HIDES AND TALLOW SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 10

HIDES AND TALLOW SALES

INOREAiSB IN PRICES,

Keen competition for yll sound lots vras the feature of the, foHmehtly salesi ol hides, calfskins, and tallow, held m Wei- , lineton yesterday. Fairly larec. • catn- . losues were offered, and buyers were well : represented, .including several Australian shippers arid tanners. The brokers re* nort fl-B".follow:— _ , Levin and Company. Ltd.—Out of a total offering of 3550 hides, and calfskins our catalogue comprised an excellent selection of 1263, most of which were superior-con-ditioned hides. ■ A full bench of tanners and exporters, wcro present. Competition was exceptionally keen, tho result being a very substantial increase in nricss upon the sensational realisations of last Eale. A line of thirteen superior-conditioned ox hides of an avcrago weight of lOlb cnch made Jffld. per lb., and several lots of calf fetched 50d. per lb. ? Loan and Mercantile Agency Oompany.--Competition was very, keen for all sound lots, heavy hides sellinc at. about 2d. and calf about 3Jd. above last sales. Damaged and inferior lota were somewhat neglected. Local tanners did not operate very extensively, the bulk of-the being taken for shipment. We obtained sCid. for ft line of 66 51b. calfskins, top price of the sale. . _ Murray. Roberts nd Co., Ltd. Our catalogue totalled 400 hides and <*»slun«. supplies being rather smaller.than usual. There was'a laree attendance of buyers, including tanner's' representative, win bidding was very spirited. Tannerß availed themselves of their right to purchase only on lines of medium and medium to heavy ox. and the bulk of the rata ogue was bought for export. Prices for 11< os were approximately lid. ' to <!ld. !w-i than at last sale, and about on a level for calfskins and yearlings. ■ Daleety and Company, Ltd.—The usual, buyers wend -in attendance, also w>rm. Toprcsentatives of Australian firms. All lots were keenly competed for. heav> o\ hides :advaricine. 2d. to M. ner lb- medinw weight; ox.and cow's 1(1. to 2d., and ki.ns ,also showed a-slight advance. For cnlf-\ skins as high as Mid- was obtained, being an advance uf 2!d. on the highest price paid last sale. Wairarapa Farmers' Cooperative Association. Ltd.— Compared with the salo held here la' fortnight aro. ox hides. 3 , 2U) ;„ l l n 421b„ were 2d. per lb. higher. 421b.. to 5211). lSd. higher, and ox. cut. 2',d. higher. Cow hides were blither by 2>.d per lb and cow hides, cut. 2?d. higher. were 4}d. higher, kips 2d. per lb., and kins, cut. 53d. higher than previous Bole. The N.Z. Farmers' 00-ou. Bifltriuiitinc i Co.—There was asrsiin an.excited market, ■ and prices generally ruled well above those obtained a fortmirht neo for almost every description of hide. In,.t]ip case of super ox hide, for a lino weighing ,63511) average tvc realised a very lush price of 26:1 per lb., which constitutes a record for this class of hides for these sales. In tho ens'* of veovlinijs we reached a record price of 353 d. Calf were agam in good demand, whereas our best line at the sale held a fortnight aeo realised 4711 d.. wo .have to-day disposed of si une at SOd. per lb. The tallow market was exceedingly Arm. ard for our best tallow, in tins, we established a record for Wellington of. 74b. per cwt. The following is the ranee of price* Ox. sound. 701b. and over..23M. to asgd.: or, Bound. 591b. to 691b.. 24f,d. to 26d.; ox, sound. Klb. to ,fßlb., «.'d. to JSJd.i ox, sound. 461b. to 521b.. 20d; to 24? d.: ox. sound. 331b, to 44!b„ 19H. to 242(1.: ex. tut and fllippvi all era<les, l.id. to 24' d.; cow, sound, 451b. and over. 22? d. to 24Jd.; cow, sound, 3311). to 441b.. 17} d. to Mid.; now. cut and slippy, all cjades. Bd. to 23id.; yearling and kip. sound. 111b. to 161b.. 30jd. to 55 ? d.; yearling and hin. sound. 171bl. to 321b.,"23Jd'. to 32d.; yearlinir and Up. cut and slipny. all erades, 12d. to 3Ud.: calf, sound, first duality, under; 61b.. 45u. to 50id.* calf, sound. 61b. to BIIIA 45d. to oCrt.; calf, sound. 91b. to lOllv J6d. \o «d. : calf, cut and slippy. 9d. tc 433 d.; bull stag. 12d. to ISV4-: horse, 14s. to 30s. 6d. Tallow, in casks,. 575. to 81s. 6d.; in tins. Horse hair, 20id. to 23d.: tnilß, j Is. 6d. to Is. 7Sd. j

TIMARU SALES. By'Telei:raph-Pre =, i Association.' Timaru, March 12. At' a, hide and sale. Daleety sud Co sold calfskins at 41id. to 49} d. per lb.; Bound ox hides at 13d. to 14d.; ant- cow hides at 21d. to 22id.