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Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1916, Page 2

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Caljle.—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Feb. 15. At the sales wool ruled firm at late rates. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Wellington, Feb. In. The wool sale was resumed to-day. The top jrice realised so far is l!)Jd, for Romney crossbred wool from Hokitika, TARANAKI WOOL, STON, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S EEPOET. On Tuesday, February S, at my fourweekly sale, I catalogued 179 bales and 203 sacks of wool, 1500 sheepskins, 9 casks and 42 tins of tallow, 3SO hides and 703 calfskins. There was the usual attendance of buyers. In sympathy with other market, woo] advanced y.d per lh, with the exception of seedy lambs', which is still bard to quit. Top price was realised for four bales of fleece on account of Mr. E. G. Morgan. This brought 13d. aritT his lambs' 14d. The wool generally showed seed, and the bulk was back-country lots, which were much better grown than for the corresponding sale last year. Sheepskins again advanced, woolly y 2 d, lambs iy 2 d, salted pells Is to Is 3d each. Owing to the embargo on hides, these were %d to Id per lb easier, although choice heavy cow sold up to lOd. I quote:— Wool —Fleece, crossbred 14d to lod, clingy and coarse 13d to 13% d, seedy lOd to 13d. lambs 13s to 14d, short and seedy lOd to 12y«d, badly seedy to Sd, crutc'uings 8d to O'/jd. In sacks: Scoured lOVid, fleece 12d to 13'/,d, seedy lOd, lambs 12'/ 2 d, crutchings 7d to !></,d, locks and pieces 2d to 7d, black lOd, dead Sd to 12d. Sheepskins Woolly 12d, butchers' lambs lid to 12d, pelts G%d to 7%d, farmers' woolly 10'/ 2 d to 12d, small lambs Od, damaged woolly lOd, dead and damaged 7d to 9>/ 2 d, pelts l>/,d to s'/jd, damaged pelts l'/.d, damp 'heavy 12s 6d to 14a 6d, damaged As, salted pelts 3s Sd to 4s Cd, small or inferior Is lOd to 2s lid., heavy lambs 4s 4d to os 3d, light 3s Id. Tallow—ln casks, 26s to 275; in tins, 15s to 21s Od. Hides—Cow, heavy S%d to lOd, medium 8 1 / ad to 9y a d, light 8d to S'/ s d, cut 8y g d, farmers' cow o%d to B%d, cut or slipy to (id, dry 6%d, horse 6s 9d to 7s (id. slipy stags 6%d. Calfskins—Firsts Oyd, seconds 71d to B";',d, light 7%d, cut 5%d to G%d, slipy 5%d to C'/sd, cut and slipy 3d, dry Is each, goatskins fld each. Bones, £5 per ton; horsehair, Is 3d per lb; eowtails, Is per dozen. My next sale will lie held on March 7.

LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch), report as follows: We held our first auction sale in our Tarata yards on Friday. 4tli inst.. The day was very wet and boisterous, but notwithstanding this we had a fair entry of both sheep (1980) and cattle (20S), most of which were disposed of at the hammer and afterwards at increased values on recent sales' rates. The attendance was large, and before opening the sale, Mr. A, B. Gamlin, on behalf of Messrs Matthews, Gamlin and Co., introduced the company's staff in a few wcll-choscn words, after which Mr. Hewitt, the company's manager, made a few remarks as to the company's system of finance, after which the sale proceeded very successfully. The farmers in and around Tarata much appreciate the entry of the company into the district. Prices:—Lambs, small and scedv, 9s Id to 9s lid, fair-grown up to 13s (id, f.m, ewes (showing age) 13s 4d to IBs ■ld. 4 and 0-tooth and f.f.m. ewes ISs to 19s Sd, 2-toot.h wethers 20s to 23s 3d, ■I-tooth wethers 235, fat ewes up to 22s lid, aged rams Ms to Ids, fat and forward cows ,C 5 10s to ,C 9 ICs (according to weight), bulls .CO 10s to £9 10s. Our next Tarata sale will be held on March 9.

We held our first sheep fair in our Stratford yards on Monday, 7tit inst. The yarding was not so large as was anticipated, there being 253S sheep, of which most were sold at full market values as under:—F.M. ewes (good) 19s 10d, 20s to 20s -lil, f.m. ewes 17s ]Oil to ISs, cull ewes 12s 7d to 13s Id. 4-tooth wethers 24s Id, lambs (very good) 15s

cd. other lambs ]3s 3d to 13s Sd. On Tuesday, Bth inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale, in our Stratford yards. The attendance of the public

was good and the yarding fair. 444 head of cattle, 21S sheep and five pigs being yarded, most of which were sold at keen competition, though cows and bulls were lower iu value:—Fat cows made £9 15s to £ll 10s, smaller £S 10s to ;CU 10s, forward cows £7 to ;CS 10s. store cows

1.5 2s Od to .CO 18*. 3-year empty heifers ;CT 8s Od to £7 10s. 2-year in-calf heifers £4 ss. bulls (good) £lO 12s (id to £l3 ss. others £'4 12s (id to £5 10s, 18-moiiths steers to £5 os, 18-months heifers 70s to 75s lid, weaners 33s to 34s Od, store pigs (good) 30s, small 10s, cull ewes 10s 2d to Ids Od. Our next Stratford sale will be held oil Tuesday, 22nd inst.

On Tuesday. Rth inst., we also held our monthly sale ot wool, hides, sheep-

skins, tallow, etc. W'r had a fair catalogue ol !>7 bales and 47 sacks of wool. •2112 slice pains and 170 hides. Wool values had improved liy from Jd to Id per Hi, in sympathy with other markets, a"d shrepskins from Id to 1 >(, d per lb. while hides and tallow were so-.>;«wiiat easier, no doubt owin; to the export embargo on wool. Sheep>kins: Shorn pelts 2'/»d (o I : ;',d. woollv pelts 7'/ ; d per Hi, erosslired (dead) 10 : /'|il per Hi, nill-woolled Is to Is (Mid. cro'sbred damaged ."i'/.d, I'd. lO'/.d per lli, torn and damaged !'y,d per 111, crossbred lambs (butchers'). lild per lb, crossbred lambs | damaged) K'/.d per Ih. Tallow: In tins, per ewt. Horsehair, Is .'id per lb. Wool: in sacks, crossbred locks .Id. crossbred pieces «I/ S d to 7%d per 111. crossbred ernl.ehinf.'s !)'/,d. Ilcece wool (dead) S%(], lleeeo wool (clean and well-frown) Is oy,i| to Is :!d per lb, lambs (elean) lll'/.d to Is Id. Idaek llecce wool !)'/jd: bale wool, pieces pelt erntrhines (id per lb, enitr-liinss !)d to O'/j'l. Ileeee wool (elean and well-'rrown) Is I /,<] to Is -2v,d per II). lambs' wool (wood lines) Is 0 : )/,d to Is ldy,d. Hides: Hull bides -!d to "id. cowhides (settlers') (id to Sd per lb, isettlers' part dry jyjd. butehers' (HHi) Si/,d per lb, vearlin's (S»/,d, to S'/,d per lb. Calfskins: Tdli !l'.'.d and Oil pel' 111, Tubs S'/ ; d, slipy and inferior ;V/,d to 7'Ad. ent f!%d to 7d, ent and dry .Id, salted pelts 2s 7d each. Our next sale will be held on March 7.

On Wednesday. !!tli inst., we held our first sheep fair at our recently-acquired Matau yanls. The day was tine, the attendance very large, and the vardinf gdod, consisting of 317.1 sheep and 2.'! head nf cattle and three horses, all oE

which koM #t the liamwtr Ttnfler v«y keen competition, as tin* following prices will show (this is a. good dfstriot from which to get sheep):—Lambs (cully) 8s (id to l:Js 4d, medium 14s to 14a 7d, fair 155.1 d, woolly 17s, 2-tooth wethers 21s 4d to 235, fat ewes "22s 7d, f.m. ewes (poor and cully) 10s lOd to 14s 2d, medium l.)s lid to 19s, good but aged up to 20s Bd, heifers £3 2s, half-draught horses £ll 15s, hacks £0 17s 6d. At this sale we also sold a number of sheep ou behalf of the Auctioneers' Gift Stock Fund, the amount realised being £.')o los od. Our next Matau sale will be held on Thursday, March II!. "" "

On Friday, lltli inst'., we held bur usual monthly sale ill our Te Wcra yards. The yarding was fair and most lines were disposed of at full market values:— Cows £.l 17s to £!) 3s. yearling steers (small) 51s, 20-month steers 80s to 101s, bulls from £5 to £9 (according to size), iO-months heifers 60s, lambs (small) lis, 2-tooth ewes los 9d, ewes 21s, f.m. ewes 17s, fat lambs 163 Id, 4 and G-tooth ewes 21s 6d. Our next sale at these yards will be 'held on Friday, March 3. „ "" .