COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 143, 9 August 1911, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

STRATFORD WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. ■ Yeung, M*•>•?? and Cc.’s Report. On Tuesday, Isb inst., wo hold our I'our-woekly sale ol’ ahovo produce before a t/ood attendance of Imyors. -Wo submitted I) hales 41 hags wool, 461 sheepskins, ATI hides, 1/7 called ins. 2i tins Lit, and a quantity of cow tails. j'ho wool was practically all crutch lugs, which met with keen competition. Prices, however, were slightly easier. Sheepskins wore dull of sale, consequent upon the recent drop in slipes in the'Home market. Hides, on the other hand, were exceptionally keenly competed for, all sound lines railing at advanced rates. One picked cow hide realised 7§d. We quote: Wool (in halos): —Cvntchings, did, 4-kl, 4:;d. dd, s}d; hags, crutchings, li.jd to dd ; pieces, 2|{d; dead, 2;jd. Sheepskins;—Butchers’ (dry), med. woolc,'*•ls 3d, Is dd, ds, os Gd, 6s; I lie!-, dr,., ds Id; /-wools, ds, ds 4(1, dr; damaged, Is lid; woolly lamb ds del; shot n do., Is lid; salted ined. wools, 4s Id, Is dd Jinc passed in at 4s 0(1): .(-wools, 3s Id, ds lOd (passed in at 4s dd); woolly land), Is Id, Is 7d ; i>olts, 2s Od ; damaged (-wools, 2s 2d, 3r- 4d. Settlers’ (dry) med. wools, -Is lOd;

do., 3s Id ; 4,2 s 9d: pelts, lOd; r.liorn lamb, 3s lOd; dead and damaged linos, H, Id, Is Sd, 2s, 2s. 9(1; land), Is 6d; part green mod. wools, 2s 6d; salted mod. and long wools (bad order), 2s lid; .) do., 2s 4(1; damaged, Is lid, 3s Id; pelts, 6d; shorn lamb Bd. Hides:—Butchers’ ox, 6,\d, 6j : d, 7.k1; cow, picked, stout, 7£d; heavy, 6^d; medium, 6d, ORI, 6;*d, (3.\d, 6; ( ! d; light, 6.1 d; cut, sgd; yearling, 6gd, 6}d. Settlers’ ox, 2Ui. 61 cl; cow, od, s;;d, s£-d, 6d; green, 4;Jd; part dry, 6d; hull (cut), 2kl; yearling, sgd, 6d, 6 id, 6id, 6;jd; dry, 8d : cut and dry, 3‘d, sd; horse (cut), ss; goatskin, Is 6d. Calfskins.—Small, 7’d ; small duty, 7j|d; mod. dirty, 73d : cut, 3d; extra small dirty, 3d each. Tallow (.in tins). —21s, 22s 3d, 22s 6d per cwt. Cowtails.—ls 7d per doss. Dur next sale will be hold on Tuesday, August 29th. Mr Newton King’s weekly butter and cheese report, from Messrs R. and W. Davidson, Ltd., of London and Glasgow, under date, 29th June, 1911. CONTINENTAL BUTTERS. The market this week is distinctly quiet, and prices are, if anything, a shade easier. The weather during‘the past week has been exceptionally’ cold lor this time of year. We have however, had abundant supplies of vain, so that pastures are again in good condition. Advices from "Copenhagen indicate that the market there is steady, and quotations to-day has bean declared unchanged. Danish and Swedish.—The total shipments this week show a reduction of 1813 casks. Trade has been somewhat disorganised through the dockers’ strike at various ports, more particularly Hull and Goolo. ' The market can only be described as quietly' steady at unaltered prices. Strictly choicest Danish 118 s to 119 s. Siberian.—The arrivals this week again total about 16-17,000 casks. The demand has -boon quiet, and prices have, an easier tendency. Choicest quality is now quoted "IOOs to 102 s, choice 96s to 98s, secondary 90s to 925. ■ - v , French.—There is no change to report in prices in the meantime. Importations show some little increase, but trade is not what it should ho at this period of the year. Values in France still remain too high, and considerable reductions will have to be made before .business can be done in this country on a profitable basis. IRISH CREAMERY BUTTER. The demand continues fairly good, although prices are scarcely as firm as they were a week ago. Strictly choicest salted commands 108 s, 109 s, exceptionally 110 s, while unsalted may lie quoted at 110 s up to 1.125, secondary grades are still very difficult to move, and prices of these range from 98s up to 104 s. COLONIAL BUTTERS. Australian.—The aniv.M this week have been fairly heavy, comprising the Ostcrloy with 5000 boxes, the Ayrshire with 11,000, and the Covic with 6125, while the Geelong, with 12,200 boxes is due to dock in Loudon to-day. There has been a fairly good market for all descriptions, and stocks are moving steadily into consumption. Prices remain practically unchanged. Choicest quality 104 sto 105 s, choice goods 102, medium grades 98s to 100 s, choicest saltless meets w ith a fair demand at 106 s to 108 s. New Zealand.—Shipments are now practically finished for the season; nominal quotations 108 s to 110 s. CHEESE. Canadian.—/The market this week is slightly easier, hath white and coloured showing a reduction of 6d to Is per cwt. Choicest quality may now lie quoted 55s to 565. Now Zealand.-—The market for this grade continues linn, with a fairly good trade being done. We quote, choicest white and coloured 60s.