HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 10

HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

; The fortnightly salon of hides and tillj low were held yesterday by the various ; brokers. i Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— i The prices for hides, as compared with ; last-sale, were about the same rate, while superior calfskins showed a slight inI crease: Tallow values were a shade bct--1 tcr. No further wool valuation \vill take f place' until early in November, wlien the | new season's clips begin to come forward; ! \ Messrs. "Murray; Roberta and, Co., Ltd., . report:—Prices for cow hides were very j firm. Ox hides were slightly firmer, dalfI skins were 'steady, with a hardening ten- ' dency. Tallow was firm at last sale's j rates, with rather more inquiry. : The New Zealand Loan' and Mercantile i Agency Co., Ltd., reports :—Tho market for i hides was rather 'Slack',""bitt'cit'lfskins "in i. good; condition sold at, -remarkably good /.prices. .'Tallow, in •' good shipping condirtionl' sold well, as also (nu fat in tins. ; Messrs. Eovin and Co., Ltd.,-report :— [ The market was firm all'l'ound. at last : Salt's ruling except for good ox and calf,

whioh Bold readily at an advance of Jd. por. lb. above the priccs obtained ft fortnight ago Tho Wairarapa . Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., reports:—Hides of all grades were quitted at approximately last sale rates.' - Calfskins were firm, with a slight risin? tendency in super , lines. The New. Zealand (Farmers Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd.,; reports:-The market was somewhat irregular, with tho result that . catalogues were not -cleared quite so .well as usual.; Calfskins wero again in very keen demand, especially forgood t'o super, for which prices were 3d. to' id. per :Ib.' higher, tho 'highest' price touched in our catalogue being 22d. por lb. ■