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Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ending Thursday, Thursday, September 30i, 1926: Eat Cattle.—Til ere was a large yami!ing, 217 beinjg; forward, a big proportdon of which consisted of prime quality bullocks, with .a fair number pf medium weight cows and heifers. Pukes were easier by fully £1 per head on last safe's rates. Extra prime bullocksto £2!H> 12 Gd. prime £IG 10s to £l7 10s, medium £l3 to £l-1 10s, light, £lrom £TIO, ©upwards. Extra prime heifers to £l3, prime £8 to £9 lOsj light from £5 upwards. Extra prime, cows to £l2, medium £7 to £9, light from £1 upwards.
Pat Sheep.—There was a fair entry, 2023 being forward. Prices were easier by 2s to 3s per head on last sale’s rates for prime sheep, and'lighter sorts wore also easier by about! Is per head. Extra prime wethers to 42s 3d,"prime ,34s to 3Gs, medium 29® lo 335, light from 26s upwards. Extra prime ewes to ,35s 9d, prime 28s to 32, 5; medium 25s to 26®, light from 23s upwards. Pigs. —There was a fair yarding ot fat pdgis and prices were firmer at lash sale’s rates. Stores mot with keen, inquiry at late ruling rates. Eabbitskins.—We held our usual fortnightly rahbitskin sale on Tuesday, and offered a large catalogue to a fail- attendance of buyers. Com-
petition was slack, more especially lor winter bucks, which showed a decline of 12d .to lud per lb on last, sale’® rates. Does, however, did not depreciate to any extent, and other sorts sold practically on a par. Super winter bucks to 125'|id, Ist- winded buck® to- 118.H 2nd winter bucks to 93? d. super win,tor doe® to 100 d Ist winter does to 94#i 2nd t wMdn to 78d, spotted winter bucks and doe® to 70d, autumn and incoming to_G7d, outgoing to sG.rd: 'to 53bUl.'. milkv does to 42] id, list broken to 5U|iC 2nd broken to 144,[d, summers lo 31d, bloodstained winters to rmpd, Ist winter fawn -to 10G]d, Ist winter black to 90]-d, i2nid winter black to 7od, hareskius to 45d, horse--1 ill air to 22fd.
g a ts.—-The market remains quiet, and very little business is passing at present. ‘A’ grade gartons may be quoted at up to 3s 4d on trucks, country iS(i dinfg's Wheat—There is no milling wheat offering, and fowl wheat meets with fair sale at up to 7s .-Id ex story, Dunedin.
Potatoes.— The market lias eased considerably during the last. week. Prime freshly-picked tables may be < I noted at from £1 10s to £b ex store .Dunedin. Cha.lV. —-Pair consignments ba\ c been coming to hand of late, and there is a strong demand for prime bright oaten sheaf, suitable for shipping pur poses, and this is IM-ln|gi()ig up I" £.’) lbs ex truck, Dunedin.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3713, 5 October 1926, Page 3
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