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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 15 January 1907, Page 3

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T UlANAlvl WOOU SKIN.. 111DU, AXO IAJXOW SALES. XBWTOJi Jvl.NCi'S REPOIIT. On Tuesday. sth inst,, I hold th« opeuin" sale of the vcar. The cutiiwas satisfactory. It comprised 1770 sheepskins, W bales and KIT bags ,)[ wool, 850 hides, 3053 calfskins, 21 casks and 22 1m of tallow, and the usiiivl quantities of horsehair, eowtaus, dry bones, liorn, etc. «licei>skms wove i„ oood demand and realised increased value, one lino of woolly skins being sold at Us each. Wool sold wcfl, only six lots being passed in, ami some of these were sold. Hides receded in value and calfskins improved. 1 ij.uote: Hides: t'ev lb. Cood medium ox (>d to G'/.d, do. cows' 5% lo Od, settlers' from 4(1 to s'/,, calfskins, good sound. Ii%(l to 7'/,d, cut, damaged and sbppcv from 4d up. Sheepskins; Butchers', part damp, ..ood. 8s (id tu lis, medium 7s (id to Ss 0(i. salted 7s 5d to Bs, dry S'/.d to B%d. drv lambs' B%<l, part damp .lainbV to 3s Hid, settlers' -Is tiJ to is

Wool, lleece, BV-.d to 9y,d, dead 8d to Bi/,d, Hocks .Id to 3d, lambs' ltd to !)%d.'pieces 4%<l to s'/,.. . Tallow: In casks, 22s (id to 2js, m tin, 20s to 23s Od" per cwl. Horsehair: Is 7d. In order to promote these sales and to show oil' consignments lo the best advantage I secured early in December the premises of the Stratford J'nicon Co.. and 1 shall in future be in a position to more conveniently handle 1 larger catalogues if necessary. 1 c.mlideut.ly anticipate that a 1 clients whoso support has mail;.' the esla >■ islnneiit of those sales success! ill will continue to uphold the pioneer sale ol the province. My next sale will be held on Tuesday, February oth.