LATE COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 18 September 1913, Page 5

LATE COMMERCIAL.

WAIPOUA STOCK SALE.

Messrs W. and G. TrutibflUr »ni Co., Ltd., report Mviwhdd,their; usual weekly sale in* their, (Mastertony saleyards on Wednesday, 17th inak. when they offeraita good yarding of sheep and caW&. well above advertised numbers. * There was a good attendance of buyers, and, competition keen throughout the sale, practically the whole yarding was sold under the hammer at prices well up to late rates. The following prices were realised: Fat ewes 25s Id to 30s, fat and forward wethers 21s 6d to 23s 9d. for. ewes and. wethers 17s 6d, woolly hoggets 15s to 15s 7d, small woolly hoggets 10s 6d, 12s 6d to 13s, 3-yr-old steers £6 lis, yearling steers £3 Is, 2-yr-old steers £4 15s~ heifers iifc calf £3, 4s to £5, empty store cows £3 £4 lsrcows in,calf £4,.weaner steers £2 2s, empty 2-yr, heifers £3, £3 as . to £3 19s, 2 arid 3-yrH)ld steers (had colours) £4. SOLWAY STOCK SALE, '

The New Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— We held our usual weekly sale at Solway yesterday, when we submitted » fair entry of sheep and cattle to » good attendance of buyers: Competition for sheep was keen, .but cattle, were rather slack. .-Medium hogg^«i ; -* brought from 13s 6d to 14s 6d, Ibablk- '; ward do. lis 33,- aged ewes with lambs at foot 15s £kj, small shorn boggets 10s,, light fat 2-tboth ewes vSJb."' Cows on drop to £9, springing heifers .^.buir^ss;- : ;,.;,.. : ";■ ;^i.-. %,;t.■ y -^ ■- -. <)o.^;Li&^*W •port vh&ving' ;u*uar ■ £ &; sale at Solway, on Wednesday,'i7|bi inst., when there a' representative attendance and a good yarding of //■ stock, which realised the fojlbjrihg. . prices:—Sheep: Mixed hoggetsf'lJJ)! ?; ■■ 3d, Jss 4d-to 16s; b.f. 7d. ispnnglhg.;ii|ffers;£S -17a 6d! " ? ' , Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. report on the Masterton-sale, held at Sol way yesterday, as follows:—We offered a good yarding of sheep ;fco a satisfactory attendance s . of btjpera, which met/with already sale.. Inched- .. Ed in our entry was a special line of ? 174 extra prime fat ewes, averaging : ■■•; considerably Njgjakonul' estate, competition without reserve and pur-\ * chasej hy-Mf W, Keys, of Upper,; . Bwtt, for the very salisfftctory price .' of 80s, which is said,,tb be a record , price for wereibig-framp anol particularly welfc wooQled, and WcV admired % the public present. v ' OtiieT Sakt' mw» were fat and forward 4-tooth •' 24s 3d, mixed hoggets 14s fe 15s. |li cattle our entry was limited, but little ' • business;resulting.' f .'•',- ■'' '■' V --'', > ■'.

I MASTERTOK WOOL, SKIN ANP HIDE SAME.

Messrs Le^^andloo., Ltd., A •■* r-We held*our\ skins and hides when 1 we Mik :■* - mitted a 40 bags of wool, 1600 sheep skins, 400 hides and calfskins and a quantity «f horsehair, rabhitskin%, atnd tallow* There was the'usual attendance of buyers, and competition was keemfor .ij| • all lpt&cifered. Prices vance'alt round£wool and sheepskins,, being about Id than last s •sole;--TateS.-v:.^ ; T^^ i qiio l ies WocdY fine .crossbred,; yß|d to 90, < c|mtshuigs, v 7idi., S;:& ) '■■' : crutoMngi : s|d to 7*d; ;^ocks>4dst^; ; ||dj ! dead;:9d: : /■. id 9 Jd, iambs Wttfo? sfd. 7": sMris-Bid to: : B|df 6J# to 7fd, lambi (blp) ,8d toVß}d, ' lambs (inferior) 6fd ijph7jd,'- damp crossbred7ss 9$ to Bs, green'pelts Is 4. ; /Hides: Ox 7§d to B£d, cow go6d 7£d to B|dj cow «ut' s|d to 7id, good IOJd to lid. cut and slxppy calf 9di;roiighvfa%aßsaßd. Horsehair Is / , 7Jd. . tol7d. V •'The N.Z. :*<Wfm : and Mercantile Agency Co., iitd;, beg to report as ,' follows:—We held our periodical wool, skins and hide sale yesterday, and prices were good right: through, . skins being well competed for. W© quote: Wool.—Crutchings'in bags 7d, ' do. seedy ssd„ crossbred in bags to 9£d,*dead 7|d to 9d • Skins;-—Cross-bredjcoars'e Bd. to Bid, do. fine Bid > to 83d, do. damaged 6d, to 7d, hoggets to Bsd, seedy to 6|d, dead hoggets 7d to 7£d. Hides.—Cows 7id to Bd, bull -slippy to 7d, yearlings; 7<J to 7jfd, calfskins 9id to lid: =. " '-• "7

fyfessrs Dalgety and re- f port:—We held v our periodical sale' '% yesterday. ; There was ■■&■". representatiye attendance, of buyers whd com- • "■ peted keenly for 1 lots of alf descrip~ ■■■. tioris, and a very satisfactory clear- i, quite an appreciable advance on last*' ;' sale rates. We quote: Wool.—Cross- . bred fleece 6Jd' to Bfd, crutchings 'sid to'7Jd, pieces 7id, bellies and pieces 4fd. > Skins.—Crossbred good * Bid, do. seedy 7d to 7fd, seedy dead 6d; pelts 5Jd, dead mfaddy 2s each. Hides.—Cow 6|d to*7d, ox 6£d, ox dry - M Bgd, yearling 7d to "fd, calk flkiiis •''" 6d to jpd,. Jtallow 235. , The %airafapa Formers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., ; report as follows:—We held our usual; sale of wool,, skins' and .'hides yesterday, when we offered a very large catalogue, comprising 2000 20 bales' and 50 bags of wool, 300 hides, 200 calfskins, and a large quantity of tallow, rabbitskins, and horsehair. There was only a fair attendance of buyew;, but prices realised were well, iip to ruling 1 market rates. We quote: Wool—Ffeece lino 10id, do dingy BJd, dead B|d, 'crutchings 7sd to 7fd, locks 4fd. Sheepskins.—Crossbred Ist Bjd, do 2nd ad. do seedy 7*d, hoggets Ist Bid, do 2nd Bd, d 0 seedy 7d, do "dead 7id, do dead halfwools fine BJd, do medium 7sd, do coarse 7Jd, do sfPdy 6Jd, qxiarterwools 7*d, shorts 6d, rams 7*d, lambs 6|d. Hides.— Cow sound 7}d to 7$ d-, do slippy 6£d, do doad slippy 6fd, do dead cut 6£d, ox sound 7jd, do slippy 7jd, do cut and- slippy 6|d, yearling sound 7gd, do flippy 6|d, do dry 7£d. Horse sound IDs each, do slippy Bj|6d } do cut 6s 6d to 10s 3d. CalfskiJp-Good * 103 d, 9d, slippy 80, dry Bd,, nut and M'opy 7Jd- { Tallow.—First ,23s 9d po- "wt, casks 27s 9d cwt, 2nd sgls 6d. Rabbitskins.—ls 6d per lb. f|lorsohaiv—ls,7sd. •