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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 March 1907, Page 3

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TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, 11ID1 TALLOW SALES. XEWTOX KING'S REPORT.

On Tuesday, fltli inst., 1 held my four-weekly sale in Llle new premsiv lately occup.ed by the llaeon Company, recently acquired and a.tered. The _eiitn'.ogue comprised 1,121 sheepskins. 7i.l hides, .11 ca.-ks and l.j lins tallow. 2. bales and 13! l bag, of wool, c.iliskm-, ami Use u-ual assort,ment Oi dry bones, horsehair, horns, etc. Woo; was stea.-.y at late values. Sheepskins were lhnier. Tallow advance.! m lou - Hales and calfskins als-, improved. t quote: Wool; Fleece B{£d to ll'/.d, lambs */- «d to K'/.d, crutch mj;s di/.d to 5%d, locks and pieces 4'/,d to id.

hliwiwkins: Butchers', sailed, 7/10 to b/S, do., part damp, 8/7 to <J/8, do. s-ilted pelts, 2/U to 4/, part damp pelts 2/11 to :i/i>, lambs' salted Ji/li to 4/J, part damp ;i/ to 4/1, settlers' dry, 7i/,d W 8%(1, do part damp, 5/6 to 7/.. lambs dry /;i4d to B'/j.d. ll'des: Butchers' cow of average weight and quality Gd to a shade over o'/,d por lb, butchers' light OV.d settle! s' 4%d to 5%d, cut and inferior up tO s'/;d. 1

. Calfskins: Host sound 7'/ a d and 7/ s d, out, damaged and inferior S J /,d to G'/,d. Tallow: In cases, and of good quality 24/U to 25/0, inferior 20/ to 23/;!. in tons 18/(j to 21/9, rough fat 17/0 per cwt.

Horsehair: 1/2 p or p,. Italics: ,C 35/ per cwl. The support accordpd tliis sa'a fa {{ratifying inasmuch as it may be accepted as an-indication that clients have approved of my ell'orts to establish these sales in Taranaki. Provided lhat a continuance of this support be granted 1. am confident that full market rates will always lie obtained at my sales. My next sale will be held on 2nd April.