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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 September 1916, Page 3

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WOOL, HIDES AX'D SKIXS SALE. 'J lie Xew Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-ive Li'stribucing Company, Ltd., leport a,s follows:— Wcol sale Ist September.—We catalogued a few good parcels of crutchings, fleece, lambs and dead wool, tlie bulk of the offerings were, however, rather seedy and on that, account somewhat negleetcd. Japanese orders lor the time being have been canee.led. Consequently the drop of 2d to '3d per lb in super lines of crutchings recently recorded at some of the .South .sales was continued ac the Wellington auctions. Flecc-e and uv.nbs' wool and any goo.l i1e.,11 1 : - va fl dead wool were well competed fo. at r!y high ,rates and by the time tl.:: ■ ■' ■' reason's c.ips arc ready for marketing wc have no doubt that the trade wiil have settled down to a good steady deinaud at rates profitable to the grower. . Sheeps, hides, allow, etc.—'l In l oft'ol- - of sheepskins was a good representative one. and pric: -. ccmp.ired . with., last isales may be quoted fully firm. The hide market was a little firmer, except in the case' of calfskins, which showed a slight falling off compared with previous rates. For tallow in casks tir.s late rates were fully maintained.' The range of prices was as follows:—'! Wool.—Croissbrcds, coarse lid to 15Jd ; pieces and bellies sd> to 7Jd ; crutchings, super ll: : [d to 12d; medium to go.idOid to Hid; seedy and inferior 3d to 14d ; locks and stained pieces 3d to Sheepskins. —HaTbred 12J-(!r, fine ciLs-bred 11 id to 12^1; medium to cor rse crrsshml lid to' I2id : (du rt to ha'f wools 8d to 10.'r,; dead and da lu - nged crossbred 8(1 to KHd; 'interior and badly -damaged Id to 9|d ; 'amb.s 11;', dto 12d : damp, salted and green (is to 13s pelt.s 3d to &l. Tallow.—ln casks 30s !)d to 3.1s tid : iu tins 2Ls to 30i?. Hides.—Ox heavy 11 d to 12\d ; medium lid to 11 d; light lid to 11-J-d.; cow heavy 10i}d to Hd; •medium 10-Jd to Hi 1: light Kid to llid; cut. s'ippy ant'i inferior 7Vd to 8:'! d ; 'bull and stag 7Jd to B:Jd ; yearlings l()d to Hid; calf sup 'r 12Jd to 1-3Jd ; calf, medium to good lid to 13-Jd; calf, di imaged 7d to 1 lij-d.