COMMERCIAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10625, 2 May 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

MASTER.TON WOOL AM) SKIN-

SALES

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., itporb as follows on their monthly wan), skin and hides sale, hold yesterday :■--■ There was a good attendance of buyors, prices being slightly higher thiin last- sale by one-farthing per pound. We quote as follows:—Lambs wool, 72d; crossbred, to Gjd ; erutchings, 4d to sid; stained fleece wool, to s£d. Sheepskins :—Crossbred, to G;'|d ; crossbred broken, to G.id; .J-wools, to .s .id; hoggets, to ~4d ; lambs, (3id. Hidr-s : Calf, good, 7d to Sid;, cut, fid; steer hides, to (iid; bullock bides, Gjjd; horse hair, Is -Id; tallow, 225.'

Messrs Lrvin. and Co., Ltd., report: We held our monthly sale to-day, when we offered 51 bales wool, and .VI bag:; wool, 1200 sheepskins, GO bides, ::nd a quantity of horsehair, tallow, and rabbitskins. There was a good attendance of buyers and prices hid won? well up to current raftos. fnclrdcd i.i our catalogue were several parcels ( I' crutcbings, the best of which realised up to Gid per'pound. We .quote:--Wool: Crossbred, 7d to 8il; dead, <>.s-d ; crmohings Cd'to Gid ; locks, -Id to1:Jd; lambs, 7§d. Sheepskins: Crossbred, okl. to 3}d to o,\d; lambs, 43-d to Gid. Horsehair, Is 9d per pound. Kaoilskins, 5d to lOid. Tallow : Casks, 2Gs per cwt., tins and barrel.;, 22s to 22s (id per cwt; rough fat, 20s per cwt. Hides" Ox, 5M to G!{d ; cows. 53d to G.Jd ; calfskins, host, {Hil ; medium, 7d to 73d; inferior, 4d to 7-.\d. Our next sale wili be held on the 12th June, 1912.

The New Zealand' Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report a\s follows: —We'held •our periodical wool, skin and hides sale to-day before the usual attendance of buyers. Prices were' firm at late rates. -Wo quote as •follows:—Wool: Crutcbings, 4-J-d to. s|d; dead, 5d to 6-Jd; crossbred coarse. Gd to 7+d ; lambs, 7d to ?.d ; locks, 3kl to 4id. Skins: Crossbred medium, 53d to 6J-d; crossbred halfwools, 5d to sid; pelts', 3id to 4d; crossbred green, small, 3s 3d to 4s, damp half-wools, 2s Gd. Horsehair, to ls.7d. Hides: Calf. 9d to S)-Jd ; calf, cut, 7\l to 7id; ox hides, to Gild; bull, to 43d, Tallow, tins, 21s 9d. Our next sale will be he!d on' June lj2|.,h.

The. Wairarapa 'Farmers' Co-opora-i five Association, Ltd., report as follows.: —We held our monthly sale of i wool, sheepskins, bides, etc., yesterday, when wo submitted to a large attendance of buyers some 20 bales wool, 50 bags wool, lOOO'sheepskins, and 50 hides and calfskins. There is very littlcwool offering. Early erutchings opened exceedingly well, some of the. bale lines realising GAd. We quote:--Wool:. Fleece. Gid to 7Ad ; Heece, logstained, Gd; dead. G:','d; crutcbings, 4kl'to Gid; pieces, 3.Vd to lid; black, Gid ; locks, 3;] d ; fleece, seedy, (i.]d. Sheepskins: —Crossbred, 7d ; crossbred, inferior, o'd ; dead, 4id to sid; quarter wools, 53d ; lambs, 4Jd to Gid; shorts, 3Jd to s:]d ; dead and broken, -i-id; pelts, 3i-d to Id ; black. 3Jd ; hoggets, si-d; quarter wools, seedy, 2£d ; double deckers, 4d; quarter wools, damp, each, 3s. Hides : Cow, medium Gid ; bulls, 5-j|d; cow, slippy, 5.U1 to 52-d ; stag, 5Jd ; yearling, G.ijd ; calf, Sd t-o Sid; calf, slippy, Gid; calf, cut, 7-J-cl; liorso hides, 7s 3d to 9s. Our next sale will be held on Wednesday, June 12th, -1012.

JOHNSOXYILLK STOCK SALE.

(By Telegraph—Vwss Association.)

JO'HNSO'KVILLF, Last Xiglht, .Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report on 'their Johnsoiwiilc sale ar ■follows: — A heavy yarding of p.rlir.c 'bullocks and sheep came .forward and .sold readily at the following prices:— Prime heavy Jmlloeks', £lO 2s Gd to £lO 12s "Gel;* prime ilwdloeks,£9 10s to £9 17(5 Gd; light, £3 2* Gd ; extra prim? heavy wethers, 18s Id to. ISs 7d; prime wethers;, 17e Id; light, 15s; prime heavy ewes, 15s Id to 15s t.Od,: (medium ewes, 13«, Gd to lis; light owes, 12s 6d ; prime lar.m'.w, f'horii 12s; woolly 12s Gd to 12s 9d ; pla.in., ife to 10s. Gd.

MASTEItTON STOCK 'SALE

The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercan- J tile Agetvcy Company, Ltd., report c:r j ■their Solway sale yesterday:— Tlhere was a good yarding of .both sheep and cattle, and a. good attendance of buyers. Competition was again keen, and we sold nearly every lot under the hammer at prices well up to previov.fi sales. (Forward lambs brought from 8s to 10s 2d; medium, 6s. Gd to 7s M ; ibackwa.rd 'sort's,, 3s Gd to. fc's; empty ewes, 5s 9d to 8s Gd ; 'full mouth ewes i.n lamb, .lis, 2d ; 2-tootli ewes, Id? Id ; wethers, 10© 3d to lis; weaner calves, £2 2s to £"2 12s Gd, the latter price (being for a nice line of 160 from Messrs Percy lira*. Yearling steers, £3 17« Gd; cows in calf, £7 10s to £9.

Messrs Abraham and William--: report: On iWcdjiesday, at the Maetertc-n, stock sale, we offered a very large entry (of cattle and' a iSiiuall one of sheep, land hare to report a good sale, only one pen being turned out unsold. Fat and forward ewes m a lie 11 si 3d, cull lambs .;*■ Gd to 7s Gd. A nice line of wonnons offered on behalf of Pike Brc«. made £2 l(;s. weavers £2 15s to £2 His, fat 4icifers £6 2s

-to £6 58j (fat (bullocks £8 10s to £9, ■dairy cows »io £l2.

CLEARING SALE. Messrs Aibraliaim. and Williams, Ltd., report as -under:— On Tuesday, i\\e held • clearing sale c:i account of Mr J. A. Rayne, PlockviUo, when we offered (his flock of she; p and dairy herd, a.nd (have to report a very good Bale. The herd of cows rsold from £-1 10s to £8 12<> Cd, averaging £6 ss, which at this time of the year must be considered very sa tie-fat ory. A line of 101 2, 4 and 6-tooth ew&s-made los. and a line of 200 ditto made lis 2-ffcooth wethers- 13s 2d, cull lamibs 5s 'lid, blackface ranis 1 : } guineas, ]iacks £6 15&, and sundries sidlcl at Tate market raitee. iCow.s on behalf of other •vendors made from £4 lO.s to £6 10s.

WATPOUA STOCK SALE

Alciesj's Ja,mos iMacfntoiJi and Co. report on their Waipoua »alo on, Wednesday, Ist May, as follows :—We had ,t» fair yarding of ishcep and about 100 bead of cattle. All sheep met with keen demand, and were all disposed iof I under the hammer. Cattle of'all classes were yarded, and were more dull of Kale than lately, but any lines passed ta-t auction were dealt with privately (afterward®. The following are some of the prices realised: — Fat and forward lamibs, lis 4d; forward blackface fl'anrbis, 8s 6d to 9s Id; woolly iamihs, 8s 8d; forward empty ewes, 8s 2d., 9,5, 10s to lis 7d; f.m. ewes in lamib, 10s lOd; caill ewes, 6s to 6s 9d; 2wtcoih wethers, lis- 3d; 3yr .steers, £5 15s; to £5 16s; cows in calf, £3 6s to £4; "S-jnontfe heifens,, £3; wcaner' calves, 26s to 37s 6d; weaners, 6s to 7is; slips, 14.5. j