COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 5 June 1915, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

TARANAKI WOOL, , SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

MR NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At my sales of the above produce on June Ist, I offered a catalogue of sixbales and 52 sacks of wool, 17.*17 sheepskins, 9 casks, 45 'tins'and 1' box 'of• tallow, 528 hides'and 226 calfskins, to a large attendance of'buyers. The feature of the sale was the very high price realised for crutchings, values being practically on a par with fleece wools. I obtained 12.|d per lb. for sack lots. Sheepskins were in keen demand, and generally advanced Jd to Vd per U). Ox hides showed a decided rise, and cows were firm, well flayed bides showing an advance of Jd to id per II). Tallow again declined Js Ud per cwt.' in sympathy with the decline recorded in London.

On behalf of the Makahu Sports Committee I offered a sheepskin in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, This was sold and re-sold eight times, the fund benefitting to the extent of £.'W ss. 1 quote:—

Wool.—Fleece 1 Ikl to 12Jd, lambs 12Jd to 13d, in sacks, crutchings l-'ld, lambs 9d to 12jd, dead 9d to 9;}d, pieces Scl, locks and pieces 7d, locks (id to 6i'd.

Sheepskins.—jj-wools IOJd to lid, | wools 9.U1 to 10(1, -\ wools B.UI lambs IOJd to Lljd, hoggets 10£d to lOj'd, shorn lambs 9d to 9:jd. dead SJd, dead and damaged sd. to S.',cl, skin pieces 7cl, pelts 4d to lj,d, damaged pelts Id to 3Jd, damp lines full wool Los 3d, 'i i{wools 7s 8d to Bs, A wool 6s to 7s Gd, .}wool Is Id to os Id, lamb j)elts 2s, lanibs 2s 6d to "s 6d, hoggets 9s, "pelts 2s to 3s 4xl, salted lines heawy 6s Hkl to 7s Id. medium os to 6s Bd, light 4s to -Is !)d. lambs Is Id to Os, damaged .'ss Id, dead Is 7d to 2s -Id. Tallo_w.—Best mixed in casks 24s 3d to 21s Gd, inferior 23 s to 23s 6d, in tins 21s Gd to 24s 3d, Hides.—Ox heavy 8-}d to IOJd, medium <)d to lOd, light BAd. muddy G.id to 6:,'d, Cow heavy B.\d to 9Jd, medium B.UI to BJcl, light Bjjd to 8;;d, cut 7;d to Bd, stags 5(1 to 6gd, farmers' G. : jd to 7|d, cut and slippy stl to 6d, part dry 9<l, dry (3d, horse Is to Gs Gd, cut Is, vearlings 6.1 d to 7ld, cut and slippy "skl.

Calfskins.—Firsts Bid to l()gd, seconds 7:1(1 to B.UI. cut and slippy o\d to Bd, dry Is 9d each, goats Is 8d

each. Bonos.— to per ton. Horsy Hair.—-Is Gd per lb. Cowtails.— Is Gd per dozen. Horsetails fid each. •My next sale will be held on ilu 29th June.