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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 236, 28 June 1915, Page 3

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DALGETY AND CO., LTD. HIDE AND SKIN REPORT. W e held our usual fortnightly sole of skins, hides and tallow - this afternoon, when we offered a good catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. All lines were keenly competed for, prices for skins and tallow being on a par with those ruling at last sale. All descriptions of hides were also very firm, stout cx and cow selling at slightly advanced prices. Quotations: Sheepskins.—Fm e crossbred Hid to 11:'d, med. coarse crossbred lid to Hid, short to half-wools 6.U1 to lOd, dead and damaged crossbreds Bld to lOd, inferior and badly damaged 42d to 7;, ! d, lambs lOd to Hid, damp, salted and green 5/8 to 10/10, pelts 3d to 4 2d, lambs salted 7/S. Hides. —Ox, heavy (60Ibs up), 10 5-Sd to lid, ox, medium (50/59) lOtd to. ”102(1, ox, light (49 and under) Sd to 10id, cow. heavy (551bs and over) 9d to 91d, cow, medium (42 to 54) 8 7-Sd to 9 5-Bd, cow, light (under 42) 9 , d to 9 5-Bd, cut, slippy and inf. 8d to 9d, butt, stag 5 l-8d to 9d, yearlings (161bs to 241bs) 7.1 d to 9 5-Sd, calf, superior (up to 16Ibs) lOd to 101 d, calf, mod. good (up to IGlbs) 9id to 10d, calf, damaged (up to 161bs) 4d to Sid. Tallow. —In casks 21/3 to 24/3; in tins, etc., 20/0 to 23/. Sundries. —Rabbit .skins, nil; opossum skins, 1/ to 1/3; horsehair, 1/3 to 1/6; cow tails 1/6; skin pieces 3d. At our next.sale cn the 9th July we are offering a large quantity of crutchings, and anticipate having the competition of a representative number of both Home and local buyers. LONDON SHEEPSKINS SALES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cabled' dava.ee from their London Office dated 23rd instant: “Combing sheepskins show an advance of Id to 2d per pound, and Nerinos are Id per lb clearer. Pelts are from par to Id lower/’