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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4326, 10 August 1937, Page 3

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Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ending Thursday, sth Aug.: Fat Cattle—There was a larger entry of fat cattle forward, about 300 being penned. These included only three or four trucks of extra prime bullocks, the balance being made up of medium weight cows and heifers, with a big proportion of unfinished sorts. The market for all quality ox beef was on a par with Last week’s rates, but cows and heifers showed a drop of 15s to 25s per head. Extra prime heavy bullocks to £l9 17s 6d, prime heavy £ll 10s to £1.6, 'medium £ll 15s to £l4, light and unfinished from £8 ss. Extra prime cows and heifers to £l3 7s 6d, prime £8 15s to £9 15s, medium £6 10s to £B, light light and unfinished £5 to £6 ss. Fat Sheep.—There was a fairly large yarding of sheep, about 1750 being penned. The quality generally was fair, there being quite a few pens of outstanding wethers and ewes on offer. The market for all prime heavy wethers was on a par with last sale’s rates, but medium and light weight wethers showed a drop of 2s to 3s as did all ewes. Extra prime heavy wether’s to 52s 6d, prime 36s to 435, medium 32,s to 355, light 27s 6d to 31s, extra prime heavy ewes to 37s 3d, prime 28s to 31s, medium 23s to 275, light 14s to 225. Fat Pigs.—There was a medium entry of fat pigs and these met with keen competition, prices being flrin at late ruling rates.

Store Pigs.—There was a medium entry and these met with keen competition, prices being firm at late rates.

Oats.—There are very few offering and merchants are not keen to buy meantime. A grade gartons are bringing up to 3s 4d on trucks, country, sidings. Wheat.—Millers will take any lines suitable at full schedule rateis. Fowl wheat meets with good inquiry at up to 5s 6d e!x store, Dunedin. Chaff.—Sufficient is coming forward to meet the local inquiry and prime bright oaten sheaf is bringing up to £5 10s ex truck, Dunedin. Potatoes. —Fair consignments have been coming to hand from the North and the market is a shade easier. King Edwards are meeting with the best inquiry and these are bringing up to £8 ex store, Dunedin, and Arran Chiefs £6 13s. Rabbitskins. —We held out usual rabbit-skin sale on Tuesday and offered a fairly large catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. There was good competition though the sale was inclined to be be erratic at times. Winter bucks were easier from 6d to lOd per lb and does from 2d to 6d per Lb while other sorts were from par to a shade easier on last sale’s rates. Super winter bucks 154 d, super winter does 104 d, Ist winter bucks 151 d, Ist winter does 112 d, 2nd winter bucks 140 d, 2nd winter does 97d, spotty winter bucks 124 d, spotty winter does 94d, Ist early winter bucks 136 d, Ist early winter does 96d, incoming 91|d, late autumns 88d, Ist outgoing bucks 1 lOd, Ist outgoing does Slid, Ist spring bucks Slid, autumn bloodstained 701 d, winter bloodstained 104 d, milky does 39d, winter black lOld, winter fawn 98d, Ist hareskins 50d, horsehair 20d, best ferret skins to 4s, medium ferret skins 2s Gel to 3s, inferior ferret skins Is to Is 9d.

THE OTAGO FARMERS’ CO-OPER-ATIVE ASSOCIATION of N.Z. Ltd. RABBITSKIN SALE REPORT. sth AUGUST. Large quantities of skins are now coming to hand and were submitted to the usual bench of buyers. Competition was keen for all grades but at reduced prices as compared with last sale. Low grade autumn and incoming skins were from par to Gd per lb down. All grades of winter skins wore keenly sought after and prices were from par to Gd per lb. lower than last sale. The following is the range of prices : Small 23] d, milky 30]td to 4G&I, summers 30d, light racks 50d, Ist early autumns SAM, 2nd early autumns 46£-d, Ist late autumns 77|id, Ist early autumns 55id, 2nd early autumns 55id, 2nd early autumns 46] d, Ist late autumns 77] d, Ist incomings 964 d, 2nd early winter bucks 122 d, 2nd early winter does BJd, Ist early winter bucks 135 d, Ist early winter does spotty bucks 124 d,

spotty does 801 d, 2nd winter bucks 139, 2nd winter does 90d, Ist winter bucks 150 d, Ist winter does lOld, prime winter does 90d, Ist winter bucks 150 d, list winter does J01d„ prime bucks 154 d, prime does 102 d, outgoing does 67d,, Ist spring bucks 84d, Ist spring does 52d, 2nd spring bucks 45d„ 2nd springs Kid, summer blacks 24d, autumn blacks old, outgoing and spring blacks 54d, winter blacks IOOd, winter fawn 59d, autumn fawn 5Gd, summer fawn 3Gd, hareskins 28f r d to 50d, hair to IGhs.

Our next sale will be held on 19th August.