Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 May 1914, Page 3

Commercial.

WOOL, SiilN AjND HIDE

SALE

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., it-port a 8 follows: We oiiered our usual catalogue of ail classes of produce to a good attendance of buyers. There was good competition for all lots o tiered. Prices ruled on a par with last sales, with the exception of heavy ox hides, which show a decline of |d to $d on account of the sloppy condition due to the woather. We quote:— Skins.—Half-bred, 9d to 9|d; tine crossbred, to medium to coarse crossbred, 8d to B.fd; short to half-wools, ?d to BAd; dead and damaged crossbred, s£d to Tid; inferior arid badly damaged. Id to s£d; lambs, (>Ad to BAd ; damp salted and green, 2s 4d to (is 7d; pelts 4£d to Td. Hides.—Heavy ox, Bld to 9-Ad : medium fiAd to 9d: light, 8d to Bsd : heavy cows, BAd to filjd : medium, to Bjjd : light, to Sfjd.: slippy and inferior, 5Ad to B£d ; bull stag, 5d to fifd : yearlings, fid to 9^d: calf, superior to 12j}d, medium to good 9-Ad lo Hid, damaged fid to Old. Tallow.—ln casks, 21s fid to 2fis -3d: in tins, 20s to 25s -3d. Sundries.—Opossum skins. Is to fis: horsehair, Is '!d to Is fid: row tails, Is fiJd to 1s fid.