Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9, 4 March 1909, Page 337

Commercial

Messrs. Stronach, Morris,' and Co., Ltd., report for week ending March 2 as follows : — Rabbitskins. — Our next sale will be -held on the Bth inst., when we anticipate good competition. Sheepskins. — We held our sale on Tuesday, when we offered a medium catalogue. Bidding was not so brisk as last week, but prices were much on a par with rates then ruling. Quotations: Best half bred, G£d to 7sd; medium to good, 5d to 6£d ; inferior, 3£d to 4£d ; best fine • crossbred, 6d to 7d; medium to good, 4£d to s£d; inferior, , 3d to 4d; best merino, 5d to 6d; medium to good, 3£d to 4£d; pelts, 3d to sid; best lambskins, 4£d to 6£d; medium to good, 3d to 4d. * Hides. — Our next sale will be held on Thursday, 11th inst. ' Tallow and Fat. — Prices are much the same as at last week's report, all coming forward Ibeing readily disposed of. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as follows: — We held our weekly auction sale of grain aud produce at our stores on Monday, when we submitted a medium catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. A fair proportion of the offerings was cleared at auctioai and privately at quotations. Values ruled as under: — Oats. — Stocks of old oats in stores, though light, are equal to the demand, "which still continues slack. The business passing is confined chiefly to small sales for local feed, with an occasional sale for coastal shipment. A few lines of this season's oats have been offered, but buyers are not keen operators, and little business has as yet been reported. We quote: Prime milling, Is ssd; good to best feed, Is 4£d to Is sd; inferior to medium., Is 3d to Is 4d per bushel (sacks extra).