 8s 9d, 18- ewes 16b, 47 hoggets ; (mixed) ; 225,, 108. .lipggets.. (mixed) 1,85.. Id, ',54, ; mixed eweSi (empty, fonVard) : 23%. 6d»vlo_ ewes (pulls) 10s 9d, 39 hoggets (mixed); 21s, 150 4, .j§_.and ".B-tootb ! ewes (fats) 29s Id, 320 4 and 6-tooth wetheis 88s 3d;, .67 2-.to6th -wethors: 225. 9d, 35. ewes 165.9d, ; 90, 2- too.th.. tQ^.S-yea^-ewesiXempty) 2?8.7d, 44 'ewes (fat and f pfward) 2ps _d, 48 e.wes, (fat ;and. forward). 24s; 4d,-._i ewes „ {.fat, -v.and forward) 2§s :3d,...150 hoggets. ,20s, 6d, 153/ ewes ;(cmpty^. fqrward/ 245.,6d, ,91 s.m. ewes (empty) v 2ls 3di 27 JiOggets (mixed) 18s 9d, ,11 ewes, (empty , ; forward) .. 22s, 3 ram5,235,22 ewes (fa,t and .forward) ?6s r 9d, 6.*wethers (fats). 27s 3d, 28 hoggets, (mixed) . 17s ...3d, 80. .,-s v m. ej\res (empty) 24s 9d, 179 Awes (fat and forward) '23s 9d, 66 27tooth. wethers 17s, 20 hoggets .(mixed), Us 9d,'26 hoggets (mixed) 15s 3d, :«SO . 2-tbO.th ewes (eftjpty) 9 .fete 2tooth wethers 18s 2d, 134 ;2th ewes ,l7s. 9d, ,33 hogget's (mixed) 14s ,3d, 68 ewes IBs, 9dj A I2Q 2-tooth wethers. 28s' 9d, . 180, hoggets .(mixed) 19s 6d, 134 ewes (fat and forward) 265, 265 2«fcooth . wethors ;2§B 9d,' 72 2-tooth. wethers, 25?, "JBS ,2-tooth ,Wo(;hers' 265, 12 ewes (fat and forward) 23s lid, 269 2-tooth wether's 255, 6d. Store t. Cattle: .2 bullocks (Shorthorn .cross) '£,ll ,7s 6d x 2 .cows (Jersey, iu'Ciilf) £5 15s 2 bullocks .(Shorthorn .cisss] l ,'^£lo, 4 steers--. ahd 2*heifqrs (dairy sor^s) 31sj ,5 weanera (mixed, dairy sorts) 325,, 8 weaner steers (dairy, sorts) 175,..; 2 3-year .steprs £7 12s 6d, 6 cows, (dairy t sor'ts, iu';ca/lf)/,£4 ss, 18 18-month heifers (Hereford cross), £3 17s 6d, 1 weaner. bull (dairy, sort) 255. \ • The Gisborne Shoepfarmers' Frozen .Meat and Mercantile Co., Ltd. . (Mercantile Branch) • report on the Matawhero, sale hold on Wednesday, May 19, as^foliows: There was a fair attendance, of farmers, but' it was quite, evident that for, t'hev.time being at any fate their wants have been supplied, and consequently there was a decline in most of the prices. Tlio fact of yarding over 30,000 sheep on two,', successive Wednesdays, at this time of year, in our opinion very materially , helped prices to decline. The following were yarded : '1664' fat sheep, 59 fat cattle, 14,000 store - sheep, 250 storo cattle. Pat Sheep: Extra prime heavy ewes made 345, primo ewes 31s, lighter sorts from 26s to 30s 6d, primo fat wethors 355, lighter sorts 32_ to 345. Fat Cattle: Vory few steers came forward, and those that did were not quite finished. Cows were in good numbers and r some' very good pens yarded. Steers sold from £11 to £12, well finished heavy cows made to'£l3'2s 6d, good^cows made £12, lighter sorts £9 to £11. Store Sheep: Tho yarding Was hiuch in excess of farmers' wants, consequently prices were much easier 'and a big proportion were not sold under the'haui.mer. although a lot of peiis' were disposed of privately afterwards. 'Hoggets (good) riinde 20s 6d to ! 21s, and for a yoryv nice line of woolly j hoggets 23s 3d was given, poorer sorts j wore hard to quit' at from 12s 6d to 'l7s 6d. Ewes: Forward ompty ewos were still selling well although they alda showed /a ' drop "and pup liho carrying good Accccb and condition 1 sold up to 27s 6d, but about 23s to 25s Was the ruling prices. Wethers: A very nice ' lino of 250 2-tooth wethers 'nearly all fat made 32s 6d, others made f iom 23b to 30s 6d ; one line of medium

4 and 6-tooths made 28a 3d. Store Cattle: Good store bullocks (3-year) made up to £11 7s 6d, empty cows sold for £4 10s, young "cattle at about late market rates. Dairy cows sold fairly well, especially anything showing well in calf.