COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 15, 17 January 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Mr Newton King's Report.

On Tuesday, January 13th, I held iiiy usual four weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising •50 bales and 114 sacks wool, 1819 ■hcenskiiis, 593 hides, 9 basks and l 8 dns * tallow, 479 calfskins and the isual assortment of hair, tails, etc. There was a good attendance of buyers and bidding was brisk throughout. Wool. —Prices were firmer and showed an advance of id, and m ,ome cases to a Id per lb. on December rates. Lambs wool was in keen demand, selling up to 9-id, practical!} the whole of the catalogue being cleared under the hammer. I sold J Sto M aMS<l,laind.27atßc, Mat SJd, 4 at BU, 3 at »3<l, I _ «t .)i c ] ] hale lambs at 73d, lat ad, - a t Bid, 3at BJd, 1 9d » and 2a: did. { Sheepskins.-Very firm at par a farthing higher, lambskins advanced 3d. ...... Hides.— Medium and lights vc., firm. Heavy ox and cow id to V higher, yearlings id higher. Tallow.—Advanced 5s per ton. Calfskins—Advanced one penny, per Ih. I quote:— • Wool.—ln bales, merino 9id cross bred, line 83d, medium BJd to BJd coarse 8d to Sid, inferior 7)d it; 73d, lambs good 9d to Old, meAiw 8d to Bid, inferior 73d to Bd, ern chings sd, locks 3|d to 4id, pieces f to 5d scouVed 9jd, sack lots, hn ileocc 83d, medium BJd •to ■ coarse 7£d to BJd, inferior s|d to 7i I lambs medium Bid, inferior and seed 7d to 7id, crutchings sid to o s i> dead 7ld, pieces 3d to sid locks 4< Sheepskins.—Crossbred, full wo<)‘. medium 7fd to 7)d. coarse M t. 7d inferior 61d, damaged 43d, ©id t. o id, clead 43d to 53d, lambs goofid, meium Gd, inferior and seed, lid, damaged 2d, 5Jd to 53d, dead >■ Id to sid, pelts (firsts) oRI to inferior 31, damaged 2d to 4,c. dead lid, damagfed i wools 3d, skin pieces) 23d. Damp lines as -follows Full Wools 5s 9J, 7s id, /s 4d t--9s, lambs 2s 7d to 3s Id, pelts 1 Id to 2s 6d, salted full wools /b J to 7s 9d, inferior 2s 4d to 3s l< lambs 2s 2d, 2s 4d, 2s sd, 2s G_ o s 7d to 2s Bd, damaged Is. Is t'o.ls Bd, pelts Id, 10d, Is Id Is u Is 7d, Is Bd, Is lOd, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s -> 2s Gd, 2s 7d, 2s 9d, 2s 10d, to 3s 4. damaged Id, 2d to Is. Hides.—Ox medium stout J, heavy ordinary Bld to Old, medup 8)d, cow medium superior Bid,'lig83d’to Bgd, heavy ordinary BJd, mr diuni B|d to B|d, light 8d to fanners cow 7)d to: Sid, dry co 7|d, horse hides 6s, foals Is ,( yearlings speeiafW ordinary did 1 Bd, damaged ox and cow 3d to <«' Tallow. —In shipping order, bes mixed £V 6s'Gd, medium £1 ss'6d in tins, best lines £1 5s 3d, nledmn 2s. * Calfskins—Firsts lid, U*d to Itseconds Ggd, B|d, D.)d, to 10/, 1,1 ferior 7|d, cut 7d J ’td 7 id, badly cu2id, slippy 7-id,' cut and slippy Gin per lb, slinks 3d cheb; ' Horse hair Is 7d 'por lb, cow tail,ls 3d per do/., dogskin Gd, bone: £0 per ton. My next sale -will bo hold on Tiles day, February 10th. • .’

Matthews. On ml in anil Co. report a small varding at -their luglewoon yards last Wednesday. There was ;v good demand for bulls, and stor< and forward cows, practically everyi lung yarded was sold at the follow ing prices Springers £5 5s to £• Ids, store cows £3 14s Cd to £4 4s fat and forward do, £5 to £6 175.6(1 heifers r.w.b. £3 Is to £3 12s 6dyoai’ling heifers £2 5s to £2 14s, short, lambs Gs.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 14th inst.:— v

Tallow.—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions' Good mutton 34s Gd per cwt, good beef 3 is, mixed 335. The market is quiet. Wheat.—We have sold an Australian cargo at 35s 6d c.i.f. The market is firm. There is a fair demand but the outlook is uncertain. *■-