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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18858, 8 November 1935, Page 6

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MATAWHERO STOCK SALE LARGER YARDING STORE SHEEP SELL WELL An increase was noticed in the number of stock yarded at the weekly sale held by the Poverty Ray Stockbrokers' Asso nation at the Matawhero saleyards to day. Despite, the unfavorable weather, there was a good attendance of (he public, and practically all the. lots wen sold under the hammer. FAT CATTLE

Prices were:—One. Holstein cow, .C2 17s; 1 Jersey cow, medium finish, ,CS 26d; 1 Jersey cow, £2 6s; 1 good vealer. C2 6s ; 1 good size Jersey cow, '£3: I medium finish Jersey cow, CI 17s 6d . I Jersey cow, ,C2 ss; 1 fair finish Jersey eow, £1 13s: 2 medium finish Jerseycows, £1 17sj 2 ditto (p), £1 16s; J Jersey cow r (p), £1 14s; 1 Jersey cow. medium finish (p), £1 10s j 1 Hereford cow, £7> 7s 6d; 1 Jersey cow (p), £1 15s; 1 good runner. £3 2s 6d; 1 Holstein eow, £3; 1 light Jersey heifer, £1 16< • 1 Jersey cow, £1 16s; 1 Jersey cow. 131 15s • 1 brindlft cow, £2 19s. EAT .SHEEP

The entry of fat sheep totalled 3?..">. Competition was only fair, particularly towards the end of the sale, and the market declined. Woolly ewes inmli 15s to LSs 2d; shorn ewes, 12s lid h 14s lOd; light forward shorn wethers 20s 9d. Prices:

Woolly ewes.—22, (p) 16s Od; 12, rS> 2d; 0,17 s Sd; 38, His 10(1; 15, l'ti: lOd; 11, 10s Gd; 31, 17s; 21 15s; IS His Od 12, 17s Id. Shorn ewes.—24 at: Lis 9d; 4,14 s lOd: 2G, 13s 3d; !), 14s; !), 12s lid; 22, 13s: 22, 13s 7d; 10, 13s Sd; 5,13 s Sd; ! shorn light wethers, 20s Del. STORE SHEEP Good values were obtained for tin small entry of store sheep. Wooll} wether hoggets in good conditio! realised 19s 9d; shorn ewes, genu nouths and condition, breeders, 17s 3d diorn owes, for fattening, 9s 7d ti I Is; woolly ewes, medium, lis 9d ano good I.6's 3d; shorn wethers, heavy, 20. .id; light 2-ths, His Id to 17s sd; shon: 2th ewes, good, 24s 4d; owes will, lambs, to 27s Id. Prices:—

Hoggets.—6B, woolly, full of condition, 19s fid. Shorn owes.—oil, mostly 1 and fi-yeai full.of condition, 17s 3d; Ifi, good store condition, 10s; 07, good store condition :).s 7dj lfi, medium condition, lis. Woolly ewes.—.'it, low' mouths, ii good order, 10s .'id; 10, medium <?ondi tion, lis Od.

Wethers.—40, mostly prime heavy .thorn, 20s Od; 288 2-ths, good store con dition, shorn, 17s 3d; 65, tail of last. J (is Id; 45, shorn, Southdown, 2-th 16s id. Two-tooth ewes.—o-1, well grown. r'resh condition, 24s 4d. Ewes and lambs. —35, woolly, fairh good condition ewes, 40 medium South down lambs, 27s Id; 17 fairly good ewes, 10 quality Southdown lambs, 275; lfi shorn poor owes and 16 mcdhlih iambs, 18s 3d. BACK TO 102/- CWT BUTTER MARKET RECOVERS GAIN OF 3s OVERNIGHT The market for New Zealand buttei in London staged a sharp recovery overnight, and there has been a gain of 3per cwt. upon the. prices quoted yesterday, bringing the quotations up to 102 s for finest. A sharp fall in quotations occurred during the week, prices declining by 9s per cwt. to 99s yesterday, the first occasion for over two months that the price bad fallen below ICOs. The market still remained weak at the, lower values, but with the, recovery announced to : day a firm tone is reported. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Company report to-dav as follows: "Butter, finest 101 s to 102 s, first grade 99s to 100 s; the market is firm. Cheese sold at 49s to £os. and was more active, closing at 51s " ' The Australian Press Association's report, dated London, November 7. states that the market is steady at the lower level, but. business is small. Quotations are: Danish, 131 s; choicest salted New Zealand, 995, 101 s; Australian, 98s, 100 s; nnsalted, New Zealand. 106 s; Australian, 104 s. The cheese market, is slow, New Zealand white and colored at 50s, and Australian at 48s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company have received the following advice from London dated November 7: "Bnttcr.— There is more inquiry this end of the week. Quotations: Danish (f.0.b.). 102 s to 103 s; New Zealand finest. 99s to 100 s; Australian finest, nnsalted-100s to 101 s, salted 99s to 100 s. Cheese.--There is more inquiry. Quotations: New Zealand, White 49s to 50s. colored 49s to 50s: Canadian, white 56s to 60s, colored 56s to 605." BRADFORD TOPS MARKET (Reed. Nov. 8,2 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 7. The Bradford tops market is firm, with consumption increasing. Quotations: Seventies, 33d; sixty-fours, 31d; sixties, 29Jd; fifty-sixes, 20Jd; fifties, 15d; forty-sixes, 12-Jcl; forties, lid.