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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8838, 14 June 1907, Page 2

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Feilciing Wool and Skin SaleMessrs A. H. Atkinson and Co. report :—At our monthly sale on 'Thursday wo offered .111 average catalogue comprising 12 bales and 50 bales of wool, 1:300 skins, 350 hides, 21 casks and 60 tins of. tallow and usual sundries. There was an extra attendance of buyers and good competition. The'wool was mostly crntchings, which made up to 7d for good lines. Skins were in slightly better demand than last sale. Prices for lades showed an advance of to %&. Tallow was in good demand, at late rates. Quotations. —Wool: Rough crossbred 7d to black 7d, dead Td to locks and pieces to Gd, bright" crutchings 6%d to 7d. medium 6d to <S%&, inferior od to'o%d. Skins: Full wools to half to three-cmarter wools i to Bi;<d, shorts 7d to 7 : <<d, broken ! 53<tt to 7d. lambs Sri to inferior i o}2<l to 73yd, dead 53.(d to G%d, broken I 5 : l~to (kY, pelts found 7(1 to' 7}£, iu- ! ferior and broken .'id to Gjr.d, butj chors half dry to three-quarter wool 1 ssins 4s 10a, ss, 5s sd, os Ud to 7s Id, I half dry dead and damaged Is to -Is ! '3d. Hides : Medium ox to 5%d. I light 5d to otjjd, damaged ox 4u to I 4 ; yd s medium cow od to light i 4?i{rl to 4Jb, damaged 2d to 4d, bulls ' 4d, horse hides 10s to 13s, damaged Is to ss, calf found "i%<\, damaged 3, 3 ,£d to 4K, yearlings od to s}4d, damaged 3d to 4d. Tallow : Casks, butchers mixed good £25 5s per ton, medium £23 5s to £25, tins good 23s per cwt, inferior 17s Gd, rough fat 13s 3d, bones 3s (kl. Stock Market. Messrs Abraham and Williams report : At Palmorston 011 Thursday a small entry of sheep met a fairly good demand", and all lots were disposed of at satisfactory prices. A good clearance was also made with the cattle, young steers especially selling readily.' Quotations: Light fat wethers 14s Bd, forward ewes 12s Sd to 13s Gd, good store ewes lis, good lambs 13s 30d, . cull lambs 7s Id, 3 year bullocks £5 10s, 18 mouths steers £2 8a to £2 lis, mixed IS months cattle 34s to £2, wea.ncra 13s (kl to 18s, small weauers lis to 12s (id, springing heifers £3 10s to £5 2s Gd, fat cows £3 Jss to £4 Is, forward cows £2 "8s to £3 lis, store cows 27s to £2 0s (id.

Jlessrs Dal-.iety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Palmei-ston. Korth saloon 13th inst. as follows :—Vi'o had a small yarding of sheep, most of which '.vera quitted at satisfactory prices. Medium lambs to 10.; Gd, fat'uiifi foi-.v.ird wethers ISs 2d,fat wethers l!>s 2J, sound-mouthed breeding ewes 14s. A medium yarding of cattle sold as follow : 2.V to 3yr steers, £i 10s ; 2Jyr steers, .£3 10.3; lomos steers, £1 4s,