HIDES AND SKINS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 12

HIDES AND SKINS

EASING AT AUCKLAND '

A slight easing from the top levels of the previous sale'was apparent at the fortnightly sale of hides and skins held by NAuckland brokers this,week. Levels in the salted sheepskin section were considerably lower. . .< Prices for best'grades were:— Hides.—Ox -(abattoir), ; heavy 7 3-8 d to 7£d per lb,* medium 6 5-8 dto 7 l-8d; light s£d to 6d; ox (country butchers), heavy 6£d to 7d,: medium 6d to 6Jd,. light 5Jd to s|d; cow (abattoirs), heavy 5Jd to 6d, Jight to medium 5Jd to 6d; cow (country butchers), heavy s£d to 5 5-Bd, light to medium s|d to 5 5-8 d; farmers (all weights), 4d to 4id; yearlings (abattoir.i):, heavy 6|d to 7d; light to medium Bid ; to BJd, second grade 6d to 7d, faulty and cut 4d to sid; calfskins, 31b to 51b 8d to Bsd, 61b to 81b 8d to B£d, seconds and cut 6Jd to 7d, slippy' 4d to 6d. ■ " Salted Sheepskins.—Three-Quarter to full, large 3s 6d to 4s, medium 2s. 9d to 3s 2d; half-wools, large Is 9d to 2s 4d, light to medium • Is. 3d to ; Is <7d; threerquarter to half, small and light Is 3d to Is lOd. ~ ■ Dry Sheepskins.—Three-quarter to full-wool, medium to fine crossbred 8d to 8H per lb, damaged and faulty s£d to 6isd- half-wool, medium to fine crossbred 6Jd to 7d,' damaged and faulty 4d to s£d;bareto quarter-wool, sound 43d to s£d, damaged and faulty 2£d to . "'.Tallow, good quality, 14s 6d to 15s per cwt; second grade, ,13s to 14s; third, Us 6d to 12s 6d:...