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Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5965, 31 July 1912, Page 1

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Stronach, Morris, ami Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, 23rd .. my as follows : l«'at tehuep.—iWJ(74 wore penned, butchers stating that the quality all found was Belter than lias been rul- ( ing lor some tune past. Prices were about the same as at last sale, still ■being too high for freezing buyers. Graziers were also operating freely on unhuislnsU lines. Quotations—Lest wethers 'i-s (id to 2-ls Od, extra heuvy to 26s 3d, aiiedium to good 20s to 225, light and unlinished lus to P.'s ud, best ewes 18s to 20s, extra heavy to, —Bs 3d, miediuiuj to good los od to ifia Gd, light 13s to Us 'Od. h'at Lambs.—About 2UOO were penned. Coinpetniun was hardly so keen and prices showed a drop of bom (id to l Jd' uer 'head. Best lambs oiought irom 17s to ISs <M, extra to 20s 3d, medium to good 15s to ICs Ikl, light lis tki to Ms. Pat Cattle.—There was a very large yarding ot 211 head, t-he uiajoViiy oi which was good to prime bullocks. Competition was keen at slightly reduced values. Good cattle showed a drop of about 10s per head, but light sorts a iid cow Ijeef declined about :20s per head. Quotations—Prime bullocks £l2 as to £l3 [IDs;, extra heavy to £ls 2s Od, medium, to good £lO to £ll 10s, light £8 t 0 .C c J.los, best cows and heifers £0 to, £lO, extra to £ll 17s Od,.medium to good C|7 10s to £8 10s, light £4 to £fi 10s. l'igs.—sl iat pigs were yarded and 23 stores. Competition 1 lor store hues were good, and prices were very linn. Bacon pigs were also in demand at lute rales. Three o'' lour yood chop-

pers wvrc forward and soltl up to 106s. Suckers brought from Ms to I (is Gd, slips to l'.W, stores to 37 s, porkers to -lis, light baconers -15s to ils, heavy baconers to 755, choppers to 10(13. liabbitskius.—We offered the largest catalogue at Monday's sale, and bidding was exceedingly keen. All sorts

met with a ready sale, but winter bucks and docs were in most demand. Our top price was 3 ( J'id for two bugs oi winter does whilst >ve also got 39£ d for another line. Other lots ranged from 36d to 3Sld. Our top price for winter bucks was i'ijd, several lines running liom 'iid to 'J2]d, prime water does, fawns and winter blacks, also hareskinsi shewed a rise of fully Id per lb. Quotations—l'rime selected winter does 3Sd to 3'J-Jd, first winter 3dd to 361 d, second winter does 2-ld to 27id, prime winter bucks 21dt023£d., second winter bucks LSid to incoming l?Jd to 10d, outgoing 13d to UJd, autumns 1(5 ;Jd to l(7d, early autumns 14d to 15|d, racks lid to li-Jd, light racks to 10.id, spring bucks and does to 13UI, hawk torn 6d to 14d, winter blacks 32d to 3-ld, second winter blacks 22d to_ fawns 13id tc- 21U1, hareskins to 13Jd, catskins to lud, horse hair to 18d.

Sheepskins.—Wo oli'ered a very large catalogue,at to-day's sale. Competition was all sorts was very brisk and we cleared our catalogue at slightly increased prices. Quotations : Best halfbred 8d to Sid, medium 7d to inferior 5d "to 6}d, best fine uossbred 7Jd to B£d, best coarse crossbed 7d to, fTJd, medium s£d to i>id, dead and inferior 4d tc- 5%d, best pelts to sid, inferior to best merino ffd medium to good s£dto Oidf lambs 6£d to 7jd, medium) 5Jd to BJd.

Hides.—iWe held our fortnightly sale on Thursday, 18th inst., when we submitted a good catalogue. Competition was much keener than at the proceeding sale . a iid. values for medium and heavy weight showed a rise of about Jd per lb. Quotations— Prime stout heavy ox hides B}d to !Ud, heavy do (tyd to .7£d, medium weight b'Jd to ftyd, light weight 6}d to t>Jd, stout heavy cow hides Oid to (ijd, medium 6£d to tijd, light weight (id to Cfd, inferior- cow and ox hides Hd to 6d, bull and stag hides 3d to best calfskins lOd to lOfd, medium to good SJd to 9fri, inferior 5d to 7d, yearlings to 6fd. Tallow and Fat.—The market rules very much the same as at last report a ll kinds being readily sold. Oats—There is very little business doing, the demand being chieily for prime Gartpns and Sparrowbills. Medium and inferior lines are not enquired for. Quotations—Prime milling to 2s 2d, good to best feed 2s to 2s lid, inferior to medium Is M to Is lid per bushel (sucks extra). | Wheat—The Dumdin millers a renot buying and quotations an; merely noirjnal. Fowl uheat is'i n fail- demand. Prime milling 3s 9d to 3s 10d, medum 3s W (to 3« Bd, best whole fowl wheat lh to 3s 3d, medium to good 3s 2d to 3s 3d, broken and damaged 2s 3d,'to 3s per bushel, (sacks extra). Chart'.—The market is glutted with poor quality which is practically unsaleable. There is a fair sale for prime oaten sheaf. Prime oaten shc lt f £3 to £3 ss, medium to'pjood £2 lil.s te £2 15s, light an d inferior £1 IDs to £2 per ton (bags extra). Potatoes.-There is a good demand for export and all prims lots are readily sold on arrival. QuotationsPrune lines £6 to &y 10s, good C(i medium £3 5s to £5 15s, inferior *C3 10s t 0 £4 10s (bags in).