COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1924, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

WKLLINGTON, October 17. The fortnightly sales for skins, hides and tallow were held to-day. There was a good attendance of buyers, and values advanced in some lines. The following is Ibe official range of prices : Sheepskins; Hull ••red. pi. l , to 22): Fine Crns-lireil lit! to gilj ; medium coarse crossbred IV, to I* 1 ; short to half-wools I I to 17; : lambs LU (o 2(1.', ; dead and damaged crossbred II to 1(1.1 : inferior and badly damaged ill to I I); pelts It) to 12, 1 ; damp salted and gieeii l»s l!(L to 22s .'id ; pelts salted Is to Is .'ld; lambs sailed 2s fid to 12s. Hides: Ox heavy 7; to !■ J ; ox heavy 7.1 to !H ; ox medium li- to S’ 1 ; o.x light f> to (1; ; cow light, U; to !>J ; cut, slippy and inferior 21 to o; bull stag 11 to •'ll; yearling (I to i'll; yearling I) lo 7:1 ; calf, superior lo; calf, medium i>) to 1 11; calf damaged (i to 12.;. Tallow: In casks .‘lds to ,'l7s lid; in tins 22s (id to bos. Sundries: Horsehair—Sd to 171(1. For sheepskins, competition was extremely keen lor these throughout the sale, and a rise of Id per lb on last sale price took place. Dry skins were in good demand, and were if anything a little firmer. Hides showed a much better tone, and ally sound bides were fully Id per lb better than last sale. Calfskins were 1 linn tit late rales, 'fallow, if anything, was a little lirmer.

PRODUCE PRICKS. LONDON, October 10. Butter. —The market is steady but quiet. Danish 2i?s; New Zealand. salted, 22ds; for exceptional New Zealand "brands, 2285; Idlest Australian salted, 210 s per cwt. Cheese.—The market is slow. New Zealand white Uls; coloured, 03s; Canadian c.i.L, 02s (Id per cwt* Imports of butter into the United Kingdom last month totalled ‘131,000 cwt, as compared with 336,000 cwt for the corresponding period of last year.