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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4347, 11 January 1938, Page 3

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Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ending Thursday, 6th January, 1938: Eat Cattle—There was a medium entry of fat cattle forward for yesterday's market, 2-10 being penned. With the exception of one or two trucks of extra prime bullocks, the yarding was made up of medium weight cattle with a fair proportion of cows and heifers. The opening market for all prime quality cattle was from par to a shade lirmer on the previous double market rates, but over the concluding races, prices were a shade easier. Extra prime heavy bullocks to £2l 2s (id. Prime heavy £l6 17s 6d lo £lB 12s del, medium £ll 17s (id to £l3 17s Gd, light down to £9 2s Gd, extra prime cows and heifers down to £ll 12s 6d, prime £9 12s Gd to £lO 12s Gd, medium £7 17s Gd to £8 12s Gd, light down to £5 12s Gd.

Eat Sheep—A yarding of approximately 1300 sheep was forward for yesterday’s market. With the exception of three to four trucks of extra prime quality wethers, the yarding was made up of medium weight sheep, with owes predominating." Heavy wethers can he quoted on a par to a shade lirmer on last sale’s rates, but this did not apply to ewes. Over the concluding two races, prices for all classes showed a decided easing and sales were hard to effect at reduced prices. Extra prime heavy wetheis to 39s 3d, prime heavy 33s to 3Js Gd, medium prime 28s lid to 32s 3d, light down lo 21s 9d. Extra prime heavy young ewes to 31s Gd, extra prime heavy to 29s 3d, prune heavy 21s 1 Gd to 2Gs Gd, medium los Gd to 22s 9d, light down to 13s Gd. Eat Lambs—A yarding of GSO fat lambs were- forward for yesterday’s market, the quality generally being good. Prices wore nardiy up to those of the double market a fortnight ago, butchers’ competition not being quite so keen. Exporters were operating at schedule rales. Prime heavy butchers’ iambs to 28s 9d, prime heavy 26s to 27s 3d, medium 22s to 23s 9d, light down to 19s 9d. Fat Figs.—An entry of 122 fat pigs came forward for yesterday’s market. The proportion of good baconers was small, resulting in keen competition for good quality bacon pigs.

Store Pigs.—There was a very small entry of store pigs and these met with wery keen competition. Oats.—Owing to the holidays there has been no business passing. The nominal value for A grade gartons is 2s lOd on trucks, country sidings. Wheat—Millers will take any lines suitable at full schedule rates. Fowl wheat meets with good inquiry at up to Gs ex store, Dunedin.

Chaff—Sufficient is coming forward to meet the local inquiry and prime bright oaten sheaf is bringing up to £5 ss, ex store., Dunedin. I? abbi tskins. —We held a rabbitskin sale to-day when we /offered a small catalogue to a small attendance of buyers. Owing to the unsettled conditions of the market overseas and there being practically .no orders in hand, there was poor competition and prices generally showed a drop on last sale’s rates. Summer sorts were easier by Id to 2d per lb and outgoing and winter sorts by -Id to 6d per lb on last sale's prices. Winter does to 28d, winter bucks to 22d, summer does to 11-Jd, summer bucks to 141, d, milky does I.skk outgoing winter bucks to Did, outgoing winter does to ,20d, small 10[d, runnel's to 10,i-d, suckers Bd, light racks 12d, spring bucks 14f-d, spring does 1 (>cl, autumns led, horsehair 20d, summer bloodstained 13Jd, spring and outgoing bloodstained 13Jd, summer broken 13d, 2nd broken 13d, hareskins 11,(1, black 7cl.