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Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5963, 24 July 1912, Page 1

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| Stronaeh, Morns, ari d Co., Ltd., rej port for week ended Tuesday Kith 1 July, as follows :

I Fat Sheep.—There was a good ynr- , ding of 3051. The quality all round '; was fair. Butchers liad not /big supplies on liiind and prices (or wethers : were very linn, whilst ewes showed ' a rise of from Is to Is (id per j head. Best wethers brought from ; 22s b'd to 25s lid, extr a to 325, medium t 0 good 20s to '22s, light and I unfinished h7s to; l!)s, best ewes ISs to 20s, extra to 21s tid, medium to good 15s <id to Via, light 12s 6d to i 1 Is.

Fat Lambs.—l 92!) were penned, and quality ft ll ihrjugh was' mil very

good a nd graziers secured ji large number. Prime lambs . were firm at last week's prices. Best lambs brought fi'om 18s to l'Js M, extra to 25s 3d, inediuui to good 15s (id to 17*, light 13s to 14s Gd. Fat Cattle.—lsß were .yarded. .Mostly ol medium quality. Bidding was brish and prices showed a rise of from 10s to 15s per head. Best bullocks bought from £l2 15s to £ls, extra to '£l6, medium to good £lO 10s to £ll 10s, light £s= 10s to £0 10s, best cows and heifers £lO to £ll, exlr a to £13.17s Od, medium to good £8 to £9 10s, light and inferior £0 to £7 10s.

.i'igs.—There was a small y aiding of both fat and' store [jigs and prices wire very firm, Suckers brought [rom 12s to lßa 6d, slips to 18s, stores lo 2'Js, porkers to 445, light bacouers to 535, heavy teconors to 735. Rivbbitskins.—-Ours was the largist eatuloguo offering at yesterday's sale and wo topped the market with 3d.Jd for a line of prime selected winter does. Competition was exceedingly keen and prices all round wera. vory good and in some instances Bhowsd a slight rise. Quotations—Selected wintei does 36d to 38$ d, prime winter does 31d ito 34d, second winter does 21d -to 25d, prime bucks to2Ud, good W.Vd to 19-Jd, incoming 18d "to 19d, best autumns 15d to IS'd, light racks to Kid, outgoing lid to J.4Jcl, hawk torn 9d to 13d, winter blacks to 323 d, [awns to har 0 skins to Is per lb. horso hair to 20d per lb. Sheepskins.—lVc offered a medium catalogue- at to-day's sale and cleared everything at extreme values. We sold halto-ed to Bsd per- lb, the highest price that has been paid this year. Quotations—Best halt'ibrecl 8d to 9kl, medium i7d to 7Jd, inferior and dead od to tf.Jd, best fine crossbred 7'd to 8 : ;<1, best coarse crossbred 7d lo UU, motliuin s|d to |&Jd, de a d and inferior 4d to 5Jd,- best pelts 4Jd to ssd, inferior to 3id, best merino ,7d to 7fd, medium to good 5Jd to 6fcd, lambskins <i?d t 0 <7!>d, medium s£d to 'Hd.

Tallow and Fat.—Prices rule tmich about the same there being* good demand for all coming forward. Qiaotatiens—(Primei rendered tallow 24s to :26s 6d, medium 19s * to 225, best i-ought fat 18s to 20s, medium to good IBs to ],<7», fid, inferior ll3'6dto 14s.

Oats.—There is very little demand

and prices are barely maintained. Quotations— Prime milling 2s 2d to 2s 2id, good to best food 2s to &> Id, interior to medium Is 9d to ]> lldi per bushel (sacks extra). I Wheat.—There is very little business j tang done and quotations are nomi- ( nal. There is a good deal od fowl | wheat offering and values haw intlcn ! slightly. Quotatic-iis—Pnims milling •3s 9d to.3s lid, medium, to good 3s od to 3s Bd, best, whole fowl wheat 3s 4d to 3s lid, medium t 0 no o ci 3s to 3s 3d, broken a nd damagwl 2s 6cl to 2s lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Ohaff.—Large consignments of medium and inferior quality are still commg to hand for whieli there is no demand Prime chaff is the only quality enquired for. Quotation*Prime locality £3 5s to £3 (7s (kl, medium to good £-2 15s to £3 2s od inferior £fi to £2 10s per ton, Knacks extra). >

Potatoes.-The demand durum the past week has been very good and prices are much firm«T. Quotations - Best freshly picked lots £C to L'(» 2s 6d, medium to good i"5 10s to Cr> 15s, inferior £<t 10s t 0 £5 ix>r ton (bags in).