Commercial.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2203, 11 July 1910, Page 5

Commercial.

Stronaeh, Morris and Co. Ltd., report for week ending Uth July as follows: Fat sheep.—-There were 201(5 yarded of which the majority were prime quality wethers. Prices were fully equal to last week’s rates, all wethers meeting with ready sale. Best wethers, ISs t!d to 2ls, extra to 2Os 3d, good L(!s to 18s (sd. light Us to ios, best ewes Us (id to 17s Oil, extra to 23s od, medium to good 10s to Us. Fat lambs.—There was a small yarding, 1258 being penned. Prices were much the same as at last week’s sale. Quotations.- —Best lambs, Us to I(ss (id, extra to 17s od, medium to good 12s to Us, inferior 8s (id to Us od. Fat cattle. —There was a very small yarding only 117 being forward. Competition was very keen and prices showed an advance of 15s to 20s per head. Quotations. —Prime bullocks CIO 10s to £l2, extra heavy £l3 to £l3 15s, medium to good £8 10s io £U 10s, inferior £(5 15s to £7 10s, best cows and heifers £7 10s to £8 10s, extra to £U 155,. medium to good £5 10s to £(> 15s, inferior £1 10s to £5. Pigs.—l2s were yarded. There was absolutely no demand lor young pigs but porkers and bacouers sold up to last week’s rates. Quotations.—-Suckers is to 7s (id, slips 10s to Us, stores 18s to 2ls, porkers 28s to 335, light bacouers 37s to 12s, heavy bacouers 11s to 525. Kabbitskins.—We held our weekly sale yesterday when we offered a very large catalogue. Owing to the drop in the London market prices showed a serious decline here, winter does showing a drop of about 8d per lb and all other sorts Id U Ud. Quotations.—Best winter does 30d to 3(J : Sd. medium to good 211 to 30.1, (test winter bucks PJd to 2ld, medium to good Kid to PJd, incoming Kid to 17A»l, outgoing 101 to 121, autumns 13d to Kid, racks 10.1 to 12d, best blacks 2ld to 30d, fawns 12d to lid, horse hair to PJd. Sheepskins.—There was a large number of buyers at our sale today and competition was good. Prices were much (lie same as last week. Quotations—Best halfhred Sid to UAd, medium 7KI to Sd, best fine crossbred 7|d lo7*d, coarse crossbred Old to 7ld, best pelts 5d to 5Ad, medium to good 3d to lid, inferior Id to 2d, best merino 7d to Sid, medium to good sid to (5 Ad, dead merino (sid to 7id, best lambskins oid to 7|d. Oats. —There is very little demand for export and medium and inferior lots arc enquired for only for local use. Prices rule much about the same. Quotations : Prime milling Is ]ld to Is Hid, good to best feed Is bid to Is lOid, inferior to medium Is 8d to Is ( Jd per bushel (sacks ex tea). Wheat.—The market has tinned slightly and nearly all lines of milling wheat offering have been taken up at quotations. There is good enquiry for prime Velvet Quotations: Prime millling :1s 5J to 3s (id, best whole fowl wheat 3s to 3s 3d, medium fowl wheat 2s 7d to 2s Ud, broken and damaged 2s to 2s (Id per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff.—The bulk of consignments corning to hand are only medium quality and prices for, this show no change although the demand is fairly good. There is very little prime quality chaff in the market and prices are (inn at late rates. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf £3 15s (o £3 17s (id, medium to good £3 7s (id to £3 12s (id, inferior and discoloured £2 IDs to £3, straw chaff til 17s (id to £2 7s (id per ton (hags extra). Potatoes. —There are very few consignments coming to hand and little business is being done. There is no demand for medium lots and these are hard to quit. Quotations ; Prime Up-to-Dates £5 os to £5 IDs, medium to good £4 ios to £5, inferior and small £3 to £1 per ton (sacks in). Straw,—Oaten 32s (id to 355, wheatcu 22s (id per ton, pressed.