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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 14, 18 January 1915, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

TARANAKI WOOL, HIDE, SKIN, AND TALLOW SALES. MR NEWTON KING’S REPORT. On Wednesday, January 13th, L hold my four-weekly sale ol above pmduce to a full attendance oMmyers. The catalogue comprised ISo hales and 141 sacks of wool. - ‘ dU sheepskins, 473 hides, 777 calfskins, VI casks and ‘3O tins tallow, and the usual sundries. Competition was very animated and extreme prices were paid for all kinds of produce offered. Wool. —Firm at late rates, with an occasional rise. Most of the offering was log-stained and showed seed. 01 one particularly' good lot of lambs, 10d per lb. was obtained. Sheepskins.—Advanced anothei p per Ih. Best lamb skins sold up to 9d per Ih—a record for this district. Hides—Unprecedented demand with Id per ih. advance, prices 'icing the bodiest vet obtained at my s. les. sort 131 hides at iOd to IOJd per Ih., whilst farmers’ hides realised as high as 9-id per Ih. Owing to shortages prices must keep on a very high love . Calfskins.— Finn at lain rates. Tallow.—Advanced 15s per ton.

I (| note ■\Vool.—Coarse crossbred 9d to Pfct, log-stained and seedy BRI to inferior Bd, lambs superior lOd, stained o' ( i to 9Jd, locks 5 id. In sacks: Ileeoe BVd to 9d, lambs BJd to 91 d, badly seedy od, dead 7*d, crutchings 6Jd, pieces 53d to 6*d, locks 4.fd to 4Ad, locks and pieces SRI.

Sheepskins.—-Coarse 9d to 9icl. inferior Bid to 83d, dam-aged 7ld to Bid, spring lambs Bid, to 9d, rough U, damaged "d, b. pelts -Id to oijd, inferior 3d to Bid, damaged Id to Jid, dead 6id to 7id, dead and damaged 5d to 6(1, skin pieces l\d, damp lines; heavy 9s 7d, lambs 2s 7d to 4s, pelts -s to 2s sd, dead 7s 2d, salted pelts Is Id to 2s 7d. damaged Id, Gd to Is 3d, lambs Is 7d to 3s Gd, damaged Is 7d.

Hides.—Heavy 9Jd to lOd, medium 9»d to 9Jd. light 9id, cut B|d, cow superior heavy 9-Jd, medium 9|d, light Did to I O'd, ordinary heavy 9Jd to Did. medium 9§d, light to IOJd, ordinary heavy 9Jd to 9*d, medium DJd, light 9?d, cut Bid to 9d, farmers’: Bid to Did, cut ami slippy 5d to Bid. ox to 93d, horse os fid to 8s 3d each, cut 4s fid. stags 7(1, yearlings, special Did to figd, ordinary fi.Vd to DJd, cut fi'.d, slippy 5(1 to Bsd. dry Is each. Calfskins—Special 13 Jd, firsts 12-Jd, to 12i<1, seconds lOd to ll|d, cut Bfd to 10id, "dirty 74(1, slippy fid, dry Is each. Tallow.—Best mixed 23s Gd, medium 20s fid to 21s 9d, in tins 18s 9d to £l. Bones. —£5 per ton, horsehair 2s per lb., eowtails Is Gd dozen. My next sale will be held on Wednesday. February 10th, 1915.