WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 22

WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty. and Company, Limited, report having held their usual' fortnightly salo of wool, skins, hides, and tallow yesterday afternoon. , There was the usual representative attendance ' of ■ buyers, competition, was keen for all lots offered. Prices all round were firm at last sale rates.' Wool.—There was not much on offer, as only small quantities of crutchings are now coming forward. We j quote: Crossbred. 7Sd.; crutchings,, 55d. to 6Jd.;' hoggets, crutchings,, 6Jd.; dead, 7Jd. rto.7?d.; washed pieces, (jjcl. to 7d. Sheepskins.—We ' quote: Halfbred, 9id.; crossbred, 63d. to Bd.; crossbred, broken, 6Jd.; crossbred, short, 43d.;,crossbred,'dead, 6jd.; hoggets,'73d.;:hoggets,, dead, 6}d. to 65d.; lambs, 73d.; ,half-waol, butchers'crossbred, damp, ss: to Ba,i lOd. nides' were very firm, any change in price being in sellers' favour.-. We 'quote: Ox, medium, Gd. .to 63d.; OX,' inferior,; 5Jd. . to 6d.; cow, good; 6d. to 6Jd.; cow, medium, 5Ad: to; 6Jd.;' cow, slippy, Sid.;'horse, 9s. 9d. to 14s. 6d.; bull; 4jd. to s}d.; calf, good," B}d. to 9fd.; calf, inferior, 3jd.; to'-'ojd. • Tallow, in shipping order, 285.: 6d.j in tins, 255. 3d.;';horseoil, per barrel; 1 - 405.; rahbitskins, Is. to; Is. 2d; per lb.; horsehair, Is. s>d. per.lb.-; horns, IBs. 3d. per, hundred.- . •,; Messrs. Lovin .and Company,' Limited,, report:—Wo held our fortnightly, sale''yes-' terday,''when we offered a: small quantity of wool. 1200 sheepskins, 2CO arid' calfskins, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair.. There was a good attendance of buyers.. Wool showed :a. rise.of -almost a halfpenny per lb. on "recent prices.. Wo quote:—Crossbred, 6Jd.' to B}a.; ■ lambs' wool; 6ii. to Bd.; pieces arid ,bellies, 4d., to; 5Jd;; locks, 2Jd. to 4jid.; dead wool; 6Jd. to 8d.;; crutchings, 4d. to 6d. Skins : In sym--pathy with wool, advanced from a farthing to . a 1 halfpenny per lb., with keen deriiand at; tho rise. We . quote:—Fine crojsbreds,,Bd. ; to '9d.; medium crossbreds, 7d.;;tb coarse. crossbreds, ; 6d., to 73d.;. dead sd. ..to'. 6Jd;;, lambskins, .-53 d. ■jo', Bdi;'-Vquartor : to' half-wools,;.4id'.."'tov7d.';. dry, pelts," 2Jd. to 5Jd.; green skins,' 5s. 1 Bd. to 9s. Id.: 'latiib skins, 2s. 6d.; to 4s: lid.' Tallow was very firm. Parcels in shipping order, £28- 10s.;-tins, £29 to £25 155.; rough, fat; .£lO ; to;;, £19 . ss. . Horsehair, .Is. i''to. '■ls'.-J Bd.; per lb'. -Hdrils, ss; to, 19s. per hundrcd. Cowtails; ; ls;: sd'. per. dozen. '■ Hides:vHcavy; ox.rshowed a slight advance; others sold', at' curront rates. ..Calfskins were firm at;, .last , sale's' prices. ; Wo', quotej-Oi hides(heavy),"';6Jd. 'to 71d.; .ox hides'(medium),: 6Jd. to 6Sd.; ox hides (light), 53d. to ojd.; cow hides, 5Jd. ; ; to, ,6id.; cut ;,and slippy hides, 3d; to Sid.; stag hides, 4d. to sjd.-; bull. hides, 4d. to sijd.; yearlings.-; 5d. ; to 68d.; calf, best, 9d. to 93d tail,' medium; 7Jd.-.to - .Bid.; calf, cut .and-slippy, sd. to7d. ; The New , Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company, Ltd.,.report .as follows: —Our; fortnightly' sale was. well' attended by'buyers, and-bidding;was.keen at iata. rates...:. The ~offerings.;of wool are now. small; : ;only;. odd bales of ; crutchings arid bag wool coming forward.,,' The fifth series; •of. London/ sales open on September 27; when it is . anticipated prices for greasy wools will, show an advance <5f about 7J per cent, on closing, rates. of July sales. We;quote:—Wool: Crutchings, g.ood, s}d'.:tO; 6Jd:'; per ■ lb.; crutchings, ! inferior, 4Jd., to.' sd. per lb.; lotks, 33d. per lb.; ;dead: wool,' 7Jd.' jHer lb. Sheepskins: Crossbred, medium, to fine, ,Bd. to ,B}d. per lb.; crossbred,, coarse, 6}' d: to 73d.: per lb,; dead, .53d. 1 to 63d.' per ; lb.;. broken, ■, 3Jd., to. sd. per lb.;' pelts,. sid.'to ; 6!d. per lb. Hides: Cow and light ox, Sid. to' 6ijd. pot lb.;' faulty hides, r 4Sd. to 5Jd. per lb;; bull, 5Jd. per.lb.;;calf,; soxind,' 7d. to- 9Jd: per ' lb'.;...calf, damaged, 4d.' to 65d. per lb; : Horsehair,. Is; .Id. per,: lb. .Tallow,, in tins,; inferior, 20s. ■ 6d. to. 225. 6d. per cwt. ; - ~ ;. Messrs; Murray,.-Roberts ; and Co;, ' Ltd.,-; roport :—We ottered .yesterday a; catalogue' of "50 bales wool, 2,797 ' sheepskins,; ' 900 ; hides and calfskins, to a. large attendance

of buyers, who competed eagerly for all lots fit prices ruLing par to -a farthinghigher for wool and skins. Hides were in good demand at prices equal to lato rates. \Vo quota prices as follow:—Wool.—Crossbred, rough fleece, 7d. to Bd. per lb.; dead wool, 6j>d. to 7£d.. per lb.; crutchiiißs, sd. to per lb. SUins.—Half bred, 8&d. to 9d. per ib.; fine crossbrcd, Bd. to B£d. per lb.; coarse "to nlcdium crossbred, 7id, to Bd. per lb.; lambs and hog?ets, 63d. to 7?d. peivlb.; dead and inferior pelted, sd. to 7d. per lb.; damaged and inferior, 2£d. fro sd. per lb. Hides.—Ox, heavy, 7d .to 7id. per lb.; ox, medium, 6Jd. .to 63d. per lb.; ox, light, 6d. to bid. .per lb.; ccivfi, good, GJd. to 6Jd.. per lb.; cows, medium, 52d. to 6id. per lb.; damaged aud inferior hidssi 4d. per lb.; bulls, stags, etc., 43d. to 53d.per lb.; calf, prime, to Itid. per lb.;, calf, medium, Bd. to 83d. per lb.; calf, damaged, 4Jd. to 7d. per lb.; calf, heavy, 6id. to 7sd. per lb. Tallow;. Casks, 28s. to 2fls. fid. per cwt.: tins, etc., 20s. to 245. 6d. per cwt.