SHEEPSKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 11

SHEEPSKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES

At tho fortnightly sales of sheepskins, hides, and tallow held yesterday average catalogues of all descriptions were offered. For sheepskins the demand was again strong, and prices for the best sorts sold from par to y t d per lb better than late rates, while other grades ruled firm. Saltta were keenly sought after and sold in sellers' favour. For hides there was Rood competition for all grades. The lighter averages advanced 1-Sd por lb, and at times %d, while medium and heavyweights were without any material change. Kip, yearling, and calfskins sold well up to late rates. The tallow market was easier, values being 6d to Is per cwt. lower than previous quotations. The following is the range of prices:— Sheepskins.—Half bred, 10 &d to 13d; fine crossbred, ll^d to 12^d; medium-cparse crossbred, 9V t d to lli/id; short-half-wools, gy 2 d to ioy 2 d; lambs, 7M>d to 12? id; dead and damaged crossbred, 4y t d to 9%d; Inferior and badly damaged, 3d to B%d; pelts, s'/»d to 9y,d; damp, salteii. and green, 4s 6d to 9s lid; pelts, salted, 4s 63; iambs, salted, 2s 6d to 5s 8d n , / Hi des-—Ox» ox. heavy, 701b and over, By,d to S%d; ox, heavy, 59/69, 8d to 9 3-8 d: ox, medium. 63/58, 6d to 8y 4 d; ox, light, 45/52, 6d to 7d; cut, slippy, and inferior, 2 3-8 dto G^drow, heavy, 53 and over, 6d to 6&d; cow, medium, 45/52, 5 l-8d to 6 5-Sd; cow, light, 33/44, ;. 3-8 d to 6 5-8 d; cut, slippy, and Inferior, 2 li/iR a> I b"Ui, stas' 2d f 4 5-8 d; yearlings, JVIB, 6dl to 6 7-Sd; yearling, 17/32, 6d to G i-3d; calf, superior, up to 101b, —d; calf, med-ium-good, up to 101b, 5d to lid; calf, damaged, up to 101b, 2d to 7y,d etrTai6s V'to" l2Bs CaSk3' 29" "t0 32" 6dJ ln '""' ufto Ti£-^ rXh!ilr ' "d tO 2X%d; COW te"5'