NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 264, 17 April 1915, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COY.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report as follows: On Tuesday, April Oth, wo held o.ir usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford Yards. We had a small yarding of c ;tr.le and 935 sheep. Several lines advertised did not coine forward, no doubt owing to the holidays. There was a good demand, more especially for slice]), and a fair clearance was effected, at the following prices:—Fat cows ;C(I 10s to .-CI; htore cows £4 lis to £5 3s; small and poor (ils to 70s; yearling steers (nice line) .'ills (Id. 2-year steers 73s (Id to 8'l>; wuwer heifers 15s to 2(ls; mixed weaners up to 2!)s (id; f.m. ewes (fair quality) from IGs to 17s !)d; f.m. ewes (poor) Hs to 10s <ld; nicdium ewes 14s 4d to 15s sd; fat and forward lambs 12s (id to 13s 9d; rape lambs, in good demard, (small) 7s to 8s lOd. fair lines Ob 9d to Us 3d; Komney rams 3gns.; Lincoln rams 20s. Our next Stratford sale will be held on April 20tli, 1915, ! On Thursday April Bth, we held a clearing sale on .account of Mr. Alexar.d-! cr Watt, who has Sold his farm at Taramauku, near Tarata. The attendance was very large, and all the stock and sundries—o3 lots—were in good order and , realised full to high prices under u;\y keen competition for most linos. Stock was keenly competed for as follows: — Cull lambs 5s (Id; rape lambs 12s Gd-. flock ewes with rams 20s od;' rams lgn. l.}gns.; goats 10s; pigs 30s; wethers 19s 0d; heifers in calf £G. mixed weaners 20s; cows and calves 07s; 15-month heifers s(is; store cows 955; bullocks (2-ycar-old) £6 6s. On Tuesday, April 13tli, we held our usual monthly sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, etc. AVe had a fair catalogue of 77. packages wool and 425 slieepski'.is, etc. There was an average attendance, and competition was keen, more especially for good lines. Pelts: Inferior Pd; short-woolled 2s 4d to 3s Id; medium 3s Od to 3s lOd. Fair-woolled skins 5s 3d to (is sd; good-woolled 7s to 8s Id; fnll-woolled from 10s lOd to lis Od for a line from a Pohekura client. Lamb skins is lOd to 2s lOd; Butchers' salted pelts 3s Od to 4s. Crossbred fleece bidi bidi 0i to BJd; stained and-seedy from 9d to l()d; fan fleeced 10} d to 11 Id; lambs seedy BJd to 9d. fair staple lambs but dingy lOd to Is; pieces short and heavy 4d to sd; fair quality pieces SUI to OJd; medium piocis but seedy 5Jd to crutchings from 7d to Bjd; horse hair mixed Is OJd; hides cow light (no butchers) 6gd to 7sd; damaged Od to GAd; inferior 4jj; yearling 7d to 74d; calfskins 9d_to Md; inferior Gid to Bd. Tallow in tins, inferior quality, a little dirty, 22s to 22s 3d. Our next sale will be held on May 4th, 1915.

2 I Since we last reported wo have dispos!ed of a very large quantity of stock privately, with a very strong enquiry for more, especially for young ewes' and ■ rape lambs. Mixed weancrs up to 28s; , 18-month steers 71s to 80s for a line of ; 100 head for a Tarata client; 2- to Siyear steers 92s 8d to 100s; 2-tooth wevhs ers 18s to 19s; f.m. ewSs poor quality 1 9s to 12s; fair quality 14s to 10s lid"; t 4-tooth ewes to 20s Gd; lambs (poor) i, 7s to 7s 9d; medium 10s 3d to lis; t good lis fid to 13s fid; fat medium lambs 1 12s; rams to £4 4s. j ■ . TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SAJiES. 81 . s j ME. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. 3 i On Tuesday, April 13th, I held my 3 , monthly sale of above produce to a full a | attendance of buyers. The catalogue ■ , comprised 50 bales and 158 sacks -if " I wool. 205G sheepskins, 587 hides, 17!) '• calfskins, 14 casks and G1 tins of tal- ® . low. The wool offered was mostly strag- _ i filer fleece and lambs, in most cases 1 0 I badly infected with seed. However, lam able to quote a rise of jd to Jd per ' , pound. Sheepskins were in keen de- ( mand itt Jd advance, heavy woolled skins ® | being most affected and advanced }d per ■J | pound. Skins sold at high as lid per t j pound. I quote:— |> > Wool: Scoured pieces 13d, coarse crossbred lljd to 12Jd. dingy lid to lljil; a , seedy 9Jd to lljd; lambs lljd to I2d; j seedy lOd to lHd; bad seedy o}d to 7d. - | In sacks fleece 9Jd to 12d; lambs lljd !■ to 12d; stained and seedy 7id to BJdJ crutchings 7Jd to 83d; dead Old to lOJd: 1 locks and pieces s|d to 7:] d; inferior 23d: black 8d to lOd. Sheepskins: Full-woolled lOd to 101dhalf- wools BJd to Did; quarter-wooilc.l °id to BJd; pelts s}d to 6Jd; inferior 3d to fi W; lambs 5 10|d to lid; dead B£d. dead and damaged , 53d to 73d; heavy wool damaged 9Jd; g skm pieces o}d; damp lines heavy 9s , ' to 10s 4d;best pelts 5s 7d to 6s fid; light .' | 2s Gd to 5s 2d; salted lines pelts 5s io ' to; light 2s (id to 4s lOd; inferior Gd to , | 2s Od; damaged 2s 9d to ss; lambs 3s Od i to 4s Gd; lamb pelts Is 4d to 3s. 1 I , Market declined id to id. Ox _ i few ollerings BJd to 9id; cow stout 10? d 3 ' I'Jfy B j, d to. 0 !' 1 ; light 83d to 9Jd; cut I to B|j; slippy 5d to fid; horse heavy 3 ! d Ji O , * ls; ''S' l4 8s to 8s 0d; farmer's I cow 7Jd to B|d; cut 6Jd; slippy 5.1 d; | stags heavy sd; light 5Jd to 7d; yearI lings Cd to Bd. slippy 3Jd. I Tallow; Again advanced 10s per ton. 11 ??' . " Hxcd 283 ; medium 26s 6d to 26s \! 21 s ser„'5 er „'? r 25s 0d t0 25s 9d : in tins 24s I ? d to 21s 3d ; lard 3d per lb. Calfskins: Small offering. No animation. First 9Jd to 10Jd; seconds 7Jd to ' r L s . p !! y „ 4 , id; Blinks goatskin Is 4d to 2b Gd each. j ' Bones £5 per ton; cowtails Is 6d nor dozen; cowhair 103 d per lb; horsehair ' 1 Is 8d per lb. 1 [ My next sale will be hold on Tuesday May 4th. •'

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