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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 26 July 1915, Page 7

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DALEGTY AND COMPANY. LTD. irilßE AND SKIN REPORT. \vELLINGTON, July 23. At our usual fortnightly sale this afternoon, Wg offered a good catalog of shins, hides and tallow, but all wool was held over for the next crutchings sale on the 6th pror. A representative number of buyers were present, and all lines were keenly competed for. All good lines of skins were firm at last sale’s rates, as also wer e hides, j with the exception of cows, which showed a further advance on the prices ruling them Tallow also was advanced, and prices were 6d to 1/ better than last sale rates.. Quotations: Sheepskins: Halfbred lid to Hid, fine crossbred Hid to IM, med. coarse crossbred 10,|d to -12|d.. short to halfwools 6id to lOd, dead and damaged crossbred .TJd to -9id. inferior and badly damaged 2d to Bid, lambs 8d to lid, damp, salted, and green 2/s to 12/-, pelts 1 h -to A/-, iambs, salted 3/6 to 7/I®. Hides. —Ox, heavy, 601bs up 10 l-8d to Hid, ox, medium 50/59 9i|d to lid, ox, light T 9 and under B|d to 10id, cow, heavy, ‘sslbs and over 9:|d to 10 S-Sd, now, light under 42 9d to 10id, cut, slippy :and inferior 4d t© 9|d, bull, stag 5Kd to 7d, yearlings (icibs tto '2'4lbd) '"Bd to lOd, calf, sup. (up to Mlbs) 9|'d to lOd, calf, medium, good up to 161bs 9d to lOd, calf, damaged (up to 161bs) 3d to B|d. Tallow. —In casks 24/-, 27/3; in tins, etc., 115/6, 24/. Sundries—Horse Hair 1/3, cow tails 1/4. OuV next sale, to b e held on 6th August, 'will'be the last of the spjecial crutchings sales of the season, and we expect to offeir a large quantity of crutchings to representatives of both hom e and local and Japanese buyers.