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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 8 February 1907, Page 3

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TAIiAXAKI WOOI,. SKIN, HIDE & TALLOW SALES. NEWTON KL\(.:'S ltLTOli'T. On Tuesday, .">lh iiisl., 1 held mv usual four.-weeklv sale. The catalogue comprised 12 l.aies. U'J sacks wool. 1388 sheepskins, 28 casks tallow, 752 IMesi rtllili calfskins, and the usual/ quantities „f l„,„rs. h iisebair, eowtaiis, Hie prie.- for wo.d and si pski.is showed ;, wakenin". tendency. Tal rate-. Hides improved, e?pccia!iv for good heavy s.>is .and calfskin', dc clin.nl >/,il. 'Hides midj calfskins J .sold al cam but in ,|he following quotations I quote the prices realised per lb of net; weight: Hides: butchers' ox 5%d to a shade over (ii/ |( |; butcliers' cow .lV s d lo (ii/,,1; settlers' .m 1 to 5%d. Calfskins: «=■.,,! to 7%d for good sound, fid to (id for cut and slippv. Ac cording to conditio)].

Wool: Fleece S'/.d to !> ; ",d. liiinliSi,-.,([ lo iiil. crutcliin-s (id hi (i'/,d, dead c.>/:,«l in 7v',.1, locks and pieces m.'.l in (id. slii-cp-iliin-i: liuteliers'. pan danip, full Wl.olllMl. S/ 1„ ](l/(i. do. SllltOll 8/4 lo S/10, do. lanilis. drv. S'/.d to B%d per Hi. d;i. salted 2/ii'to 3/0, do. pail damp, 2/S to V: pelts, salted, £/:, to ••)/«. .Iry 7'/,d per 31.. Tallow: In casks. 24/ to 23/ nor cwt. in tin-, -20/ li to 21/(1. liouol, fat Hi/ per cwt. liono CI o/(i per ton. Horsehair ]/;! t„ 1/u 1K!1 . 11,. Horns 8/ per 100. Cou-tails ,/.-, ~,,. , i( , z . (Whair Mi/.d per Hi. The establishment of these sales in stieli ii manner in to ensure Hie regitlar attendanee of hovel's has lieim pessilde only tlmnie.li tl,,- loyal support of vendors of prodiiee, hut llifv may cougratulalo ilicnisclvcs on our having in the province a market where values e'pial lo any obtained in tlie colonv iire realised. I im-l -tlisit a oonl-inu-:"><-i' <>f Hiis support will lie accorded In Hie pioneer sale of Hie province.

LOCAL M.VUICIiTS Poultry enme forward in larger i|innlilics last .Saturday, and met an improving demand. Prices ranged as follows :-

Kacli S. 11, S. 1). Jlcns ... 1 oto 1 8 Cockerels ... 1 ;) Boosters ... 1 1 to 1 0 Pollers ... ] 0 Chicks ... (I 0 to 1 l) Ducks ... 1 (| to 1 'J Dressed poultry is selling at last week's rates: Fowls 5s pair, ducks tis pair, turkeys 7s lid rack BI"YiNG PIIICES. Dealers offer for farm produce : i>. ii. Putter, factory, in rolls 11 ~ dairy ~ S Cncese i; Paeon ... 7 ■Hums .■; lo u Eggs, per do/. 10 Sm,i.iso Piuces. The retailers' selling prices for cash over the. counter in New Plymouth are

U-iHor, I'.ii-li-u-y, per H>. 1 1 dairy „ nlO I l.']i«>so, per il). ... l| » par d„ z . .. 12 Ba'.'oll, pa' Hi, ... o y ITri.ii.-s ... s', to I) Ita bars ib.in.n) ... I) 10 Kiislie.-s lU.mi) ... il 11 Farm Produce. Tin' pi'nciii.v niaikcl lias unil.-nioim ( ; i:V aKi'itnidii. Oats air a .some what uiavi'laiu .piaulity, ami (lie mari< ■{;. i- an .•xciti'.l „tuU. mvin- to Hi.' arrival of Tallin' lass .lian'was i:i-|ini-t, aiv i-Miiilii-liiij:. lmL a risa is pmliata,!. ' Tl.,a u,«- crop ii liriiiiiiia: from -1/3 In i/ti in Die Siaitli. Tin' wiical market is iliac 'iiw\ s. u. Flour, roller, 1001b ... L 0 8 Flour, siHhs 5 4 Sharp*. 2ilolli sack ... ll' 0 limn, IDOJI) b.a- 5 (1 Wheatmcal, "ioH) bag ... :i 0 Onlnidil, 25!l>b:i,;' ... ;1 11 Dais, per bus'ucl ... :i I) 0.-ils. ITllsllOll „ ... 3 II Barley 3 0 Maize „ ... '1 G Beans, ivbole 5 0 Hoans, crushed 5 (! Fort 1 wheat ... ,„ i 3