Commercial.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2209, 22 August 1910, Page 5

Commercial.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report for week ending 17th August as follows. —

Rabbitskins: —We held our usual weekly auction sale on Monday the 15th instant when we offered a large and representative catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Bidding was very brisk and a most satisfactory sale resulted. Prime winter's both bucks and does were well competed for and we again topped the market with the satisfactory price of

d'OJd per lb. All medium grade skins showed a rise of fully one penny per lb, but low grade and off season's skins showed a slight decline. The following are the actual prices obtained by us : Prime winter does 40d to second winter does 30d to 36Jd, outgoing winter does liUd to 2ld, prime M'inter bucks 2:3 dto 25.U1, second winter bucks 18d to 22d, outgoing winter bucks ltd to 17 id, incoming winter's l(sd to 18d. autumns lid to Kid, racks !)d to lOd, summers 8d to 9d, spring does 13d to lOd, runners and suckers 3jfd to sd, first winter blacks to 32£ d, second winter blacks to 21 id, winter fawns to 15d, horsehair 16d to 19d.

Sheepskins : —-The usual weekly sale was held on Tuesday the 16th instant when small sized catalogues were offered. There was a full attendance of buyers who bid with spirit on every lot offered and a most satisfactory clearance was made. Prices although firm cannot be quoted higher than last week's results. The following are quotations: —Full wools halfbred B|d to 9|d, fine crossbred 7fd to S.UI, crossbred to 7£d, merino 6£d to 7fd, half wools halfbred 7id to B.UI, fine crossbred 7d to 7Ad, cross bred Gjd to 7d. merino ssd to 6£d, quarter wools halfbred 6d to 7\d, crossbred 5Ad to Gd, pelts crossbred dd to sd, merino 2£d to UA. Stronach, Morris and Co. Ltd., report foj» week ending 17th August as follows.— Fat Sheep :—There was a medium yarding of 2185. Prices for heavy wethers were much about the same as last week but medium weight wethers aud ewes were slightly easier. Best wethers 18s (3d to 21s, extra heavy to 21s, best ewes to ISs (3d, medium to good lls to 16s (id, light lls (id to 12s (3d. Fat Lambs :—Only 35(5 were yarded. There was good competition and prices showed an advance on last week's rates, for any lambs fit for freezing. Best lambs 10s to ISs. medium 14s to 15s, light lis to 12s (id. Fat Cattle : —There was a large yardin" 1 217 being penned. Prices showed a heavy decline as compared with last week's rates, no doubt owing to the large number forward. The drop ranged from 15s to 2()s per head. Quotations: Best bullocks £lO to £ll lO.s, extra to £l2 2s (id, medium to good £7 10s to £9, light £5 10s to £(i 10s, best cows and heifers £7 LOs to £U, extra £!) 10s to £lO 7s (id, light £5 to £(i. pjo-s : —There was a very large yarding principally stores and slips. There was not the same competition for slips, suckers and stores as at last week's sale but porkers a?id baconers sold well. Suckers (is to Ss, slips Us (id to 13s (id, stores K3s to 2(>s (3d, porkers 2ls to 2Ss, light baconers 31s to 40s, heavy du 'lss to 555, choppers to Stts. Cuts :—There is very little being done. Shippers and vendors are not in accord as to price. Any oats being sold are merely for local use. Quotations : Prime milling Is lOid to Is lid. good to best feed is '.)!,([ to Is 10A, inferior to medium Is Sd tc is i)cl per bushel (sacks extra.)

Wheat:—Owing to reports from outside markets there is a little better demand locally although prices do not show any change. Quotations : Prime milling :3s lOd to Is. Bed wheat :3s 7d to :3s Bd, medium to good :3s od to :3s <sd, best whole fowl wheat :3s 2d to :3s Id medium 2s !)d to :3s, broken and damaged 2s :id to 2s Sd per bushel (sacks extra.) Chaff:—There is a large quantity coming forward and as the demand is not keen lower prices have to be accepted to quit. Medium quality is not enquired for. Good to prime chaff £:3 10s to £:5 15s, medium C 3 to L' 3 7s (3d, light and discoloured £2 ~m to £2 15s, straw chaff :37s Od to £2 5s per ton (sacks extra.) Potatoes :—There are very few coming forward an I as the market is bare prices show a tendency to rise. Quotations: Prime table potatoes £7 to £7 7s (id, por ton, medium £<i os to £0 15s per ton (bags in.)