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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15303, 26 August 1920, Page 5

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i. 7 - STOCK SALES. ; Tho stock sales wero continued at the Matawhero yards this afternoon, the following further sales being recorded : — Store Sheep :- 15, hoggets (mixed) 9s lOd, 18 2-tooth owes (in. lamb) 34s fid, 24- ewes (f . and .f .) 24e 9d, 19 hoggets (mixed) 19s 6d, 18 hoggets (mixed) 21s, 12 mixed ewes (m lamb) 34s 3 hoggets 20s 6d, 17 hoggets (mixed) 12s 6d. * Storo Cattle: There- were 560 store cattle yarded. The following swere sold under tho hammer: . 3 yearlings^. (mixed, Shorthorn cross) £3, 3 yearling * bulls {{(Shorthorn -cross) £5 lOsj 20 yearlings (mixed) £3 7s 6d, 2 .yearling, steers. (Polled cross) £31sf 22 - .yearling; -l.eife.i's-: (dairy sorts) £Ai "153^ 5 2%car. r hbif ers ; (Holstein cross) £6; l&s, :17 yearlings' (mixed, ? dairy sorts) £1-179. 6d,< 5 wpariercheifors (Jersey CVoss) £1 Bs, one weaner bull (Jersey cross) £3, 7 weaner steers (Jersey cross) £1 48s, 2 weaner .steers (dairy, sorts) ,17s, JB 2-year .steers £5, 8 steers; arid 3 heifers (dairy sorts) £3 15s, 1 3-year heifer (dairy siprt, empty) £8 ss, 1 cow (do:) £6 7s 6d,- 5 18-mon t_ steers (dairy sorts) •> £3 13s. ;20 18-month t * heifers (Hfereford cross) £6 7s 6d, 6 18-month "steers £5 8s 6d, A bullocks (Jierse'y cross) £7 ss, 7 37year steers (Shorthorn cross, forward) £7,' 12 mixed cows (Hereford and Shoipthoni cross, empty! £8 12s 6d,- 20 mixed <Jows. and heifers (mixed, empty) 7£4 2s 6d, 34' 18-month steers (Shorthorn-Hereford cross) £7 ss, 3ft 2-year' heif.ers (Hereford cross) £5 19s 6d. The cattle' were. not. m demand, and the jprices varied considerably. Although there were numerous- good lines put under the 'hammer, they failed to reach the reserve.. • ' 'Y7';-. ""'7 "•' "''.7- V 7 7* '-

„The Gisborne Sheepfarmers' Frozen Meat and Mercantile Co.; Ltd. (Mercanr tile Branch), report on the MataWherq stock sale held on Wednesday. 'September 25. as' follpws:' A fair -yarding of ghecp, riiostiy, composed of hoggets and ewes m lamb, came forward, and although the attendance was about 'usual, there was not -the K^nvflerifend that has been m evidence for the past two or three .sales,; and consequently there, were* a lot' or sheep passed m under the hammer, but m most cases they were" disposed of privately. Fat sheep sold welh" .' r ■'■' Cattle: There were some, pens of -very good fat .cows and they sold well. •About 57f) i store cattle were yarded and a good many failed to- reach owners' reserves. .We quote fat wethers ,33s to ; 38s Ca, mi ewes 295, to 335, f. lt hoggets up to 335, store sheep,, ewes- with .'. 100 per cent., lambs at foot ,s£2; «wes m lamb, (niixert ag;es) up to 38s, mixed sex 2-tooths 345, wether hoggets 265, mixed sex hoggets 23s to 26s Gd. -..:..... -.-, ".'■ Fat cattle: Fat cows ; (prime); £14 lOs.i light sorts £11 to £13 10s, bullocks up to £15 10s, store cattle, mixed sex yearlirigSr £3 is to £4 las'", 2-year steers £0 to £& 3 and"4-year- old bullocks, good'' cbndltiori £12 lOfr. aged and low conditioned cows were neglected. * , V : • "W. call attention toy our cattle fair to., be held on Friday, September 24th, for which we are now taking entries-'. ,V 7 .■ ■' '•■ 7, .-■', .0 7 Messrs Dalgety and Po. report on their weekly sale held at Matawhero saleyards on the 25th ihsti, as follows:— "A fair entry of sheep and a heavy, yarding of cattle were offered to a smaller attendance ■'■ than usual. Prices for all , classes with- tho exception of good ewes m lairib showed" a slight decline. -Cattle wcro also slightly easier, Wo quotw— Sheep: IForward ewes 2_s r ewes m Jamß (poor) 26s 3d, hoggets (fair) 20s 6d to' 21s 9.d.;, Cattje,: .18. to 20-month steers (poor condition) £7 ss, do. heifers £5 5s to £6, weaner steers (fair) £5 8s 6d to £5,: 12s J6d, good* fovwnrd cows £9 55."