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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3715, 19 October 1926, Page 6

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Stronafflh, Morris end Co., Ltd., report for week ending Thursday, October 14, 1926, as follows: Pat Cattle.—27l were forward, including a large proportion of ■well finished bullocks. A good proportion of good quality cows and heifers wore also forward. Competition was not keen, and prices were easier by about 10s per head. Extra prime bullocks to £2O , ,12s 6d; prime £ls to '£l7; medium £l2 10s to £l3 10s, light and unfinished £lO to £lO 15s. Extra prime cows and heifers to £l2; prime £8 10s to £9 10s. Bat Sheep.—There was a stmall yarding, 1501 beinjg. penned, the quality on the whole being good. Prices were firmer to the extent of Is 6d per head. One pen of extra prime wethers made the high price of 51; prime heavy weight wethers 40s to 42is, medium weights 32s to 355; light and unfinished 29s to 31s. Extra prime ewes to 41s 9d, prime 33s to 355, medium 27b to 295. Bat Lambs.—22 were yarded, including consignments from South Canterbury. The market was very keen, and prices were much firmer, extra prime lambs selling at up to 50s. Pigs.—There were 112 fiat pigs and 95 store pigs yarded. Fats met with brisk demand, and baooners made to £6 6s, porkers £3 15s to £4 10a.. The demand for stores was keen, and good weaners sold at up to 425; medium 32s to 365. Oats.—The market remains in a very stagnant condition. Lack of inquiries! has left merchants with no option but to reduce their values and as farmers; are hoping for an improve--meat on recent rates, little or no business is being -done. ‘A’ grade Gartons may be quoted at up to 3s, and B’s at 3s lOd, sacks extra, on truckj, country sidings. Wheat.—Millers have reduced their values and ,any ‘‘.lines offering do not meet with the competition one: would expect when the shortage is taken into account. Banners in some cases are asking os high as Bs, but outside value to-day for milling wheat is 7s 3d, delivered, Dunedin. Bowl wheat is also easier, and it is only _ the; vh'iy best quality that is realising 7s 6d ex store, sacks extra. Potatoes.—As practically no clioice lines are being held in store-, the local demand is supplied from Canterbury. Good tables, freshly picked, are bringing from £4 10s to £5 per ton, ex truck, sacks in. Chaff.—Good bright quality is still the only quality that can be readily marketed, and this may be: quoted at up to £6 ex truck, medium to £5, and inferior from £3 10s, ops store, sacks extra.

Rabbitskins.—We held our usual fort nightly rabbitskin sale on Tuesday, and offered a fair sized catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and prices for winter bucks and does were on a par, while other sorts were, if anything, slightly slightly easier. Super winter bucks to 127 d; Ist winter bucks to 116$ dl; 2nd winter bucks to 103 d; super winter does to 101 d; Ist winter does! to 9(>d, 2nd winter does to 8d; Slotted winter bucks and does to 721 d; autumn andl incoming to 67d; outgoing to 66d; springs to 63Jd, milky done to 53d; Ist broken to 60d; 2nd broken to 47d; Ist winter fawn to’ 118 d; Ist winter black to 94d; 2nd winter black to 85d, hareskins to i dbd, horsehair to 22d.