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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1910, Page 3

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LEVIN WOOL. SKTN AND SALE. Hitchings, Hankins and Co., uttL, report on their usual monltihly sale on. Thursday as follow :—-We submit-te-d an excellent ca.tlalogue to a largo and representative attendance of 'buyers. Competition was very keen for all lines, but most especially lor or tit chillies, which realised up"to-G-J(l for .bright clean samples. Wo can confidently rwinimoml growers to submit thoir offerings in this market, as prices have been right up to Wellington quotations, and th-oro is a elomr saving in freight. We hsul some excellent lines of heavy ox hides, which realised from C'2'Os 10d, £2 Os 8d *o £2 Kis 9d each. Our oatkilogue comprised: 1070 sheepskins, 320 ifoid!;\s and calf skins, 30 bales tand fudges wool, 'I casks and 35 tins tallow. \Vt> quote :--- Wool.-Fleece, straggler, 7-Jd to 7;! d ; lambs, straggler, ()\i\, (>:Jd to 7',d; dead wool, OJd to 7d: crultchings, bright clean, OJd; medium, J) id to s:}d to Gel ; locks and pieces, 3.1 'to 4Jd. Sheepskins.—Crossbred, fine, 7d ; ■crossbred medium, 6:]r!; ha If-■woo Is, Old to C)](l ; quarter wools, o'Jd to fid ; lambs. Old to 7d : dead best 0d; medium to inferior do.. Id, ; l.'.d to l:|d ; grce-n skins, extra heavy, (5s Bd ■to G.s 7d ; medium do., 3s lid to Is lid: salted skins, Is 3d to Is 10(1; lambs do., 2s 3d to 3s fid. Hides.—Ox heavy. 7'd; medium, 7d ; light, OJd to G?d ; rmv, heavy to medium, Gjjd; light, (lid; farmers' cows, />:Jd. to fid: yearlings ") : !d: ealf, best Old ; heavy, lid; s'linpv, lid. Tallow.--Casks, £27; tins, .Cii , per ton.