Commercial

Mt Benger Mail, 27 October 1937, Page 2

Commercial

STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Stronach, Morris and Co. Ltd., report for week ending Thursday, 21st October:— Fat Cattle. —There was a yarding of 286 cattle penned for yesterday’s market, the quality generally not being up to that of recent yardings. With the exception of two or three trucks of prime quality cattle, the balance of the yarding comprised medium weight cattle with a bigger proportion than usual of cows and heifers. The market for all quality cattle showed a drop of 10s to 15s with the exception of extra prime heifers and cows, these selling on a par with last sale’s rates. ’ Extra prime bullocks to £2l 2s 6d; prime £l6 10s to £l9; medium £l2 10s to £l4 10s; light from £9 upwards. Extra heavy cows and heifers to £l4 7s 6d; prime £ll to £l2; medium £7 to £8 10s; light and inferior from £5 10s upwards. Fat Sheep.—There was a yarding of approximately 1700 sheep, these including a bigger proportion of shorn sheep. The quality generally was fair. On account of the drop of 20 per cent to 25 per cent in sheepskins, prices for all woolly sheep yesterday at Burnside were from 3s 6.(3 to 4s 6d per head below last week’s rates. Shorn sheep were slightly easier in both classes, these showing an easing of Is to Is 6d per head. Extra heavy woolly wethers to 50s; extra prime woolly 45s to 48s; medium woolly 37s to 425; light woolly from 30s; prime heavy shorn wethers to 36s 6d; prime shorn 31s 6d to 345; medium shorn 27s to 30s; prime heavy shorn ewes to 30s 9d; medium 23s to 275; prime heavy woolly ewes 38s to 44s 3d; medium 28s to 325; light from 235. Spring Lambs. —There was a larger entry of spring lambs forward for yesterday’s market, these numbering 46. The quality was quite good, and the demand was keen, with the prices realised on a par with last sale’s rates. Fat Pigs.—There was a small yarding for yesterday’s market, 85 being forward. These met with good competition at prices on a par with last week’s rates. Store Pigs.—There was a yarding of 169 store pigs forward and these met with a ready sale.

Oats.—The market still remains quiet and very little business is passing. A grade Gartons are bringing up to 2s 9d on trucks, country sidings for heavy lines. Wheat.—Odd samples are still coming to hand and millers will take any lines suitable at full schedule rates. Good whole fowl wheat meets with a strong enquiry and is bringing up to 5s 9d ex store, Dunedin. Potatoes —Few consignments are coming to hand from the North and as the demand is quiet, prices generally are easier. Prime tables are bringing up to £lO 10s ex store, Dunedin, and are very scarce. Chaff.—Heavy stocks are being held in store and there is very little enquiry at present. Prime bright oaten sheaf is bringing up to £5 ex store, Dunedin. Inferior quality is difficult to dispose of. Sheepskins—We held our sheepskin sale on Tuesday, the first since the 7th September and offered a large catalogue to a good attendance of buyers.. Competition was quite keen but only at reduced limits. There was no demand from overseas and this resulted in a drop of 20 per cent to 25 per cent on all fullwoolled skins, other classes selling at reduced rates of Id to 2d per lb on our last sale’s prices. Fine halfbred full-wool 13d; fine halfbred three-quarter wool to Hid; fine halfbred halfwool to 9fd; fine halfbred quarterwool to 9fd; halfbred hoggets to 12d; fine crossbred full-wool to Ilfd; fine crossbred three-quarter wool to lOfd; fine crossbred halfwool to lOd; fine crossbred quar-ter-wool to 7|d; fine crossbred ■hoggets to lid; crossbred to 10fd; dead and damaged halfbred fullwool to llfd; dead and damaged fine crossbred full-wool lOd; dead and damaged crossbred full-wool to 9fd; dead and damaged halfbred threequarter-wool to B£d; dead and damaged crossbred half to threequarter-wool to 8d; first pelts to 6id; second pelts to 2|d.