COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 31, 11 June 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES. Mr Newton King’s Report. On Tuesday, 3rd June, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 7 bales and 53 sacks wool; 2451 sheepskins, 22 casks, 80 tins, and 1 sack tallow, 772 hides and 226 calfskins,, besides the usual assortment of hair, tails, etc. There was a largo attend anco of buyers, competition being keen throughout the offering. Wool.—Very little now offering. Fleece and lambs very firm at late rates. This season’s crutchings not yet to hand*; I, however, expect a good offering at nest cataloguing. Sheepskins.—Very firm at late rates under spirited competition. Hides.—ln sympathy with the drop in the other markets, these, especially in heavy weights, were much easier. Ox hides declined up to | (for lights), to at times for henries. Ordinary cow receded from g to % according to weight. Superior cow (under varied competition) were at times up to $ lower whilst they also touched late rates.

Tallow.—At par with late rates. Keen demand. ' Calfskins.—Very few offering; prices firm. I quote Wool: Medium crossbred fleece BJd to 9d, coarse Bd, lambs coarse seedy Bd, dead inferior dead okl, crutchings (3 sacks only) s*d peices 5d to s|d, locks 3Jd, scoured lOd. . ' Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred J-wool B]d or 4s 2d to 6s 2d each, coarse crossbred full-wools 7sd to 8d or 7s 4d to 10s 8d each, i-wools 7jjd to 8d or 5s 2d to 6s 8d each, second quality i*wools 7£d to 7fd or 4s 6d to 5s lOd each, coarse and inferior 6d to 7£d, first 1-wools 7sd, seconds 6|d, first dead 6|d, second 6d, damaged 5d to "H lambs firsts seconds Bd, inferior 61d, damaged 7d, dead 6£d, pelts 4RI to Damp lines as follows; Full wools 6s 7d, 7s Bd, 8s 8d to 10s 2d, a-wool s4s 7d, 4s 9d, os, 5s 2d, ss.6ch os, 7d, ,5s 9d, 5s lOd to 6s sd, |-w,oojs>'2s (6d 3s 4d, 3s 7d, 4s, 4s 3d to 4s, 9d, lambs Is, 3s 4d, 4s to, ss, lamb' ’pelts 2s sd. Hides.—Ox heavy stout 9*d to lOd, heavy ordinary B*d, medium 7 } 4 d to 9d, light /|d to 7-Jd. Cow, extra stout, heavy stout. B£d, medium stout; 8d t( V' B Vb l)eavy, superior 7|d, medium superior, 1 7,’d to Bid, light superior 7|d to B|d, ordinary heavy ?id to 7fjd, medium; 7|d' to 7|d, light 7|d to s 7gd? farmers’ cow to w7ijd, ox s|d to 6d, yearlings 6-’d, 6fd; 7d, 7|d, 7id to "»d, diy yearlings 5d to 6d, dry hides sid to 6d, horse hides 5s to 12s, cut horses 3s 9d to 8s each, calfskins, firsts -Bd,~9|d to lOd, seconds-Bjd to B|d, cut 4jd, s|d to Bjd, slippy to 6|d, dry Is each. Tallow.—Best mixed in casks 27s to 27s 6d, medium 26s to 26s 3d, in tins best lines £1 7s, medium £1 4s 9d ■ 3d, 1 kacV fat. 155;. : •• ,Lu y i^ i/se ,'h a ir.—ls 8d per lb., cows’ tdils Is 7d per doz, hones £5 per ton. My nepet sale will be held <jn July 1.