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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 102, 30 April 1913, Page 7

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THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. MARKET REPORT. We submitted and sold average catalogues of hides, skins and tallow on Tuesday. Hides.—Market easier. We quote: Extra stout oi, Sjd to Did; stout ox, B|_ to BJdmedium ox, Sid to B*3; light ox, _ to 814; cow—best lines, 7Jd to Bid; good, 7id to 7M; infeii-, 7d to 7id; kips, 7d to 71d; stags, 6d to 6ld; calfskins—best, to »Jd; good, 7id to B}d; cut and damaged, Sjd to 6Jd. •Sheepskins —Market brisk. Best butchers' pelts and lambs, 4/6 to 4/10; good lines, 4/4 to 4/9; medium, 3/9 to 4/; email, 2/0 to 3/; country dry and woolly skins— large, up to 9/; medium, 5/6 to 6/6; small. 1/6 to 3/6. Tallow-—Market firm. Best mixed, to 23/; good, 25/9 to 27/3; Interior, 22/9 to 24/6; rough fat, 2d per lb. Bones. £5; cowtails, 1/8 per dozen; horsehair, 1/6 to 1/10. Oats.—ln good demand, and supply short. Market firm, at 3/2 ex store. Wheat.—J*arket steady. In short supply, and Southern offerings light. 4/6, ex store Bran and Pollard.—ln good demand, fd 10/ and £0 .10/ respectively.. Chaff.—Supplies during tiie past week | have been on the light side. Prime lines lof fanners' have realised up to £4 17/6, on ! trucks, Auckland. Butter.—First grade, 10id; second grade, 9£d to lOd; poorer qualities for milling, 9d |to 9id; short supply in all lines. Fungus. -_n short supply, and finding ■ ready sale at late rates.