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New Zealand Tablet, 18 February 1915, Page 31

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Messrs Stionach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, February 16, as follows:—Rabbitskins.—Our next sale will be held on Monday, 22nd inst. Sheepskins. Our next sale will be held on Tuesday, 23rd inst. Hides. —-We held our usual hide sale on the 11th inst. There was a full attendance of buyers and the demand was keen for all classes of hides. Quotations: Stout heavy ox, to 10£d : heavy ox, 9Ad to IGd ; best cow hides, 9£d to lOd ; yearlings, to 10 Jd ; calfskins, lOd to ll;/d per lb. Oats.—Offerings from the country are very light. There is a keen shipping demand and prices show a firm tendency. We quote: Prime milling, 3s lOd to 3s lid ; good to best feed, 3s 9d to 3s lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—There is a strong enquiry. Very few samples of new season’s wheat have come to hand, and prices have not yet been established. Chaff.—Supplies are not coming to hand so freely, and there is a keen demand for prime oaten sheaf at quotations. Medium and inferior quality,' however, are much sought after. We quote: Prim© oaten sheaf, £3 IDs to £3 12s 6d ; choice black oaten, to £3 15s: medium to good, £5 to £5 7s 6d per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is fully supplied at present, digging having become more general, and supplies are coming to hand more freely. We quote: Best tables, £7 10 to £8 ; medium to good, £6 to £7 per ton (sacks in).