COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 62, 4 July 1914, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 30th June, I held my four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 9 bales and 36 sacks wool, 627 hides, 125 calfskins, 1750 sheepskins, 7 casks and 60 tins tallow, and the usual assortment of horns, Bones, hair, tails, etc. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was very spirited throughout. Wool.—Small offering. Firm at late rates. Sheepskins.—These met with spirit, ed competition, and showed an advance of id to £d all round. Hides.—Light hides were at par; heavy hardly maintaining late rates. Farmers' light advanced Jd to 3d per lb. Tallow. —This again showed a decline 10s per ton, owing to oversea reports being unfavorable. Calfskins.—Advanced l*d to Ifd per lb.

I quote:—Wool: Fleece in bales B£d to B£d, in sacks 7-Jd, lambs BJd to 8-Jd, black,7£d, dead 6d to Bd, crutchings in bales B|d to 7d, in sacks 6fd to 7£d, locks did. Sheepskins: Full wools 7sd to Bd, I-wools (best) Bfd, other 7jd, fwools 7jd to Bd, fine BJd, i-wools 6d to 7fd, damaged 4-£d to 6d, inferior hoggets 7-£d, dead 6fd, lambs 7fd to B}d, pelts (inferior) 2*d to 3d, damaged pelts lid to 2d,dead and damaged skins 4|d to sfd, skin pieces 3Jd. Damp lines, $-wools 5s 6d to 7s 4d, i-wools 4s 6d to 5 S sd, }-wools 2s lOd to 4s 3d, lambs 2s 3d to 4s 2d, damaged 2s Id to 3s 6d. Salted lines, |- wools 5s 5d to 5s lOd, £-wools 4s ■»— to 5s 3d/:V-wools 2s lOd to 4s, damaged 3s 2d, dead 3s 9d, dead lambs lOd to Is. Tallow: Best mixed in casks £1 4s 9d, medium £1 3 S 9d to £1 4s 3d, in tins £1 0s 3d to.£l 3,5. Hides: Ox, stout 9d to 9Jd, heavy B£d to B|d, medium Bsd to Bfd, light B|d, cow superior stout Bfd to B£d, heavy 8d to BJd, light' B£d, ordinary butchers' heavy 7|d to BJd, medium BJd to Bi-d,j light 8d to B*d, cuts 7jd to 7|d, farmers', cow best lines Bd, others 6d to 7|d, stags s}d to 6|d, horse light «8s to 9s 6d, cuts 5s to 7s, cow slippy and cut 6£d to 7|d, dry 7£d, yearlings best B£d to 9d, others 7fd to B£d> cut and slippy 5d to 7£d.

Calfskins: Firsts ll£d to Is, seconds 9|d to 10£d, cut 7d. Horsehair: Is 7£d per lb, cowtails Is 7£d per doz, horse tails 6d each, goatskins 2s 9d each, horns Is &d to 5s per hundred, bones £5 per ton. My next sale will be held on Tuesday, July 28th.