COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9994, 15 March 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MAKKET REPORT. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op-erative Distributing Co, Ltd, repurt as follows:—Prime lines of chaff are keenly enquired for, and supply is not equal to the present demand. Poultry shows a slight improvement in values. We have this year largely extended our fruit trade, but still have the capicity far greater increase, and wa hope present suppliers who are satisfied with our efforts on their behalf, will show appreciation by advocating neighbours to ship our way, to the benefit of themselves, the Company, and the general protection of ths industry. Potatoes, best Hutt. special brand. £8; medium, £4 10s to [£s 10s, others £3 per ton; butter, best separator printed wrappers 9d, eparator bulk BJd to 9d, dairy pats BJdto9d; cheese, best factory mediums 5Jd to 5Jd per lb, loaf 6Jd lb; dressed pork, 70's to 90's 3£d, 90's to 100's 3d, baconers 3d, choppers, heavy 2d; our weekly pork sales held each Friday during summer; eggs, la 6d to Is 7d per dozen, good demand; bacon, factory sides 6Jd, rolls 7Jd, hams 7d per lb. Poultry.—Cockerels 5s 6d for good birds; sma'll, 3s 6d; table roosters, 4s; table hens, 3s 6d to 4s; small, 2s 8d to 3s; ducks, large 6s; small, '3s 6d to 4s per .pair; turkey gobblers, 9d per lb; hens, 8d per lb live w-.ight. Maize, 4s per bushel; wheat, 4s 3d per bushel; sharps. £5 15s per ton; pollard, £5 10s per ton; chaff, prime oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 10s per ton; hay, prime £3 15s to £i per ton; straw, wheaten £2 5s per ton; straw, oaten £2 2s 6d per ton; oats, feed 2s 3d to 2s 7d per bushel; oats, seed, Gartons, Duns, 2s 9d per bushel; oats, crushed 2s 7d per bushel; machine dressed cocksfoot 6id to 7d per lb; farmers dressed cocksfoot, 6d per lb; perennial ryegrass, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel; Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4a 9d per bushel. WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES. The New Zealand .Loan ana Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows: We held our ussual fortnightly sale on Friday, when we offered a catalogue of about 3,5C0 skins, a quantity of bides, calfskins and tallow, also a number of bags of wool. Prices were firm at last sale's rates.and there was a good attendance of buyers. We quote:—Wool: In bags.—Crossbred coarse, 7£d to B£d per lb; pieces and bellies, crossbred, 4d to s£d; lambs, super to 9£d; lambs seedy, 5Jd to 6£d. Sheepskins.—Crossbred fine to BJd per lb: merino, to 7fd; crossbred medium and coarse, 7d to BJd; dead skins, s|d to 6fd; shortwool, 4Jd to 6£d; damaged pelted skins, 4d to 6fd; dry pelts, damaged"*2d to 3Jd; lambs, to 7£d; green skins, Is 7d to 2s 5d each; green lambs, Is 6d to 3s 3d. Hides. —Cow and light ox, 6£d to 6gd per lb; cow, 6d to 6gd; faulty hides, 2d tos|d: calf best, toBJd; calf damaged, Id to 7Jd. Tallow.—ln tins 20s to 22s per cwt; in casks 26s per / cwt. FIFTH WOOL SALE. The> New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows:—The Associated brokers held their Fifth or Supple- .• mentary sale on Friday, when some 2,400 bales were offered to a large i gathering of local fellmongers and, shippers, and including some representatives of Home and Continental houses. Bidding was fairly briskly and the bulk of the lots were sold at prices quite equal to February sale, considering the quality. Taken as a whole the catalogue was a yerv unat tractive one containing many rough lots and the prices obtained must be considered very satisfactory. Own- ' ers prohibitive reserves were largely responsible for the passed in lots. ■ Some of our sales were as follows: i Gregor Martin, Feilding, 11 bales coarse crossbied 9d; 3 bales lambs from West Coast, S.L, lljd Thomas J Bros., JMakomako, 4 bales crossbred B£d; John Collins, Taihape, 3 bales lambs 9d; Wm. Pickup, Raurimu, 3 nates' lambs 9d, J. J. Jenkins, Marlborough, 6 bales threequarterbrea lamb, 9Jd; 1 bale mixed fleece, 'B|d; H. W. Rogers, Marlborough, 7 bales half bred, lOd; 2 bales merino, part half bred 9Jd; 1 bale bellies and locks, 6Jd; D. H. Speedy, Tenui, 3 bales Romney-Llncoln iambs, 9Jd; 1 bale Southdown cross lambs, 10Sd ;• 1 bale lambs pieces part fl-ece, 9J; 1 bale lambs pieces 7£d; Brown Bros., Taranaki, 4 bales laiios. 9d; John Martyn, West Coast, S.I, crossbred fleece 10; W. Kummer, 1 bale

lambs, 10* d; W. B< 11, Marlborough, 2 bales lambs, lOd; A. Thomson, Marlborough,2 bales lambs 9-Jd.Range of prices as compare,i with February rates: — February. March. Halfbred medium IOJd to 11 Jd lOd Crossbred super IOAd to 11 Ad none offered Crossbred medium 9d to IOJd 9d to lOd Crossbred inferior 7£d to 9d 7Jd to BJd Locks, bellies and pieces 4a to 8d 3Jd to 7d Lambs super 10£ dto 12d 9id to 11 Jd Lambs medium BJd to yd 8d to 9d Lambs inferior and seedy Gia to (>.? d 5.? dto to lOd; coarse crossbreds, 8d to 9id inferior crossbreds, 7Ad to 9d pieces and bellies, s£d to GJd: locks, 3d t0 4|d; lambs wool superior, lOd to 11 Jd; lambs wool medium, 9d to lOd; lambs wool inferior, 7d to B'£i.