COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 80, 3 December 1914, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

TAEANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

MB. NEWTON KING'S BEPOKT.

| At my monthly sale on Tuesday, Tso- ' vembQr 24th, I submitted an extra : huge amount to a full attendance of i bU Th"'catalogue comprised:—One hundred and twenty-five bales and 254 '"sacks wool, 2,980 sheepskins, 21 casks Mid 76 tins of tallow, 1,015 hides, 3/71 f calfskins, and the usual sundries. Coni--1 petition was very keen, and I have to I report a very successful sale. Fleece wool advanced ljd to 2d per lb. on last •November rates, and clean lengthy wool was eagerly sought after. Crutchiugs advanced 3d to -Jd per lb. Sheepskins: Firm to id per lb. -higher. % Tallow: Advanced Gd to 1/ per cwt. : " Hides: Firm at late rates. Calfskins: Declined id to per lb.

I quote: — Wool: In bales, scoured 105, medium crossbred 93d to lOd, coarse 9d to U.'.d, logstained and inferior 8-Jd to 9(3, in sacks S*d to9-ld, crutchings,bales7d to 7-id, in sacks 6!]d to 7}id, dead 7d to Si'd, locks and pieces 4£d to (Ud. Sheepskins: Medium Bid, coarse Sd to SJd, hoggets Sd to BM, lambs 7d to B*d, dead 6*d, damaged s:}d to s}d, skin pieces 4£d, pelts 3d to 4§d, damaged pelts lid to 2£d, spring lambs 7d. Damp lines: Picked skins 7/9 to 9/1, light 4/6 to 7/ } lambs 3/, spring lambs 2/, pelts 1/5, salted pelts 1/8 to 2/1, damaged and inferior 4d to 1/, lambs 1/4 to 2/, woolly 7/6 to 8/, light 3/6 to 6/3.

Tallow: In casks 21/ to 22/, in tins 13/ to 23/9.

Hides: Ox stout 9Jd, heavy B£d to 9d, medium B£d to S£d, light B}d to Bgd, cow heavy B*d, medium BJd to SJd, light to SJd, freezer cow B|d, to Bid ? cut 7|d to Bd, cut ox 7|d, stags llid to' 7§-d, farmers' cow 7Jd to Sgd, medium BJd to B§d, light B}d to 8-}d, dry ogd to 9£d, cut 71 d, slippy 4}d to 53d, horse -2/6 to 6/6, cut 3/ to 5/6, yearlings 8d to 9fd, damaged 3£d to Bd. Calfskins: Specials 12d to 13d per lb., first llfd to 12§d, seconds lOfd to llfd, very small B|d to meaty ;83d :to 9d, cut 7d to 10|d j slippy 6d, dry 1/1 each. Bones £5 per ton.

Horsehair 1/ to 1/9 per lb., cowtails 1/4 per dozen, eow slippings Id per lb.

LONDON WOOL SALE.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office, under date of 25th inst.: —"Merino Tops are lower but crossbreds are dearer. Quotations: 64's to 30d, 56's 27Jd 46's 22d, 40's (prepared) 19Jd."