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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 96, 13 June 1911, Page 5

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FROZEN - MEAT TRADE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house, under date 9th instant:—“The market is slightly better for mutton, and there is an increasing consumptive demand Tv.* lamb. The beef market is easier. ’’ STRATFORD WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALE. YOUNG, HOBBS AND CO.’S REPORT. On Tuesday, Gtli inst., wo held our four-weekly sale of above produce before a representative attendance of buyers. The catalogue comprised ■ One fudge 28 bags wool, 133 sheepskins, 189 hides, 143 calfskins, 1 cask, 27 tins tallow. Bidding for all lines, except tallow which declined up to £2 lOs per ton, was spirited, hides and sheepskins commanding ready sale at advanced rates. Wool values were about tno same as those ruling the previous month. We quote :- Wool.—(In bags) fleece sd. Gd, Gffd, 7Jd, black do. sf}d, Gd; dead, 7cl; iambs, 7 Id; crntchings, 2d, 2£d, 3;|d, 4A<l, sd; pieces, 3!jd, 4cl; locks, 3)<l. Sheepskins.—Butchers’ (dry), mod. wools, 4s 2d, Is sd, 4s lOd, Gs; half do., 3s 2d, 3s 4d, 4s 2d, 4s lOd; quarter c10..-j i2s."sd ; S. ■ damaged, 2s lid'; woolly lamb, 3s, 3s Gd; shorn lamb, Is Gd, Is Bd. Salted mod. wools, 4s 7d, 4s 9d; half do., 3s 7d, 4s 2d, 4s 3u; quarter do., 3s 3d; pelts,' 9d, Is ; half to med. wools, 1 cut, 3s Gd; settlers’ (dry) long wools, Gs 2d; med. do., 3s od, 3s lid, 4s 2d; Quarter do,, 2s scl; damaged do., lid, 2s lOd, 8s 4d ; woolly lamb, 2s Gd; damaged do., 7d; shorn, woolly lamb, Is 2d. Is lOd; damaged do., Id; black, woolly lamb, 2s Sd; pelts, Bd, lid, Is 9cl; salted, shorn lamb, Is Gd. Hides.—Butchers’ cow (heavy) G.-jo, Ggd; medium, GJd, GRI, Gkl, Gjjd, light, 6icl, Gkl; yearling, Gd, GJd, Gi ; settlers’ cow, GJ-d; do. slippery, 3;{d, 4ld ; yearling, -!gel; part dry, s{jd ; stag, SkiCalfskins.—Medium dirty, 7gcl; small do., 7d; small, SRI; part dry, is Kiel each; cut and slippy, Id. Tallow.—Casks, 25s per cwt.; tins, 19s to 20s Gel per cwt. Our next sale will he licit! on Tueslay, July 4th.