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Mt Benger Mail, 18 March 1914, Page 3

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Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Thursday, !2th March, as follows :

Fat Sheep.—3o67 were yarded, the majority of which were ewes. Heavy weight wether* were in good demand and sold fully up to last sale's rates. Medium quality a*k.l ewes showed a drop of (>d to Is ivr head. Quotations—Best wethers 22s tkl to "21-=. extra good to 27s 9d. medium 21s to 225. light I" s ® 6d to 20s, best evros 20s tki to 225, good ISs to 19s, 14s 6d to 15s tid.

Fat l.ambs. —080 were penned, all being good qualityf Competition was brisk and prices showed a rise of about Od per head. Quotations—Best lambs 10* to 2<>s 6d, good '~s to 18s 6d, light 15? to 16s. Fat .Cattle. —200 head were yarded. Owing to butchers having large supplies on hand prices were easier by about 10s to 15s per head. Quotations—Best bullocks £l2 10s to £ls 10s, medium £lO to £ll 10s, light £7 10s to £9, best cows and heifers £S 10s to £IQ, extra good to £l2 2s 6d, medium £6 15s to £«7 10s, light £5 to £6.

Pigs.—There was a large yar li u o! both fat and store pigs- Prices were easier all round. Quotations —Suckers 13s 6d to 16s, slips ITs to 21s, stores 2">s to 30s, brood sows to £5, porkers 46s to 525. flight baoners 57s to 61s, heavy baconers to 80s. Rabbitskins.—We held our fortnightly sale yesterday when we ottered a medium catalogue. There was good competitian and prices were very firm at last sale's rates. Quotations Best racks 9d to 10id, light racks 7id to 9*d, spring bucks 9d to 12d, spring does to lOJid. stauill Ud to 6d. milky does 7.\d to BAd, horse hair lid to per ib.

[ Sheepskins. At our fortnightly sale ! to-day there was a largo attendant of buyers. Prices rule about the same as at last sale. Pelts showed a slight rise. Quotations—Best haifbred Sjd to S|d. good 7-] dto >{d, best line fr o ssbred Sd to Ski, good 7id to s d, Ivst coarse crossbred to S.jd, good 7d to 7id, best dead halfbred 7d to 7.1 d, best dead crossbred <>id to /Jd, inferior ">d to 6d, Ivst pelts to 7d. good txl to (iid. inferior and damaged lid to .iid, best lambskins 7'd to Sd, good <».\d to 7}d. inferior lid to sid. best merino 7id* to 7]d. good (iid to *ijd. Potatoes.- The market is fairlv well supplied and prices are lirm at late rates. Quotations—Prime lots £1 Ills to .t'4 l.is, medium to good £3 Ins to £i "is. inferior £'2 H|s to t.'i p« ton (fiacks extra).

(hits,—\ery few samples are coming to hand but there is very li.tle demand, Inferior lines are hard to sell. Quotations —Prime milling Is 9d to Is ( .»ld. good to best feed Is n1 to Is ( Al, inferior to medium I- <kl t 0 19 iid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—l here is a fair demand from local millers and prices are lirm. There i- also a good demand for good fowl wheat. Quotations : Crime milling Velvet -Is io Id. 1 usean 3s liVl to 3«, lid, best whole fowl wheat 3s I .M to 3s lid, medium to good 3s Id to 3g nl. broken and damaged Js (id to 3s 3d per bu-hel (sacks extra).

Charb—The market is well suppli d. a large quantity of new ehalT coniina to hand. Quotations : Res: oaten shrkf t'3 l,"i< to £l. medium £3 .V- to £3 10s. new chat! £3 Ss to £3 F2< ijd, medium £3 "vs to £3 b»s. new chaff £.3 :>s to £3 IJs (id. medium )'»? to £3 ,s (>d per tojj tsa<ks extra).

GRAIN AND PRODI CF RFI'OUT. Messrs Dalgoty and t 0., 1.; d., re port as follows : We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores q. day, when values ruled a- under

Oats.—l heir i< n fair enqiiirv for good bright hea\ y new season's Gartons, suitable for milling, hut hcvare not offering in any quantity vet. In tho absence of a shipping demand. wp >io n<~>t expert values t<> improve. We quote Prime milling r,prions 1- 9d to Is ;>ld. good J .o lv si feed Is to Is I'd. inferior from Is .'VI per bushel (- nek« extral.

Wheat. -Samples of nw season's milling wheat are now roming to hand. I'here i< a fair enquiry for prime quality f<■>r immediate d -'livery, l-owi wh-at i- in very <hort supply and in good demand. W« quote— Prime milling Velvet 1- to is Id, Tuscan lis ltKi to lid. medium 3s Td to .'ls ',' d per bushel (sacks extra).

Potatoos.- Moderate consignments have been coming: to hand. The demand. howwer, i< re-tric.ed entiivlv to prime freshly dug sample-:. Medium and out of conditioned lots vlii.h ate in oversupply are more dillicult to quit. We quote— Prime t'reshlv dug samples L'! ,js to CI las, others from C pel ron aerording to quality and condition.

( haiT. -During the past week heavv consignments of new season's oaten sheaf liave eome to hand and are meeting with only a ' moderate demand. There i- o fair ciiquir\ for prime old oaten sheaf which i- -ale able at quotations: Best new season's oaten -heat" L'.'f 10s to L.'l l.'s, best heavy old oaten -leaf L.'l las to Ct. clioiep tl _s (id per ton (sacks ex. trai.