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New Zealand Tablet, 17 June 1915, Page 36

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, June 15, 1915, as follows: Rabbitskins. — Our next sale will be held on Monday, 21st inst. Sheepskins. —We held our fortnightly sale to-day and offered a medium catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was keen and prices for full-woolled skins were fully up to last sale’s values. Short-woolled skins and pelts, however, were not quite so good. , Quotations: Best halfbred, to Hid; medium, 9}d to 10|-d; best course crossbred, to 11 Id; medium, 9ld to ICUd ; best fine crossbred, to ll|d; medium, 9|d to 10.jd ; best merino, 7d to 8d ; medium, 6d to 6jd ; best pelts, to ; medium, 7d to B^d; best lambskins, lOd to 1 : medium, Bld to 9fd per lb. Hides. — Our next sale will be held on Thursday, 17th inst. Oats. Offerings have been light of late. Shippers are not so keen to operate except at reduced values. -There is a good demand for prime quality and any lines suitable for milling. Prime milling, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; good to best feed, 4s to 4s Id : inferior, and* damaged, 8s 9d to 3s lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—-There has been a better demand this last week or so, .more especially for prime milling velvet. Quotations: Prime milling velvet, 7s to 7s 2d; Tuscan and red wheats, 6s 9d to 6s lid ; best whole fowl wheat/ 6s, 6d to 6s. 8d per

bushel (sacks extra).