WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2902, 14 October 1916, Page 7

WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:—At tlic usual fortnightly salo yesterday good prices Tvero ' obtained all roundf/or skins, hides, and tallow. Good weight and texture hides gold; at a slight advance on last sale's prices, and calfskins also showed an advance, whilst other lines '"were at par.' Sheepskins realised extreme rates, with'a further advance for damp and malted lines. Messrs. Levin aud Co. report that- they offered:lßs bales of wool, comprised mostly of crutchings- aud some baling of last. Season's fleece and dead wool. There was good bidding and crutchings advanced id. to 3d. all round. This,, the firm consider, is very satisfactory considering buyers have the extra freights to pay. .Sheepskins: Notwithstanding the increased cost of Shipping, owing to rises in freights, the market advanced id. for bests and id. for inferior sorts. Hes&rs. Hurray, Roberts, and Co.,- Ltd.. report that they offered a catalogue of 3000 sheepskins, 450 hides, with 120 bales of wool, principally crutchings, and the usual tallow offerings. There was a large attendance of buyers, aud the sale was very spirited throughout, prices for crutchings showing an average advance of id, per lb. over last sale, fleeces selling "alscL.at slightly better prices. There was a kcen'demapd for sheepskins, arid the firm secured l3ld: -for. a line of medium crossbred skins, which "is-about the top price as yet paid for sheepskins in this market. Hides showed a distahct advance ~of fully *d. per lb. over last sale's prices,, •all-sound"'lots heing keenly sought-after.. ; -TaUowwas- firm.. . Messrs. Abraham and - Williams, - Ltd.. Tcport having offered, a fair catalogue of •all classes of produce, including 100 bales j'of wool, mostlv crutchings. Skins were sold on a par with last sale rates, with , : the exception of some fine crossbreds that ; realised 13Jd. Hides were dearer to the •extent of one halfpenny. . Calfskins were 'much firmer on last sale's Quotations, but very few skins were sold at the prices quoted last sale. Most'of the-lines held .were sold at iyices on a par with to-day's quotations. Crutchings were'in sellers' a-s compared -with, the last sale on' September 1, the-increase being about 3d. to Id. per lb. : The. K6w,Zealand Loan,and Mercantile Agency Co.' report :—There was the average number of buyers, who competed ; keenly for all lots of wool, fairly free of seed,, but seedy lots were neglected. Sheepskins were in especially- good demand, and fully up to last sale's, prices, as also did souns hides. Calfskins were, slightly lower id price. . Tallow and fat sold at -a shade liighfer price than last sale. - • . . " •• " Messrs.. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report*'that crutchiugs showed ail appreciation. i~u value of £d. per lb. 61ieepskins were:.on. a par with lata rates, and hides advanced id. to gd. Calfskins sold at late rates. : • .The Wairarapa" Farmers' Co-operative -Association, Ltd M with which is incor?' porated the United- Farmers' Cooperative Assbciatioh,\ Teport that sheepskins were . firm* at about last sale's prices. _•/ EeavyV weight -hides, Trerfe. an advance of id/ per 1b.,.'-: Superior calfskins were Id., per lb. .higher. •• There-was a-good demand for-all .lines.-"Superior and good crutchings were in fair, demand. LineS shcAving seed .were neglected; • • • The range of prices was "as., follows irr , • • Wool: Fine crossbred, 13d. to lsd.,per'lb.; crbssbred, 12\d." -to 143 d.:' pieces* and. bellies. 7d.,- to Hid.; locks t atid stained- pieces, 2d. to.,s£d»; crutchings, medium to -'good; 10|d. to ll£d.;,crutchinss, seedy and . vrifeiior. '3£d. to 9£d.-; lambs, 9Jd. t0.'13d.; dead, 12Jt1.-to 15d. : Sheepskins: Fine crossbred,'l3d.; medium to cohrse crossbred, lid. to 13id.; short to half-wools, B}d. to 10? d.; dead and damaged crossbred, 93d. to llid.; inferior and badly damaged, 3d. to 10d.; lambs. 9d. to 12i»d.; damp, salted green, 2s. to 16s. 6d. each; pelts. 4*d. to ppr lb.; lambs, salted, 4s. 2d. to 7s. 9d. each. Hides: Ox, heavy, llgd. to 12* d. per lb.; ox, medium, llfcd. to 12 3-Bd.*, ox. light, 10gd. to llgd.; cow, heavy, lid. to liga.; cow. medium, to llt»d.: cow, light, lfljd. lo lid.: cut, slippy, inferior, 7M. to 103 d.; bull, sta?. 63d. to Bd.; yearling, 9?d. to 107<l.; cnlf. supeF. lid. to 14Jd.; calf, medium. lOd. to 13id.; calf, damacred, 6d. to 103 d.' Tallow: 111 tins, 20?. to 295. 9d. per cwt,; in casks, 28s. 6d. to Ms. 3d.

SOTJTHEKX MARKETS. Christchurch, October 13. There has been considerable activity in the local wheat market during the last few days, duo apparently.- to some extent at least, to the sale of 500,p00 tons of Australian wheat to the Imperial Government. Although .this represents probably less than one-half- of; the remaining 'surpliia' of .last" year's-•crop-': the relief • it affords - the market: lessens; Ifo. bf •an outlet; being sought; by;:shipment?, .to. New Zealand.... Most ( of the-.business; mt has been done during the past few days' has been between merchants and millers. a.nd at prices in • advance of what have lately been ruling. There is scarcely any wheat being offered by growers, and buyers say that they do not know where the quantity of wheat as shown by the Gov--eminent -statistics - is- to -be-found. —ILillers say they do not hold their usual stocks. -The-local stores, are.empty, and country stores have been practically cleared What is still in farmers' hands is being firmly-.held. ;• Nominal prices at country stations are:-Tußcan, 4s. 9d. to 4s. 10d.: Hunters, 4s. lid. to 55.; and Pearl ss. 2d. to ss. 3d.; and second sales, are reported at somewhat above the equivalent of these prices. Oats arealgo firmer, but very scarce, only an odd lot coming to hand. ■> Gorton's are nominally wtU 2s 8d to 2s. lfld., and Dun s 2 S . lOd. to 3s„ but extra good lines, suitable for seed, are worth. a little more, l'here is reported to bo a good demand from the North Island for oats. Oatsheaf chaff is very dulL of sale. The potato maTkot is firmer, as supplies are getting very short, and growers -whose potatoes are keeping well are not anxious to soli, ior white potatoes £7 at s 'a ( 'o na , " bolng freely offered, and up to £7 is. Has been paid for Dakota Beds because of their better keeping quality.