COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12898, 8 February 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

SKIN AND WOOL. SALES. • At the (skin and wool sales yesterday, the' foHowini; prices' were secured Cross. "bred'- skins : 3s lid, 4s Bd, 4s 9d, 6s, 6s 7d, 7s, '7s ' 3d-," 7s sd, 7s 9d, 78s each; 7|d, Bd, Bid,. to. 82d per lb. . Halfbfed _ : '4s,'6s'3d, -7s 5d to 10s 6d each.; Sjd to B|d; per; lb:'- Three-quarterbred %kins, 2s 9d, 45, ; 6s; 7s to 7s 6d each'; B|d to per ■ lb. 'Hoggets' skins, 2s to 6s 6d- each; pelts Is id,' Is' 3d, Is 9d, to each ;•• merino skins, B|d' per lb; Mackr. skirls 6s each. Wool: Matted fleece, per lb; black, 6£d, mejnnoir. BJd; crossbred dead, 7-|d; threequarterbred dead, sfd, 7d, 7£d, 8d; locks, lid* ?^idy..<^4-4 1 JbaJfbred fleece, 6|d, ■ 9d, 9jd to: lOd ; bellies'-and pieees,\7d:; pieces, 4£d to 7d. Hides, -2|d-'to /3Jd per lb. ■ 3? at. -15s r 15s 3d, to 15s- 6d per cwt. •• \ ADBIXGTCX STOCK MARKET: • • . f r>i - Per Press; Association.} * .' ; The- entty: of stocfc was- smaller tibanf of ; la.te--owmg to*, the <wet.: weatbei; ;_the ■ limited to -^febose' ■who: had business. to transact.; There was •.», slight -improvementiin. beef- r . : >; Fat laHiixs }yere -a easier. ; •Store sheep, es- . .^iicialW r ;-^ethers forward lambs s .-sold. well."' . Fat eyes. brought about iate. rates,:. : wethers if aiiytHiiig, being firmer. • Fat <f)igs showed a decline, in ..value, and there. :'w'a&' ii' 6 change "in stores, f There .was . a :jgood ,demand for .store cattle and .a'fair': • salefOr-djufy * cows. ... . ... - - "were about.. 3000 ' store, sheep 'yarded, bulk being, There was~gdod -competition for" forward: fembs; arid- 'wet Hers,' and - a fair enquiry" for yohßg; ■ewes, a good clearance being effected. pri'ntijial sales were— 2-tooth ewes at: ,18k, 207 at 17s, 21-'-4-tooths at-' 18s-6d;; , i 45 aged at 7s 6d, 77 2-tooth wethers aj : .15s :9d, 389 4-toothe 'at 14s 6d,-" 158; Tanibs at'• 12s lid, 497 at;- , l2s : Alif to-ISS} - . iOd.: 196 -at .12s>:3d, - 67'• at- • 12s Tsd.' ; "i6s: •at^l2s;!2djrs4S:a±-12s. 78: at- 9s; 7d,.-'smaller: ;fet«-lis\i7d' r tOjyl2sv--7d,y ¥ 4Bishonu 9s:-;lld,; • -•fsidls" ; : ;7s r s Std£i~.iamlisj 'was .^4lj.^d ; prime freezing sorts: soW, at- about. the saine as last jweek, while. unfinished: lots <were easier. There . r were; 1145: taken .dot freezing, at 12s -7d -.t->' 15s 4d, 510 bought by butchers. at . 12s i . - - Tae~ |'«ntry .Qf fat'sßeiep ~\ras made up prrncrpal=y »'of. 6vrgs,.wfich "ae. y.siial,.swd very', well until Jlie butcher? had filled -their requiremenis ' andprices then gave way.,'iFreezing we=. - thers *feold rather above .. .late ( ratess, 'TOenno' wetheTiß were ' almost.' 'unsaleaible.: -' Prime; wethefs made -i'Bs 6d [to 20s 9d,r '- -i;fd'-ligLt€r; 17s fto 18s, prime* heavy ewea l&s '6d-'to 18sV "medium : 13s;' '6d, to: 16si 1 aged 10s to 'l3s, ;: -medium -merino' wethers "■9s to 12s lid;-- - ■ ;;-r- ■' '

I 'Gattle—The' fat cAttle"totalled -174 and- the- sale opened "with elack' bidd-- ' ing.-'jthe first two races' being pissed, but i ."we'te afterwards -sold - ahadvance- on first-bid. and the liiarket closed ciajj-^eKglrtTimprovement' upon' list, week's .•rates..y -Six steers. from Mf Thoinag Ohap:man'sf |Mopnt Palm)- made -£lO £lO ■ 15s ■ and-lO heifers £6 15s to £8! 15s, and 14 steers ~from ilr G. Ruthetfords {Waitohi Peaks) £7 7s 6d to . £8; ottier steel's liiought £6.15s to £lO 56, hedfers -£5 to £7 17s 6d, and cows £4- 10s to £6-17s 6<l; . calves sold 3-t 7s.'6d tc> .34s 6d.- There was a small mixed eutry of store cat-tle and a. dull , sale,- Yearlings . realised los 6d, 15 to 18' montibfi 30s to-355, 2-yeai* steers _£3 15s, 3-year; steere £4' 10s* to " £4' 15s, ..3-year Jieifers .£3 15s, dry:' cows o£is to"£4. . There was a small but. fairly Mitry of dairy cows and best; sorts sold at £6 to £8 and others. £3 10s to r£s 10s. ■■■'

'-y Pigs-—There was a"' large J 'entry 'of ,ba.- !- an^ r * prices .-for-''K»tln classes"-^%ere'-feaiier'";' and a smaJl entry 'of storea sold 'at about late rates' " Mediim baOTners made 30»i to- 40st i iwreights 42s to • 465,- porkers L lße to 275, ■srSajge 'istores- 18s '6d to 225,- -weaners' ard istores: 6s to 12s. 1

- STOCK MARKET.

DTjXEDIJv; February 7. • i4^rd'edS ; '"-"'Pi9ces -wei% unfcKangei - Viballcwka £lO, mefixmi £8 inferior- £6 to £6 -15s, - ! 'besfcTCdiwif aKd r laeifers '£s 15s to JB6; '••jeittra-: good 'ap-'tb:*'£7, medium' £s ! ' to £5 : ■ ;10s r irferiot £4-tb ' j £4 -12s 6d; - Sheep-rMOftii fat \ sheep • were": penned. • Wethers -went r ;back at ; least 'ls- ; since laet • week and ewes: were : down. also. Best fetched 18s -to ,19s 6d r up to 225, • ordinary 16b to 17s 6d,.Mewes . r{extra heavy) up to 18s, ordinary' l4a to 1 & 6d., In lambs 800 were penned the result that many had to be turned . out. Best sold up to 14js, ordinary :12s to 13s 6d, small sorts 10s to lis. 1

Pigs-—125 were penned of which porkers and bjiconers formed the larger part. Prices for these were more than equal to thoise of last week, but small sorts were easier. Suckers sold at 7s to lis, slips 13s _to 16s, store's 19s to 245, porkers 28s to 3os, light baconere 38s to 425, heavy 44s to 495, choppers up to 535. DUNEDTN GRAIN MARKET.

WJeat—There is no new business to report. Late quotations are practically -Unchanged. but fowl wheat being extremely scarce has a tendency towards better prices. Prime milling wheat is quoted at 3s 5d to 3s 6d; medium to good 3s 4d to 3s sd, whole fowl wheat 3s 2d to 3s. 3d, broken and damaged 2s lid to os Id, per bushel, sacks extra.

Oats —There is little or no enquiry from exporters and as millers' requirements are just now exceptionally email almost the only sales being made are in the direction of feed lines for local use. Prime milling : 2s to 2s Id, good .to best feed Is . to "2s, inferior to medium Is 9d to Is lid, ; g.jter bushel, ; sacks extra. v, -