Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1914, Page 4

Commercial.

SIDE AND SKIN REPOKT

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington} report: We held our fortnightly sale of skins, hides and tallow, etc., on Friday afternoon, offering a good catalogue to the usual 1 attendance of Buyers. Competition w&s keen throughout, and prices for all lines were on a par with those ruling at last sale. We did not offer any bales of wool, as we are holding "them for our first crutching sale on 12tE June. Quotations:—

■ 'Sheepskins.—Half-bred, 9d to 9Jd; fine crossbred, B£d to 9£d; medium to coarse, 8d to B|d; short to half-wools, 7d to Bid; dead and < damaged crossbred, s|d to 7J^d; inferior and badly damaged, Id to ( s£d; lambs, 6W to BJd; : pelte, 4}d to 7d. .Hides. —Ox, heavy, 601bs up, B|d to 9Jd; medium, 50-591bs, B|d to 9d; light, 491bs ami under 8d to B§d; cow, heavy, 551bs and over, BAd to B|d; medium, 42 to 541ba-'BJd to 8fcl; light, under 421bs, B§d to 8&d • out, slippy and inferior, sid to BJd; bull staff, 5d to 6fd] yearlings, 8d to 9|d; balf, ■ superior, T2d to 12{jd: medium to good, 9U\ to 11 Jd: damaged fidto9|d. Tallow.—ln sacks, fid to 2Gs 3d: in tins, 20s to 25s 3d. ! Sundries.—Oposwim skins. Is to 6s; horsehair, Is .3d'to 1§ 6d;cow tails,: Is 6id to Is 'Bd.