Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 May 1910, Page 3

Commercial.

—v- —' "" LEYIX WOOL. SKIX AND HIDE SALE. llitohings, U.ankins and Co., uid., report on their usual monthly sale on Thursday as follow:--We submitlel an excellent catalogue to a large and representative attendance of '"buvers. Competition was very keen for all lines, hut most especially lor crutchings, which realised up' to G',d for bright, clean samples. We can confidently recommend growers to submit their offerings in this market, as prices have be:>u right up i'j Wellington quotations, and there is a clear saving in freight. We 'had some excellent lines of heavy ox hides, which real- ; ised from -Cii'Os 10d. t2 Os Sd to C' 2 Kis Od each. Our catalogue comprised: 1070 sheepskins, 320 !:i:!i\s and calf skins, 30 bales and fudges wool, 4 casks and 35 tins tallow. Wo quote:— Wool.- Fleece, straggler, 7UI to 7 : ! d ; lambs, straggler. (j.\d, G.|d to 7!d; dead wool, fihl to 7d : crutchings, bright clean, GJd ; medium, s',d to s:!d to Gd ; locks and pieces, 3', to l]d. Sheopskins. -Crossbred, fine, 7(1 : crossbred medium. (v]d; half-wools. (i',d to o}d: quarter wools. s','d to Gl: lambs. Gi|d to 7d : dead best Od ; medium to inferior da., Id, lid to lid: green skins, extra heavy, Gs Gd to Gs 7d ; medium do.. 3s lid to Is lid: salted skins. Is 3d to -Is 10(1: lambs do.. 2s 3d to 3s Gd. Hides. —Ox heavy. 7,d : medium. 7'l : light. o;'d to 0 : ! d : cow. heavy to medium. Gild : light, G.ld : farmi"-;' cows, 5 n t d to Gd : vearlings, ■VM: calf, best o'd; heavv, G;! ; sFupv. I'.d. Tallow.—Gisks. £27; tins, tl p r ton.