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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 17, 5 September 1911, Page 5

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SYDNEY WOOL SALE. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright United Press Association. Sydney, September 1. The wool sales included a quantity of tho new season’s clip. A gjod proportion was dirty ana lull of burrs. The attendance was large. Competition was mostly confined to tho Gorman section. Prices were good. FauJtics were, neglected, and there wore considerable withdrawals. Greasy wool touched 12;|d, scoured Is B;jd. Mr. Newton Ring's Stratford Weekly Report. At tiio Haymarket on Saturday last there was a very large attendance, also a large penning of pigs and calves, practically every lot were sold at the hammer, prices, however, wore, if anything, a little easier. I quote slips and woaners 7s, Ss to-10s; small stores, 11s Gd, 12s Gd, to 16s; medium do., 17s, 19s, to 255; breeding sows, late, £3; calves, Is, 1 Gd, to 4s; horses, £4 to £l7 ss; chafFcutter, £2 17s Gd; sundries, etc., selling well. At the Mart.—Poultry: 1 had a larger entry of birds than usual, although tho number of birds coming forward did not equal , tho demand". Hens 2s to 2s sd, pullets 2s Gd to 3s 9d, roosters Is 9cl to 2s 3d, purebred rooster 2s Gd to Bs, potatoes 9s to 10s per sack, seed potatoes, Up-to-datcs 7s to 9s cwt., Irish Rock 8s cwt, furniture, drapery, and sundries met w ith keen competition.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN. HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Tuesday, August 29th, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 2r. bales and 127 sacks wool, 3i64 sheepskins, l(i casks and 75 tins tallow, IG'Jo bides, 3459 calfskins, and the usual assortment of horse iiair, tails, bones, etc. Competition for all lines was very keen tnroughout the sale. Sheepskins and wool, widen consisted mostly of crutchings were par to Rl higher. Tallow advanced £1 to £1 10s per ton. Average class of butcher hides were on a par with last sale’s prices, poorer sorts and damaged, however, sold better to an extent of -J-d to Ju per lb. Farmers’ hides siiowed a marked increase, damaged sorts particularly selling well. I quote ;■— Wool.—Crutchings (best) 5d to 5Jd, second crutchings 4Jd to 43d, inlorior 2Jd to 4d, fleece GJd to 7jd, lambs oid, Gd, Gul to GJd, dead 5Jd, s;{d, to GJd, locks 2d, 3. ( d to did, pieces Go to 4d, black 5Jd, scoured pieces 8 Jd, skin pieces 2fJd. Sheepskins.—Butchers’ coarse crossbred GJd to GJd, medium crossbred GJa ic Gifd, hoggets Gd to GJd, dead Gijd, 4Jd, 5d to oj-d, half wool 4Jd, 5d, 'sjd to Gd, damaged 4:,d, sJ,tl,5 J ,tl, old to Gd, farmers’ coarse crossbred 5Jd, 5-Jd to Gd, hoggets 5d to 5Jd, lambs 5d to 51 d. Damp lines as follows: —Heavy wool 7s 9d Bs, 8s Gd to 9s 7d, full wool 5s 3d, 5s sd, 5s 7d, 5s Bd, 5s lid, Gs to Gs 4d, tnree-quarter wool 3s lid, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s Gd to 4s 9d, hoggets 4s, 4s 3d to 4s Gd, dead Is 9d, 2s 4d, 3s 5d to 4s 4d, damaged Is 9d, 2s 2d, 2s Bd, 3s, 3s lid, 5s 5d to 7s Bd, black 2s lid to ss, pelts 4d, Gd, Bd, to Is, dead lambs Gd to lOd; salted lines, full wool 4s 7d, 4s lid, ss, 5s 3d, 5s Gd to 5s 7d, heavy wool Gs 3d to 7s Id. Hoggets 3s 9d, 3s lOd, 4s, 4s Id, to 4s 4a, damaged 2s to 3s 7d. Hides.—Superior ox stout BJd, on dinary ox stout 7pi to Bd, medium 7Jd, t|d, to 7-Jd, liglit Gfd, GJd, to 7d, superior light 7d to 7jd, ox cut Gd to GJd, cow heavy Gjjd, Old, G|d to GJd, medium GJd, GJd, GJd to 6|d, light Gfd, GJd to GJd, superior light GJd to GJd, cow cut 5;,d to Gd, superior cow cut Gfd, Gfd, to 6jfd. farmers’ cow G.kl, 5'M, Gd, Gfd, to Gfu, cut cow 4-j|d to SJ-C. slippy cow 4 id, sd, 5Jd to Gd, stag:' 4Jd, sd, 5.',d to s.kb Yearling, special lines, 7d, 7jjd to 7kl, average lines Gd, Gfd, Gjkb G-kl to 0-3 u, slippy yearlings 5-jjd, 5Jd to Gd, cut yearlings Gd, GJd, to GJd, dry yearlings 2d to 2-id. Horse hides, extra heavy, 17s 3d, heavy 11s 3d, 12s to 12s 9d, medium 9s Gd to 10s, pony 4s 9d, cut horse Ss to 10s Gd. Calfskins, firsts 83d, BJd, 9d to 9Jd, first small 8d to B§d, seconds Bjd to Bfd, seconds small 7|d, 7jd, to Bd, dirty 7Jd to 7Jd, fleshy 7-}d to 7id, first cuts Gfd to 7d, second cuts sjd to GJd, badly cut 2|d, slippy 43d. 4Jd, .5d to sfd, dry calf Gel to Is each. Tallow, best mixed 25s Gd to 25s 9d, medium 25s to 25s 3d; in tins, best 2Gs Gd, medium 22s to 22s 3d; inferior 17s'to 19s 3d, part cask 15s 9d per cwt. Horse hair Is -Id to Is 9-Jd. Cow tails Is 3d per doz. Pigskins Is each. Bones £5 per ton. My next sale will bo bold on Tuesday, September 2Gth. STRATFORD WOOL. SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. YOUNG, HOBBS AND CO.’S REPORT. On Tuesday, 29th nit., we held our usual four-weekly sale of above produce before a good attendance of buyers. The catalogue comprised 1 fadgo, 23 bags wool, 559 sheepskins, 480 hides, 380 calfskins, and a small quantity of horsehair. Competition was keen for all lines, hides selling particularly well, prices in some instances being Jd in advance of last sale. Wool values wore practically unchanged while sheepskins recovered from the recent fall. Wo quote:— Wool.—Crutchings 3kl, 4d to 43d, fleece 63d, pieces 23d, 4kl, lambs sjd, dead 5Jd. Sheepskins.—Butchers’ (dry) medium Wools 4s, 4s Gd, -Is 9d, 5s Id, Gs 3d, half wools 4s, -Is Gd, Gs 2d, quarter wools 3s Gd, part green medium 3s -Id, 5s Id, s. damaged 3s lOd, woolly lamb 2s lid, sliorn do. Is lOd (salted) medium wools -is Gd, 4s 7d, 4s lid, 5s 3d, half do. 2s sd, 3s 1 Id, 4s lid, do, s. cut 3s 4d. . Settlers’ (dry) medium wools 3s 7d, 3s 9d, -Is 2d, half wools 2s 4d, 2s Bd, 3s, quarter wools Is 7d, 2s 3d, pelts 9d, dead lines pelts Id, 2d, wools Is lid, 4s Id, damaged do 2s Id, 3s 9d, woolly hoggets-5s Id, 7s Id, woolly lamb Is sd, shorn land) Is sd, dead and damaged do. 9d, (salted) medium wools 4s Id, do. damaged 2s 9d. Hides.—Butchers’ ox heavy 7d, medium G3d, GJd, light Gjjd, 6kb c°"’ heavy G.Jd, medium Gjjd, G.kl, liglit G.Jd, Gjjd, G.Jd, GJd,. GJd, yearling GJd, GJd; settlors’ ox slippy 4Jd, cow 3Jd, 4jjd, 43d, Gd, GJd, green 5(1, 5Sd, GJd, cut 4Jd, slippy 3d, 3Jd, dry Gd, part dry 3J-d, 53d,’ yearling GJd, GJd, slippv 53d, green * sgd, dry -Id, horse (cut) 8s 9d. Calfskins. —Medium B;Jd, small Bkb large dirty 7Jd, medium dirty 7Jd, small dirty 7Jd, cut and slippy Gd, part dry GJd. ■'* Horsehair. —Is 2d per lb. Our next sale will bo hold on Tuesday, September 2Gth.