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New Zealand Tablet, 11 May 1916, Page 27

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Stronach, . Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, May 9, 1916, as follows :—Rabbitskins.— Our next sale will be held on Monday, 22nd inst. Sheepskins.—Our next sale will be held on Tuesday, 16th inst. Hides.—We held our fortnightly sale on Thursday, 4th inst., when we submitted a medium catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was good, and late values were well maintained. Stout heavy ox, lid; medium, to lO^d; heavy cow hides, to lOJd ; yearlings, to 101 d; best calfskins, to 12|d; medium, to .lid; others, 3d to 7d per lb. Oats. —During this week the demand has been less. Prime Gartons meet with fair inquiry at quotations, but other lines are hard to place. Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; inferior to medium. Is lOd to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —The only lines that meet with any attention from millers are choice lines, of velvet and Tuscan. The bulk of the offering is medium quality Tuscan, which is very difficult to place at late rates. Fowl wheat is offering freely and meets with a fair demand at quotations. Prime milling velvet, 5s Id to 5s 2d Tuscan, 4s 5d to 4s 6d; medium, 4s 2d to 4s 3d; best whole fowl wheat, 4s to 4s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. —Consignments have not been coming forward so freely and prime oaten sheaf shows a slight advance in values. Medium and inferior quality are hard to sell. Best oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; light and discolored, £2 10s to £2 15s per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes. Consignments have not been coming forward so freely and choice table lines are meeting with a better demand. Medium lots and those effected with disease and scab are not readily sold. Quotations; Choice tables, £5 to £5 ss; medium to good, £4 5s to £4 15s per ton (sacks in).