WOOL, HIDE & TALLOW SALES,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1729, 21 April 1913, Page 10

WOOL, HIDE & TALLOW SALES,

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—We held our fortnightly Bale on Friday, when wo submitted a. good catalogue of wool, skins, and hides to a representative attendance of buyers. The market for wool and skins was very firm in Fellers' favour, but liide«3 showed a decline of fully Id. per lb. on last sale's rates. Wool: Crossbred, medium. 93d.; crossbred, coarse. B}d. to 9Jd.; lambs, medium. 91d. to lCd.: lambs, inferior, Bd. to i9d.: pieces, 5Jd. to 6Jd.: crutchiings, 6d. to 63d.; locks, Sid. Skins: Crossbred, medium, 73d. to Bid.; crossbred, inferior, 7id. to 7Jd.: lambs, 6Jd. to B}d.; dead, 6Jd.: halfwools, 71d. to 7,' d.: quarter-wools, 6Jd. to 7Jd.; crossbred, salted, at each. 3s. Cd.; lambs, sailed, at each. 3s. Ilidca: Ox, heavy, 8»d. to 91 rl.; ox, medium, 7£d. to 8 3-fid.; cow, heavy and light, 72d. to 8/, d.; os, cut and c-lip. 7ild. to Br,d.; cow,- cut and slip, 6£d. to 6 rtd.; yearling. 7d.; calf, sound, 9d. to ICid.; calf, cut and slip. 6d. to 83d. Tallow:—ln tins, 235. to 245. 3d.: in sacks, 20s. Messrs. Levin and Company report as follows; —\Y? held our fortnightly sale on Friday, when we offered I'OO sheepskins, 350 hidea and calfskins, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair. Wool -sold on a par with last wool pnles. Fine and medium crosslved, 9)d. to ICid.; coarse. 8!d. to 93d.; inferior and dingy, 71(1. to Bid.; Pieces. 4Jd. to 61d.: locks. 4d. to 5d.; lambs, 7id. to lQd.t crutchines, good. 6d.: crutch* injrs, second. 6*d. Skins t»old at last quo* tations. Ilalfbreds ond fine cro(?. c brcd3, to 9d.; medium and coarse, B.ld. to quarter 1o half-wools, Gd. to 72d.; chad skins, s*d. to 7d.; lamb skius, 6d. to BJd.: dry pelts, <£d. to 6?d.; srreen chins," 4s, 3d* to ss. preen lambs, 3s. 9d. to to. 9d. ThWotv: Firm. Parcels in skipping order, £28. Tins, £20 to ££5; rou&h fat. £19. Horsehair, Is. to Is. Bd. tier lb. 'Home, 3s. to 16s. per hundred. Tails, to, Cd. per dozen. Jlides showed an easier tendency in sympathy with oversea, 'icarkcts. "Wo nuotc:—Ox hides (heavy), 8?d. to 9id.; ox hides (medium), 82d. to 9*d.; ox hides (liclit), fid. # to 8}d ; : cow hides, 7Jd. to 72d.: cut and slippy hides, Gd. to 73td.; aUifr <ind hull hides, Sid/ to 6d.j yearlings. 6d. to 7?d.; calf, best, lid, to 12d.: calf, medium, M. to lid.: calf, out and' slippv, Cd. to Jld.j horse hides (heavy). Bs. 6d. to 12s. 6d.: horse hides (light). ss. to 9s.

Hie Isow /..calami I,oan and Mercantile Agency Comptiny report :-At our fortnielit--15 sale on Friday ( hero was a good attendance of buyers. Good competition was forthcoming lor wool and shins, but hides met a rather dragging sale. Sldns wero about id. Ncr lb. higher than last fate. Wool: L-amhe.. seedy, 7{d.: lambs, medium. h j cl oij S ' fleece, coarse and seedj, Pd. to 8?d.; crossbred, fleece, me. 10 sl '' : crossbred, flcerc, fine. lOd. to 10>d.; merino, to lOJd.t bellies and pieces. sjd. to 7{d.: locks and pieces. 4!d. to bid.: crutplmiEs in boss, nje'ly, sd. to 6d. Sheepskins: Fine crossbred, 83d, to 9id.: coarse crossbred, 7»d. to Ed.: medium cio>-r-bred, Bjd. to Bid.: lombs, 7(d. to 72d.; broken and dead, sd. to -7M.; pelts to lialfwools. 6}d. to 7Jd. Hides O.t. none offered; cow., 73d to Bd.; calf, 9d. to 10d.; calf. damSo 8 - 11, Tallow: In oar-'Us, 28s. to 6d. per cwt.; 11l tins,-20s. to 245. 3d. per

Murray. Roberts and Co.. Ltd.. tcja"J ; offered a eMalocuc consisting ?£» *\ I bales of wool. 6000 •sheepskins, and 6:0 hides and calfskins, to [.no usual attendflncp of buyers. Prices for wool and sheepskins wore well maintained, but. o-s ,wtwr anticipated, hides, in sympathy with markets elsewhere, showed a considerable wcakoinntr. declining from a fartliiiiu to tliree-eiehtli.s of a penny per lb., and it is Jiuite probable th<it lower values yet may bo seen. Our catalopuo contained somo very mco parcels both of hide.? end sheepPKius, and competition was very ke ft n Wool: Crossbred, fleece, fid. to 9Jd. per lb.; lambs wool, B*d. to 91d. per lb.; lambs wool, seedy 'and dinpv, 7Jd. to BJd. per lb.; pjcces, crutch fags. etc., 4d. to 63d. per lb. Sheepskin#: eenrse to medium, Ed. to B£d. per lb.: crossbreds, quarter to half-wools, 7d. to 7?d. per lb.; crossbred?, quarter (inferior). sd. to 6*d. per lb.: era*?, bred?, dead and inferior, 4*d. to 7d. per lb.; lambs, superior, Bd. to BUI. per lb,: lambs, Rhort and medium, 7d." to Bd. por lb.; pelts, sd. to 6Jd, per lb.; crossbreils, damp and edited. 3s. 6d. to 5?. rach: lambs, damp and salted. Is. 10d. to 4s. sd. each. Hides: O.t. heavy. stout, 9 5 >d. to 9 l d. per llj.: ox. heavy (not stout). Bid. per lb.; oy. medium, 8 3-M. to 83d. per lb.; oy. lipht, Pd. to BW. per lb.; now, superior, 7Zd. to fid. per lb.; cow, medium condition, 7?d. to 77>d. per lb.; dnmaged and inferior, sd. to 7Jd. per lb.; calf, medium to pood. lCd. to 102 d. per lb.: calf, inferior, sd. to 73d. per lb. The United Farmers' Co-operative ciation Ltd., and the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo Association, Ltd., report as follows:—Forniglitly sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, tallow, etc., were held on Friday. Prices ruled as follow:—Wool: Crossbred. 9d. to 10£ d.; inferior and diney* Bd. to 9d.; crutchlng?, superior, Bd, to B£il.j crutchings, good, 6d. to 7d.; crutchings, «seedv and inferior. s)d. to 6d. Sheepskins: Crossbred. full-woolk-d. Bd. lo 9d.: crossbred, nnvlium. 7(1. !r. tsd.; crossbred. dead, 6d. to 7Jd.: rrossbrod, inferior, sd. to 6Jd.; crossbred, prlts. bd .to 6sd. Hides: Ox, heavy. BJd. to 9id.: ox. medium, 7Jd, lo 8UI.: cow. 7id. 1o8id.; calfskins, pood, lOd. to lid.; calfskins, cut- and c>linoy. 6d, to 7d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report. as follows on their salo:—Wc offered, our usual catalogue of all classes of produce to a. good attendance of buyers. Competition was good at prices on a par with last sale for wool and skins. Hides were lower by id. to 5-3 d, per !h. Wool: Tlouch crossbred. 83d, to 9d.: lambs. B}d. to Ml.: nieces, sd. to s'>d.: locks. 4d. lo 4sd. Skin?: Medium erossbled, B.\d.: dead, 6' ; d. lo 7d.: ciuarter-wools, to 75d.; shorts and inferior, sd. to s}.d. ITitlc-i: Medium heavy 9d. to 9Jd.; light, ox. BJcl.: medium ccws, 7?d. to Bd.; cnlf, Bd. to 10d:. dry bidet. 4d. Tallow: In caskc, inferior, £27: in tins. .£24 155.; horse hair, Is. 2d. ner lb. \o Is. 9d.