WOOL, HIDE AND SKIN SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1539, 7 September 1912, Page 8

WOOL, HIDE AND SKIN SALES.

Tho fortnightly sales of wool, hides, and taJlcnv were held yesterday, the various brokers' reporlu are given as follow:— Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was spirited for all classes- of produce. Wool and hides were firm at late rates, whilst ekins advanced one farthing. Tallow was firm. We quote:—Wool: (iood crutchings, 6id. to 6Jd.; medium crutchings, 5Jd. to 53d.; inferior and fioedy, 4Jd. to 43d. Skins: Jlalfbrcds, 83d.; line crossbreds. Bid.; medium crossbreds, 'Bd.; coarso erosi-breds, 73d.; dead, 6id.; half-wools, 7d.; quarterwools, 6d.; pelte, 43d.; inferior and shorts, 4d. to 53d.; oroESbrcds, damp, light, 6s. 10d. to 6s. 6d.; salted half-wools, 4s. 7d. to 4s. 10d. Hides: Heavy ox, 7^d.; medium ox, 7|d. to 73d.; light ox, 7d.; heavy cows, 7d.; medium cows, 6Jd.; cows, damaged, 5Jd. to 6jd.; ycarlings, 7&1.; stags, 51d-; prime calf, 13! d.; light, 11 3-Bd.; ordinary calf, 83d. to 9d.; damaged, 5Jd. to 6d.; horecliidos, 6;. 9d. to 10s. Tailfi, Is. Bd. per dozen. Tallow: In casks, fair quality, £28; in tins, good, £25; rough fat, lis. 3d. Messrs. Levin and Company, Limited, report:-Wo ottered 20 balc3 of wool, 1000 sheepskins, 300 hides and calfskins, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair. Wool: Only small quantity offering, which Bold at laet quotations. Fine and medium crossbred, Eld. to 91d.; coarse crossbred, 71d. to Bid.; inferior crossbred. 6ld. to 7d. : piece.-. 4}d. to 5Jd.; locks, 3d. to 4Jd.; crutchinfc's, good. 6Jd. to 7d.; criitehings, medium, s}d- to 6id.; crutchings, seedy and Inferior, 4Jd. to 5Jd. Skins: Market advanced a farthing for all lines with keen competition. Jlalfbrcds .and fine crosfilired=, 7{<i- to EJd.; medium and roarEe, did. to Bd.; quarter to half-wools, sjd._ to 6jd.; dead skins, 4Jd. to 6id.; lamb skins, 5Jd. to 71d.; green skine. 5-. 6d. Iα 9s. U. Tallow: Firm. Parcels, in shipping order, £2B; tins, £20 to £25 10?.; rough fat. £18. Horf-ehair, Is. to Is. £{d. per lb. Horns, 5». to 21s. per hundred. Tails, Is. bid. per dozen. Hides: Firm at last tale rates. Ox hides (heavy). 71d. to> Bd.; oi-hides (medium), 7d. to 75d.; ox hides (light), 6)d. to 7 3-Ed.; cow hides, 6d. to 71d.; cut and slippy hides, 554. to 6 3-£ d.: stag and bull hidc«. sd. to 53d.; yearlings, M. to 91d.; calf, best, 12d. to 13Jd.; calf, medium, ltd. to 12d.: calf, cut and slippy, 51d. to 9d.; horse hides (heavy), Bs. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; horse hides (light), ss. to 9s. 3d.

Jta=?rs. Murray, Roberts, and Co., Ltd., report:—We offered yesterday 13 bales of wool, 4000 f-teepskinfi, 650 hides and calfskins, a large attendance of buyers being present. Prices were very firm at a, farthing per lb. advance in tho finer grades of sheepskins, hides remaining steady, with an occasional advance of an eighth of a penny. Competition was of the keenest, and the whole" catalogue was disposed of at auction at prices wliioh should prove eminently satisfactory to owners. Wool: Bough crossbred, 7d. to Bd. per lb.; dead, 6Jd. to 7Jd.; crutehings {good), 61d. to 7d.; crutchings (fair), sid. to 6Jd. Skins: Halfbred and superfine, Bd. to B?d.; fine crossbred, 73d. to B}d.; crossbred, 7d. to Bd.; dead, sjd. to 6Jd.; hoggets end lambs, sd. to 7Jd.; half-wool, 5Jd. to 6id. Hides: Ox (heavy), 73d. to Bd.; or (medium), 7!d. to 73d.; or (light), 6Jd. to 7jd.; cow (heavy), 7d. to 71d.; cow (medium), 63d. to 7d.; cow (light), 6Jd. to 6idi; damaged and cut, 43d. to 6!d.; calf (good), lid. to Is. ljd.; calf (medium), 9d. to 10! d.; cnjf (damaged), sd. to 7}d. Tallow: Casks, 27e. to 28s. 6d.; tins, 235, 6d. to 255. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., and Reduced, report:—Wβ submitted abbut 40 bales of wool, consisting mostly of crutchings of fairly good quality, a large quantity of sheepskins, hides, calfskins, and tallow. There was a good attendance of buyers and excellent prices were obtained. Wool was:in-keen demand at about jd. per lb. above last ■■ sale's rates. Sheepskins advanced about id. per lb. and hides about Jd. per lb. Tallow fold well. Wool: Crossbred stragglers, medium to coarse, 74d. to ■ 83d. per-lb.f-crutehinjs, clean, light, ■6id. to 63d.; crutchings, medium, 53d. to 61d.; crutehings, seedy, sd. to SJd.; pieces, 4jd. to 6d.; Jocks. 33d. to HA.: dead 'wool, sd. to 73d. Sheepskins: Merino, 6Jd. to 7id.; crossbred, fine. 7id. to BJd.; crossbred, mv dium and coanso, 7d. to 73d.: crosibred, short, sd. to 6d.; ci'ossbred, dead, sd. to 6id.: crossbred, green, 3s. 4d. to Bs. 3d. each. Hides: Ox, heavy, 7}d. to Bd. per lb.; ox, medium, 7d. to 7Sd.; ox, light, 63d. to 7d.; cow, 6.sd. to 7Jd.; calf, best. IOJd. to 14d.; oalf. medium, Bid. to IOJd.; calf, damaged, 2}d. to Bd. Tallow: In shipping order, 275. 3d. to 283. 3d. per cvrt.; fat, Si tins, etc., 225. 3d. to 255. 6d. , ,Th«. -.TTnitiad--. Farmers'. Co-operative Aeeociation, Ltd;, and-the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-oporativo Association, Ltd., report as follows:—Wool: Crossbred, fine, 63d ; to 83d.; inferior, 6id. to 7d.; crutcliings, 5Jd. to '61d.; crutchings, seedy, 43d. to sid. Sheepskins: Crossbred,'full-woolled, 6Jd. to Bd.; orofG.hred, medium, 6d. to 63d.; crossbred, short, sjd. to 6id.; crossbred,. inferior and damaged, 43d. to 53d. Hides: Ox, medium, 7d. to Bd.; ox, light, 5Jd. to 7}d.;-cow. 6d. to '6jd.; cut and slippy, Eld. to 6Jd.; ca.lf, superior, lid. to Is.; good, 10d. to Hid.; cut and slippy, 6d. to 9d.