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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8792, 20 April 1907, Page 2

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Wool Sales

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Loxdox, April 18

Bradford wool quiet and crossbreds neglected; 40’s 46‘s ÜBd, common 60’s 26)A1, super 27J^dd.

Feilding Wool Sale

Messrs A. H. Atkinson and Co. report: —At our monthly sale on Thursday we offered 19 bales and 100 bags of wool, 1300 skins, 400 hides, 33 casks and 100 tins of tallow and usual sundries. There was an average attendance of buyers. Wool and skins were firm at last sale’s rates. Hides, in sympathy with outside markets, showed a decline of to b{d, with the exception of calf which sold well. Tallow was easier by £1 to £1 10s per ton. Quotations— Wool. Medium to 9%d, coarse S'‘fd to 5)%c1, cottcd, dingy and seedy 7d to 8,1 Al, lambs S)jyd, inferior and badly seeded od to B%d. dead to 9d, inferior 6d to M, pieces 4%d to 5%d, locks to 4%d, crntchiugs 5%d. Skins. —Crossbred full wools 9%d, to %-wools B}.<d to 9d, shorts 7%d to S)|d, inferior and broken 63<dl to Bd. dead 6d to 7%d, damaged 5d to 5%d, sound pelts TJdd to r i%d, damaged lambs 9d to damaged 3d to Bd, butchers’ shorts and -wools 4s 6d to 5s 4d, butcliers’ iambs 3s lOd to 6s, lambs’ pelts 2s to Bs, id-dry damaged skins Is to 3s 6d.

Hides.—Medium ox 5%d t sjdVl, light S>AI, damaged 4d to od, medium cow oldd to o%d, light s>id, damaged 2%d to sJjjd, bulls 4>hl, damaged 2d to 3>jjd, yearlings 5%d, damaged ‘6%d to 4}Al, calf 6%d to 7J£d, damagetl 3%d to 5V(d. Tallow.—Casks £23 10s to £25 per ton, tins 20s 3d per cwt, inferior 16s 3d, horsehair Is 5d per lb, horns 7s 6d per 100, bones 2s per cwt.

Messrs Abraham and Williams held their monthly sale at Palmerston North on April 19th and report as follows:—We had a fair catalogue to offer, buyers, comprising 453 bales anti bags of wool, 1600 skins, 450 hides, and the usual quantities of bones, tallow, hair, etc. Competition for wool and skins was very keen, but hides were not in good demand owing to late cables from Sydney showing a considerable decline in prices there. Tallow in casks sold at prices equal to last mouth’s sale, and in tins the very good price of 21s per cwt. was realised. Quotations; Wool, crossbred medium B%d to lambs BJ£d to B%d, dead 4tl to 7% d, crutchiugs locks to 5t1,. Skins: Dead 7)i.d to B^d,'inferior dead [to 7)4d, crossbred full wool 9d, lambs Bh'd to i))4 ( h shorn lambs B}£d to Slad, )4 to' % wools B)4d to B%d, bare pelts 7%d, butchers’ half dry and green 3s 3d to 4s to 5s 4d to 6s 7d to 7s 7d, butchers’ lambs 53s Id to 4s Id, to 5s 4d. Hides: Heavy ox 5%d, medium 5%d to sq(d, light sh*d to medium cows SJitd to 5%d, cows and ox damaged to 5%d, bulls 4d to d)id, sound calvesG %d to 7d. Tallow, in casks; 24s !3d per cwt, in tins 17s 53d to 21s, rough fat 15s 3d. Cow tails Is 3d per dozen, cow hair 7%d per lb, horse hair Is bones £3 per ton.

Stock Market.

A. H. Atkinson and Co.^report:— A moderate entry of pigs came to hand on Friday. The entry consisted mostly of weauers for which an improved demand existed. An

average entry of poultry sold fairly well, good cockerels showing im-

provement. Produce sold at lato rates. Quotations: Horses, hacks to £4 15s, pigs, good weauers and slips

!)s 6d to 13s, small weauers 4s (id to 8s 9d, liglit porkers SCs, medium do. 530 sto Sis*, light stores 14s; poultry, cockerels 3s to 4s 3d per pair, hens 3s to 3s per pair, chicks Is to Is Gd per pair, ducks 4s per pair; produce, potatoes 7s (id to 8s per sack, ouions 7s fid cwt,. apples Id to t)£d per lb, quinces )4d to %d pre lb, rhubarb 3d jier bundle, bananas 3s half case, parsnips Is 3d half sack, carrots Is 8d half sack, factory bacon sides 7;<td, hams 8d per lb. Dalgety and Co . Ltd., report on their usual weekly sale at Foilding on Friday as foiows :—There was a medium entry of sheep, all lots being sold at satisfactory prices by auction. The following is a list of prices realised : Forward wethers to

15s <kl, lambs to 10s 8;1. There was a fair entry of cattle; fat cows to £3 Is Gel, store cows £3 2s, 3-year heifers in calf £1 13s Cel, wcauers to £1 Is.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report that at their sale at Palmerston North on Thursday they had an average entry of sheep and cattle. Cattle consisted principally of grown .steers, and all lines but one were sold. Sheep were in good demand, and a total clearance was effected. Quotations; —Sheep : Cull lambs 4s, store lambs Ss 7d, medium lambs 9s 6d to 10s 4d, aged ewes in lamb 11s, store ewes 8s 2d, forward owes 12s. Cattle : 18-months heifers 20s to 24s Gd, woanors good 21s to 245, 2-year-old steers £3, 2)4 -year-old steers £8 5s to £3 11s, 8-ycar steers £4 3s Gd to £5 ss.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Fcilding, report for week ending 15)th April as follows :—Apiti, Wednesday: Good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward and a most satisfactory sale •resulted. Some pens of very good lambs brought good prices. All the sheep wore sold, wth the exception of one pen. There was a good demand for steers and fat and forward cows. An almost total clearance was effected. Quotation:: —Sheep: Mixed lambs 8s Bd, 30s Od, Us;' 13s 3d; cull lambs 7s oil, 7s 7d; mixed aged owes in lamb 12s lid, 2 and 4-tooth owes in lamb 15s Bd, s.m. owes in lamb 13s (Id, bis,' 3 and 4-toob wethers lss s)d, 2-tootlx wethers small 18s Bd. Cattle: ’ Weauers 15s, 21s (id, 20s; 18-months heifers 335, hoiforsin calf £2 15)s, fat cows £4, £4 os; fat heifers £4 2s, 2-year steers £8 17s, 8-yoar steers good £4 Ah, 18-mouths steers 525, 535; forward bullocks £5 7s 6d. Peilding, Friday—Wd had an average entry of aluwm find a hnnir vnrd intt n

The demand for sheep Was good and a total clearance was effected. A keen enquiry for cattle existed and ■we were successful in placing all lines with the exception of one or two small pens. Quotations: —Sheep: Good lambs 12s Id, cull ewes 8s 4d, store ewes 8s ild to 11s, aged ewes in lamb, 11s Cd, good breeding ewes 20s, forward wethers 16s lOd. Cattle: Weaners 17s, yearling heifers 24s to 2?s, 2-year heiflers £2, forward heifers £3 8s 6d, store cows £2 9s to £2 18s, fat cows £4 7s 6d to £4 10s, steers £4 Bs, 3-year steers £4 17s 6d to £5, forward bullocks £6