Commercial

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2646, 27 October 1919, Page 5

Commercial

ita]>]}lT.skin m arki-:t. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Lid., report as follows : At our fortnightly sale we submitted another large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout and a satisfactory sale was the result. Prices for the better grades of winters were quite as good as a fortnight ago, and in many eases better, considering the difference in quality. The bulk of the offerings in this sale were offseasons skins—even the best grades were much lighter in the fur than those offered a fortnight ago. Springs, milky docs, and outgoing winters realised such satisfactory prices as to warrant clients ■.continuing into the summer. With the approach of warm weather and mild nights, skins require to be watched more carefully and protected from the ravages of the moth. A good plan is to keep a supply of Napthalin or some other strong de-oderant scattered freely among the skins and about the drying sheds. It is also advisable during Lho summer months to sprinkle it among the skins when packing for the market. While such remunerative returns can be obtained wc feel that, the best advice we can lender clients is to continue forwarding their consignments regularly. The next sale is on 3rd November.

The following is a range of the prices obtained at our sale last Monday :—Runners and suckers 14 d to lad, summers 24d to 2b*l, light racks 30d to 32d, prime racks 40d to 44d, early autumns 7*»dtoSod, late autumns 94d to iOOd, incoming winters lU4d to lUtid, early winter bucks IUSd to 114 d, early winter docs 122 d to 130 d, spotted winters llOdtollSd, special selected super does 220 d, Ist winter does 200 d to 212 d, 2nd winter does lUOd to 20(Jd, Ist winter bucks 12Sd to 132 d, 2nd winter bucks 11 (id to 120 d, milky does 40d to 43d. summer broken 17d to 21 Id, autumn broken 28d to 32d, winter broken olid to Old, outgoing winter bucks fSUd to OUd, outgoing winter does ll()d to 120 d, springs oOd to 02d, spring fawns 3Ud to 30d, winter fauns IOOd to 101 cl, spring blacks 34d to 3?d, autumn blacks 4Sd to aid. 2nd winter blacks I lUd to I ISd, Ist winter black ITUd to iS'id, spring silver greys 30 1 to 37d, aitlumn silver greys IS I to “aid, 2nd winter silver greys lOOd to 1 !2d. w inlet silver groys Ido l to isod. weevilly in 1 to 2nd. bareskins olid to 42d, horsehair l7d to 2nd. c.itskins Id to 2ld (each), gutted racks Kid to 2nd. gutted autumns 4S 1 to ”»2d, gutted winters (Mid to (Kid, gutted outgoing winters ."Oil to 40(1, gutted milky 17d to 20(1. gutted springs 24d to 2(5*1.

Messrs Stronach, Morris and l’o, L'd report for week ended Thursday, October 2:frd, as follows Rabbilskins ;We held our fortnightly sale yesterday, and offered a full catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was keen and pnocs for good sorts were firm on late rates. Ridding however for inferior and uft season skins was inclined to be erratic. Wc secured top price for super winter docs, 22(M per lb. The following are quotations : —Super winter does 21.0 d to 22Ud per ib, Ist winter docs 200 d to 2lod per Jb, Ist winter bucks 138 d to lo2d, 2nd winter bucks 11 Od to 12' id, Ist winter bucks and dues to 121 1, w inter bucks and docs t»Gd to KiOd, autumn and incoming to 10l|d, racks to lO.td. v light racks to 32d, small to 1 tl, Ist win> ter blacks to 182 d, blacks 1 "it'd (o 120 1, winter fawns to ItLd. Uareskins to 10.1, horsehair l<id to ly ; |d, patskius (1 !to is each.

Sheepskins : —The Ojveriuneut will hold a valuation on Tuesday, 28th ins). Oat* j— -Consignments forwarded from the country have been light. Stocks in store are also small The market still continues firm and any linos suitable for shipment meet with a ready sale at quotations. Prime milling Is 3d to Is Id, goad to best feed Is Id to Is 2d, medium to good os lid to Is, (sacks extra).

Wheat :—There has been very little offering and milters will take any lines .suitable at Government rales. Fowl wheal still meets with a keen demand. Potatoes ;—Fewer consignments have been arriving of late, and stocks in store are now diminishing. The market shows a slightly better tone. Prime freshly picked lines meet with a ready sale at quotations. Prime tables to £ll, medium to good £lO to £lO IDs, (sacks in)i

Chaff ;—Consignments have been light during the last fortnight and as slocks in store arc now very low the market has improved, lilac k oaten sheaf to it as, good £0 15s to £7, medium £5 U's to £G, inferior £1 upwards, (sacks extra.) Fat Sheep : —There was a medium yarding. 1,030 being penned, consisting of medium to good quality. Competition was keen and prices showed an advance of Is to 2s per head on last week’s rates. Prime wethers 57s Gd to GSs, medium Pis to oGs, light from 12s upwards, pyime heavy ewes to GOs, prime 17s pd to mis. medium Us to -IGs light from 3os upwards, Eat Cattle p—l3a penned, a medium yarding, consisting of medium to good quality, with a few pens of prime bullocks. There was keen demand, and prices showed an advance of up to 30s ou last week’s rates, Prime heavy bullocks £3l to .fi-l-u, vf-.-une bullocks £2l to £2',) 10s, u\cdinin £2-0 to £2llos, light from £l7 10s upwards, piime cows and heifers £2O to £2 b medium £l7 to. £lO, light I'vQUJ £l2 upwards,