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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3614, 18 November 1924, Page 6

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Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd-, re- | port for week ending Thursday, 13th November, 1924, as II follows: — i Fat Cattle.— 1 There was a targe yard- , ing, 259 being forward, consisting ! principally of good quality bullocks. ■ The market, on account of the large yarding, was weaker, and prices were easier by from 20s to 30s per head. Extra prime bullocks £2O to £22 7s (id, prime £ls 10s to £lB 126' 6d, medium £l2 10s tO' £l3 10s, light from £lO to £11; prime cows and heifers £lO to £ll 10s, medium £7 to £B, inferior £4 to £5 q4os. Eat Sheep.—A medium yarding, 088 i being penned. Competition at the commencement of the sale was keen, but ■ as the sal© progressed the demand , was not so good, and the closing rates • showed a r decrease ol 2s to 3s per i head on those ruling last week. ' Extra prime woolly wethers to 74s 9d, . prime 60s to 06s, medium 43s to 40s; ; prime woolly ewes to 525; medium 38s to 425; extra prime shorn wethers to 59s 3d; prime 40s to 445; medium 31s to 335; shorn ewes 28s to' 325. Fat Lambs.—B9 penned', the majority being of very good quality. Com*- • petition was keen, and prices were on : a par with last week’s rates. Extra prime lambs, sold up to 50s, prime 38s i to 435, medium 31s to 335. j Pigs.—There was a 'good yarding, price© for baconers being near to ! last sale’s rates, while porkers were | easier by from 8s to 10s. There were a large number of store pigs forward, j Competition was brisk and slips realised up to' 355, and large stores to' - 425; suckers from 20s to 28s. I Sheepskins.—We held our usual fortnightlysheepskin sale on Tuesday, when we offered a large catalogue. Bidding was again very keen, and prices: were equal to- those ruling at the previous- sale. Merino: Full wool, 22|d to' 24d; hall-wool 20d to' 2l£d; half-bred: lull wool, 2Ud to 24d; half wool iSjd to 22-}, dead and damaged lOjd to 19d, fine cross bred full wool, 19M to- 22d; half wool, 17-jd to 18j; dead and damaged iOfd to 19d; crossibreidl full wool, lOfd to 184-d; half wool, lid to 17d, dead and damaged 14j to 10d; half-bred hoggets 19|d to- 22j-d; fine cross-bred hoggets 15jd to 20jd; cross-bred hoggets lOd to 18|d; lambskins 14jd to- 174-d; good pelts Old to lOd. Oats.—There is not a very great demand for oafs and very little is off easing. Prices nominally are: A grade Gartens Os; B’s 5s 9d (sacks 'extra). Wheat—Fowl wheat is in keen demand at up to' 7s 9d per bushel, ex store, Dunedin. Potatoes—Very few consignments are coming to hand, and good lines are bringing from £7 to £7 10s, ex store, Dunedin. Chaff.—Small quantities are offering from the country, and good quality chaff is bringing up to' £8 10s pea* ton, ex rail, Dunedin.