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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 199, 12 August 1908, Page 4

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DISMAXD L-OK UIAI-'F. By Telegraph.— Prcas Association. Wellington, Tuesday. The. Department uf industries and Commerce is advised l»y the New Zenland tJovernnient agent at Melbourne as follows:—"There is good demand for prime oateusheal chaiT in Victoria. »South Afrieim and Tasmanian ehaiV is ipioted up to £(j his (id and »C 7 per ton.

XKW PDYMOITU WOOL, HIDK. SKIN AND TALLOW SALE.

Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. report:— s On Wednesday, sth jnst., we held ur * monthly sale of hides, skins, etc. We 1 had a good catalogue, competition being brisk and prices good. Hides—As we have repeatedly pointed out hides properly salted realise far anl 1 away the best prices. An extra 3d worth of salt in many cases make a difference of two shillings in return for hides, and (id to !)d in calfskins. Alt I good conditioned hides were keenly competed for. Heavy hides, however, showed a slight tendency to recede. Sheepskins showed a slight upward tendency. Here again, we could point out the mistake of using too little sail. A number of consignments this sale allowed sigais of sweating, which absolutely spoils the pelt and means a clear loss of from (Id to !)d. Tallow showed a considerable improvement on last month. Sundries J sold at fair market rates. We quote: Hides—Ox,'stout, o'/ 4 ; heavy, 5%d to 5%d; medium, f>'/.d to 5%d; light, 4%il to 4%i1. Cow, extra heavy, 4%il to 4y.il, heavy 4>/ 8 d to 4 1 /»il; medium, 4d to 4!4d; light, 3%il to 4y s d; settlers' 2%d to 3%d, according to condition. Horse hides, 2s (id to Ts 3d. CWfskins —Best li'/sd, seconds yearling 4d to 4%d; stag's, damaged, ' l%d; sound, good condition 2%d to ' 3%d. ; Sheepskins—Salted, large lis Sd to 4s [ Id, medium, good 2s lOd to lis 4d; sni'ill 2s Bd, dry, small 2s (id to 3s 3d, accord- ' ing to weight; settlers' Is (id to 2s 3d; damaged and inferior 5d to Is 3d. ' Tallow—Casks, medium 235, tins, exJ tra good 27s 3d, medium 21s. j Sundries—Bones, £4; tails, Is Id; ' horsehair, Is.

ilr. Newton King has received the following cable from his Sydney agent: u Hides unchanged."