COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 March 1926, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

SKINS AND HIDES.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report the following range of prices at their Wellington sheepskin and hide sale last week:— Sheepskins.—Half bred, lid to 13d per lb; fine crossbred, Jl-jd to 12 jd; medium to coarse crossbred, 9->-d to Had; short half \vools. 4jd fo IO.Vd; dead and damaged crossbred, 4d "to 9ifd; inferior and badly damaged, 4Jd to 7-ld; pelts, s£d to lOd; damp, .salted and green, 4s to 10s each; pelts, salted. 3s to 3s 6d each / ]amlbs, salted, 2s 3d to os 3d each. Hides.—Ox, extra heavy, 701bs and over, Old to lOjd per lb; ox, heavy, ■79 to 691bs, 8d to 9.1 d; ox, medium, 53/58, 6‘id to 8|<1; ox, light, 45/52, 5-id to 6;Jd; cut, slippy and inferior, 3d to Bgd ; cow, heavy, 53Lbs and over, 5/d to 6Jd: cow, medium, 45/52, sfd to 6d ; cow. light, 33/44, 4£d to sgd; cut, slippy and inferior, 2-Jd to 4|d; yearbugs, 11/16, 7fd to 9jd; yearungs, 1//32, s|d to Bid; calf, medium to good, up to lOlbs, lOd to 13jd; calf, damaged, up to lOlbs, 2fd to Hid.

STOCK MARKET REPORT. Messrs Newton King, Ltd., report as under:— Stratford sale, ..Tuesday, 16th—We report a good yarding of cattle, the major portion of which were sold under the hammer. Sheep were yarded insmall lots, and were all cleared! Quotations: F.M. ewes 11s 9d. cull lambs 9s 3d to 9s 9d, better sorts 13s 3d, woolly lambs 16s, forward, cows £3 19s to £5 ss. store cows £1 10s to £2 17s 6(1. works bulls £2 10s to £3 ss. Olmra supplementary sheep fair and cattle sale. —We report a good yarding of sheep, and. with jjhe exception o f one line, a full clearance. All classes of sheep, with the exception of lambs, were in great demand, and a most satisfactory sale resulted. Quotations: I.Vo-tooth wethers 19s to 22s lOd, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 20s 3d to 21s,’ 6tooth. to f.f.rn. ewes 235. full mouth owes 20s to 21s, mixed age ewes 21« I Id to 25s sd, 2-tooth ewes (good) 26s id, lighter sorts 19s to 21s Gd, lambs I.os 5d to 14s, small 2-year Hereford steers £4 ss, mixed sex P.A. calves 31s. store cows £2 2s 6d. Douglas sale, Monday, 22nd.—Sheep came forward in fully advertised numbers. A large number of buyers were present, and we report a very satisfactory- sale. Quotations: Failing-mouth ewes 9s Id to 14s 3d, 4 and 5-year ewes 17s lOd to 18s Bd, 4-tooth ewes 2os, 2-tooth ewes 24s 9d, 2-toOth wethers (small) 17s 6d, (good) 22s and 21s 2d, 6-tooth wethers 20s, lambs 12s 9d to 14s 7d, lighter sorts 9s 8d to 11s 2d, Southdown rams 4J-gns to sgns, Romney rams to 2£gns, store cows t£l 10s to £3 2s, spe.yed cows £3 7s 6d, works bulls £2 10s to £4, according to weight.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices were being offered on March 19: .Auckland.—r-Prime woolly lambs : 3611. and under, 8d; 37 to 421 b, 7d; second quality lambs: 7d. Poverty Bay.—Prime woolly lambs: 361 b and under, 8d; 37 to 421hs, 7d; second quality lambs: 6;|d Hawke’s Bay.—Wethers: 561 b and under, s|d ; 57 to 641 b, 4|d, 65 to 721 b. 4fd; second quality wethers; 4fd. Wellington.—Wethers : 561 b and under, s|d; 57 to 641 b, 4|d; 65 to 721 b, 4§d; prime woolly lambs : 36 and under, 8f d; 37 to 421 b, 7pl; 43 and over, 7d. Canterbury.—Wethers : 561 b and under, 6d; 57 to 641 b. sd; ewes: under 481 b, 4d; 48 to 641 b, 3pi; prime woolly lambs: 361 b and under, 9 pi; 37 to 421 b, 8pl; 43 and over 74d; second quality lambs: 36 and under, Bpi; 361 b and over, 7-pl. South Otago.—Prime woolly lambs : 361 b and under, 9d; 37 to 421 b. 7-}d; 43 to 501 b , 7d. Southland. —'Prime woolly lambs: 361 b and under, Bfd; 37 to 421 b, 7^d; 43 to 501 b, 6}d.