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Cromwell Argus, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3485, 6 September 1937, Page 5

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Stroiiuch Morns and Co’o report — 1 at Cattle.—There was a yarding of 2'6y fat cattle forward fur yesterday’s market, the quality generally being quite good. The opening market for prime quality cattle was hardly up to last week's average rates. Cows and heifers on account of the short supply were selling well, and these were from a par to a shade firmer. Prime heavy bullocks to £22 us Od. prime £i(j ids to £ it) 10s. medium £1 2 ios to „/, 15, liglit from £iv. extra prime cows and heifers to £l3 2s 6d. prime £lO to /ill los, medium £S to £.() ios. light from £<j.

lat Sheep.— An entry of 1687 sheep came forward ior Thursday’s market. The opening market for all prime heavy sheep was on a par to a shade firmer, with medium weights easier is 6(1 |<er head. Light ewes were fully js below last week s average rates. O'er the concluding races, all prime sheep showed an easing tendency of is to 2s per head. Prime heavy wethers to 525, prime 43s to 465, medium pps to 38s, light from 30s, extra heavy ewes 10425, prime 35s to 3<>s. medium to good 28s to 335, light froiii2is. Fat Pigs.—There was a short yarding. 100 being penned. These consisted mainly of porkers which sold firm at lap* rates, while haeoiiers which were in short supply showed an advance of 2s to 3s per head on lasf sale’s rates.

Oats. —The market is still very quiet and there is practically no business passing at present except for heavy lines of Gartens suitable for seed purposes which are bringing up to 3s 3d on trucks, country sidings. Wheat—There is very little milling wheat offering and millers will fake any lines suitable t" 1 -chedulc rate. Good whole fowl wheat. meets with keen enquiry at tip to 5s qd ex store. Dunedin. Potatoes. —Verv few consignments are coming forward ami there is a strong inquiry for prime line* «>t tables. King Kdwards are bringing up to £1 o ios and Arran Chiefs £1 o per ton ex store. Dunedin.

(L'h^ffr—Thvl'P is a fair quantity ofand gopd bright oaten sheaf is hPiim-lHtf VP to £i JOti CX truck-. Dunedin. Inferior quality is difficult to quit. Rahbitskins. —AVe held our fortnightly rabbitskin sale on Thursday and offered a large eatalog-uo to a good attendance of buyers. Rucks were easier from 8d to i3d per 11>. does pi to f>d. and bloodstained sl|H"ed the tfiggps! <|ri)!*, doing i ,-d tq iß(| p.isjer-. while (jif-.sensqn snns "crt* frqiu n pur to iv shade easier. Super winter bucks 14 2d. super winter does qqd. ist winter bucks 133 d. ist winter does 2nd winter bucks 123 d. 2nd winter does 83d. spotty winter bucks 113 d. spotty winter does 7id. outgoing bucks (jjd. Ist outgoing dlH's <>si<l. ist spring bucks 73d, m id outgoing does fiojl, "inter bloodstained Mpjd. ist spring does 4tid. spring "hloodstaiiKHl ist broken yobk spring bloodstained 361!. summer does 28id. summer bucks late ia)b uiuns 461!. incoming jin I, outgoing blank Put. n Inter black f>od, winter lawn Bqd, ist hareskins 4 td. horsehair i 2.pi. ferret skin- i« fid to 4s. cajskiit; .'d. to '-■]