COMMERCIAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4225, 7 May 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL, SKINS AND HIDE SALES

I'lie Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-tivo Association, Ltd. (Wellington) report as follows:—Our fortnightly wool, sheepskins, and hid© sales were held to-day (May 3). Prices realised were as follows: —Wool: Lambs 7Jd to 8d ; lambs, seedy, 5Jd to bid; crossbred, in bags, 7id to 8d ; dead, 5d to 7d; orutclungs, in bags, 4Jd to sd. Sheepskins: Crossbred, full-woolled, oid to bjd:, crossbred, medium, od to did; crossbred, short-wool, 4d to sid • dead and hogget, -Id to o jd; damaged and broken, 3)d to 4|d. Calfskins: Good, Bjd to lOd ; medium, 8d to BJd ; cut and slippy, od to 6d. Hides 1 Ox, heavy, 7d to 7Jd; ox, medium, bid to 7id; ox, light, did to bid ; ox, cut and slippy, 4Jd to did ; cow, good, bd to 7jd : cow, cut and slippy, dd to djd. .Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. (Wellington) report on their sale on 3rd hist, as follows: —Tile usual fortnightly sale of wool and skins, etc., was hold to-day. Buyers were present in force, and prices were very firm at a slight advance lor wool skins, whilst hides sold on a pur. We ipiote : Wool : Rough crossbred, biid to 7jd; lambs, 7(1 to 7|d. Skins: Half-wools, bid to bid; 1-wools, did to bd ; lambs. 7d; shorn lambs, did; short and inferior, 4d to 4)d; damp and green skins, 4s 7d to 4s lid; small, 3s lOd. Hides: Heaxy oy, 7 d-8d to 7ad ; medium ox, 7jd; heavy cows, 7 d : medium cows, b d-8d to bjd ; bad conditioned cows, G|d: horse, 9s 9d ; eajlf, 9d to 10 d-Bd. Tallow: In casks, medium £2B to £29: in tins, inferior,

THE MART, PAHIATUA. .Mr David Crewe reports that hie usual sale took place at Paliiatua on Saturday. The horse sale was well atended by the public. Although the draught horses advertised did not com© forward, yet the entry exceeded tile advertised number, light hacks and harness horses swelling the numImt. Mi Crewe succeeded in quitting the majority at the following prices: Hacks £3 to Lb 10s: light harness horses, £5 to £ll 10s. Several vehicles were disposed of at fair prices. Miscellaneous and produce.—Pigs : Young slips realised from 6s to 10s fid; small store pigs. 2bs. Fowls: Young cockerels, Is 8d; couple hens, Is lOd to 2s Od ; apples, cooking, 2s 3d to 3s; dessert, 2s to 3s 6d: quinces. Is .'ld to Is !)<1 per case cabbage, Is 9<l to 2s per sack; onions, 2s 3d to 2s bd per 251 b; marrows and pie melons. 5s ]>er sack. Several new bicycles, mens' and laws’ clothing, blankets, and furniture were sold at exceptional bargain prices. Mr Crewe lias good enquiries for potatoes, carrots, turnips, and garden produce. Entries for these are now being received.