Commerical

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2647, 10 November 1919, Page 5

Commerical

Messrs titronacLi, Morris and Co, Ltd report for week ended Thursday, November Udi. as follows:

Fat Cattle A medium yarding, 148 being penned. Competition was good and last week’s rates were fully maintained. Prime heavy- bullocks £y3 to C:! 5I 1 is, medium £22 lt)s to £27 10s, light from £2O upward*. Prime cows and heifers to £23 10s, medium to £:}('), light and unfinished from £l2 upwards. Fat Sheep : —A small yarding, only 882 being penned, consisting of medium quality with a few pens of extra prime sheep. Competition was keen throughout an 1 last week’s prices were fully maintained. Prime heavy wethers from 75s to 88s, heavy Pats io Obs (hi, medium 51s to dOs, extra prime heavy ewes to ,sls 0 I, heavy 55s to i>2'. others from 42s upwards. Figs ; —There v;a n small yarding of both fats and stores, which met with good competition and. sold well up to last week’s values,

Kabbitskips :—-We hold our usual IV,r( nightly sale yesterday when we off. red a medium catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Bidding was somewhat erratic and prices for medium and off-season skins showed a decline on last week’s rates. Super winter does to 222 d, Ist winter does IbOd to 200.d, super winter bucks to 150.1, Ist winter bucks 12()i to 125 d. winter bucks and does UOd to 10tVl„ autumns and incoming to IUAi, early auturas to S I Jd, small to 13yd, Ist winter black 1404 to IbUd, outgoing black to t!od, harcskins to 4(»d, horse hair to lb : *d per lb, calskins from (kl to 124 eaoh. Sheepskins : —-The Government will hold a valuation next week. Oats :—The market remains firm. Offerings from the country have not been heavy and stocks in store are very low. Any lines suitable meet with a ready sale on arrival. Prime milling Is !• 1 to 4? SJ, good to best feed Is 2d to Is :41. medium to good Js tkl io is ]ior bu.-Utd, (sacks extra.) | Wheat Olf'ciungs have been light and mJims will lake any lines suitable at Government rales. Fowl wheat is not plentiful and mceis wbh u ready sale. Potatoes , —Consignments from the A|orth nave bei n coming to hand more freely since last week but stocks in store are vm y light and any' prime freshly picked lines meet, with a good demand at quotations. Prime freshly picked lines i'll to £T 1 10s, medium to good ilO to ,£TI per ten (sacks in.) Chaff ; —Offerings from, Inc country have been light and. there is a keen dcs raand for prime oaten sheaf whicli meets with u ready sale at quotations. Prime paten sheaf £7 to £7 ).Us, medium to good £*> IQs io £0 15s per lou, (sacks v>C'‘G.