IN KEEN DEMAND

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 19, 6 February 1937, Page 13

IN KEEN DEMAND

Sheepskins And Hides Up at Napier RISES OF UP TO 3d Both skins and hides were in keen demand at' the usual sale.of sheepskins, Mdes, and oddments held by the Hawke's Bay Woolbrokers' Assoeiation on Wednesday. Skins showed a rise ^ of from a penny to threepence a pound on the prices ruling at the last sale in December, Hides were also firmer by a penny a pound, and calfskins were 24d dearer. A full bench of buyers was in attendance at the sale. Following is the Tange of prices: — DRy SHEEPSKINS. Halfbred, threequarter to fullwoollel 13|d to 17|d, threequarterbred, full-woolled 14|d to 17d; crossbred, finewoollel 15fd to 18d, medium-woolled 12Jd to 16fd_, coarse-woolled lld to 16d; lambs, ll^d to 16J; hoggets, 9fd to 17|dj half -woollel, lld to Idjd; quarterwoolled, 9d to 13|dj dead, 8|d to 14|d: pelts, 7|d to lljd. SALTED SHEEPSKINS. Full wools, 10/7; half wools, 4/2; pelts, 3/9; lambs, 4/7. HIDES, Ox.— r83 to 44ibs., 6£d to 6$d; 45 to 521bs., 6d to 7 5-8d; 53 to 59lbs., 7id to SJd; 60 to 69lbs., 8 3-8d; 701bs. and over, 8£d; cut, 6d to 7 l-8d. Cow. — 33 to 391bs„ 6d to 7 5-8d; 40 to 481bsf, 6 3-8d to 7 5-8d; 49lbs. and over, 7d to 7Jd; cut, 3j£d to 7d; clippy, 2d to 5£d. Kip.-^I7 to 24Ibe., 6 5-8d to 9d; 25 to 321bs., 6 l-8d to 7|d; cut, 3^d to 7d; sippy, 4Jd to 5 l-8d. Yearlings. — 11 to 161bs._, 8 !-8d to 11 5-8d; cut, 7d to 11 5-8d; slippy, 6 5-8d. "j ' Oa'lf. — 1 to Slbs., 13d to 16|d; 6 to 81bs.f 13d to 16 7-8d; 9 to lOlbs., Sd to lljd; cut, 3d to 14j[d; slippy, Id to lld. Tallow. — In tins, 1 l-8d to 3d. Horse hair. — 15id to 20Jd,