WOOL, HIDE & TALLOW SALES,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1776, 14 June 1913, Page 10

WOOL, HIDE & TALLOW SALES,

Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., report:—Wo offered 12.CC0 sheep-skins, 400 hides and calfskins, and a Quantity of tallow and horsehair; and also the first crutching pale of this season. Buyers were present in considerable numbers, and several representatives of English houses attended and operated freely. We offered 260 halo* of crutchings, which were all sold at high prices. Ninepenco wn-s paid for several of tha beet lines, viz., Turanganui, Matahiwi, and L over an eyebrow, and many lines 6old at from Bd. to 82d. Wool: Hue and j medium crossbred. 9£d. to 10id.; coarro j crossbred, B*d. to 93d.; inferior or.d dingy I crossbred,-7£d. to Bjd.; pieces, 4£d. to 6j.d.; I locks. 4d. to 5d.; lamb-, 7id. to 10d.; cratch- ; inps, hpst Bid. to 9d.. good £(1. to E£d.. roo oud 7«d. to Bd., seedy sJfl. to 7d. Skin«: Market very firm at. last nle rates. Ilnll- 1 breds and fine crossbred*, E*d. to 9d.; medium and coarse crossbreds, 81d. to 83df: quarter to half-wools, 6d. to Cel.; dmd skins, s£d. to 7£d.; lamb skins, Gd. to B*d.; dry pelto, 4£-d. to 6Jd-: g r een sl»ins. ss. 3d. to 7s. 6d.; green lambs, 6d, to ss. Tallow: Firm. Parcels in chipping order, £28 55.; £20 to £25 55.: rough fat. £19. Horsehair, Is. to Is. 9*d. per lb. Horns, fe. to 17*. 3d. ner hundred. Tails. If. Bd. per doaen. 'H.'dcs: Sold well at last, fale rotes. Ox hides to 8?d.; # ox BJd. to 83d.; ox hodes (light), 7?d. to Bd.: eon- hide?. 71(1. to Bd.: rut ard slipnv hides. 6d. to 7Jrt.; sUt end hnll hidpt«. to 6?. d.: yoarlincs, 6fl. to 77.fi.; calf. best. lid. to 12d.; c-ilf, medium, 9UI 1o lid.; ralf. cut and flippy, 6d. to 9Jd.:'hov*e hidt>s Hteavy). fid. to 12s. 6d.; horse hides (light). ss. to 9s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as I'ollowD:—' Tiku'o •\\iaj a large attendance of buyers from oil , parts oi i>ew Zrtai'and at our tale, the atI traciiou boing tne Holding of tno iirst big crutching tale of the season. We .otfored about 1W baies crutcniugs au-d. lleece, and a fair-sizc<i .catalogue of skins, hideti and tallow. Buyers, keenly competed for crutch* ings and record .prices wero established, anything extra, good readily fetching .85a. to 9d. per lb. othear produco was in good demand and ail sold at rates fairly equal to lest sales. Wool: Crcasbred Ueece, stragglers, Bid. to iCJd.; lambs wool,- medium, Bd. to lOd.; locks, 4d. to 5Jd.; piecei?. second, sd. to fed.; crutchings, super Bid. to 9d., medium 7?»d. to Bid., : seedy &itl. to 7»d. Shospskins: Crossbred, line, Bsd. to 9d.; medium BJd. to BJd.; cooi'isc, 7Jd. to fljd.; lambs, Bd. to Bid.; broken and dead, &3d. to ?Jd.; pelts to half-wools, 6Jd. to k'd. Bides: Ox, heavy 81d. to 9d., medium and light 73d. to Bid.; cow, 7id. to Ed.; damaged, 6d. to 7td.; calf, sound lOd. to 12d., damaged sjd. to 93d. Tallow, 28s. td 28s. 6d. per cwt.; fat, in tint?* 22«. to 255. 9d. per cwt.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rt port c,s follows:—Tho firtt crutching tal of tilt- season was held yesterday in cor junction with the ordinary fortnight): sale. Total catalogues, comprising full: 30 bales, were ofiered, wih the usual quan tity of sluns and hides, liuyers were pre :ent in largo numbers, several represen ativeQ of overseas houses being present ,!.so buyers from the Now Zealand wooilei nills. l'rices ruled high for all wool o! ercd, «a high as 9d. per lb. being paii or superior lines of crutcJungs. Othe ualities also commanded relatively hirjl irices. Skins and hides sold at last sale' atcs. Wool: Superior crutchings, £3d. t* d.; good crutclilnge, Eld. to 81d.; mediur rutchings, 7td. to 75(1.; seedy clutching; 3d.' to 7d.; rough crossbred, 83d. to 9Jd. nerino, 10d.; log-stained lambs, 83d.; piece; id. to 6Jd. Skins: Coarse crossbred. 83d. iajf-wools, Sd.; quarter-wools, 7id.; lambe Sd.: quarter-wool merinos, 7d.; dead, 7d o 7id.; shorts and inferior, s>d. to 61d lideS: Medium to heavy ox, Bid. to B}d. ight ox, B£d.; medium cows, 7£d.; year ings, 7d. to 7jd.; dry hides, 7d. to 7£a. ood calf, 112(1-; damaged, 9J,d. Tallow n tins, good, 255, 6d. to 2ce. 9d. per cwt. Messra. James Macintosh and Co. report 'ho fortnightly sale of wool, skins, etc, ,'as held yesterday. There was a larg ,tt«ndance of buyers, principally on ac otmt of this being tho nrst crntcliing sal f tho esason. Competition was very kcei hxougliout the rale, and prices must bdghly satisfactory to growers. Include! a the catalogue were several bright, bulk; ots of crutchings, which realised toi irices. Prices were as follow:—Wool: Bee rutchings, BJd. to 9d.: medium crutchings 3d. to Bid.; inferior and seedy crutchings Id. to 63d.; crossbred, 93d.. to lOd.; locks o 43d. Sheepskins: Crccubrcds, B|d.; cross ired, dead, 7Jd.; crossbred half-wool, BJd o 6Jd.; wools, 6Ld.: broken, 5d.; cross ired quarter-wools, 71d.; "shorn lambs, 6d. telle, 6d.; pelts, inferior, 3jd. Tallow: Ii ins, 245. per cwt.; rough fat, 2Cs. per cwt. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—TV' leld our fortnightly sale on Friday after loon, when, in addition to a good catu oguo of skins. ludes and tallow, we of ercd a large quantity of crutchings, whicl vail been specially held for this sale. Oi tccount of the quantity of crutchings of cring, a. number of Home buyers were pre ent, as well as a full attendance of tin oeal trade, and compctitiou wjg keen, cc locially for light, bright crutchings, whicl irougilt up to EJd., and specially light- am :!can lines being a shade higher. Othe in Co were keenly competed for, prices io kins being firm a.t last sale's ralc.s, while lides were slightly easier. QuotationsTool: Crutchings. good Bd. to B;d.. me !ium 63d. to 72(1., inferior 52d. to t;d.; cross ired, 83d. to ICJd.; iamle, 9d. to 91d.; pieces Id. to 6|d.; locks, 5(1. to 53d. Skins: Cross ired, good Eld. to 63d., medium 7id. to Bd. lalf-wools, 7id. to Bd.; quarter-wools, 71(1 o 73d.; lambs, 7d. to 81d.; pelts, £d. to 61(1 lides: Ox, haavy, 8 3-Bd. to 6?d.; ox, UK Litim, 73d. to BJd.; cow, good, 73d. to 7Jd. ow. cut and slippy, 63d. to 7Jd.: ox, cu iltd slippv, 7 3-Bd. to 73(1.; calf, sound lid. to 12d.; coif, cut and slippy, 9d. t. 03d. Tallow: In eacks. £1 2s. 6d. per cwt. n tins, £1 2-. to £1 ss. 6(1. Ncr owt. Tin lext sale will bp held on Friday, June 21 The United- Farmers' Co-oporativo Aesc ialion, Ltd., and Wairarapa Farmers )o-operativo Association, Ltd., report a ollows:—Fortnightly sales of wool, sheer .kins, hides, tallow, etc., were held to-day 'rices ruled as follow:—Crutchings, i?u lerior, Bid. to 9(1.; medium, 7id. to Bid. certy, inferior. 5M .to 7d.; stragglers ieecc, Bd. to 9d.; lambs. 9d. to lCd. Sheer. kin«: Crossbred, medium, 8!d. to 83(1.; hall voolled, ,7d. to Bd.: inferior. 6d. to 7d. lead, 6d.'to 7id. Eidc3: Ox, medium, 850 o 9id.; cow, 7d. to Bd.; slippy, 51d. to 7Jd Messrs. Murray. Eoberts and Co., Ltd •cport:—ln conjunction with our fortnight y sale of sheepskins, wo offered our firs 'atologue of crutchings for this season .onsist.ing of about 250 bales. We also of ercd over 5000 sheepskins, and about 7C lides and calfskins. Tliero was a ver: area attendanco of buyers, the usua lumber being augmented by representa ives of foreign buying houecs. pttendini or the crutching sale. We offered soim ■erv nice parcels of crutchings, and cx lerienced keen competition, superior lot: nailing' up to 9d. per lb. As usual then ras a large proportion of inferior am «edy crutchings offered, and these told a cry high figures considering their condi ion. Sheepskina and liidos niaintaineC ibout the prices current at lost sale. W( mote values as under:—Wool: Crossbrer ieeco, 8?d. to JOd. ner lb.; lambs, 83d. tt 07d.; pieces anrl bellies. 41(1. to 6id.; crutch tigs, sunerior 87(1. to 9(1.. medium to good 5(1. to 85(1., fleody and inferior 53(1. to 7»d iheepskin?: Crossbred, medium to fine, E?jl. o 9d.; nroesbred. coarse, Ed. to* fttd.: crossired, short to half-woolled, 63d. to 8(1.; Tosshrcd. inferior and damned, id. to d.: lambs, medium, Bd. to Btd.; lambi?, lmrt and seedy, Sd. to 7(1.; pelts. 4}d. to Id.: crossbred 0 , damn end 4s. to s. 4d. each. Hides: Ox. licarv. 73(1. to 9W. >er lb.; ox. -medi-jm. 7}d. t n Bid.; ox. light, id. to 8)' l.: cow. good, 7>d. to Bd.: <":w, nedium. 7id. to 73c1.; damaged mid inferior, d. to 7id.- ealfikiiin, medium, lOd. to ll'd.; alM:in=. iiifc-ior and ('imaged. sd. to 7Sd. !.abbit=kins: !=. t" If. f.d. ner lb., Tollnw: !n c t;s. ?Bs. to 9d.: t'ns, Z'e. to ?fc. The ie::t sale will be on June 27. T'ic nest rutrhing sole will bo h-;H on July 11.