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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 49, 29 October 1913, Page 3

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r* Taranaki Wool, Skin, Hide and Tallow Sale. MR NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Tuesday, October 21st, 1 held my usual four weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 21 bales and 03 sacks wool, 1927 sheepskins, 7bo hides, 9 casks and 20 tins tallow, 2030 calfskins, besides the usual quantities of hair, tails, etc. There was a good attendance of buyers with excellent competition throughout. Wool.—This season's fleece up to Did, crutchings firm. Sheepskins.—Pirm at late rates. Hicles.—Competition was very keen for these. Cow advanced pi to jd per Hi'and ox id per lb, yearlings were firm at late rates. ’ Tallow.—Declined Os per ton. C|ilf<skins.— Advanced |d per lb, best lines up to 12-id per lb. I quote : Wool. —This season’s fleece Bpi to 9id, fin 9pl, logstained B|d to Bpi, inferior Gd to 6pl, cruthchings (good) 6pl to 7d, medium 6fd, inferior spl to spl, dead wool Bid to BJd, inferior spl, locks and crutchings mixed 6Jd, lambs Bd, pieces 4pi to spi, locks and pieces 3d to 3)d. Sheepskins.—Fine Bfd, crossbred full wools Bi-d.to Bpi, coarse and inferior 7p), fvwqols 7|d| tq Bd, coarse and inferior. 6Jd,to 7pi, i wools 6pi tp 6pl, lambs , t Sd, inferior. spl, damaged i wqo(s GJd.tq 6fd., i wools s id, damaged lambs ,6d„,degd (firsts) 7pi, seconds 6p) to 6|d, dead lambs 6pi to 6fd, pel.ts 5.p1 ? damaged 3d, dead 2d, lambs peltfs 6pi, .bare, pelts, (this season’s) Is £d to ,Is 7d .each, skin pieces 4d, clamp lines as follows:—Full wool Gs 10d, : 7s 4d, 8s R; Os Bd, 11s 6d, 14s C>d tOilßs i ;,‘}d, wools 5s Bd, 6s 2d, 6s 9d tq. Gs 10d,;i wpols 4s, 4s 4d, 4s 9d, 5s Gd to 5s Bd, 1 wools 3s 2d to 4s, lambs 3s 2d, dead 2s 6d to 3s lOd, damaged 2s Gd, 2s lOd to 5s lid, salted full wool 6s sd, 6s Bd, 6s lOd, 7s 2d, Bs, 8s 2d to 8s fld, f wools ss, •5s 4d, 6s sd, 6s 8d to 6s lOd, \ wools 3s 9d, 4s 8d to ss, 1 wools 3s, 3s 4d to 3s 9d, damaged 2s tp 4s 3d, lambs Is, pelts (this season’s) la 10d to 2s 2d.

Hides.—Ox heavy stout 9}d, 9j|d, ,9|j3 u tp 10^3,, medium stout 9|d to 9|d, bppvy ordinary 9d to 9id, medium B|d to. light BJd to 9Jd, cow medium superior 9Jd to 9|d, light B|d to 9fd’; he,avy. .ordinary B£d, medium B|d to-„B|d,: 'light B|d to n 9d. Farmers’ ,CO,)V Yl M ( tolißjd,,!{«■ B|d, to dtd,r*:' stag? 1; 6id, •tq ii 7d, dry cow PKfiU to ,'S|d,, . horse hi,de? %s 6d to lls» puli" ape}iflippyi ox cpry,s|d to iXpijliugs 6id„ 7id,,7|d t 7gd jto &cl, cpt a^4 3 fllipPF;tP ■TjtV ? .,' f 1 ici ti . j’Tfpllow.-rpßpst .mjxed ip pa ska £1 6s |(|d,r,mfdiun>, 6.Sj, in tins best .lines Cl 1 2s 3d to £1 3s 3d, medium £1 Is to £1 Is 9d.

Calfskins.—-Special liuea , l?d.. tp T2id, firsts 9*d, 10d, 1,1 |d to 12id, seconds B}d, 8&d, IOJd to ll£d, dirty and fleshy Ggd to 7ld, cpt 8d to 9|d, ibadly-cut 2d, slippy Gd to 7d, cut and sliplpy sd, iporthdry fid to i9d! oachdf n niifHorsO iii/sc7d , : tp Is IOJd >pei"lb, per do?--,! ibones: ASiper rlonnic.i;; hlunda Jm J <p; oaofl. maMJo next; ©aid wilfidJc -heM' on Tuesday:, November IStlv. Imv j •’

s 'WEBSTER-, DOBSON - AND CO’S;> nfmi/rV STOCK REPORT. > .-op >, ~t J »‘At*Stratlwhore'■ bn • Monday there was i'A■■fair yarding and good attendance. Was good and practically 1 everything was ' Empty heifers Bsi Gd to £3 15s, yearling heifers '£2 15s, Ijeifers in. milk £4 2s Gd to £5, store 1 cows £3 17s to £4 18s, Gd, f.m. ewes IGs, bulls £4 to £4 10s. At’ Stratford on Tuesday there was a fair yarding of store cattle, most of "Which were sold under the hammer. Competition was fair throughout. Mixed yearlings 45s to 50s, small yearling heifers £1 19s to £2 3s, small yearling steers £1 14s to £2 2s Gd, yearling steers £3 2s Gd, do. heifprs £2 18s Gd 'to,’£3 5s Gd, e f ippty heifers £3 12s Gd, yearling bulls 42s 6d to 50s, yearling colored heifers £4 3s Gd to £4 15s, store cows, (6(d) 40s to 60s, cows (fresh conditioned) £4 to £5 7s. In the dairy heifer yards we had a good inuster, every‘heifer being sold under;

keen competition at prices slightly better’than. of'tate." ’jersey heifers £7 10s to £9'l7s dd, Holstein do. £7 to £9 IDs, Shorthorn do. £6 10s to £8 10s, Ueifers oh late side £4 15s to £6 ss, '£4* 15© to £7 ss, dairy cowfitG to £lO 2s Gd.

Wo report private sales as follows: Hoggets 12s 6d to 14s, 2 year steers £4, £4 10s, £4 11s, cows and calves £4 ? l2s Gd, £4 17s Gd, £4 ,15s, £5 15s, yearling steers (small) £2 2s, £2 10s, £3 2s Gd, £3, yearling heifers (small) £2 2e, £2-Gs, ewes and lambs 22s Gd, store cows £3 12s Gd, £3 10s, £3 Bs, £4 ss, £4"ls, £4 14s, fat cows £7 14s, £7 3 S Gd, £6 14s, £7 ss, £5 17s Gd, £6 19s, £7 13s Gel, fat and forward hul-la(|kj»:£7-Tss; £7 10s, Jersey yearling heifers £5 to £5 ss, Jersey cow 20gns, springing heifers £7 7s Gd, £5 15s, £5 7s ! Gd, £s’ssV £G 15©, hulls £6, £5 15s, £5.