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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4328, 24 August 1937, Page 3

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S Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report lor week ending Thursday, 19tli August: Eat Cattle.—There was a larger yarding of fat cattle forward for yesterday’s market, 310 being penned. The quality generally was good, there being a big proportion of well finished bullocks on offer with a smaller yarding of cows and heifers than has been the case for some time. The opening market for all prime quality bullocks was from £1 to 30s below last sale’s average rates but as the sale progressed this class improved 10s to £1 per head with cows and heifers on a par with last sale’s average prices. Extra prime heavy bullocks to £2l 2s 6d, prime £l7 10s to £l9 1.2s 6d, medium ! £l3 10s to £l4 las, light from £lO 15s, prime cows and heifers to £l3 2s 6d, medium £8 15s to £lO os, light from £6 15s. Eat Sheep—There was a small yarding of sheep forward for yesterday’s market, 310 being penned. The quality of the yarding was fair, there being a bigger proportion of good wethers on offer than has been the case for some time, with a fair sprinkling of heavy weight ewes. The balance of the yarding was made up of medium weights with a bigger proportion of light and unfinished sheep. There was a decided improvement on all quality sheep. Prime heavy wethers can be quoted from 4s to 6s above last week’s average rates with prime heavy ewes showing a rise of 4s. Light and unfinished sheep did not show the rise but were selling on a par to 2s firmer on last sale’s a’ates. Extra prime heavy Avethers to 54s 9d, prime 44s to 47s 6d, medium 36s to 38s 6d, light from 27s 6d, prime heavy ewes to 41s 3d, prime 36s to 38s 6d, medium 30s to 32s 6d, light and aged from 22s 6d. Fat Pigs.—There Avas a medium entry of fat pigs and these met with keen competition, prices being firm at late ruling 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 rate©. Foavl Avheat meets Avith good inquiry at up to 5s 6d eix 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.—Very feAv consignments are coming to hand and there Avas a sharp rise in the market last Aveek, ' prime tables bringing up to £lO ex store, Dunedin. Ilabbitskins. —We held our usual rabbit skin sale on Tuesday and offered a fairly Large catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. The quality of the skins generally Avas not as good as at the Last sale and prices for Avinter skina showed a drop of 3d to 8d per lb., while outgoing skins were from a par to a shade easier on Last sale’© rates. Super winter bucks 148 d, super Avinter does 103 d, Ist winter bucks 147 d, Ist Avinter does 103 d, 2nd Avinter bucks 134 d, 2nd AAUnter 1 does 88|d, spotty Avinter bucks 123 d, spotty winter does 75d, outgoing bucks 105 d, Ist outgoing does 754 d, Ist spring 84d, spring does 44-d, Avinter bloodstained 98d, outgoing bloodstained 72d, light racks 25|d, summer does 32d, small 25|d, Avinter fblack 90d, summer bucks 29|d, Ist hareskins 45(l|d, winter faAvn 84d, best ferret skins from 2s to 3s 6d, horsehair 22] d. THE OTAGO FARMERS’ CO-OPER-ATIVE ASSOCIATION of N.Z. Ltd. RABBITSKIN SALE REPORT. 19th AUGUST. Large quantities of skins are now coming to hand and Avere submitted to the usual bench of buyers. Competition Avas keen for all grade© but at reduced price© as compared Avith last sale. Off season grades Avere in most cases about a par Avith Last sale. Avliile Avinter skins can be quoted from 2d to 6d per lb lower fas compared Avith last sale. ! The following is the range of prices : Small 25_id, runners 33d, milky 30] d to 404 d, summer bucks 31 d, summer does 32] d, light racks 43d, prime racks 42d, autumns 454 d, Ist early autumns 62-kl, 2nd early autumns 46d, Ist late autumns 77d, 2nd late autumns 62]|d, Ist incomings 77-M, 2nd incomings 694 d, 2nd early Avinter bucks 109, ’ 2nd early Avinter does 70d, Ist early Avinter bucks 121 d, Ist early Avinter ; does 80d, spotty bucks 124, spotty does 76d, 2nd Avinter bucks 132 d, 2nd Avinter does 874' d, Ist Avinter bucks 145 d, Ist Avinter does 103 d, prime ! bucks 148 d, prime does 103 d, out- j going bucks 105 d, outgoing does ! Gfjkl, Ist spring bucks spring does 4G4d, 2nd spring bucks god, 2nd spring does 42d, summer black 244 d, autumn blacks 4S'd, outgoing and spring blacks 53d, Avinter * blacks 84d, Avinter fawn 88d, autumn \ fawn 60d, summer faAvn 30d, hareskins 314-d to 4G-4d, hair to 21d. | Our next sale Avill be held on j 2nd September. |