COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SHEEPSKINS. HIDES AND TALLOW l SALE. WELLINGTON. Sept. 1!). 'Jlierc* was a good attendance of Oilyers and an excellent- demand uas -experienced fur Slice) skins. Tliis was to lie expe. ted in view of the demand for wool in entrant sales in I ondon and Australia. A Im-Ui.v demand was filll- - for Hides and Calfskins. Tallow also lomid ready sale at higher 1 rices than late Sales. We estimate dry Skins were higher by 1C! tn 2d )or ID., and suite! Skins liv 2s to 2s (id each. Hides of all descriptions and weight were higher hy Jd to ',(l ):er Hi., and Calfskins of good <|nality id to Id per Jh. higher. Sheepskins:- Half-lned 21d to 21id. line crossbred 17Jd to 20d. mod. coarse crossbred 1-1 to 1!). short to halt wools lid to lltjd. lambs loil'l to 20. dead and damaged crossbred 1-Id to lfijd. inferior and badly damayed fid to IHJd. pelts lid to 13d. damp, salted and grec-n 7s to 235. pelts, salted 3s to 3s Od. lambs, salted 7s Gd to 12s Id. Hides: —Ox. heavy 701hs. and over 8;d to Hid; Ox. heavy ohllis to (tfllb.s. 8;d to OJd; Ox, medium oilllis. to oSlhs Old to 7id ; Ox. light -lollis to o2lhs. OJ to f>i : out, slippy and inferior 3d to 8;; Cow, heavy, o3lhs. and over old to o',d; Cow, light 33Ihs. to 4-llhs. -IJd to old; ent, slippy and inferior, ljd :to •Hd; Bull, -Stag IJd to -Id; Yearlings, lllli's. to lOlhs, o}d *o 61 d; Yearlings, 171bs to 321bs ljd to old; Calf, superior up to lOlbs. lojd; Calf -Wed. good up to lOlbs, 12d to Calf, damaged up to lOibs. 2d to 12d. Tnllo"': In-casks 32s to 37s 6d; in tins, ete., 22s 6d to 31s. j