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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2773, 23 July 1907, Page 6

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EKETAIIUNA SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Eketahuna sale, held on Friday, 19th inst, as follow: All sheep that were advertised came forward, also cattle. Bidding was spirited for sheep, all selling under the hammer. Cattle were dull of sale. We quote: Ewes m lamb, 16s 9d, 18s \ sd, 19 s 3d, 20s, 20s Sd : culls 12, 2d: i lamb,, to 13s 3d; forward weathers, I 17s lid. Cattle were poor. WeanI er.,, 16, 9d; cows, from £.'2 12s to i £4 ' ! WELLINGTON WOOL, SHEEPSKIN AND HIDE SALES. Murray. Robert, and Company report: We catalogued 70 bales wool, principally crutchings, 1500 sbeep- ( skins and 450 hides on Friday. There w a, a good attendance of buyers. Prices for sheepskins were on a par with last sale, some of the better

lots for which there was strong competition showing a farthing advance. Crutchings were, however, slightly easier and may be quoted a )d to a )d lower than last sale. Hides were considerably easier in sympathy with the recent decline in values in other markets and must be quoted fully 3-Btlis of a penny per lb lower than last sale. We quote:—Wool: Crossbred stragglers fleece, 7)d to 8d per lb, crutchings clean, 6)d to 6jd; crutchings, wasty and inferior, 5d to 5Jd; pieces, locks, etc., 4d to 5aSkins: Crossbred medium fine, 8)d to 9d; crossbred coarse, 8d to Bjd; crossbred short wools, 6Jd to 7)d; lambs, 7)d to BJd ; hoggets and dead, 6)d to 7)d ; crossbreds green, 5s 6d to 7s each. Hides: Ox fair medium, 4jd to s)d per lb ; ox light, 4fd to 5d ; cow medium, 4 5-8 dto 4-7-8 d ; cow light, 5d to s)d ; stags and bulls, 3)d to 3jd; calf sound, s)d to 6|d; calf damaged, 4d to sd. The date of next sale is 2nd of August. SKIN AND~HIDE SALE. Messrs Abraham aud Williams, Lim. ited, report on their sale held on Friday as follow:—We offered a fair quantity of hides, skins, tallow, etc. There was a goow muster of buyers. Our offering of wool consisted chiefly of medium crutchings, which, owing to recent advices from Home, receded in value. Competition for skins was very animated aud prices were in accord with late full rates. Hides were very dull of sale and receded fully )d in value. Tallow sold at good prices. We quote:—Wool: Medium crossbred 7i)d, dead 7Jd, pieces 4)d, fair medium crutchings 6)d, medium s)d to fid. Skins. Crossbred, fine 8)d. ) woolled crossbred 7Jd, ) wools 8)d to 8)d, dead 6)d to 7d. short woolled pelts 6)d, shorn lambs < )d. butchers half dry and green 6s 4d to 6s 6d to 6s 9d to 7s to 7s 4d, lambs 6s 3d, .shorn lambs 5s 4d. Hides: Heavy ox, 73-74 lbs, 5d to 5 5-Bd, light ox. 4Jd. course medium 4 5-8 d to 4 7-Bd, light cows, s)d, cows, damaged, 4 l-8d to 4 3-Bd. calves, 5 3-Sd to 6 5-Bd. TaTlow in tins. 22s 6d, rough tat, 20s 3d cwt. M ITCH EL LAND GRIFFITH’S AFCTION REPORT. Mitchell and Griffith report weekly mart sales as follow: Poultry: Fou ls 3s per pair. A consignment of fruit and shelter trees was cleared at satisfactory prices. Owing to the state ot the weather pig* did not arrive at the yards. Apples, 2d to 3d per lb, table potatoes, 8s to 7s 6d, best Tasmanian 7s Od. onions l)d per lb. 11> Od per cwt, swedes, 3s per sack, horse carrots. 3s od, table, car-