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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 September 1910, Page 2

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LMVIX WOOL, SKIN AXD HIDE SALE.

Hitchings, Hankins and Co., litd., import as follows:—At our monthly sale, held yesterday, avo submitted 20 bales and fadges uool, 1000 sbeej)skins, 500 bides, 10 casks ol tallow, and oddments. lie-re was a muoln larger «itte.ndaiu'C of buyers than usual, and competition was very keen lwbt through the sale. Skins showed an advance of .id per ]b, n , lu - lnd cs advanced from J el! to Jd on last (|iiot;Uions. Prices realised as follows : —

Wool.- Dend, G:J(1, 7d to 7id; H-nl<-,lrmKS, .|J { ], to Sjd: Sheepskins.—Crossbred fine, 8d to Sjd; niccliuni do., to 7fd: 'iHiKscls, 7;] d to 8d jdcad skins, 6Jd to (5^(1; broken and inferior skins, Id, 0:1(1 to 5 ; ; d; damp and green skins, os, 5s Gd, Gs, Gs 9d, 7s to 7s Jd to 8s Gd; salted crossbred.. Gs (id to Gs 7d.

Hides.--Ox heavy, 63d; medium ih,JUd to 6Jd; cow, ffjd, sjd., /s»d to ?>li]; yearlings, G'd ; horse hides, Us Od; calf, prime, 9Jd to o}d; cut, Gid. Tallov.-Casks, £27 10s; ke»s, C2U to ,C 23 10.s por ton ; hor.se, Gs to 9s per 100; "bones, £3 pe-r ton. OLEARTXG SALE. Messrs Abralhain and Williams, Ltd., report having held, a smscossi'ul clearing sale on account of Mr A. .). Arnold, Levin. There was a R(>r>d attendance of buyers, and • iddinjf was verv brisk. Tbf> highest price realised vas £12, and the v.-liolo herd, .with tllie exception of tl-ice nnsoind cow.s, avera-ged £8 los. Draught gelding, £33; yoa.rlinig bolstpin beif.vs, £4 14s; oows I' i>l2:. to £2 17s fid; stores, l;\s »o i?s; ducks, fowls, etc. :it b!itisfa-{ lory prieo.s. RTOOK KALES. Messrs Ahralmm and Williams, Ltd.. report:—At Pnlmerston N. on Phiirsday we lliiad only a small entry of sheep and cattle,"the whole of which we sold at late rates. Quotations: fiheep.—- Empty ewes, los • ewes and lambs, 21s 9d; Jiogaets, 10s 2d and 10s 3d. Cattle.-Cmvs •it drop, to £8; empty cows, £1 10s to £3 14s Gd; empty heifers, £3 1/s, £3 19s; fat cows, £G Is 4 Gd; u-ennor lioifas, £2 10s; weanei bulls, £2 4s.

Vug Xew ealand Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report a ccoorl entry of cattle. Quotations: small yearling heifers, £2 10s; ■small yenrlinnr steers. £2 11s; 12 to 10-montli heifers, £3 8s Od; need stfii-o cows, £2 lls to £2 18s; fresh <ws, £3 10fi to £3 l«s: cows in calf. £3 7s fid to £ I 2s Gd; spriwr•MiK ihlry cnwH, €0 to .£'B 2s fjcl; lioifprs. £7 2s fkl; lieht ,f a .l cows, CO; 3-ypaj- steers. £o 12s; bulls £i 3s fid to .£2 12s Gd. JLVRTOX STOCK SALE. Dalcety tnd Co., Ltd., Palmerston Xortl), repwt:--At on,r Marton sale on Tuesday, a fair yardinff came to Land. " Quotations:— .Small lionets, Us to 12s; medium lionets, 13s Od to 13s 9d; mixed fat .slbeep. 21s 3d.