HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 282, 17 August 1918, Page 10

HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

The fortnightly sales of hides and tallow were held yesterday by the various brokers;. x j Messrs Dalgety and Co. report that competition was keen, and all descriptions sold at slightly higher rates than last sales.

_ Messrs Levjn and Co. advise a fair attendance of buyers, who competed freely [As ..compared with tho sale held a fortnight ago,.prices for ox and cow hides showed an advance of kl. to Id. por jponnd, whilst medium and inferior sorts realised last sale's ruling." Yearlings .iWero on a par with last sale and med-ium-good calf advanced Jd. per pound, il allow .was firm, prices showing an advance of Is. 6d. por cwt. on last Bale prices; ; ■ '

Ihe N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency .Co., Ltd., report having offered a fair sized catalogue. There was a good de- . mand for light hides and calfskins. TalI'low was a little lower in price. [ Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd; ■Report that they submitted a fairly largo catalogue to a full bench of buyera, and ■bidding was brisk on most lilies Ox ihides were not keenly competed for, for elthmigh prices show a considerable rise last sale, cow hides were 'in bmlc demand,, and henvies were about Jd. hotter, medium and light being about on ,R par. Cnlf skins sold w>ll at urices ■slightly better than last Rale. Tallow was about on a par with last rates. / Messrs Jturrny, Roberts and Co.. report .that they offered a cntalogue totalling" Sifl liides, to a good nttondenee of buyers. Competition was keen, especially for'well conditioned hides, nrices ruling firm at last sale's rates, with a hardening tendency for.good ox hides., Tallow was firm at a slight advance on last sale rates. )

TJie Wnirarnna Farmers' Co-operative !Aisnoial''nn. T,t<l.. in whie'iis incorporated'thfi United Farmers' Co-operative Association, state that there was good comwfition, prims for sound ox and coir hides beins nrnmr. Calfskins and tallow on a par with previous sale. - : 'Hip ranee of prices was us under'— TTifles.—Ox., heavy;. 11 Jd. to 13} d.- ox, milium. 10}fl. to llSd.: ox. IiVM. 10! d. to lOjid.; cow heavy, I(Hd. to medium, lfld. f/> jflSd.; cow. light, lfltl. tn 103 d-; cut. slipnv and inferior. 74d (v> ii'.i.. 1,,,1 l s f, n7 /7J t i. .(.„ ou.: yearling. 10d.toll.Ul.; calf, sunerior. 16c1." to 173 d.; cn'f. mfl : i-..<rno-'. 153,1. f 0 163 d.; calf, damaged, Gd. to 14d. ' ' . Tallow—T n cp.Vs, 335. to 375.; in tins, off.. 255. Gd. to 335. Sundries.—TJabbitskins, 24d.