COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 245, 6 July 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DALGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED PALMERSTON NORTH. We hav e to report having a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle at our Feuding sale on Friday, 2nd inst. Competition was keen throughout, and practically a total clearance was effected at advanced prices. Quo. tations: Hoggets 13/6, 13/8, 15/, 15/9, 16/4, to 16/7. Empty ewes to 16/2. Mixed age ewes in lamb 16/6 to 20/. Small 2-th wethers 20/9. Fat wethers to 24/6. Fat ewes to 26/3. Empty cows £2 9/ to £3 2/6. Yearling heifers 25/. 15 months heifers to £2. Dairy cows £5 to £7 2/6. Light fat cows £6 10/ to £6 15/ Bulls to £4 5/. Rising 3-year steers to £7 4/ HIDE AND SKIN REPORT On Thursday, Ist July, we hold the second of our series of Special Crutchlug sales, together with our usual monthly Skin and Hid e sale, when we offered a large catalogue of all descriptions. A large and representative attendance of buyers were present,and ilthough prices for crutchings showed a decline in sympathy with other markets of from say id to Id per on the extreme rates ruling at the earlier sales, yet competition was extremely animated. Sheepskins sold under very keen competition in advance of last male’s rates, while hides also advanced in price. Tallow was very dull of •ale, and several lots failed to find a purchaser.

Wool: Crutchings, good, in clean condition, 12d, medium lid to 113 d, aferior and heavy condition lots lOd to to3d, bright seedy lines from lOd to lOiid, seedy and inferior (heavy) 81d 0 9 id, crossbred fieec e from 1C cl to I 4: I jd, inferior and seedy lid to 12d. ■a mbs 12d to 13d, ditto seedy and in’crior 6?>d. lo Sid, dead wool 103 d to 121 d, locks and pieces 8d to Sid, black 001 10 to 10:id.

Sheepskins: Crossbred (med. and •>e) 11.1 d to 113 d, ditto coarse 103 d 1 lid. wool 9d to Did. lambs lid to iljd. short and shorn Bid to lOd, dead •id to 91d, infenior and damaged ditto Id to Bd. dead hoggets 9d to 91d, el to and short wools 3d to 6d, butch"S damp salted and green at each ‘xtra heavy Inles 10/6 to 11/3, good S/ 1 9/6, medium and light from 6/ to /, lamb skins 3/9 to 6/6 each. Hides: Ox (med and heavy) lOd, : ght 9 3-Sd to 93d, light steers Bld -> 9 3-Sd, cows, best lines 9ld to 3 3-Bd, •■'•■od Od. inferior, rough, BJd to Sid, TXf, and ox, cut and damaged, 8/d to ' : |d, yearlings 7yd to BJd, ditto, cut and ’amaged 4d to Gld, bulls 4d, calf 'sound) 9id to 9£d. cut and damaged, 6d to 6^d. Tallow". Tins 21/, cash 22/9. Our next sale wdll be held on Thursday. July 29th, when we will hold the bird rf our series of Specal Crutchno sake. and in view of thp very "’tisfacJory nr ices ruling we would nnon'mend all pur dents who have SO far not sen 1 forward their consignment *■o forward them in good time for this fixture