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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3614, 29 October 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report that at the usual fortnightly sale held on the 22nd instant' the attendance of buyers was fully representative, and competition was keen, but at prices considerably lower than those rulirig at the auctions held two weeks ago. Reports from Melbourne, Sydney, and the United States received her* during the last week or ten days, had indicated that the' market had leased considerably, with the result that our auctions to-day we w r ere reluctantly compelled to take prices which show a drop of 3d to 4d per lb on most lines of ox, cow and calf. Tallow.—The few lines"of tallow sold also show a depreciation of from Is (3d to 3 s per cwt.

The Government embargo on hides in favour of tanners "has not yet been raised, consequently tanners are still allowed to exercise their option on any lines at top prioe bid by shippers. The range of prices was as under: Hides. —Ox, sound, 701bs and over. 12 5-8 d to 16d; 591bs to 691bs, 10 5-8 d to 14 7-8 d; 531bs'to 581bs, BJd to 14 7-8; 451bs to 521bs, 6d to 9d; 331bs to 41bs, a id* to 8 5-8 d; ox, cut and slipy, all grades, 23-8 dto 9d; cow," sound, 451bs and over, 7 3-8 d to 10 3-8 d; 331bs to 441bs, ojd to 8 l-8d; cow, cut andi slipy, 2*3-8d to 6£d; yearling and kip, 11 to 161bs, 4v-Bd / to 321bs, 10-Jd to 13 l-8d; calf, sound, first quality under 6, 11 l-8d to 17 7VBd; 61bs to. 81bs, 12 l-8d to 16 l-8d; 91bs to' lOlbs, 9M to 12|d; calf, cut and slipy, Id to Hid; bull stag, 4d to s*d; horse, %/(i t:o 12/6; yiearling and kip, all grades, Id to 7£d. Tallow-.—ln casks. 23/- to 27/-; in tins, etc., 20/- to 31/6. Sundries.—Horsehair, 14d; tails, 18 7-8 d to Wrl.

PALMEItSTON NORTH STOCK. . SALE. •'• Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., .report that at Palmerston on the 21st a good yarding of sheep and cattle 'came forward. There was a poor enquiry lior sheep. Good dairy 'bulls were keenly sought after. We Ewes and lambs, to 25/6; mixed hog-, gets', to 20/-; springing -heifers, £l2. . 10s to £l6 10s; dairy cows in milk, to £1 110 s; yearling heifers, £4 to £6 2s 6d; 2 Jersey grade bulls, £21,-£29 j to 30-1 guineas; yearling Jersey bulls, £ls, £lB, £2O to £23; 2-year. Shorhtorn I bulls, £ll, £l2, to £l4; 3-year Shorti ■ -. j horn bulls, to 23i gummas.

FEILDING "STOCK SALE

At : Feilding, on the 22nd instant, we had a good yarding.of both sheep and cattle. We quote as follows:

Sheep. —Fat shorn ewes, 26/6; fat wethers, to £2 ss; shorn hoggets, to 23/11; mixed hoggets, 22/6 to 23/7; ewe hoggets, to 24/6; two-tooth wethers 29/10 to 33/7; four and six-tooth wethers, to 36/-. '•■' r ; :.

Cattle.—Dairy, £l2, £l3, £21,,- £22; springing heifers, £l4 10s, £ls 2s 6d, to £22? fat cows, to £l2 12s 6&; twoyiear heifers, empty, £8 Is to £8 ss; yearling heifers, £6, £7 to £lO 15s; store cows, £5 to £8 ss; 12-month steers to £6 12s 6d; small Hereford yearling heifers, to £3 2s.