WOOL, SKIN AND HIDES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 14

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDES.

•-Messrs.'Levin and Company report as follows: —we held our fortnightly Bale yesterday, when we offered-2000/skins, 1400 hides and calfskins, ana a quantity of tallow and horsehair. There was a good attendance of buyers. Wool: Wo offered 60 hales star lots wool, which Eold- at fully eqnal to prices realised on December 3. Skins: Yam.. Wo quote:—Finccroßsbrcds, Bd. to 83d.v crosebreds, 7d. to 7id.; hogget-skins, .6d. to 63d.; dead 6kins, 4d. to 6d.j dead hOßgctß, sd. to sid.j- J to 1 wools, 4d. to 53d.; dry pelts, 2id. to 6Jd.; green .pelts, to Is. Ud. and 2s. 3d.; spring lambs, to Is. 10d. ■ Tallow: Firm. Parcels in shipping.order, £25 ISs.; tins, £18 to £22 55.: rough fat, £10 to £19. Horsehair: Is. 4d. per lb.-'Horns: ss. to 15s. per hundred. Cowtaus,' 15.. ; 6d. per dozen. Hides: Firm. Wo quote:-Oi hides (heavy), 6H. to Hi.; ox hides ■(medium), 6d. to-78d; ; ox hides (light), 6d. to 7{d.,cow hides, 6d. to 6|d.; cut and slippy hides, 2d.. to 6Jd.i stag hides, 2id. to 55d.;bn1l hides, 2d. to 5d.;. yearlings, 3d. to 6gd.; calf; best, 7d. to %a.\ calf, medium,-sd. to 6Jd.; calf, cut and flippy, 3d.'to.sd. ' , .■•.-.• 'Messrs. Abraham and. Williams, Ltd., report on their sale as foUows:—We offered a large catalogue, comprising • 4500' sliins, 400 hides, afid/ numerous odd lots of wool, to a, good attendance of buyers.- • Bidding was keen, and all produce sold at full rates. We quote:—Wool: Orutohings, 4jd. to sJd.j pieces, sd. to 5Jd.; belhesj 5Jd.; dead, 63d. to 7.id.; rough crossbred, ;7jd. to'Bi Skins': Fine crossbred, 81d.; medium, 73d.; coarse, 63d.; half-wools, 63d.; dead, good, 6id: to 6Jd.;. second, dead,'Sid. .to 5Jd.; inferior and. short, 3d. to 4Jd.; butchers' lambs, 2s.j pelts, .la.. 10d. to 2s. and 2s. 4d. Hides: Oi, heavy.: 7id. to 73d.; medium ox, 7d. to 7fcd.: extra, light,' 63d.; medium cows, 6Jd.; light. Hi.; dry cows, 6d.; bulls, s|d.; calf, best, 9d. to %&.; inlerior, ■ 63d. to. 6Jd..' ■ .■'•• . , _The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ■ Company, Limited,-report as ■follows:—We submuted large catalogues., of bag wool, sheepBKuis, hides, caUekins, and tallow, at yesterday 8 sale. There was a good attendance of buyers, and prices were on a par wi"!h last sales rates. Wo onote: Wool, in bags, medium orossbred, 7id. to Bd. per lb.; dead wool. 53d. to 7|d. perlb.;.pieces and bellies, 33d; to 53d.; locks, 3jd. ttf -3Jd. ; crutchings, 3d. to 4jd. SheepskineFine crossbred, 7Jd. to BJd. per lb.; coarse and medium, 'Hi. to 7id.,vdead, sd. to ; 6»d.; short VfOolß, 41d. to 6Jd.;>damaged skins, 2Jd. to'M.; pelts,' dry,'3d. to 43d.; pelts, green, Is. to Is. lOd. , each; skins, green, to- 75,; lambskins, s(d. to 6d. Hides:-. Ox; medium .weights, 63d. to 7Jd. per lb.; oi, light and cow, 6d. to 6}d.; faulty hides, 3d. to Hd.;. dry hides,' 3d. to 6Jd,; calf, best 9d. to 92d.;: calf, medium, 71d.' to EJd.; calf, fanlty. 38d. to 7d. Tallow: In tins, 20s. 6d. to 225. 9d. per cwi.. - ... Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report havintc hold their fortnightly sale of wool, skins, and hides, etc., yoeterday, when they offered a large catalogue of all classes to a good attendance of buyers. Prices were as follow:— wool: Only odd. lots offering. Crossbred, inferior, 63d. to Bid.; dead, 7<T. to 7id;; bellies and pieces, 4Jd. .to 6Jd.; locks, 3}d. to 33d. SkinsPrices on a .par with last sales.' Merino, inferior, 5Jd.; medium halfbred, BJd.; fine crossbred. 73d. to Bd.; medium and coarse orossbred, 6id. to;7id.;dead, 41d. to 6Sd.; broken, 41d.; shorts, 6d.; black,' 5d.; stragglers, 4Jd.;'hoggets, M;. to Hi; 'pelts.V4.Jd. to 5d.; pelts/ damaged Ud.;. pelts,- damp, Is. 7d. tols. Ud.j crossbred; salted, 7* 6i;-lambskins, 63d.; damp, Is. 10d Hides: Market very. firm. Prices wero -slightly, to sellers' favour. Oi, heavy, 7id. to 7jd.; medium, andl light, 6d. ,lo 7d.; cut, 43d". . to. 63d.; Blippy, 3id. to 4Jd.; cow, 6Jd. .to-63d.;. cut,- 6}d; to'sJd.; slippy.' 3d.; bulls, 5d.; yearling, 6d.cut, Sid.;_calf-no prime, offering; good, 9Jd. ! to 9|d.;. medium,: 7d.' to: 85d.; inferior, 53d. to 61d • goat skms, 6d. each; cow tails, Is. 7d.-.par'dO7°en'' Tallow: In shipping order,'. 255. 6d..t0 255. 9d.- c in barrels, 225. 6d. to 235. ■ 9d.; in'tins, 225. 3d' : rough fat,'l6s. :,..■. -. ;,.....: ....-■ . .-..-■

'..Colonel Lainb, of the Salvation Army, ■ arrfred in London lecently. from Montreal, on •tne .conclusion of an; extended tour of in* spection of the .Salvation Army's immigration work in Canada. Colonel Lamb 'visited tK lanusin Vancouver Island on; which it ~s proposed to found a new British settlement lie.also completed negotiations with the Cana- ; dian Pacific Hail way Company for the settlement, of a large number of British settlers on the company's irrigation lands near Cilgary next spring.- Colonel aamb found the Army, settlers doing ■ extremely well and he spoaks hopefully of .future work of the emigration department. Ho is fully satisfied with the prospects.; awaiting emigrants to Camda ni.xt year, .-.j. .-. '