OAMARU MARKETS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20870, 9 November 1929, Page 23

OAMARU MARKETS.

(Special to Daily Times.) OAMARU, November 8. Tie recent warm, soaking rains throughout North Otago during the last week have been very welcome to the farming community, and as a result the prospects for the harvest and for stock in general appear decidedly brighter. Autumn sown wheat crops came through the prolonged dry spell in good condition, and good yields seem assured, but the later sown crops were materially checked by the absence of rain and the low temperatures. Lambs will be later in coming on to the market than usual, owing to feed not being as plentiful as could be desired. An experienced North Otago breeder reports that the lambs this year are a fine healthy lot, and as high lambing percentages are prevalent in many localities, he anticipates a record lambing for the district. Given reasonable conditions in the near future the growth of crops and pastures will be greatly stimulated by the rain, thus restoring conditions in the country to normal. One transaction only is recorded on the grain market, a line of chaif chancmg hands at £5 per ton, on trucks. . Private sales pf stock during the week include the following:—Two-tooth ewes and lambs (all counted), 23s 6d; fullmouthed ewes and lambs (all counted), Iss; ewe hoggets. 28s, 30s; -wether hoggets, 255; fat wethers, 295; dairy heifers, £7 to £9; yearling heifers, £3 10s; fat heifers. £l2 10s; fat bullocks, £ls, £lB. A gelding was sold for £42.

OAMARU SKIN AND WOOL SALE. (Special to Daily Times.) OAMARU, November B.’ At a skin and wool sale held here on Thursday, the following prices were realised:— Skins.—Fine full-woolled * crossbred 10jd, medium 9d, coarse Bd, halt to three-quarter-woolled 6Jd, dead 7d, full-woolled halfbred Iljd and 12d. shorts 7Jd, dead 6Jd and 8d; hoggets 9id and IOJd. dead 8d; lambs Bid, halfbred dead 7id, dead 7d, black 6Jd. pelts 6d, weevily 4Jd, faulty Id, woolly damaged 4Jd. pieces 2d, green 8s each. Wool.—Crossbred fine 10|d, dead 9d; halfbred fleece 12d, fine IOJd, dead lOJd; dead wool 4|d and lOd; crutehinga 7d, halfbred 6Jd, hogget 5Jd; bellies and pieces lid; halfbred bellies 8d; pieces, crossbred 6Jd; halfbred 7Jd, seconds 4id. Tallow 19s per cwt, fat 13s and 15s. Hides 3d and 5d per lb; calfskins 2s 8d to 6s 9d.