SKIN AND HIDES SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1443, 18 May 1912, Page 8

SKIN AND HIDES SALES.

M>>rs. Dalgnty n»d Company. Limited, report n<s follows on yesterday's b:i1o:— I tte held our iisual fortnightly sale of wool, j •iidiiN liiili's iinil tallow yesterday after- 1 noon before a good attendance of buyers. ! Cnmp.vtition \v;ih U<;r*n, und satisfactory prices wen; obtained for all lines siibmitted. Quotations:—Wool: Merino, Bd.; eros.-brcd, 7ld. lo Isunbs, 7id. to 03d.; black. 6Jd.; mit4:hings, 53d. to 6d. Sheep«ki»s: Crossbred, fine, 7Jd. to 7id.; cro-s----bred, Oid.; half-wools, 6d.; dead, 43d. lo 6d.: lambs, 5Jd. to 6Jd.; pelts, 3M. to 4jd.; broken and damaged, 3£d. to 53d. ilidis: Ox hea.v.v, 7i;d.; ox medium, G?,d.: o?: flip, s,\d. to 53d.; cow, good, 6*, d. ti> 7(1.; cow rut- and flip. sd. to 6d.; yearling*, 7£d.: horM* cut, and slip, at each, Bs. So 9«» 6d.; rali pood, lid. to 12d.; raif cut and slip, 6d. io 9Jd. Tallow: In flipping order, 2'-. lo 28*. 3d.: in tins, 235. 9d.; in hacks', , 21«. ilorscha ir. Is, 6d.; rabbit skin?. Bid.; horns at per ICO, 4.-. 9d. Our next sale, will be held on I'rlday, May 31, when v:i« j will otFcr all s«te lines of erutchwigf. and | hope to have a representative attendance i of buyers.

The. New Zealand Loan and Morcnntlle Agency Co.. Ltd.. report as follow* —There was a good attendance at this week 5 fortnightly sale, when large catalogues were submitted. Competition was firm lor nil descriptions at full rates. .Only oddments of wool wore offered, alt bale lota of erutehlngs being held for a special crulehings sale to take place on May 31. We quote:—Wool: Jn bags and fadgen; Crossbred fleece, stragglers, in. to BU., crutchinga, sfcd. to sid.; crutchings so-dy, 4d.; pieces and dead, 4d. to 6id.; locks, 2d. to 3Jd. Sheepskins: Crossbred fine, 7u, to 7|d.; crossbred medium and coarse, 6Ja. to 7id.; crossbred half-wools, 6d. to 61d.; crossbred quarter-wools, 3jd. to sid.; lambskins, Sfcd. to 6J>d.; hoggeta dead and rtamagsd, 32d. to s*d. Hides: Ox heavy, 71d. to Bid.; ox medium and light, 62d. to 7(1.: cow, 6sd. to 7d.; faulty hides, 4&d. to 5J.d.; calf sound, 10;Jd. to I2fcd.; calf damaged, 2d. to 6i<l. Tallow: Tn casks, m shipping order, ?.7s. 6d. to 295. cwt.; in tins, 245. to 265.; rough fat, 18s. to 225. 6d.

Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., roport:—We offered a catalogue consisting of 20 bales wool, 5500 sheepskins, ana 600 hides. Titers was a good attendance of buyers, competition being keen at. prices established last Halo. Sheepskins were, if anything, a trifle* tinner. There was a special inquiry for stout heavy ox hide?, one lot in our sale making up to ninepence per lh. Prices current may be quoted as und3r:~Wooi: Crossbred fleece, 53d. to Bid, per lb.; locks and pieces, 4d. to 6d. Sheepskins: Crossbreds fine 7d. to 7id.; erossbreds, 6Sd. to 7sd.; dead and. hoggets, 4id. to sfc!.; short to half-woo s, sd, to 7(1.; lambs, woolly. 6Jd. to Vid.; lambs, short to half-wools, 4id. to 6 Jd.; broken and damaged, 3d. to sd. Hides: Ox lieavv, extra, stout, Bd. to 9d.; ox li;avy, not, stout, 7d,"to 7id.; ox medium, 7d. to 7 3-Bd.; ox light, 6Jd. to 7d.; cows medium, 6,? d. to 7d.; cows light, 63d. to 6?d.: cow> damaged, 3a. to bid.; badly damaged, 3d. to <ld.; calfskins good, 9in. if UW , calfskins medium, Bid. to 9id.; calfskins damnged, 6d. to Bd. Tallow: Casks, 2iS. to 285.; tins, etc, 235. to 2as. 3d. Tnc daiC of our next sale is May 31, wheu all lota of crutchinga will be included m catalogue.

Mesirs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on yesterday's fsk.—'ilio usual fortnightly Bale of wool, sinus, and hides was held yesterday. Buyers were present' in full force, and prices were exceedingly ilrm at last sale's rates. We quote Wool: Only bag lots were offered, all wool in bales being held over for Uit urutchings sale on May 31 ncit. Hough crossbred, 6sd. to 7d.; dead \vool, 7d.j; first n'eces, Sid.; erutchings, inferior, 53.; loelts and n'cces, 4d. to 43d. Skins; Coarse crossbred, 7d.i lauibs. 61d. to &jd,; half-wools medium, 6id.; coarse, 6Jd;; quartcr-wooli. 5Sd.; first dead, 53d.; damaged, 3ia. to 'Sja., butchers' skins damp, heavy, 4s. 6d. to ss.; medium, 4s. Id. to 4s. 5d.; light, 3s. 6d. to 3s. Bd.; butchers' skins salted, fullwool'cd, 75.; haif-woolled, ss. 2d.; quarterwoolled, 3s. Btl. to 4s. Sd.j.shorn lambs, 2s. 5d Hides: These vr<sr3 in good acaana, notwithstanding the sloppy condition owin" to unfavourable weather. Ox ludes, heavy stout, 8 3-Bd. to BJd.; ox. slioety, 73d.; ox medium, Jed.; ox light 71d.; cows iieavy, 7Jd.; medium and light, 7d • poor condition, 6 3-Bd,; cows cut, M.; stags, SSd.; calfskins best, Had.; medium, 9 sld.' to 1C2i1.; cut, B&d.; cowtails, Is. 7d. per dozen; lioros,' 4s. 9d. to 20s. Tallow showed a, decline of about jOs.pc-r ton, casks, in shipping order, £27' l.«s. to £i 8 per ton; in tins, £22 15s. to £^5.

Messrs. Lcrin and Co. report as follows We held our fortnightly sale ycsto.daj, wVn we offered 10 bales of wool, 3000 sheepskins, 400 hides and calfskins, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair. Wool: Prices firm. We quote •-> mo crossbred. 8d to *d.; medium crossbred. 3d. t<o coarse crossbred, 7d. to 73d ; inferior crossbred, 6Jd. to 63d.; pieces, ttd. to 5Jd., locks, 3(1. to 4jd.s Skins: Ilalfbreds and fine crossbred?, 7d. to 73d.; • medium and coarse crossbrcds, 6Jd. to 7ad.; quarter to half-wools, 5Sd. to 61d.: dead skms, ;Jd. to 53d.j lambskins. 5Jd. to bid.; preen skins, 4s. to ss. 9d. Tallow. Firm. Parcels, m shipping order. £23; tins, £20 to ~2s jos,i rough fat, £23; horsehair, Is. to Is. brt., horns, ss. to 21s. per 100; tails, Is. 6>d. per dozen. Ilifes: Ox hides heayj, ,'Jd. to 83d.; ox hides medium, 7d.t078d.; ox hK.es lisrht. old. to 71i.; cow hides, 6d. ~o 7d., cut and slippy hides, Zld. to 6 3-Bd.; s.ae ar.d bull hides. sd. lo 4d.; ye.irlmg?. (3d. to • BJd.; naif best, lOd. to 12ia.; calf medium. Bld. to lOd.; calf cut and flippy, sjd to 9?d.; horse hides heavy. 7s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; horse hides light, ss. to Ss. „d.