WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1906, 14 November 1913, Page 4

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Teport:—At our monthly skin, wool, and hide sale, we olfcred a large catalogue/ and competition was keen for all lots offered, ami prices ruled ion a par with previous sale rates. Wool.-Orossbred, 9d., 9Jd.. to 9jd.j dingy and inferior, 73d. to BJd.; dead wool, 81d„ BJd. to 9d.; inferior, dead.. 6}rt. to 7id.; crutehings, 6Jd. to 7id.; locks and pieces, sd. to 6d. ..•',-

Sheepskins,—Wo offered sorae large lines of iirst-c!|ass skins,' which, wero keenly competed for, o.nd sold as follow:—Fine crossbred, 83d. to 9d.; medium. B£d. to BJd.; coarso, Bd. to B}d.; hoggets and iambs, Bd. to Bid."; dead, 7'J. to broken and damaged, Gd. to 6Jd.; haii-wools 7Jd. to 7*d.; (juarter-wools, 6Jd. to bid.; nelts, 7d ; dead hoggets,-7d. to 7Jd.; inferior and damaged croßsbred, 6Jd. to 74d.; butchers' part dry and salted crossbred, at each: extra heavy, 9s. to 9s. 4d.; heavy lines, 7s. 4d. to 7s. 10d.: medium, 6s. 6d. to 75.; light, 4s. to ss. 6d.; salted pelts, from 25., 2s. 2d., to.2s. 5d.; ditto lambskins, 2s. to 2s. -3d,

Hides.—Ox, heavy, 9<l. to 9Jd.; medium, Bijd. to 82d.; light, 8 J-Bd. to BJd; cow, best linc3, 8 3-8 d to BJd,; others, Bd. to 85d.; cut and slippy, 7 3-Bd. to 7 J-Bd.: yearlings, Bd., .BJ-Bd. to 10 Jd.; ciit and slippy, 7 3-Bd. to lid.; badly slippy and inferior. 51d. to 6Jd.; horse hides-, Bs. to 13a. 6d. each.

Oalfskins.-Best lines. 133 d.: good. 12Jd. to 123 d.; cut, 9d. to lCjd.i slippy, BJd. Sundries.—Tallow, in tins, 235. 6d.j rough fat, 12s. 6d.; -liorsahoir,..ls. 6Jd.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Palmereton :North, report:—Wo held our monthly wool! skin; and hldo sale on Wednesday, and offered a good cataloguoto a fair attendance! of buyers. Wo had .prepared ourservos to face' a bad sale owing to the striko, and intended to pass the lofe unless prices were maintained, but this was not necessary. The buyers present were not deterred in any way from bidding, and the whole catalogue, with the exception of one or two lots, was sold at prices equal, if not better, than last sole. We quote:— Wool.—Crossbred, BJd. to 91d.; cro shred and dead, 9d.; dead. 7d. to 9d.; £ead and pieces, 6Jd.; locks and- pieces. 5Jd.; bellies and pieces, 6Jd.; pieces, 4Jd. to 6Jd.; crutchings and dead, 7Jd.; locks, 43d. Skins.—Crossbred, fine, B}d. to 9d.; crossbred medium, 63d. to BJd.; crossbred inferior, s£d. to 7Jd.; black, 7d.; dead, 7d. to 7Jd.; hoggets, 7Jd. ; ; dead hoggets, 7d.; damaged pelts, 5d.; butchers' skins, at per piece, crossbred, fine, 69. 9d. to 75.; crossbred, medium, 3s. 5d., 65., Bs., 10s. 6d. to 12s. 9d.'; lambs, 2s. Id.; pelts, Is. to 25.1 d.; salted pelts, Is. lOd. to 2s. 4d.j halted croisbred, 3s. to 7s. ; ;■-.-

Calfskins.—For best lines',of sound skins, 10d.. 12! d., 12Jd., 13d., 13W. per pound; cut lines, 1 10d.; dry and slippy coif.' s{d.■ to 6d.; yearlings,'- 13d. to 63d.; cut .and slipny, 6d. to- 7*d Hides— C%"„'heavy, 75d;;. medium,- 8 3-Bd. .to '9d;; cowS,' mciium weight. 8-3-Bd. to BJd.; cows, cut and slippy,'6d. to 7id.; heifers and steers, Bd.: bulla. 6id. T-allow-—Tins, £1 3s. 6d. per cwt!; casks, 19s. 6d. to £1 ss. per cwt. Horse hail, Is. (M. per lb. The next sale will be held on December 5.