SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 10

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Wellington Sale Prices

Competition was keen at yesterday’s sale of sheepskins, hides, and tallow hold by the. combined Wellington brokers. Competition was animated, for sheepskins, which sold practically at par with last sale’s level—good lambskins being in keen demand at somewhat enhanced figu res. Hides sold readily, best cows maintaining last sale's prices with a slightly easier tone in poorer country Jots. Ox were rather easier, declining about a farthing in all weights except, the very light lots. Yearling and kip'also showed some decline to the extent of threeeighths of a penny, and calfskins declined about a halfpenny to three farthings. Tallow met a keen demand at rather better figures than last sale. The following is the official range of prices:— Dry Sheepskins.—Halt-bred, Gd. to 74<1. ;*fine crossbred, 4ld. to 7}d.; medium crossbred. 4}d. to s}d.; coarse drossbred, 3}d. 'to s]d.; half wools, 2Jd. to 5?<1.; quarter wools, 2d. to 44,d.; pelts, 11(1. to 34(1. Sailed Skins, —Pelts, Gd. to 1/-; quarter wools, Gd. to 1()d.: lambs, (id. Io 1/-. Hides. —Ox, 331 b. to 441 b.. 34d. to 4Jd.; 451 b. to 521 b.. old. to 51(1.; 531 b. to. -591 b;, 4d. to 6}d.; 691 b. to 691 b., 53d. to 65d. ; 701 b. and over. GJd. to 63d.; cow, 331 b. t<> 391 b.. 2.3 d. to 4sd.: 401 b. to 481 b.. 4d. to 5(1.; 491 b. and over. Id. to 5Jd. ; kip. 251 b. Io 321 b.. 23d. to 43d.; 171 b to 241 b.. 1:1(1. to 5Jd.: yrlg.. 111 b. to 161 b.. Ild. to GJd.t calf. 91b. to 101 b. 5Jd. to Bd.; 61b. to 81b., 5(1. to 9Jd.; 11b. to 51b.. 21d. to BJd. Tallow—ln caskets, etc., 13/6 to 20/3. In tins. 11/- to 11/3. Sundries. —Cow fails, 51(1.; horse hair. 13d. Pukekohe Potatoes and Onions Dominion Special Service. Pukekohe. January 25. 11. 11. Panic. Ltd., Pukekohe. report Pukekohe district fast drying up. Oni->n crops are under half of normal, and the quality sound, but small. Growers are bolding for higher prices. Potato crops are very scarce, with no regular supplies. The.autumn seed cron is'failin.g. Bced for early spring crop will see high prices. Market values from Monday: Potatoes. 8/6 to 9/6; onions. 8/6 to‘9/6. Ohukune district is looking well with good rains. Beas. 5/6 to 6/6 a sugar bag; cabbage, 8/- to 9/- a sack; cauliflower, 6/- to 7/-. Chicago Wheat Futures By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received January 25. 7.10 pan.) New York, January 24. Chicago wheat futures: .May, 96} cents a bushel; July, 88 5-S: September, 87. New York, cash, 116 3-8 ceuts.