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New Zealand Tablet, 22 July 1915, Page 31

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, 20th inst., as follows: Rabbitskins. —We held our fortnightly sale yesterday and offered a full catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. There was keen competition and new season’s skins showed an"advance of fully M per lb. Quotations: Small, 3d to 3ld; medium racks, 6fd to 7d; light racks, 5d to 6d; early autumns, Bid to 9d; autumns, lOd to llfd; incoming winters, lid to 12d ; early winters, 12fd to 131 d; prime winter bucks, I4d to 14f d; prime winter does, 15d to 17-|d ; fawns, 14d to 15d; prime winter blacks, 48d to 60] d ; second winter blacks, 26d to 33.]d; horsehair, 191 dto 20£d; catskins, 3d to 7d each. Sheepskins. — Competition was keen and prices for three-quarter and full-woolled skins showed an advance of -]d to Id per lb. Short-woolled skins and pelts sold at much the same as at last sale. Quotations; Best halfbred, to llfd; medium, 9]d to lOf d; best coarse crossbred, to llfd; medium, 9id to lOfd; best fine crossbred, to llfd; medium, 9fd "to 10fd; best merino, 7fd to 8f d ; medium, 6d to 6|d; best pelts, to 9]d ; medium, 7d to B]d; best lambskins, lOd to .llfd; medium, B|d to 9fd per lb. —Competition keen and prices fully maintained at late rates. .Oats.-— Prime milling, 4s Id to 4s Ud; good to best feed, ; 4s to 4s Id; inferior to medium, 3s Gd to 3s lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —Market quiet. Prime milling velvet, nominally, 6s lOd to 6s lid ; Tuscan, 6s 8d to 6s 9d.