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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 86, 1 August 1914, Page 8

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fARANAKI WOOLySKIN, HJDE AHU TALLOW SALES, \ % _}- mr rcfftrs report. On Tuesday, 28th |oly, at my fourweekly Kale, i submitted an extra large catalogue of afcove produce, comprising 35 bales, and 102 sacks of wool, 1700 Sheep' skins, 925 sacks of wool, skins, G casks and 42 tins tallow, and thq usual assortment of sundries, There was a large attendance of buyers and competition keen. Wool.—Mostly crutchings offering. Firm at last sales prices. . M Sheepskins.—. Firm at late ratjs. Hides.—(Jood conditioned hidemrcre very firm, with an Sloppy and inferior in buyeuJpKvour. "Calfskins. Slightly eogpß Tallow.—Again 'easiejFm sympathy w ith other markets. B I quote:— tj Wool.—Fleece in bals B£d ijo Bi[d, in. sacks 7d to 7id, crutvbings in bales 6Jd to 7}-d, in sacks G.Jd to seedy lambs od to Oid, locks and pieces 4id to 4ifd, dead 7jscl, scoured 9id. Sheepskins.—-Fine. B|'d', 7Jd to 8/J-d, i-wo'ols 7s'to Bid,. }-wool K 6|d to 7}d, pelts 5d tooid, dead lambs id to BJd, shorVTumbs sj|d to: 7-ijd, dead lambs dead and damaged jambs s]d, skin pieces 3d 4jd, faulty pelts 2d to 3d. Damp lines.—J-wools 6s to 7s. 7d, '-wools 4s 7d to os 6d, J-wools 4s to Is Gd, lambs 4s 4d to Gs Gd, dead Is 9d to 4s Jd, dead and damaged lambs Is lOd to 4s. Salted lines 1 : J-wools 5s 6d to Gs 3d, J-wools 4s to 5s 3d, lambs os Id, dead 2s -Id to 4s Gd, faulty and damaged 8d to 2s 6d, badly damaged 4s 7d. Tallow.—ln casks 24s to 24s 3d per ewt, in tins 21s to 21s 9d. Hides.—Ox stout B|d to 9£d, heavy ■'■'id to B.|d, medium 7jd to. Bsd, light "id to Bjd, freezer cow light BJd, superior cow heavy to Bjjd, medium 3j|d, light Bid to B£d. ordinary qow '•leavy 7£d to Bid, medium 7|d to Bsd, ight 7£d to Bd, cut butcher's 7fd, cut and damaged freezer cow 4id to freezer stags 7jd, farmers' ox 7id to 3d, farmers' cow heavy 7jd to 'ight 7sd to 7£d, stags SJfd to 6d, heavy 'iorse 15s Gd, light horse 7s 3d to ( 9s ,3d, cut horse 7s 3d to 9s> yearlings (best) B|d to 9}d, seconds 7jd to B£-d. ut, slippy sid to 7d. Calf skills.—Best lines 10jd to Hid, '.econds 9d to 9|d, cut, slippy and inferior 7d to slinks 9d each. Horse Hair.—ls 3id to Is B}d per lb, clippings Id'per lb, cowtails Is 7d per dozen, bones £5 per ton. My next sale will be held on August 25th.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY GO'S. REPORT. N".Z.i Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as 'ollows: On Tuesday, 28th inst., we held our „x3ual fortnightly sale in our Stratford vavds, whert' we had' a fair entry cf 191 head of cattle,, and'as tliere wei'H sotiie outside buyers .present we can report a good clearance, 311 head being sold at" the following figures:— Store cows frorii 45s to 80s, forward cows £o 5s to £6 15s, empty heifers 23.t6 £4, in calf heifers £3 17s, yearling heifers showing Holstein . strain £2 10s, ordinary sorts 32s 6d to 89s 3d, good lines 425, wearier steers 44 s Od. ,r l .f "■.■''•■''■ On Tuesday at our -dairy yards we >ffered on behalf of Mr John Zurcher, A.. Simons and others 52 head-of dairy ';ows, of which we sold 49 head. There was a large attendance and numerous bityers were operating'. Any thing diowing quality and condition ' were keenly competed for, but late calvers Tore neglected. Mr Zurcher's cows were sold at fi'orii £5 to £lO, the aver'Sg'e' for the in calf cows being £7 ; SiOrse passed in at £3O. Cows on account of A. Simons made from £5 to £B, average being £6 4s 6d ; other cows realised from £6 5s to £8 12s 6d. On Tuesday we also held our usijal monthly sale of wool, sheep skitjs, hides and tallow. Our catalogue comprised 15 bales and 47 bags wool (mostly crtitchings), and the usual quantity of sheepskins, hides, etc. The following prices Avere realised: —Wool {bales) crossbred fleece, part lambs, seedy arid matted 6Jd to B|d, crossbred crutqliirigs (seedy) 4Jd, crossbred crutchings (clean) ssd to 7£d, wool (bags) crutihiiigs, clean 7d, crossbred fleece 6£d to 7d,crossbred lambs B}d, sheepskins, crossbred damaged Is 4d, 2s 3d to 2i 7d, crossbred 3-woolled 8s 9d' to 6s, crossbred full woolled 6s 8d to 7s, crossbred hoggets 4s 2d, tallow (in tins) 20s to 20s 3d per cwt, cowhides (fleshy) 22s 3d, cowhides (light). ljSs to 23s 6d, cut 18» 6d, ox hide (fleshy) 25s 9d, yearling hides (good) 14s 4,d, lleshy 7s sd, cut Bs, calfskins 2s Id lo is 4d. Our next sale will be held on 25th August, 1914. On Wednesday, 29th inst., we hold <i clearing sale on behalf of Mr Michael Foley, Ahuroa Road, Toko, when there was a fair attendance of buyers, 13 operating. The cows were in good condition and were a fair line. Competition was good. The following prices were made for sound and early calving cows:—£6 10s.to £l6, the average for the 17 cows being £lO 3s, late calvers £5 to £5 10s, 19 months dairy heifers were sold in, lines at £3 l'2s 6d to £4, 10s. Horses were geod and made as follows:—"Glen," 1J36 15s, "l}ob." (gelling) 7 years £26 10s, covers. 10s to 13s, Jersey bull "Kingswood" £8 10s, "Sir Pontiac Evertje de Kol" 35 guineas.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the. following cablegram from their London house under date 29th 'July, 1914:—Wheat,—We have sold lan Australian cargo at 36s 6d c.i.f. The market is firm but inactive. Owing to the political situation on the. Continent, tha autlook is uncertain. Tallow.—Tjiere. is little general demand.