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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8910, 2 September 1907, Page 2

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Stock Market. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on thoir Feilding stock sale We had a small yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a' good demand for all classes of stock. Following are prices realised : Medium hoggets 13-. 7d, fat cows £6 17s Gd. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale, held on Friday, as follows;—Wo offered a fair catalogue to a good attendance . of buyers. Competition was keen aud prices wore on a par with last sales. We quote.—Wool: Good bright crutchings GUd, medium crutchings 5)4d, dead Bd, pieces 4d. Skins: Half wools B%d t o S%d, fine B%d to 9d, dead 5%d 'to G%d, butchers’ half dry aud green Gs 5d to 6s 9d, to 7s, , to 7s Sd, to 8s Id, lambs 5s Id. Hides: Cows medium 4}4d, light 4J£d to 4>wl, dry hides 3>gd to 3Ud, damaged cows 3JO, calves 4d to Gd. Tails, Is Gd to Is 8d per dozen.

Wool, Skin and Ride Sales. The Hew Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency 06., Ltd., report as follows: —At Friday's sale at Wellington we offered a fair-sized catalogue. Wool and sound pelted woolly sheepskins were well competed for at late rates but inferior short aud broken skins were a little easier. Hides were in good request but prices are still ruling low in sympathy with Anstralia'ii markets. We quote:— WooU Coarse crossbred 7}£d to Bd, tough Gd to 7d; crutchings

good clean fid to C }4d, medium 3d to 53*1 soedv and inferior 4d to oAteSheepskins; Merino fid to Bd, crossbred Sd toSy.fil, lamb skins 8d to sbort-wooliea crossbred <>,y(l to 1 ...fiL broken and inferior 4>Al to bd, dead hoggets and ewes fid to Hides; Ox light from 4J;<d to od, cow from 4 JAI to Gd, damaged hides to 4Ud,~calf sound fikfil to 7(1, calf cut and damaged 3d to s><d, fallow . In tins to 28s per cwt. High Commissioner’s Report. j Per Press Association. - j Wellington, September 2. 1 The Higli Commissioner cables as , follows under date Loudon, August is slightly weaker, with 1 less demand. Stocks on hand are ; heavy and prime Canterbury -.scarce at 4?hd, second class quality North Island mutton 3%d. River Plato mutton is in strong supply, and is being strongly pushed for sale at TV The lamb market is linn, ID no weather has set in, and there is a general activity in the demand, with moderate stocks on hand. Canterbury lamb is quoted at o%d, other than Canterbury at C^d. Beef is quiet and supplies are increasing. Hind quarters 3% d, fores 2b'd. ' Butter is firm for best quality, the supply falling short of the demand. 'Prospects tare favourable. JTho nominal quotation for choicest Lew Zealand is lOfis, Danish 110 s, Siberian 90s, Canadian 104 s. Cheese is quiet, and holders arc firm, bu it will he an agreeable surprise if prices do not decline, as the j Homo market is very large. £»ow Zealand white is quiet at 60s, coloured at Ails. Canadian white 575, coloured SS-. Hemp is dull, and very little business is doiu. Good fair Wellington £32 10s, fair grade £39, both on spot. . Cocksfoot seed is firm with light stocks on hand. Bright clean hey Zealand seed, 171ba per bushel, is 00;s, , , „

New Zealand long-hcrried wheat on spot per quarter of -lOfilbs 3fis fid, >Ncw Zealand short-berried wheat, ditto per quarter of 49filbs, 35s fid. The market is iiim with improved demand. New Zealand oats are in short supply. Sparrowbills ox granary on spot per quarter of 3841b5. 265, Now Zealand oats (Danish) ditto per quarter of 3201bs ills ad. The demand for oats on spot is good. The same remark applies to parcels to arrive. New Zealand beans, f.a.q., .now crop, per 5041b5, 81s fid, on a market with a hardening tendency. Partridge peas -l-is; market quiet, but firm. " STUD.”’’ ‘ The following will be available for breeders this season : Mr F. Atkins’ thoroughbred STEPSON. Mr G. IV. Davison’s thoroughbred BONA FIDE. Messrs McKinnon Bros. CYRUS v Mr J. B. Hawes’ Olvdesdalo ODD TIMES. Mr IV. Sutherland’s trotting stallion, REALITY. Messrs Ellis Bros. Shire SURREY CHIEF. Messrs Ellis Bros. Hackney GAL-. ANTINE. Mr 11. Webster’s half-draught CAPTAIN.