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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 August 1913, Page 3

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WOOL, SKL\ AND HIDE SALE Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rejiort on their sale held yesterday (Friday) as follows: We offered a good catalogue of ail classes of produce to a large attendance of Guyers. Bidding was keen for everything' offered. Wool and skills sold on a par with fast sale's rates, whilst hides sold at from i|d to Ad per lb. above last sale's prices. We quote : Wool. Half-bred and likl to 9i ! d; crossbred, 9d to <Ud ; sliped crossbred, fleece, lUd: dead <SJ,d: black wool, 7 : , ! d; medium crutchings, 7d tY> 7:j-d. Skins.—Medium crossbred, S;|d to Sid; coarse, <Sd to B : }d ; lambs, Sd ; dead, to 7d : i-wools, 7.Jd; {-wools, s.|d to (id: crossbred dam]) and salted, 7s 9d to 8s id; lighter lis :.id to (is fid. Hides. Heavy .ox, !Jd ; medium heavy ox, to S : id; light ox, Njjd to Sid : medium to heavy cows Si|; bulls, (ijd to ti'.d : horse hides, lid to 10s: dry hides, 7Jd. Tallow. In tins, £25 10s to £2(1 os per ton. WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington sale : The usual fortnightly sale was held to-day, when buyers eagerly competed for every tot at about jd per lb. advance on last sale's prices for wool and skins, and for hides from [d to jjd per lb. Tallow, fat, rabbit ski ns and horsehair also met a good market. We quote : Wool. Crutchings, medium to good, 7]d to B]-: seedy and inferior, 4kl to •")(!; fleece stragglers, (id to 8J(1; dead wool 0(1 to Sid ; pieces -Jd to (jid. Sheepskins. -Fine crossbred, 81d to «SJd: medium, B]d to SUI: coarse Sd to S ; [d: broken and dead, 5-id to l-\(\, pelts to _ halfwools 0(1. to 7.U1;. salted skins :>s to 7s Od each. Hides. Low and light ox S.jd to S,',d: damaged hides, (i'.d to 7id:"horse hides, His to lis :id: calf good Kid to Hid: damaged 4d to Sid. Rabbitskins,--(>d to fs 'YFA. Horsehair to Is 'i(l. Tallow, in casks 27s (id tu 28s •"id. Fat.- in tins 20s to 20s i)d.

STOCK SALES. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At Palmerston North, on Thursday, a medium i yarding of stock was ottered, and sales were effected at the following quota lions: Sheep.—Prime fat ewes, 20s 8d ; ~ light fat wethers, 2:55; i.m. ewes in lamb, U>s; hoggets, 14s sd. Cattle.--Cows, £!] 14s to_ £4; forward store bullocks, £() 0s; j store cows, £2 to £'1 0s: heifers in calf, £:? 14s: empty heifers, .£3 ; 7s;?mixcd yearlings, £2 10s.