COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 79, 26 November 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Newton King’s Stratford Weekly Report.

At the Hay-market on Saturday there was a fair attendance. There was a full yarding of pigs, in fact the pons were over taxed. There was a good enquiry for all classes, practically every pen being cleared at the hammer. Prices ruling were about par with last sale. Quotations: Weaners 10s Gel to £1 2s Gd, the latter price for a pen of six-week Berkshire-Devon cross, slips making up to £1 os Gel, small stores £l. 8s to £1 11s, medium do. £1 14s to £1 Jos Gd, sows £2 15s, pedigree boars six weeks old £1 os to £1 13s, calves Is to 10s. A quantity of harness and sundries sold well.

At the Mart.—Poultry: A large entry of all classes came forward and were cleared at. a rise in prices. Roosters Is 7d to 2s 9d, hens Is od to 2s Id, pullets 2s 3d, ducks 2s, green peas Is 3d to Is Gd peck, table potatoes 11 s to 12s per cwt, onions 2|d per lb. A quantity of furniture, etc., made fanprices. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES. Mr. Newton King’s Report.

On Tuesday, November 19th, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 30 bales and DO sacks wool, 298/ sheepskins, 13 casks and 52 tins tallow, 8-1! hides, and 5446 calf-skins, besides the usual assortment of horse-hair, cowtails, etc. Bidding throughout the sale was very keen and spirited. Wool.—-As yet there is only a small quantity coming forward, shearing op orations having just commenced. Prices in comparison with last year s opening sale were Id to lid higher. Owing to the unsettled state of the labour market in shipping and other circles, and the increased freights to London, many growers are disposing of their wool in the Dominion ; in this respect I have to report the sale of a 90-bale clip at a satisfactory figure. Sheepskins.—ln keen demand at id per lb. advance. Hides.—There was an unprecedented demand for these, prices being the i highest yet recorded. A careful perus\al' of the prices realised will show the [ extreme values obtained, all classes selling at an advance of from gd to ltd per lb. Values arc likely to remain firm owing to a shortage throughout the Dominion.

Calfskins.—All linos sold exceedingly well at an advance of lijd to 2Jd per lb, 2800 realising is to is id per Tallow.—Sold well at late rates. I quote:— Wool.—Fine crossbred 9-Jti, medium crossbred Hd to B;{d, coarse crossbred 7jfd to 7i|d, cotted to 7d, black Gd to crutchings sd, s|d, 5 id, Dljd, first dead 7|d, second dead 7d, inferior dead ud, locks 3d, skin pieces 3]d. Sheepskins.—Medium crossbred 8d to Bid, or 7s to 9s 8d each; coarse crossbred 7d to 7|d, inferior G|d to 7d, hoggets 7cT to 7id, damaged to Oi/ci, dead 5.Jd to 6id, dead lambs 4Jd to sd, half wools 5d to spring larabS 4-jd to old, dead and damaged 3gd to 4;|d, damp lines heavy wool 7s sd, 7s 9d, Bs, 8s 3d to 8s 7d; lull wool, Gs Gd, 6s Bd, Gs 9d, 7s, to 7s 3d; hoggets, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 7d, to ss; damaged, 2s, 3s Bd, os, 5s 9d, Gs lid, to 7s 3d ; spring lambs, Is 3d to is Gd; pelts, 9d IGd to is; damaged pelts, id, 2d, to sd; dead, 4s id, 5s 3d, to 7s id; aslted lines, heavy wool, Gs 9d, 7s, 7s Gd, 7s Bd, 8s Id to 9s; full wool, Gs, Gs id. Gs 7d, to Gs iOd; damaged, 3s Gd, 4;. 2d, to ss; spring lambs, is id to is sd; pelts, is id, is scl, is 7d, to is IGd.

Hides.—Butchers’ ox, stout, ‘Ms, ■Ms, 4.85, 50s, to 56s each; medium ox 325, 335, 34s 6d, 375,,385, to 395; light, 22s 6d, 235, 255, 27s Bd, to 295; cow, heavy, 31s, 32s 6d, 335, 34s 9d, 35c .6(1, to 38s; medium, 25s 6d, 235, 27r 3d, 28s, to 29s Gel; light, 225, 235, 245, to 255; cut cow, 2ls, 21s 6d, 225, 255, to 275; farmers’ cow, light, 6yd to 7|d; medium, 6-;}d to 7|d; heavy, 7d. 7 yd, to 7:1 d; slippy, 3d, 4d, 5Jd, 6d, Gfd, to 7d ; cut cow, Gd, 6 yd, G;fd, to 7d; dry, 6d, 6}d, to 6-|d; stags, 5Ad, to Gd; yearlings, sounds, 6yd, 6£d, 7d, to B|d; slippy, syd to CJ-d; cut, GJ-d, GJd, to 6;[d. Calfskins.—Special lines, 12yd to 13d: special cut, 12 id; first calf, 12d, 12id, 12yd, to 12gd ; seconds, lid, Hid to lljfd; fleshy, B’d, 9d, lUd, 10yd, to lid; small fleshy, GUI to 8d; dirty, Gd ;7d, 7yd, to lOd ; first cut, lOd, lUyd, lid, tolled; second cut, 7d, 7yd, Bd, to 9:] d ; badly cut, 5d to 6,yd; first slippy, Bd, Byd ,Byd, Bfd, £d, to 9yd; second slippy, sa, s|d, ,6d, to 6;{d; inferior lots, id, lyd, 3d, to Id; dry, Gd, 9d, Is 2d, to Is 7d. Tallow,—ln casks: Best mixed, 27s to 27s Gd, good 2Ss to 26s Gd, medium 24s 3d, to 21s Dd, inferior 23s 9d. In tins; Best lines 20s Gd to 28s Gd, medium 24s to 2 !s 9d. Boi se-hair.—9d, Is 6yd, to Is BJd per lb. Horse-tails.—lOd each. Cow-hair.—7yd per lb. Cow-tails.—ls 6yd per doz. Horse Hides.—9s Gd to 1 L,s Gd. Horse Hides.—Cut, 3s Gd to Gs 9d. My next sale will be held on Tuesday, December 17th,