I HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MINING NEWS. .

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1623, 14 December 1912, Page 7

I HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

MINING NEWS. .

» Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a most satisfactory Bale of oddments of wool and sundry pro- j duoo yesterday aflernoon. Tiio catalogue oonsistod of a few fudges- and bags of wool, and largo quantities of skins, hides, and tallow. These.all met with very keen competitioij from the buyers present, and all lots submitted were cleared at prices .which should give vendors every satisfaction. Quotations .(oddments only): Crossbred, 7id. to 93d.; lambs, 9}d.; dead, 7j|d. to 8id: ; orutchingia, 6d. to 7id.; pieces, sid. to Ba.; locks, 3id. to 5Jd.; black, Bid. Sheepskins: Fine crossbred, Ejd.; medium crossbred, CJd. to BJd.; inferior and damaged crossbred, 53d. .to 7d.; pelts, 4Jd. to 6d.; hoggeta,'6id. to 7d.; lambs, 6d. to 6id.; cro&sbreds, damp, 4s.' 6d. to Ba. 6d. each; lambs, damp, Is. 9d.-each; pelts, damp, Is. fid. to Is. 9d. each; crossbred, salted, 6s. 6d. each; lambs, salted 2s. Ed. each; pelts, salted Is.lid. each. Hides: Ox,heavy,B3d.to9(,d.; ox, modium, BJd. to 9d.j ox, light, BJd. to BZd.; cow,' medium and light, Bgd. to BJdw; ox, cuit and slippy, 7id. to Bid.; calf, sound, Si. to 12} d.; coif, out and slippy, 6&d. to lid.;. horse hides, slippy. 9s. to 10s. 6d. each. Tallow, in caste, 255. to 28b. 6d. I per cwt.; in tine, 2:a. 6d. to 255. per cwt. j Sundries:— I Tails, Is. Bd. per dozen; horns, IDs.'3d. per hundred. Messrs. Lovin and Company, Limited, report:—We held our fortnightly sale yestor,ddy, -when ,we offered 2200 sheepskins, 350 hidos and calfskins, and a quantity of tdljow and. horfehair. Ifool sold at last quotations. The skin market remained very firm, with keen competition, llalfbreds and fine • crossbreds, BJd. to 9d. j medium and ooarse crossbreds, Bid. to 83d.; quarter to half-wools, 5Jd. to 7id.; dead ■skins, sJd..to 7Jd.; lamb.skins, 6d. to 7d.; green skins, 6s. 9d. to 95.; green pelt, 2s. 7d.;. salted lambs, 2s. sd. Tallow: J?irm. Parcels, in shipping. order, £23 10s.; tins, £20 to £26 10s.; rough fat, £19. Horsehair, Is. to Is. lOJd. per lb. Horns, ss. to 21s. per hundred. Toils, ,1s: BJd. per dozen. Hides: On hides remained very firm, except heavies, which, advanoed a farthing. Oow hides showed an. advance all round, while best calfskins feU away to the extent of a penny halfpenny per lb. Ox hides (heavy), 85il. to 9 3-Bd.; ox hide's (medium), SJd: to; 9d.; ox hides (light), Ed. to 83d:;, cow hides, 73d. .to Bgd.; cut and slippy hides, 6d. to Bd.; stag and hull hides, s}d. to 6Jd.; yearlings, 7{d. to lCftL: calf, best, 12d. to 13Jd.;.caIf, medium, lOd. to 12d.; oalf, cut and slippy. 6d. to. lOid-.; horse hides (heavy), Bs, 6d. to 12s. 6d.; licrse. hides (light), ss. to 9s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report as follows:—Our fortnightly sale was well attended by buyers yesterday. ■ .The large offerings met a ready sale at prices fully equal to last sale's ratos.. Hides and calfskins continue to meet , with a koen demand, aad prices arc slightly higher for hides, i As this time of the year, only odd packages and bag -lots of wool were offered. > Wool (in bags): CroE&brcd, 9d. to lOd. per lb.; dead, 81d. t0.9d.; bellies and pieces, 7d. to 7Jd.; locks and pieccs, to s}d. Sheepskins:' Crossbred and fine, Bid. .to S-fd.; crossbred medium, Bid: to 8ld.: crossbred coarse, 2d. to 1 BJd.; short wools, sd, to 61d.; damaged and dead, to 7d.; damp-skins, 6s. .'to 9s. 2d.;'green polts, la. 9d. to 2s.'3d. Hides: Heavy ox, Bid. to 9d.; medium ox, Bd. to BJd.; light, Bd.' to BJd.; now, Bd. to Bid.; damaged hides. 7d. to 73d.; calf, firsts, 12d. to 14d.; coif, seconds. 9d. to 10jd.; calf, dahmjed, 53d.. to 9d;Tallow, in shipping order, 275. 6d. to 28s. 6d. per cwt.; in odd packages, 2&. to 265.: 9d. Fat, in tins, 255. to 265. Cowtails, Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. per dozen. Messrs. Abraham and .Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—We offered a fair .catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was good. , for all. lots, and -prices maintained their former level.' We quote:—Bag wool, crossbred, 9Jd. to 93d.; dead, 83d. to 3d.; locks and pieces, _<Jd. to sid. Skins: Fine crossbred, 63d.; medium, 81d.; coarse, 85d.;' half-wools, 7d.: quarterwools, 6Jd.; lambs, 6Jd.; . dead, 63d. to 7d.; shorts and inferior crosebreds, sid. to 6|d.; pelts, Is. sd. to Is. lOd. Hides: Heavy ox, 9d.; medium ox. BJd.; light, Sid. to'B 3-Bd.; medium cows, Bid.; light cows, 88d.; slippy cows, 73d.; stags, 6}d.; damaged, ox, 6d. to. 61d.; dry cows, 8d.;.-horscß, Bs. to lis.; yearlings, BJd. to Bgd.; ordinary calf. Hid. to lljd.; damaged, 93d. Tallow: In shipping order,- inferior, S,Zo to £25' 10s.; good,, in tins, .£26; -fair, £22 to £25.. Messrs. Murray," Roberts, and C0.,-Ltd., report:—We offered a catalogue of 25 bales of wool, 60 bags, 4200 sheepskins, 700 hides and calfskins, to a very large attendance of' buyeri..-. Bidding. .was...very brisk, prices, .being,-'fully.-:maintained for both wool and sheepskins. - Hides met .with increased competition, especially for cows, notably in ,th»: lighter j .sorts',. ? which: made, the extreme l of ;9id. u per' .lb. On the average, oow hides.may be said to be id. per lb. higher than last sale. Ox! hides, par to id. -higher. Calfskins were ; not'in such keen demand, but we had no' superior calf offering. We quote, prices as below:—Wool Crossbred ■ fleece, 9Jd. to illd.; do- stained and cotitcd, Bid. to 94d.; .dead wool, Bd. to 'Bid.; pieccs, 6d. to Bd.: locks, 4d. to'sd. Sheepskins: Halfbred and fine crossbred, Bd, to 9d.; crossbreds, medium and coarse, 7d. to BJd.; crossbreds, dead and inferior, 6d. to 7d.; short wools, '43d. to 6id.; hoggets, 6id. -to 7id.; bToken and badly damaged, 4d. to s|d. Hides: Ox, ■heavy (not stout), 83d'. to 9d.; ox. medium, 83d. to 9d.; 01, light, BJd. to 93d.; cow, heavy, Bgd. to BJd.; cow, medium, 8 3 : ed. to' Bid.: cow, light. Bgd. to 9Jd.s damaged and inferior, 6 3-Bd. to 73d.; bulls, 63d. to 7Jd.: oalfslrinß, "medium. 10Jd. ; to . 12} d.; .' damaged, 6d. to 9d. Tallow, in tins, 16s. to 265. per-ewt.; in casks,' 279. 6d. to 28s. 3d,, per cwt. : The United Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd., and the Wafrarapa, Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd.. report an follows .—'Tortnightly Bales of woolf slieepalcins,' hideß, calfskins, tallow.' etc., .were hold, yester'[in.y." Prices ruled as follow. —Wool: ?.redium crossbred. 93d. to lOJd.; inferior do., Bd. to..99.i".bellies and pieces. 6Jd. to 71d.: locks, 45d. to sid. Sheepskins: Halfbred full-woolled. Bd. to 9d.; - crwsbrcd, fullwoolled, 73d. to 83d.; crosßbred. short-wool-led. 6d. to 7d.; deed. 5Jd. to 7d.: inferior njid torn, sd. -to 52d.; pelts, ..to 4id. Hides: Ox, heavy, Bd. to 9d.; ox, medium, 7d. to Bd.: oow, medium. "6d. to Bd.; cows, cut and slipny, : 63d. to 7id.; calf, superior, Is. to Is. Id.; oalf, 1 medium, -IM. to: lid.; calf; cut and slippy, 6d. to Sid. ' MBLBOUENB HIDES MARKET. ■By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. December 13, 9.50 p.m.) Melbourne, December 13. At tie hides sales kip and medium hides were id. lower, and others were nnchanged. Calf was dearer. - ~. , ■

WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. Thore was just a littlo. activity fa Wait&ngl shares, sales being made at 10d;, lOiC, lOJd., and .lOJd. The mining market was: otherwise quM. The quotations wore as under:— Bnyers. Bellera. £ a. d, £ s. d. Murray Greek (old) — *0 10 0 Murray Creek (new) — *0 3 0 New Biff River — 5 5 0 New Sylvia Oil 01 \ Ross Reconstructed 0 4 8. 050 {Saxon — 0 0 9 Talisman 117 0 — Waihd 113 3 113 9 Waihi' Grand Junction... 119 12 6 Waibtahi .0 2 4 0 2 6 Waitangi 0 0 10 0 0 11 •Premium. STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, Deoember 13. Business done on 'Change:— Viotoria, .7Jd. ■ . - . . Waitangi, lid., lOJd. , .. Grand Junction, £1 2a. 3d. New Waitaia, Is. 3d. . ■ " National Insurance, £2 2s. 3d. The following business was'done at the 3.15 p.m. call to-day . Waitanp, lljd., Is.,' Hid., Is. .Waihi Extended,'6d. Waihi, Pacroa, le. lid. • National Bank, £2 is. 3d. Chrlstchurch, December 13. Sale reported :—Bank of Now Zealand, £10 15s. Dunedln, December 13. The following sales wore reported on the Stock Exchange to-day:— Waihi Grand Junction, £1 2s. lid. . Union Steam, £2 7s. Hartley and Riley; 15s. DREDGING. ' Dunedln, December 13. Dredging returns: Waikaia, 19oz. lGdwt.; Manuherlkia, 140z.; ,Masterton, 13oz. lOdwt.: Koputai, 6oz. lOdwt. LONDON MINING QUOTATIONS. By Tolesrraph—Press Association—Copyriehl , London, December 12. . Yesterday's closing quotatibns were:— Waihi Gold Miuine, 325. 6d. (buyers) and 335. 9d. (sellers); Grand Junction, 235. 3d. and 235. 6d.