WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 7

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co. report as follows on yesterday's Eole:—Our catalogue comprised. 6000 sheepskins, 850 lnaes and calfsikins, besides the usual oddments of bag wool and tallow, oto. 'm-:-e was a pood attendance of buyers, a.nu pricea were fully maintained, being inclined to harden slightly for the finer grades of sheepskins, which sold at par t« one fartheng hotter than at Inst sale; coarse ci'Ojsbred ' skins, huwever, were hardly so firm, and sold, on the avcrape at a farHiiiiK lower. Hides were in strong denmud, the market...being rather cxcUett, and priccij may be nuoted, roughly speaking, at about u h-alfpcnny above_ last- sale. Wo (!iiote:--Sheepßkins: H-alfhrcds, Vd, to 83d. per lb.; croosbreds, medium to fine, BJd. to 83d. per lb.; crossbreds, coarse, 63d. . to 73d. per lb.; dead and inferior, 4jd. t<i 6Jd. per lb.; short'lambe and hoggets, Jsd. to 6Jd. per lb.; broken and damaged, 2tu. to sjd. per lb.; butchers' ptrcen and aam'p, ss. 6d. to Bs. 3d, each. Uide6: Ox, heavy, Bid. to 85d. per lb.; ox. medium, Bid. to 83d. per lb.; ox, light. 73d: to Bid. per lb.;' cow, .heavy, 7Jd. to 7Sd. per lb.; cow; medium and light, 7jd. to Ed. per lb.; damaged, 6Jd. to 7Jd. per lb.; badly damaged, W. to 65d. per lb.; calfskins, best. 13d. to 13id. ps-r lb.; calfskins, medium, llld. to IZW. per lb.; calfskins, auit and damaged, 7{oto 9Jd. per lb. Tallow: Tins, Zss. to 265. per. owt.; caeks, 275. 6d.'to 2Es. 6d. per C'.vt. Tho date of our nest- sale Mil be JNovember 29. v — . , , Messrs. Dalgcty .and Co. report:—WO held our fortnightly sale, of wool, skins, bides, and taJlow this (Friday) afternoon, when we offered a large catalogue of all classes to a, full, attendance of buyers. Blading was brisk throughout, and as a result we aro pleased to report that prices lor sheepskins ■ showed an advance on "I 1 sale's prices, whilst prices for., iv.dcs auvaucei. fully id. per lb. We fluotc^Woo} (oddmeaits only): Crossbred, Bd.. ta 93d.; dead, 6Jd. to B>,d.; bellies and pieces, 4}d.. to '6Jd.; crutcliings, medium; 6d.; black, oja. Sheepiskins—Crossbred, fine, 8?d.; croMbrea. medium, 63d 1 . to BJd.; half-wools, - 6sd, "to 7d.; aua-rtcr-wools, sd. to 6d.; . crossbred, short and dnfe>rior, 4d. to 7d.; crossbred, dead, 5Jd. to 6{d-; pelts. 3Jd. to ,43d.; cro°.6- ; bred, damp, 3s. 3d. to, 7s. 10d. Hides: Ox, medium, BAd. to BHd.; ox, licht, 71d. to S£d.; ox, cuit and slippy, 63d. to 7Jd.; cow, sound. 7jd. to Bd.; cow. out and slippy. 63d. to 14P-; horse, slippy, ,9s. 3d. each; calf, gpoa, IZtt. to 14id.: calf, 'medium, 10,3-Bd. to lid.; calf, cut and slippy, 5 3-Bd. to. : 10gd._ Tallow: In tins, 253. fid. to 255. per cwt.; in :casKß, 28s. 3d. Sundries: Horsehair, le. 31d. per lb. Eahbitskins, Is. lid. per lb. Our next sale will be held on Friday, November 29. Messrs. Abraham .arid Williams, Ltd., report on their rale as follows:—We offered a fair catalogue' to a good attendance of buyers, Prices for skinG and wool were on a par with last' sale's tales, whilst hides showed another rise of Id. .per ID. Vf e ano to -.—Wool:. Bag., lots—Good crossbred,' 9&: dead wool,- Bid.; -bellies- and pieces, 6d. Skins: Fine crossbred, EJd. to. B|d.;-medium'crossbred, Sid.; coarse cross* breds, Bd.;' first, .dead, 6id. to 63d.; halfwools, 61d.; 'merdno, 7id.; shorts aiid .inferior, 4d. to 53d.; pelts, 15..4 d.,; lambs,.6ad. Hides:. Heavy ox, ; 85d.;/medium of,-B|,<y light ox, ,Bd.; dry ox, ■ 8 3-Bd.; me.dium to heavy cows, 75d. to 73d.; slippy eom, dry cows, 6Jd. to 63d:; bulls, 6d.; ye»#iOß>73d.; best'calf, 14d. to l«d.; good, 12d, to 131 d.; ordinary, ',9id.' to lid.' Tallow; In tiiis, good, 245. to 245. Sd. per cwt.; medium, 235.; inferior, 2(te. Itabbitskins, Is. sd. , Messrs. Levin and Company, Ltd., report as follows regaining yesterdays saljs'-We offered 2000 sheepskins, 300 hides -and calfskins. and:a quantity, of tallow: and horsehair." .Bale wool is beins kept for the- first -sale on December 6. Wo'ol: Only,.hag wool .offering, which sold at last quotations. Skins: Market firm at late rates, with keen competition. .We quots'.—Half bredsand fine erossbreds,-85d. to 83d.; medium and.coarse, 74. to 84.; nua-rt-er to half-wools, 53d>, to Vid.; dead skins, 4Jd. to ,63d.; lamb skins, 51d. to 7id.; green sltins, 6s. 6d. to 9s. fd.; green pelts, 25.; green lambs. Is. 3d. , .tallow: Firm. Parcels in shipping order, fzs. lCs,; tins, £20, to . £26: rough fat, £18. Horsehair, Is. to Is. IOJd. psr . lb.- Horns, ss. to 21s. per hundred. • Tails, Is: 85d. per dozen. Hides: Showed an. advance of a halfpenny on. all hides, • while bo3t calfskins advanced in .the Eaine ratio, we qiiiote: Ox hides (heavy), Bjd. to Bjd.;;. ox hides - (medium), BJd. to .?^ ,; „j OS 4 . (light), 7d. to Bd.: cow hides. 7d. to '73d. : cut and slippy hides, 51d. to 7Sd.;- staa and bull hides, sid. to «Jd.-j ycarlinss,- Bd. ' to, ,103 d.; calf, host, 13d.; to 141 d.; Calf, . me-dium,-lid. to-123d.; icalf,. "cut "and .slrtOT. 5Sd. :-to ltd.; horse hides .-.(heavy), Bs. 6d. to. 125,60.; horeo hides (JißW;.M.'.to'9s'. "pro-sale,'Will'-bo held' on; Friday, November. 29,' 1912, ■; " ' ' '■'• .•v.--"''/'..-;-.!-'' The ' "New ZoaWn4''''ljoanand .MercaiiWlo AKehcy • Co., Ltdj and Reduced, report as follows:—We offered a fairly large catoloEue at our salo to-day. Badding for odd lots of wool and for sheepskins, was very ke^n,'and' excellent prices wero obtained. Hides were eagerly competed • for at an. advance of Jd. to 3-Sd. per lb. on last Falos rates. We quote:—Wool: Crossbred liee:e> in bans, 7J4. to 9d; per lb.; pieces ,and locks, «d. to 53d. per lb.- crutehings, Sd., to 6Jd. per lb.; dead wool, 7d.-to Bid. per lb.' Sheepskins: Merino, 6Jd. to , : Sjd. resr lb,; ■ crossbred, fine, Bid. to Bjd. per lb.*, crossbred;, medium, Bd. to Bid. - per, lb,; crossbred, ,fi 6d.- ner -lb.;, crossbred, Sh&rt7''sd'. to;6id,' per;lb.; crossbred, dead, sd. to. 63d. per lb.: creen slims, 6s. to -9.3. 2d. each; green pelts. Is. 15.v ; 114. each; Rreen Itimbe, Is. 6d. to Is. f ßd. eaon. Hides: Ox, 'heavy, B|4i to BJd. per lb,;< ox.; medium, 84. to EJd. 'per b.; ox. -light-,- Bd.-to-73d,.;.-pef lb.; cow, 7W. to Bd. per lb.: damaged hades! ■' to ' 7d; por lb.; .cali. •sound, 11W. "to 13id.' per ■ lb.; calf, meaty,; • Md.'to'lo3d.' per lb.; calf, damaged, sid. to. 9}d. per lb: Tallow :, Li "shipping order, 275.' 6d. to 28s.'Sd."per cwt.; in tins, l?s.- to 265. per. owt. ~ •. . . -s. • . 1 1 Tho United Fanners' Cdroporatjvc Aceo; •ciati-on,' Ltd-., and tlio 'Wairurapa Farmers Co-operatfve Association, Ltd., tenart aafollovrsFortuiglitly sales of wool, snsepsldns, hides, calfsliins, tallo\y, ctc., ,wero held yesterday. . Prices ruled as unaer:Wool: Only- 'small lota offored-hjld for wool' salo. Sheepskins: Half bred, fallwoolled, ,Bd. to BJd.j croSsbrod, fill-woolled, 7id to BVd.; crossbred, shorUwoolled, fiia.to 6id.:' dead. 63d? to 6|d.; inf«nw,and torn, 43d. to-53d.;< pelts, 3id.-to 4}d. »dm Ox, heavy, 7Jd. t0.8id..; ox, medium, 7d. to Bd.; cow,-6d. to 73d.; cut and slippy,',,6?d. to 6Jd.pycarlinggj 7id. to 9d.; calf, suporior, 16.. to* Is. • Id.; naif, mfldkvni.-.lOd. to lid.; calf, flippy,:sid; to Bid.