COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8823, 15 March 1909, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

fSilding sales. Messrs Gorton and Son report:—At Fcilding wo had a email yarding of both sheep and cattle, and wore successful in quitting the whole of our entry with the exception of 134 lambs and. 170 f.m. ewes at following prices:—Medium lambs, 6s 4d to 7s; cull lambs,- 3s 9d to 4s Id; 2-tooth ewee (good), 12s 10d; email 2-tooth ewes, 9s 6d, 10s 6d. 10s 9d and 11s 6d; fat owes, 9s 2d.; old ewes, 3a 6d to 4s 6d; low-conditioned ewes, 6s; 2-tooth Romney rams fgs to £1 Iβ; woanere, 7s 6d to 10s; fat cow, £4; forward cows, £2 16s 6d; empty heifor,s, 30s; cow in milk, £3 15s; bull, 37s 6d. WELLINGTON SIISTEPSKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as under: At our sale on Friday we brought forward a large catalogue of skins and hides, tind a small quantity of tallow. There was a numerous attendance of buyers, - and competition was keen for all sound lots of skins'and hides, but faulty lots were neglected. Since 29th January, when the last sale of dry skins was hold locally, prices have advanced about id per lb for sound skins, and prices for good hides are about equal to sale of 12th February, but sound calfskins are about lower. We quote: — Sheepskins: Fine crossbred, 6£d to 7d; coarse and medium crossbred, to 6d; lambs, 4£d to 6^d; dead and broken I skins, 3-id to sd; pelts, sound, 3|d to 43d; pelts, faulty, Id to 3^d; pelts, green, Iβ 9d to 2s lid each; lamb skins, green, Is 9d to 2a 6d each. Hides: Ox, medium, to 6d; cow, heavy, 5 s d _ to 53d; cow and ox. light, 5d to s ? d; damaged hides, 2d to 4|d; calfskins, sound, 6d to 7£d; calfskins, faulty, 2d to Tallow: In casks in shipping order, £23 10s to £24 5s per ton.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale ot skins, hides, and tallow on Friday, when they offep-ed a large catalogue of all classes to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout the sale. Sheepskins: Prices for better sorts =howed an advance of about id; line crossbred, 6*d to 7£d; coarse, to 6d ; crossbred short, sid to 6d; crossbred dead, to 5 J 4 d; crossbred double fleece , ; sd; black, 3Jd; merino, 5d to SM; merino dead, 4d; pelts, tci sd; pelts, damaged, lid to 2d; lambs. 4cl to 53d; lambs, salted, Is 10d to 3s 9d; pelts, salted, Is 9d to 2s 9d. Hides: Best sorts advanced fully id per b; lok 601b to 721b, 6sd to. W per lb; 39' to 541b. sgd to 6d ; cut, to 6gd; slippery, to 4*d- Cow ,, 37 to 541b, sld to cut, 5d to sgd; dry, s^d; bull, 4|d; yearling. s|d; calf, best, 7|d to 7|d; inferior, 2gd to sd. Tallow: In drums, 21s 9d to 22s per cwt; in tins, 21s 3d to 22s per cwt. (

Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report as follows:—At, our sale on Friday we offered a good catalogue of skins and hides to a large attendance of buyers. Competition was keen ihroughout and everything offered showed an advance on last'sale's psicce. Wo quote :—Skine.—• Crossbred medium to coarse, s?d to 6^l; dead, 4£d to 43d ; half-wools, 5d to sid; medium lambs, 6rl to 6id ; quarter-wools, sid: damaged skins, to sd; shorn lambs, 43<1; salted lambs pelts, Iβ 6d to Is 7d: salted pelts. 3s, Hides.—Heavy ox. i<l to 7&d ; medium ox, 6id to 6^l; light, s£d to 5Jd; heavy cows. s'd to 6d ; medium, 53d; light, s i<l to sgd; slippy ox and cow, 3id to 4d; yearlings, sgci to 53d; calfskins, 7£d to Bid; damaged, 3gd to 3ld.

WOOL SALES. Dalgefy and Company, Ltd., report: — We lickl 11 supplementary wool snlo which was Ihc fifth of the season. The total offering from all brokers amounted to 1891 balee. of which we contributed 951 and sold 803. There was a representative attendance of buyers from all parts and competition was animated throughout the sale. Practically no good wool was offering, but medium crossbrotls brought from par to i<l per lb in advance of February rates. Lambs wool was slightly easier. Pieces of all descriptions also showed an advance on tho last sale rates. The following are some of our principal sales: —S H/P lambs. 7Jd; C 11/ Xin a square, b%<\ ; TAL/P crossbred from 6£d to 7i<l; WATERFALLS/J G crossbred. 7d; lambs. 7d; I B/TOHATU lambs. 7d; A J K lambs, 7d; P L/R lambs, 7i<]; K L O crossbred, 7d: J T/SPRINGROVE lambs 7Ad; J P/H in triangle crossbred, 7|d; J J J lambs, 7i<l: WAIOURU half-bred scoured from 13d to 13£ d; , crossbred ecoured from 8d to, lid; pieces and bellies scoured from 73<1 to lid; A J J crossbred, 63d; L. BROS/OTANGAKI lambs. 7id; P K B in a square lambs, 7i<l: R B/M crossbred, 63d; F W K/DS lambs. 7i<l; UPTON FELLS merino, BJd ; G R F merino, I\<\ ; T- F/II lambs, 7id ; J B A lambs, The following table will give an indication of prices ruling:—Medium half-bred; 7Jd; medium crossbred', 6id to' : 7Jd; inferior crossbred. 43<1 to 6d; bellies and pieces. 3d to 4id; stainod pieces and locks, lid to 22d ; dead, 4d to 5Jd ; crutchings. 2d to 3i<l; lnmbs. best 6Jd to medium 5d to 6i<l, inferior and seedy to 4 Ad.