COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 110, 12 January 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALES. Messrs Abraham and Williams report on the Feildiug sale; We had a very heavy yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. Rape lambs were in keen demand, but stores were hard to quit. However, we quitted the bulk of our entry at good prices. We quote; Best lambs at 11/11, medium lambs 8/, S/3, 8/9, 9/2, 9/10 to 9/11, fair lambs 7/ to 7/8, call lambs 4/ to 6/2, 4-tooth wethers 14/5 to IG/4, 2-tcoth wethers 13/ to 13/6, full-mouth ewes 9/, 2-tooth ewese, small 13/1. Cattle: Fat cows £9, store cows 31/ to £3 10/, bulls £6 to £7 10/, 3-yr. empty heifers £4 8/, cows and calves £5 12/6. Dal get y and Co. report:—At our Mangaweka sale on Thursday we had a very good entry of hot hsheep and cattle. Quotations; Two-tooth wethers 15/6, 15/7, 16/3, to 16/8, store cows £3 to £3 8/, light fat cows £6 10/.

WELLINGTON'SKIN AND HIDE SALE. -Abraham and Williams report on their sale as follows: —We offered a large catalogue, comprising some 2500 skins and 500 hides, besides tallow, etc. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen for everything offered. Prices ruled on a par with last sale’s' high rates, hides especially being in strong request. Skins.—Kalfbred 9Ad, fine crossbred 9d to 9:id, medium to coarse crossbred to 97d, short to half wools Gd to 7?.d, dead and damaged 6d to 7f»d, inferior 2d to 5Ad, lambs G to Bd, salted crossbred 6/ to 7/, pelts 1/8 to 3/4. > Hides. —Heavy ox 9Ad to 9i;d, medium ox 9 3-Rd to 9 5-8, light ox' BAd to 9Ad, heavy cows 9! d to 9Ad, medium row 9Ad, to 9Ad, light-cows BAd to 9 Ad,' cut and slippy 6ld to 8 7-Sd, bulls and stags s’,d to 6:;d, yearlings 9Jd to 10’.cl. best calf lid to 12 7-8. medium calf l&l to 12d, damaged calf 6d to 10 Ad. TaPow.—ln casks 20/G to 23/fl, in Hus 10/ to 19/8. rough fat 11/ to 12/. Messrs. Dalget.y and Co. Ltd., Wellington report as under: At the fortnightly sale of skins, •hides; and oddments we disposed .of a representative catalogue to a good attendance of buyers, at satisfactory prices, almost cm a par with those ruling at cur last sale, the exception being hides, which were keenly competed for .at a rise of about Ad/id per lb Hr all weights of good sound lines. The range of prices was as follows: —Sheepskins; Halfbred 9Ad, fine crossbred 9p to 9j ! d, medium coarse crossbred S\d to 9iid, short to half wools Gd to 7Ad, dead and damaged crossbred Gd to 7:7d,‘ inferior and badly damaged 2d to 5Ad, iambs Gd to Sd, damp, salted and green G/ to 7/, pelts 1/8 to 3/4. .Hides: Ox, heavy GOlbs up 9Ad, 9:;d; ox, medium 50/59 9 3-Bd, 9 5-Sd, ox light .49 and under SAd, 9Au,cow, heavy, 55 and over 9Ad, 9Ad, cow, medium 42 to 54 9’d, 9Ad, cow, light under 42 BAd, 9Ad, cut, slippy and inferior 6 1 ,d, 8 l-Bd, bull stag 5,1 d, Giffi, yearlings 9 l-Bd, IO.Ad, calf, superior lid, 12 7-Bd. calf, medium-good 10Ad, 12d, calf, dam. aged Gd, 10Ad. Tallow: In casks 20/6, 23/3, in tins 10/, 19/6, fat in sacks 11/, 12/. Sundries: Horsehair 1/7, cow tails 1/8. We are now receiving consignments for our next sale on the 21st inst.

LONDON MARKET CABLES. Tialgety and Coo., Ltd., Wellington, | have received the following cablegram I from fne London-' office, under date 6th lust.:—Tallow: At the tallow sales prices were unchanged.. Wool Market.—The market is steady. Quotations for Bradford tops are as follows: 70’s 2,"Ad, 6T’s 24Jd to ?"d, 00’s (super) 24d, 60’s (common) 23?.d, BS’s 26Jd, sf.’s 26d, x46’s 20Jd, 40’s lS?.d, xso’s 24d.