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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 213, 2 September 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

HIDE AND SKIN UEPOUT. Dalgety & Company,. Ltd., report on their fortnightly sale of wool, skins, Miles, ami tallow, on.Friday, 28th inst.: A large catalogue of all classes was submitted to a full attendance of buyers from all parts of the Dominion, bidding showing more spirit than at previous, sales.

Wool.--Prices showed an advance of '/od per lb., cross-bred ileece selling from ."Id to 4'/,d; erulchings, i%,\ lo Ji'/id; locks and pieces, 2>/id: lambs, 3%J: •seedy lambs, 2%d.

Sheepskins advanced about '/.d per lb. Fine cross-bred, 5%d; cross-bred, 4'Ail to ,3d; cross-bred dead, ;l'/.d: cross-bred broken, 3d; cross-bred shorts. 2%d *.» 4'/ s d; cross-bred seodv,'2'/,d; cross-bred half-wools. 4d to 4>/jd: cross-bred damp, 3s Id to 4s 3d; half-wools damp, Is 7d to 2s lid; shorts damp, Is 3d to Is lid; cross-bred lambs, i'/ 4 i\ to l%d; crossbred lambs, damp, Is (id to 2s Kid; crossbred lambs, dead, 4'/ a d: half-bred, Id to o'/id; merinos, 4d; pelts, 3'/jd.

Hides.—Prices increased on last sale from '/ill to %d per lb. Xo prime lots were, oll'ered. Ox. ti2 lo 051bs, .V/jd to 5%d; 5311w, 3d per lb; 301hs 4%d pel lb; 48lbs, cut, 3%d per lb. Cows'. 52 to. ajllis. 4%d to 4'/id; 42 to 44lbs. 4'/«d to 4'/ 4 ; cut and slippy. 3d lo 4d. Heifers', 2!llbs 3%d. Yearlings'. Kilbs, 3%d. Calf, jibs. ">VS|d to 5%d; tilbs, .V/,d; !)lbs, 4 J / 8 d; cut ami slippy, 3%d to 47sd. Tallow. —in shipping order, £24 15s per ton; casks, £23 ss; tins, 22s per ewt; sacks 9d per cwt. Sundries.—Horns lis per 100; tails, Is 4d to 2s lid per doz. Wellington, 28th August, 1003.