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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 6 September 1929, Page 7

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WOOL. HIDES AND SHEEPSKINS

The New Zealand Loan and Alercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. Stratford, report that at their wool, hide and sheep iskin sale held on Tuesday acatalogue comprising wool oddments, 787 slieenskinsT 865 hides, -and a quantity of tin tallow was submitted' to- a bench of nine buyers, when the undermeii tinned prices were obtained: Wool. —Crossbred crutchuigs. from 5d to 6 : ;d per Ih; dead mixed, Sd per lb: fleece. 7:Jd to 9;{d per Ih: black fleet e. Old per lb. _ . „ Sheepskins (dry). —C rossbr-eu ix*l l s_, 9d per lb: cpuirler-w-00l torn and damaged pelfs. 7-U! per lh; half-wool, 8d to 9-'.d per Ih ; three-quarter-wool. §l,l u> 19,id per lh: half-wool torn and damaged. 7:’,'d tier lh; lambs, torn and damaged. 8d per lh. Sheepskins (salted)--Crossbred pelts. 2s 6d each : half-woolled. Ss each; t hree-qua rter-woolled, 8s 6d each; 1 h‘cl s. 6s 3d. 6s 6d. cs 3d each; lambs. 2s 6d. 4s. 7s each; dead. 3s fid each. Hides and calfskins.—Slinks (small), fid cadi : calfskins, slipy. 7-Id per lb; nt 10'd per lb: light. 11 pi per seconds', llid per lb: firsts. 12:,‘d per ih; |,e ; ,vv. 13Id poi Hi; yearlings, fipl, 6:hl per' III; 'cowhides, average. 301 b, 4-‘d. to 7id tier lb: average. 4611>. s : ;d to 7ld per lb; cut. average. 341 b. 52d to fid per lh ; ox hides, average, 08!b, 7ld to' 71 d per lb ; average. 591 b. 72d to 7 : ;d per lh; horse hides, 10s each. Tallow.—ln tins. 25s fid per cwt. Cow tail hair 10d per H>: oowtails, 1.51 d per dozen. WANGANUI STOCK SALE.

At file Wanganui sale on Wednesday the sheen sale was <>f a dragging nature, a small yarding being for the 'neater liarl passed at auction. The cattle sold well af late rates, the inquire being keener, and fanners who will want, cattle very shortly are now making inquiries as to w-liat will he ■offering at future sales. The mild weather ol the last lew days has stalled the spring growth, and the bullock men. alt hough' not buyers to-day. are making inquiries. Sheep. Forward Inf. hoggets 21s 7d. small wether hoggets 21> (id. info rioi aged ewes I (is. Cattle. —Light fat ewes (second quality) 67 13s. light heifers LG as to £6 17s Gd. J'resli store uiws LG 10s to £7 UK. aged dairy cows (small calves at loot) C 5 15s. store cow s £3 7s 6d "to Cl# ss, yearling heifers £3 14s to £4 10s. yearling crossbred heifers £2 10s to £2 17s Gd. ehyi.ry heifers. _ calved (guaranteed) £l9 10s iu £ll os. Jcv»ev springing heifers £3 to £9. backWi'.rtl ditto £7 IDs. Big-.. Baconeis £3 17s. ligh porkers 325. stores 25s to 365. jtorkers £2 Is to £2 13s. weaners 255. ADDTN(!TON QUOTATIONS. CHHISTCH UliCJl. Sept. 4. Lighter entries were the* rule to-day, fat cattle being in particularly short supply. As a result the prices recorded a big advairc. which averaged from £3" to £3 IDs per head. Store she. on so Id little differently It) last week. Fat Sheep.- -Extra heavy prime wethers to 52s Id. heavy prime wethers 12s to 16s. medium weight prime wethers 37s to 41s. medium quality wether-, 32s to 36x. liglit wethers 2Gs to 31s. extra prime ewes to 45s 7d, prime ewes 31s to -355. medium ewes 25s to 30s. good hoggets to 32s Gd, light hoggets 21s to 275. Fat (bitt!<*. —(lood prime herd' made from 53s to 61. s per 1010 b. and in odd cases 635. Alodium quality 54s to 5Gs, ‘ln’avy 53s to 50s. good cows s<)s to 545, secondary IGs to -19 s. and inlorior] down to 40s nor IGOlb. Extra heavy prime steers to £27 12s Gd. heavy piimc steers £2l to £26 10s, medium weight prime steers £2l to £24. medium qwalilv steers £L. 15s to £2O Ills, light steers £l3 to £l7. extra prime heifers to £2l 2s Gd. prime heifers £l6 10s to £l9. medium heifers 61! to 61G. light heifers £9 10s to £l3. extra prime cows to £2l 7s Gel, prime cows £l6 to £lB 10s. 'medium cows £l3 to £ls 10s. aged and inferior cows £8 10s to £l2 10s.

THE BURX.STDF .MARKET. DUNKDTX. Sept. 4. There* was a firm market for all prime quality cattle at the Hum.side .sales to-day. Outside buyers were in (he market for fat Cattle, and a good sale l resulted at prices about tin ;*. par with the rates wlii'di ruled at the previous sale. Fat Cal tie*. Prime heavy bullocks sold l■ t £2l 2s Gd. medium £2O IDs-. Jigbi £lB ss. heavy heifers -C 1(5. medium Cl 1 ss. light £l2 15s. heavy ■cows £ls 10s. medium £l4 10s. light 613. Prime beef sold at 54s per 1001 b. Fat Sheet). Prime wethers sold to 55s Gel. medium 435. light 12s, extra prime ewes 495. prime 36s Gel, medium 325. light 275. A few lilt hoggets sold to 31s Gd a. head. Pigs.—There was a firm demand for porkers at prices fully on a par with last week’s rates, hut best baeoners "ere 5s a head cheaper. Prime button- • r , ami jo rk sole! to 3d per lb.