LATE COMMERCIAL

Mataura Ensign, 13 August 1909, Page 2

LATE COMMERCIAL

MATACRA STOCK SALE

Th« National Mortgage tnd Agauey Co., Ltd,, report as tollowa: Wo held our monthly stock sale in our Mataura ysrds yesterday in the presence of n largo number or farmers and dealers, the entry consisting of 880 sheep mid 33 he»d of cattle, bidding throughout the sale was keen and practically every lot was sold at prices quite ou a pur with late sale*. A special entry of prime bullocks met with animated competition and the price* realised were most satisfactory to tha vendor, i'at uethers sold at from 18* to Us; forward wethers, small, lis; 2-, 4and 6-tootli crossbred ewes, up to 14s; (5-tooth to f.m. ewes, 10s 7d. Several lots of aged ewes sold at from 8* fid to 7s <)< i, while wether hogget* brought 7a ■ld and mixed sexes up to H 2d. Fat bullocks brought from £7 ."is to I*lo. and fat heifers up to £0 lint. Heifer* and («»s, springing, sold Hell after spirited bidding at from £3 12* 6d to £7 18s, and rearling steers and heifer* up to £1 13s.

HIDE AMI SKIN REPORT

Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. Dun-1 edin, report as follows: j Rabhit»kins.—We held our usual < weekly auction sale of rabbitskins on Monday, when we submitted an exceptionally largo catalogue to a full attendance of huver*. Attention might bo drawn to the fact that in the hurry to get them on to the market skuut ai<' being eent in not properly dried, and con6eq.uently they brunt' considerably less tlmn quotations. .More is probably lost by selling the skins grocti than by propcrlv drying them and risking tho market, a week or so later. Ottering* were exceptionally heavy tait month, and this month so lar shows' no falling off iu quantity of consignmente. The highest price so far Tor winter greys has been 3»|d, which raises the record for this class of skins. Our catalogue was cleared under spirited competition at prices as under:— Super, winter dow, ,'l-ld to As|d ; second winter docs, 28d to 31d ; outgoing winter does, 17d to 20d; prime winter bucke, 18d to 21d ; second winter bucks, 16d to IM ; outgoing winter bucks, lid to Hid; springs, lid to 13d; incoming winters, lGd to lfn.l; autumns, Ud In 16*1; racks, i>d to 10Jd; first winter blacks, 24d to X'd; second winter blacks. 20d to '.'ld; autumn Macks, Ud to IW.

Sheepskins—We held our uaual weekly auction sale oi idieepakiiut on Tueaday, when we offered a large, catalogue to a good attendance <>t buyers. Prietw wore about <ju hd t«jual with late quotation*, and our catalogue wan ««Ijmitted under Mrong oompetition as follows:—Full woolled : UalfVd, M to H>l; fine croubrcd. 7j I to BJJ, cro*>. bled. 6i<l to 7}-l: merino, 7,1 toH,l. Half, to three-u,uartcr wooIm: Hallbred, 7Jd to 8il; crowbrcd, rjJJ to 7Jd ; merino, ojd to 6jd. (Juarterbred wools: Hallbred, 6d to 7d; croishred, ud to lid , merino, 4Jd to did: latitboliinn, 7d to "id; twits. 3d to Id. Hide*.—We hold our uaual tortniu;htly hide Bale at our atorca on Friday, when wo offered a good catalogue to a lull attendance of the trade. Under hpirited competition we cleared our catalogue at prices on a par with late 'lUotatious. We quote : Ox : Extra stout heavy, to 7Jd ; hr.ny, iii<l to Gjd ; medium, oid to (>id; light, .Id to ">Jd. Cow: HWvv, sjd to Cjd ; medium. 5Jd to old, light, to Kd. Calfskin*: Damaged and interior, 2d to 4Jd; bono hides, to 10s. GORE PRICES. WHOLESALE:

Chaaaa—6§d. Oatmeal.—£ll per ton Butter.—Farmer?.' 9d, neparalor lOd, factory MJd. Hams, 8d; bacon, Sd. PoUtooa.—£2 lOn to £2 lo» Flour.—*ll. Eggs.-3d. Bran.—£3 loa. Pollard— £4 10a. Chaff.-£2 to £2 j». Onions.—6» par cwt. Fori Wheat.—3a 8d to 4s. RETAIL: C'ha«c«.—Ud per lb. Butter.—Farmers' lOd. wparator lid, factory la Id. i Hami, lid; bacon, pieces l()d, ahead lid. • Eggs.—lid jxt dozen. Potaloaa.—da 6d to 4k Flour.—3a 6d for 251b. 6s 9d for oOlb, 33« 6d tor 9001b. Booked: 3» M So, 351b, 7a for 501b, S4s 6d for 2001b. Oatmeal—3» 6d tor 2oll>, 7a for 601b,! «s for 3001b. j Bran—A». i Chaff.—£2 12» 6d to £2 17s t)d. ! Pollard—7» Od. j Chaff.-Old, 3a 6d par cwt.