COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 73, 17 March 1914, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE.

Mr Newton King’s Report.

On Tuesday, March 10th, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising :-482 bales and 162 sacks wool, 1687 sheepskips, 548 hides, 11 casks and 46' tins tallow, 180 calfskins, and the usual assortment of hair, tails, etc. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was very keen throughout the offering:— Wool.—ln sympathy with the rise in the recent London sales there was

a sharp advance in prices. Good’ bright clean lines of lambs wool were ‘ 3d per lb dearer’, whilst fleece was id 1 to |d per lb higher. The hulk of the' wool catalogued, however, carried a 1 fair amoufit of utuwai seed, badly j seedy being not wanted and hard to ’

'•quit. ■ j Sheepskins.—Consequent on the rise in vrool prices, these showed a corresponding advance under brisk competition. Full wool skins were 3d per Jb higher, lamb skins I d to j'd, ! 3-wool 3d ami pelts Id to l.Jd per lb higher. j Hides.—An excited market with an • unsatisfied demand. Ox advanced 3d to l|d per lb, cow id to fd, and yearlings 2d to 2£d per II). [ Tallow.—Very firm, par to ss,higher. '■■■■■■)

Calfskins.—Very fejv now offering. Values 4d higher. I I quote : Wool.—Crossbred medium to fine 91,d to 9id, coarse 83d to 93d, ; inferior stained and seedy 73d to Bid; black 7d to 73d, lambs good bright clean lines 93d to 9id. medium Bf(d to 9d, inferior 8d to 83d, badly seedy, short and stained 3Jd to Bd, black 73d, dead 6fd to 7-Jd, crutchings 53d to 53d, crutehings and locks sd, pieces, Id, 4d to od, locks and pieces 43d to 4id, locks 23d, 43d to '■4-id. 1 Sheepskjus. : —Crossbreds, full wools, best lines 7|d to 83d, seconds 7id to 7-Jd, damaged., 53d, 63d to fi£d s dead 53d to 63d, hoggets (rough pelts) 73d, ! lambs (good) 8d to 8-Jd, medium Gffd, j iiU’erioj;- and seedy 43d to 53d, dam- ; aged 3id to 6d, dead 33d to fid, 3 wools (good line) 73d, J wools (good) 73d; medium 63d to 6fd, 'pelts, j firsts 73d, seconds 63d to 6id, bare 53d to SJd, inferior 3d to I 33d, damaged 1 Jd, 2d to 53d, dead 13d to 23d, lamb pelts 4id to ’s3d, | damaged Id -to 3d, dead 4d, ’skin pieces ' 23d, damp lines as fallows: 3 ’to $ wools 6s, 3 wools 4s Bd, 3 wools 3s fid to 3s 9d, pelts 2s 4d to 2s 9d, damaged 2s lOd, Jambs pelts Is fid, salted lines: woolly 5s 9d to 6s, damaged 2s ; 7d, 3 wools 3s, 3s fid, 3s 9d to: 4s Id, pelts Is, Is : Id, Is' ’4d, Is fid, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 4d, 2s fid, I 2s 8d to 2s 9d damaged do. fid to Bd, lamb pelts lOd, Is Id, Is fid to Is 9d, lambs Bd, Is 2d, Is fid, Is 9d, 2s, 2s fid to 3s. T

Hides.—Ox heavy stout 9|d, heavy iordinary 9idp-mediums 9£cl to '*"9 j 3d, light Bid, cow medium stout 93d, medium superior 9id, light B|d t0.93d, heavy .ordinary 9d, nfedium Sid to S 3, light 83d’, to 83d, farmers’ cow 83d, dry and part dry 53d ers’ cow 83-d, dry and part : dry's3d to B£.d, stags 63d to 6gd, horse hides lls fid to 13s fid, cut 6s fid to 9s fid each, yearlings B£d to- lOd, damaged hides. 53d to Sd. ; Tallow,—Best- mixed in casks £1 6s 6d v to £1 6s 9,d, medium £1 6s 3d, inferior £1 Os fid, in tins (best lines) £1 3s 3d to £1 5s 9d, medium £1 2s fid, inferior £1 to £1 Os 3d.

Calfskin^.-—Firsts lOgcl to lid, seconds B|d, 9|d to 10fd, slippy 6|d, cut find slippy 4d, dry 3d to 4d. Horse Ha.ir ,1s 7d per lb, cow tails Is (id per dozen, fungus 3kl per lb, bones £5 per ton. My next sale will be held on Tuesday, April 7th,