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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 30 August 1916, Page 4

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HIDE AND SKIN REPORT

DALGETY AND CO., LTD.

We have to report having held ?n|r special crutching salg in conjunction with our usual monthly skin and hide sale, etc., on Friday, the 25th instant. Our crutching sale comprised about 100 bales, also a large quantity of fadges and bags, etc. We also offered a full catalogue of skins, hides and sundries. A full attendance of buyers was present, and competition throughout was keen, especially for skins and ihdes, but owing to the absence of any demand from Japanese Houses, prices for crutchings, in sympathy with other leading markets in the Dominion, showed a considerable dtclino as compared with rates ruling at first crutchings sale's. Although it is verj" difficult to forecast the future market for crutchings, it is the general opinion that this class of wool will not again reach the exceptionally high level ruling earlier in the season, and rather than hold on and risk the market falling lower, wc thought, it advisable in clients’ interests to accept the prices offered. Skins hides, and tallow sold Avell up to last sale rates, and wo cleared the whole of our catalogue at very satisfactory prices. We quote: —

"Wool (Cutchings).—No super lines offered: Medium to good lOd to 103, short and heavy condition 9d to Old; seedy and inferior (id to Sid; crossbred inferior 103 dto 12-jd; deal avool lOd to 12d, bellies and pieces 71d to locks and pieces 53d to 7-ld, locks -id to s?d.

Sheepskins.—Crossbred medium and fine I2d to 12Jd, ditto coarse 11-Jd 12d; ditto J to 4-wooled 7|d to lOld,. hoggets 104 d to ditto short and shorn Sd to S4d, ditto dead 7fd to Sd, merino to 7jd, dead skins Sd to lOd, ditto damaged and inferior 4d to 7^d. Butchers’ part-dry and salted crossbred at each: Best heavy lines lls tolls Sd, good 9s to 10s Gd, light Gs Gd to Ss 9d, hoggets 4s Gd to Gs Gd; farmers’ dead skins Gs to 7s Gd.

Hides. —Ox (medium Aveights) 11-Jd, ditto light KHd; steers Od to Old, cow (best lines) lOd to 10 1-Sd, wet and sloppy Od to 9 3-8 d; farmers’ lots Bld' to 0 3-Sd, yealings Sd to Od, ditto cut and damaged 61d to 73d; cow and calfskins (best linos) to 13 1-Sd; medium to good 121 d, meaty and rough 03d to 103 d, cut and damaged 7d to Old. Sundries. —Tallow in tins 2Ss fid, casks 20s; rough fat 10s; horsehair 13 3d.

Our next sale will be held on tho 22nd September. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co_, Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cablegram from their London Office, under date of 29th August:— “The dates of our sales have been | fixed as under:— September sth, September 13th, September 16th, and September 22nd.