WOOL, SKIN & HIDE SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2175, 13 June 1914, Page 8

WOOL, SKIN & HIDE SALES.

FIRST CRUTOBIKfiS. Messrs. Dalgety a:id Co., -Ltd., report:— Wo held the first- of. this yyar'a special crutchinge gnlee yesterday afternoon, when we offered a pood catalogue, which was keenly sought aftc?' by representatives of both Home and lqctfl buying houses. We also offered -a large number of skins, htdos, and opossum skins, which met with a niai'ly "demand, prices being afc. a- par with thoso ruling at last sale. The New Zealand Loflti a lid Herman t.ile Agency Company, Limited, report:-W<? our first. crutchin.g gale of Ike sim&an y«j* terday, in conjunction with the fortnightly Rale of wool, skins, hides, etc. 'fte£ was e. good attendance: o? buyers from all tho exporting centres of Stew Zealand, a.nd, of a total of about ICCC Uatas 01 wool offered by the brokers, pra/jtieflUy the whole wfts cleared at excellent prices. fttragglore* flecce wool sold up to find superior crutchiugs to 91 d., other lots ftt "-equally good value. CrutcJiings vver© about ia, per lb. higher than laet season's valu.es. .-kins ' and bides were kr demand a-t late rates. Opossum -eHine? were ; }i good demand at from Is, for inferior to $s. Id? best. Tallow was rather easier. Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co, ltd., report:—ln eon junction wit lithe fortftiglit-. ly pale of hides, tallow, and sJt&epskins, Hie first of this eeaGoxi's criUchins tale was | held yesterday.- We catalogued bales j wool, 4100 sheepskin ?6& hides and calf- i skins, and a quantity of talfmv. Tie at< < tondanco of buyers was very y-eversJ representatives of oversea houses 'wing present. Competition for crutehhige wa» extremely keeu and same very high were obtained for the bfrsfc lots, tap price of the day-being ?3d. per lb. Several lots brought from ikh to 9£4-i. while ordin« ary medium crutchinge made frdm M. to Bin. Sheepskins ffere firm at last ?a;es jynccs, except sliort wook, which wore easier. Hides alse> ?old et par ta slight advance on late ratco.

Messrs. Levin and Company, .report:—The first crutclufig sale of the seadon was* held ye=':trday, when "we olfered 420 bales out of 1000 bales catalogued by the associated brokers. GoinpetUvian was ury keen, and all Kind? of sold at excellent pricos. fre had, fii.fi tifeasufe of topping the market with 93d., for jlr, liarton, Featheret-on, and S, B»£ajit.

Messrs. W. and 6. Turnbull and Company, I'lnntcd. report:—Tile clutching ajii skin sale o£ the scoson was lreid yesterday afternoon. There was a lul'l of buyers, and competition throughout ths eqlo was keen, faolittlfctf Jn vmf crttalogufl were several lines at good, bulkv crukhlngs, which realised good i-rsccs, aid which, we think, should be v-ery eaiisfwtofy lo vendors. Onr best prices realised tot nrutchinfrs arc os under :—E, BROS, orfttcljlnys, 9id.; A.P.\\ r ... fifst ewe WfltcJiinßs, 91<1.; MAMAKU, first hogget 9,', d.; JrAHAKU, first ewe crutcliiiigs, ?jd,: RAWHITI, first lios-ffet erutcbingt;. 9Jd.: KAWfIITI, llrsj ChYQ. efutchrnge, 9W.; KAPOTAXB, first hoggel crut«ljtugs, 9id.; KATOTANE. first ewecrutelitaes, 9d.; JJl'siHU. WTJI, crutchings, SJd.

Tho United Farmers'. Co-operative A.?socl. fttion, Ltd., and the. Wairii;mp<i tiarmer-B' Co-operative L«td,, re'port as follows:—FortnighUy sale-s of Wool, siuiep/skins, hides, talldvi', etc., were held ye&terday, and also onitcbiTips' e<vtfl. Thero wos a largo atteiiilanqe oi bu.ycra ana excellent canrpet-itioa. :

Tho range of prices was d? follow-:—\700.l —Crossbred, fine, $3s. to 103 d.; crossbred, medium coarse, fijd* to S.|d.j pieces «nd bellies. fid. to 7£d.» locks and eteined sd. to 63d.; cruteinn&s. superior, (Tid> to 93d.; crutchings, medium to good, 7'sd. to 9d.; crutchings, se&ii.v and liiicrkir, ?d, to Bd. ; lambs, B*d. to Jo3'd. Slree-pskifie-Bslf. bred. 9d. to 9id.; iino erosbflyd, Sfd> to H. s medium to coarse croeebred, Bid. to fild,; short to half-wools, 63d. to $£d.: dead aiuf damaged crossbred, 6jd. to fad.« inferior an d badly damaged, -4d. did,; kmb-s, 6&d. to 8?d.; damp, salted, arid green 2s. 6tl, to pelts. 4|d. to 6d. Jfe.s-.~ox, heavy. f2i! h "P,', 8,7 * 8d * to 93d.. <'o*, mpftitt-fci. »it), to 691b., 8id.,,t0 8 "M.; m, Ugkt> 49tK. aiia under, Bd. to 8 eotf, 1 hfcfcvy, £5Jb-i«id r»\ or ' B.jjUl,; (r<nv, medium, 421b. to 64i0. .Bid. to 8 5-Bij.; cow, H-ght, un<lsr 42-i h.. 7 5-8(1. to 8 3-Bd.; cut, slippy, and infciW' r • t0 0 8( i , L b H 11 ' W. to 7 I.Bdf I miv hng«, 8 l*Bd. to 10 5-8-d, ; .sisperio-t, ?.2d. to Md.; calf, mdmum ; ta good; 54, to 113 d • calf, damaged, 4 &Bd, to Sid> WlloTV -'In casks, 235. to 275.; in t'i.us, etc., t<* 24s 6d. Sundries—ltobftltslsins, lOd, to'ilid. ndr 11;.; opossum ekins. le> 9d. to- &s. 3d. cacti' horse hair. Is. U. ?jd. per lb.: e6\r tails, Is. 6d. per lb.; bones, 2s. 6d, to' 4s. 6d per cwt.