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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3718, 9 November 1926, Page 6

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Sfcronaiix, Morris offld Co., Ltd., report for week ending Thumday, November 4, 1926, as follows: — Eat Cattle. —There was a fair yardinig, 265 being forward. Competition was slack, and prices were easier by about £1 per 'head on lasi sale's rates. Prime heavy bullocks £ls to £l. 10s , medium £l2 to £l3 10s., light from £lO upwards. Extra prime heifers to £l3, prime £9 to £lO 10s, medium £6 to £7 10s. light from £4 upwards. Fat Sheep.—There was a medium entry, 1637 being forward, a big pmportion of which consisted of shorn sheep. Prices were firmer by about Js Gd per head on Jabei ruling rates. Extra prime woolly wethers to 46s Go pnime 40 to 42a, medium 35s to 375, -light from. 33s upwards. Extra prime shorn wetluars to 37 s 3d, prime 32s to 34®, medium 27s to 30a; light from 25s upwards. Extra prime heavy ewes 25s- to 28s Gd. Fat Lambs.—There was a yarding of 96, consisting of fair to good quality, Prices were- a shade easier. Extra prime lambs to 41s 6d, prime 35s to 375, medium 28s to- 31&, light from 21s upwards. Pigs.—There was a .good entry oi iat pigs, and prices for baconers were easier by about 10s per head, while porkers sold on .app r Store piigsi met with keen inquiry, and late ruling rates were fully maintained* Oats—The market remains quiet, and ‘A* grade Gartous may ba nominally quoted) at up to 3s 4d on. trucks, country sidings, and B'a to 3b 2d. Wheat.—There is no milling wheat offering, and fowl wheat meets with siow inquiry at up to 7s 3d ex store, Dunedin. Potatoes.—Theie is a fair demand for prime freshly-picked lines, whijch -are bringing up to £5 10s ex store. Chaff.—Good bright quality is sUM the only quality that can be readily marketed, and this may be quoted at up to £5 15s ex aaii Dunedint Sheepskins. —We held our jHiauaJ. fortnightly sheepskin sal© on Tuesday, and offered a fair size, catalogue to aMi attendance of buyers. There was fair competition, and prices, were*, if anything, a shade easier. Halfbred! Mi-wools to 14d; quarter to halt wools 13d to 13|d, fi:ne cross-bred fuliwools to 13|d quarter to hail wools12d to 12fd;' oioss-bre dfull-wools- to 12.fd; half-wools to ll|d; quarter wools to Ibid, fine hoggets to 12yd, cross bred hoggets to ll|d, dead and damaged half-bred to 10|d, dean and. damaged x-bred to BJd, best pelts to 9 Ad, medium 6£d to- 7id, inferior 3d to 4-ol