COMMERCIL

New Zealand Tablet, 18 March 1915, Page 31

COM M F PCI A L

Messrs Stronacli, Morris, and Co., report for week ended March 16, as follows: It ais hit skins. — Our next sale will be held on Monday, 22nd hist. Sheepskins. — Our next sale will be held on Tuesday, 23rd inst. Hides.—At our sale on Thursday, 11th inst., we offered a medium sized catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was dull, and prices showed a decline of from lid to- 2d per lb on last sale’s rates. Quotations: Prime ox, to 9£d; medium, to Bpd ; light, to 8-I,d ; heavy cow hides, to 9d ; medium, to Bgd ; light, to 8d; inferior, 4d to 6|d ; calfskins, to 10§d; medium, 8d to 9 d ; inferior, 4d to 7-kI per lb. Tallow and Fat.— We held our usual weekly sale on the 13th inst., and offered a fair catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout. Best tallow in tins, to 22s 6d ; medium, 18s to 20s; inferior, 17s to 17s 6d; best rough fat, 17s to 18s 6d ; medium, 15s to 17s; inferior, 10s to 14s. Oats. —During the last week there was a keen demand and more especially for prime milling samples. The market, however, the last few days, is not so firm. Prime milling, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; good to best feed, 4s to 4s Id ; medium, 3s lOd to 3s lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. Threshing has become more general, and a good few gales have been made at on a basis of 7s pm' bushel on trucks, for forward delivery. Millers are not operating so freely just now, however, and the market is a shade easier.. Chaff.—Supplies have not been coming to hand so freely during the last week, and there is a good demand more especially for prime samples. Prime oaten sheaf, £6 to £6 2s 6d ; choice black oaten, to £6 ss; medium to good, £5 10s to £5 15s; prime new chaff, £5 10s to £5 12s 6d (sacks extra). Potatoes.Barg© consignments have been coming forward during the last week and prices are easier. Quotations ; Best table samples, to £4 15s; medium to good, £4 5s to £4 10s per ton (sacks in). -