HIDE SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 24

HIDE SALES.

MELBOURNE, February 6. | Hides are very firm. The catalogues were cleared in sellers' favour. Messrs Donald Eeid and Co (Ltd ) report as follows. — We held a sale of hides in our stoics on Thursday Owing to our last sale being held on Jaiuiary 30 our catalogue on this occasion was not a large one, but the hides on offer were in good sound condition, and met with brisk competition. Puces, however, show no alteration from those ruling a week ago. We made a satisfactory clearance of the whole catalogue at the following values — Stout heavy ox, Gd to I'A ; heavy do, 5Jd to old , medium do. 4}d to 5d , light do, 3\d to 4Jd ; heavy cow. 4£d to 4^d , light do. 3d to 4Jd ; inferior, 2d to 2Jd ; yeailmgs, Bid to s£d: calfskins. 3d to 5Jd per lb. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd ) leport as follows- — We he'd our fortnightly sa'e in our Maclaggan street stores on Thursday, when we offered a catalogue of 588 hides to a lepresentative attendance of buyeis.We are pleased to be in a position to report j •that prices, more especially for prime hides, j showed a marked improvement qu values ruling during the past three months, and our entire catalogue was cleared under the hammer at satisfactory figures. We estimate the advance at from id per lb on light sorts, and medium-conditioned hides of every description to gd per lb on medium and heavy-weights of good substance and condition. We had a few nice lines to offer, for which competition was animated. A few of cur individual sales are as under • Ox — Seven 66ib, 7gd; twenty-seven 631b. 6gd ; two ' 71.b, 6Jd; three 591b, 6£d ; fourteen 641b, 7Jd; one 701b. 6ld ; seven 731b, 6gd ; thirteen" 581b, 6gd ; and a Isrge number of other lota at from 6d upwards. We anticipate a good demand for some time to come, and can ' recommend veajforg to consign to $« market.

) Our next sale will bs held on Thursday, oth j Maioh. We quote- Extra stout heavy ox 111 prime condition, 6fd to 7id , heavy do, Gd to 6Jd ; medium do, 5d to 6d , light do, 4Jd to 4fd ; heavy cow, 4£d to 4id ; medium do, j 4'd to 43d , light do, 4|<S to. 4gd ; ; yearlings, j at from 3Jd to 4id; stags and bulls, 2id 'to 3Jd; calfskins, 4d to 5Jd. Slippery and damaged hides of all sorts, of course, fetch lower rates The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) report — We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stoics, Ciawfoid street, on Thursday, when 1 we submitted a catalogue ci 515 hides, yearlings, and calfskins, to a representative gathering of buyers. Bidding was keen for j each lot, and prices all lound showed an ' advance of from Jd to id per lb. We have no exceptional prices to quote. The bulk of our catalogue was made \\p of country I hidas. only a few of which were in first-class I condition. We quote: Prime stout heavy i ox hides, 6Jd to 7Jd ; good heavy, 5Jd to 6Jd ; I medium, 4id to 4|d; light-weights, 3Jd to 1 4jjd; inferior, Id ta 2Jd ; heavy cow hides, 14d to 4gd; medium, 3Jd to 4£d ; light-weights, I ! 3id to 4d , inferior, Jd to 2|d ; yearlings, j ! from 2d to 3Jd ; calfskins, from 2d to s^d; horse hides, from 7s 6d to 10s each. Messrs Stionach, Morris, and Co (Ltd.) report as follows —We held our usual hide sale at our stores, Crawford street, on Thursday, when we submitted a catalogue totalling 389 to an aveiage attendance of buyer 3. Competition for well-saved lines was good, and prices in most classes were higher than for some time past. Heavy ox sold well at late rates ; medium weights were higher by id to Jd per lb, and cow hides of all descriptions showed an advance of id. Our top price for ox hides was 7id, which we secured for one weighing 761b. We also sold: One, 711b, at 7Jd; two, 631b and 65"b, at 62d; two, 631b, at 6}d ; two, 621b, at 6gd ; three, 641b, at 6Jd; and 13, 601b and 611b, at 6d- In medium weights we sold : Four, 581b at the very high price of 6d ; and also several lets to s^d. In cow hides our top price was 4Jd, paid for both heavy and medium weights; light hides selling at 4Jd. In money value our top price for ox was £2 3s 6d,"and for cow, £1 3s- The following are actual prices paid at ooir sale ■ Prime stout heavy-weight ox hides, 6}d to 7id per lb, good heavy do. s^d to 6«d; medium weight do. 4Jd to sid (extra good to 6d) ; light weight do, 4d to 4Jd ; inferior and staggy do, Id to 3d ; best heavy cow hides, 4Jd to 4id , medium weight do.~4Jd to 4Jd: ligh* weight do, 4d to 4Jd , inferior do, Jd to 3d; yearlings, 3£d to VA; calfskins, Id to aid. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co report as fol- ' lows — We he'd our usual fortnightly sale of • hides on Friday to a fair attendance of buyers. Theie was an increase of Id to lid for heavy, medium find light hides, also on ' inferior and slippy hides. Quotations Heavy ( stout ox, up to 7^d ; heavy do, up to 52d; medium and light do, from 4d to 4!d ; bull and stag, up to 3id ; heavy ccw, 4d to sd; medium and light do, from 3Jd tip to 4Jd; ( inferior and cut hides. Id to 3d; calfskins, *■ 3d to sid per lb; horse hides, 11s each. The Natical Mortgage and Agency Company J of New Zealand (Ltd.) report as follows:-— < We held a sale of hides in our stores on i Friday, February 7. As our last sale was held on January 30 our catalogue was con- 1 sequently small. Competition was good, and t the advance reported by us last week was ( maintained. Quotations: Stout heavy ox, 6Jd 1 to 7gd; heavy do, sid to 5Jd; medium do, a 4}d to sd ; light do, 4d to 4Jd ; heavy cow, I 4id to sd; medium do. 4&d' to 4|d; light do, ( 3Jd to 4id , yearling, 3idl to sd ; calfskins, 1 3d to 5Jd per lb; tips, Is 8d per dozen. 1 Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) report as I follows: — We held our sale of hides at our £ stores on the 6th inst., when we submitted J a medium-sized catalogue of hides \o the f usual attendance of buj«?s. Animated com.- '

i petition resulted in a splendid sale, all 1 classes of hides shewing a rise of from i& 1 to Id per lb. None of our offerings, howl erer, showed especial merit Our top prices , realised were — for ox hides 6Jd, and for cow. 5Jd. Quotations: Prime stem heavy ox, 6Jdi [ to 7Jd; ordinary substance do, s^d to 6Jd; i medium do, 4Jd to s^d; light ox, 4d to 4Jd; heavy cow, 4\d to s£d ; medium and light do, j 3Jd to 4id; yearlings, 3id to 4jcl , calfskins, 1 sound, to aid; calfskins, damaged, 2d to 3d* per lb.