COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 27, 6 May 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

, TARANAKI WOOS,, SKIN, HIDE | AND TALLOW SALES. j NEWTON KING’S REPORT. | At my four-weekly sale of the above produce on May 2nd. J catalogued 68 bales and 98 sacks wool, J6do .sheepskins, 8 casks and 21 tins tallow ( 4.50 hides and 186 calfskins. There was a larger attendance of,'buyers Gian usual t land competition was very keen, j Prices for wo.ql woye on m pay. with last sale. - Sound pelted;, woqfly,'skins advanced" l-i ; d. .Tallow 'advanced ,£T per ton.;, "■ L ; : j i ’',, : ;. I Owing to the/eipl|a))|q; lioiug; lightened, hides met .a spfPitdd ‘deiiirfml, land advanced I'd to Tklr' Cow kidci sold as high as • i was obtained by Mr Clarry, ol Eltliam. 'whose lot at this price realised £3 0s |Bd the hide. I quote:— Wool.—Fleece in bales H-;Jd to 13d, lambs 12d to 121 <l, seedy 6.)d to lid, [washed Hid. In sacks: Fleece CJd to i 13J-d. lambs Old to Hid, crutcbings jBHi to 91d, dead 9fJ-cl to Hid, black !{)J-d, locks pieces od to 7-Jd-j Sheepskins.:—Crossbred ,9;Jd to 10-Jd, lambs Hd, 1-wools lOjd, ■ i-wools -3d, lamb pelts 6ffd, pelts 3d to 61d, damaged pelts lid to lid, dead and damaged Gd to skinj-pjeces f;4'o 7d. Damp lines.— .HI s, 1wqols os 10d to 10d to Is 6d, lambs Ls'ldOllfto, Gai6(£l! Salted lines—l-wools os 6d to 6s 6d, iAvdols 3s Hd to Is 3d, pelts Is Bd. Tallow.—ln cask's 26sj 3d to l2Bs 3d, in tins 22s 3d to 265.

Hides. —Cow stout 11 |d heavy 9|d to lOicl, medium 1 ’ 9ld to-TlHd, light <JJ ( d to 10id, farmers ScL to Bid, cut-or slippy 6ld to 6§d, horse 6s to 10s, yearlings 7gd to 9Jd, cut or slippy 6d to 6gd. Calfskins.—Sound 7£d to.9id, cut slippy 5d to 7-§d. Bonos, £o per ton. Horse hair, Is'3d per lb. Cbwhair GUI per lb. Cowtails Is per dozen. Clients will please note that owing to the date carded for May 30th clashing with the Wellington > wool sale, this sale" will not be bled. My next sale will therefore be held on June 27th.