COMMERCIAL.

Mt Benger Mail, 24 December 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Stronaon, Morris, and Co., Ltd., Import for week ended Tnursday, 18th inst., a* follows Fat Sheep.—There was a email yarding of 14<X). Bidding was keen and prices were firm at last week's rates. Quotations—Prime wethers 23s to 265, extra good to 27s 9d, medium 80s to 21s (3d, light liSs to<l9s, best ewes 21s te 23« 6d, mediugi 10s to '2os, light l<Js to 19s, beet woolly wethers brought to 32s 3d, woolly ewes to 265. Fat Lambs.—6Wi were penned, the majority being of good quality. At the beginning of the sale prices were slightly lower than last week but firmed a little towards the finish. Quotatiane—lGood lambs 18s to 20b', axtra to 21s 9d, meciiuin Los to 17s 6d, light J4.s to 15s tjd.

Fat Cattle.—2oo were penned, t.he of" frring comprising some very prime lines. Priues all through were slightly easier than last week. Quotations : Bi'st bullocks £l3 to £ls, extra good to £ls 10a, medium £ll 10s to £l'2 !•*»■ light £9 10s to £lO, cows and heifers £9 10s to £lO, extra good to £ll ss, medium £S to £9, light £5 10s to £7 10s.

Pigs.—l4l were yarded. Prices for suckers and stores showed a drop of about 3sas compared with last sale. Baeoners sold fully up to last week's rates. Quotations—Suckere 19s to 23s (id, slip;- tu. 2 K s, stores 32s to 41s> porkers -lbs to 50s, light baeoners obs to Gf>s, heavy baeoners to 965. Rabbi tskins.—Our next sale will be held on oth January, 1914. Sheepskins.—-We offered a very large catalogue at to-day's sale when prices showed a drop of fully id per lb a s compared with last sale's rates.' No doubt this is accounted for by the drop in wool at Home and locally. Quotations —Best halfbred to Sjd, good 7Jd to Bd, best tine crossbred 7Jd to coarse crossbred 7Jd to 7Jd, hoggets 7sd to 7ij}id, vlefid halfbred 05<1 to 7Jd, dead crossbred to '"lid, inferior 3d to best merino fijd to TJd, medium 5Jd to 6Jd, pelts 4id to 5Jd, medium to 4d, lambskins fid to (Hd. Hides.—Owing to labour troubles the next hide sale has not yet been decided upon. Oats. —Vqry little. business is being done and prices realise the same as at last report. Quotations—Prime milling 2s to 2s Id, good to best feed Is 10"d to Is lid,, light and discoloured Is 8d to Is lOd per bushel (sacks extra).

(ha iT.—There is a good demand for prin.e quality but medium quality is Quotations—Prime oaten sheaf £1 os to £4 7s tid, medium' to good £3 16s to £4, light (and discoloured £3 H">a to £3 16s per ton (sacks extra). Wheat.—Millers are buyers at quotations hut there is very little of description offering. Fowl wheat is in good demand. Quotations—Prime milling Velvet 4s 3d to 4s 3d, Velvet Ear 3s ]od to 3s 11 d, Tuscan 3s 9d to 5s lOd, good whole fowl wheat 3s pd to 3s Bd, medium 3s 3d to 3s 6d, broken and damaged 2s lOd to 3s per bushel (sacks extra).

Potatoes.—The! eis very little demand for old lines, prime freshly picked lieing worth from 20s to 255, other sorts to 15s per ton (sacks in).