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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 October 1944, Page 3

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SHEEPSKIN PRICES. DUNEDIN, October 29. New Zealand Sheepskin Control advises that from November 1 the eighth schedule of prices will be amended as follows: — Second Pelts. —Halfbred, 50'60: full wools, lOid; three-quarter wools, 9Jd; half wools, 7‘.d: quarter wools, shearlings, 3id. Crossbred, 40/50; full wools, lOJd; three-quarter wools, 83d; half wools, 7id; quarter wools-, 6jd; shearlings, 3fd. Merino: sound full wools, lid; ’three-quarter wools 9d; half wools, 8d; quarter wools. 63d. Second Pelts. —Full wools, 83d; three-quarter wools, 73d; half wools, 63d; quarter wools, 54d. Dead. —Full wools, 7jd; threequartei’ wools, Old; half wools, sjd; quarter wools, 4jd. TOTARA FLAT SALE. The National Mortgage & Agency Co., in conjunction with Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report on the sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle held on account Mr. 'W. M. Bishell, “Caythorpe”, Blenheim, on Thursday last as follows: There was a good attendance of buyers present including some graziers from South Westland.) The condition of the bulls that came! forward was. rather better than that! of the heifers, anl although competition was restricted, there was a com- j plete clearance at satisfactory prices! to the vendor. The following is a j list, of the sales: Account W. M. Bishell, 2 bulls at 30gns.; 1 bull at 32gns; I 1 bull at 274-gns.; 1 bull at 27gns.; | 2 heifers at 15gns.; 2 heifers at 131 gns.; 4 heifers at llgns.; account C.! O’Learv, 8 steers at £lO 10/-; 1 steer; at £9; account W. Tomlinson, 6 Reif- . ers at £4; 2 heifers, at £5 12/6; 2 heif-j era at £6.