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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 6, 1 February 1909, Page 4

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> LONDON TALLOW MARKET. Ihe New Zealand Loavi and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their Lomi-nt house: -We. quote present spot valu.'s for the following descriptions of tallow: Pine mutton 32-s (id, good beef 31* <Jd. mixed 30s tklj market firm. WOOL. SKIN, Ji'IDK, AND TALLOW SALE REPORT. , Mr. Newton King reports as follows: On Tuesday, 19th instant, 1 held my first sale for this year. As previously notified, the catalogue for this sale was very large, which, coupled with the fact that hides are now receiving proper attention from the vendors, enabled nic to convince more buyers to attend, there ; heing no doubt that the quantity as welf as the quality offering is a special 1 inducement for them to attend. The catalogue comprised 202 bales and 302 sacks wool, 5832 sheepskins, 2100 hides, 43 casks, 3 barrels and GO tins of tallow, and 5862 calfskins, besides the usual assortment of horsehair, bones, horns, etc. Owing to the fires throughout the district last year, a large portion of the wool from the back country was very badly log-stained, and there is not much demand for this class at present. Wool advanced about J /od per I pound since November sale. Sheev | iskins were on a par with last sale. There was an excellent competition for hides, prices advancing from %d to Id for cow and '/id to J /jd for ox, the prices realised being the highest for the last twelve months. Calfskins were X /A higher all round. Tallow sold on a par with last sale. 1 quote:— ' Wool.—Rouincy O'/Ul to 7d, fine crossbred (medium quality) G'/jd to G'/od, coarse crossbred to o '/id, cotted ad to u'/jd, log-stained to 5 1 / id, broken Jlecee 4d to -D/yd, first dead 5d to o'/jd. second dead Id to 4'/od, lambs 4-y,d to s'/.d; in sacks, merino Ud to o%d, Southdown (>%d, black 4|/ A d to 4Yod, crutch 2%d to- ;i'/ 2 d, bellies 3'/.d to 4d, pieces 2%d to 3d, locks l'/jd t«> 2'/ t d, skin pieces to Id per lb. Sheepskins. Butchers' woolly, fine o%d to Gd, coarse to 5%d, lambs 4%d to od; second quality, woolly p/ t ([ to sd, lambs 4d to 4y s i 1, dead 3'/ 2 d to 3%d, dead lambs 4d, damaged 3d to ft%d. damp woolly 4s !)d to Fjs lid ,halfwools 2s Gd to 3s Gd, lambs Is 4d to Is Od, best pelts Is to Is Bd, seconds 3d to Od each, salted woolly 4s 8d to 5s Gd, lambs Is 2d to Is Od, best pelts Is Gd to Js od, seconds <Bd to Is 3d eaeli. Hides. Butchers' ox. stout o%d to <»% d, medium 5%d to G'/,d, lights yd to 5%d, cut ox 4%d to ii'/id; butchers' cow. heavy s'/,d to s '/><!.. medium to y%d, light od to 5!/;;d, cut cow -\ X /A <to f>d, fanners' cow 4 ! /sd to s'/ B d, slippy ;'■!'/.<! to 4%d, cut 3%d to 4 '/.(!> dry cow 2d to #%d, yearlings 4%d to 5%d, stags 4 1 / s d to 4%U, cut stag 3%d to 4d, horse •hides 7s 3d. cut horse Os 3d each, pigskins Gtl each.

Calfskins.--Best clean lines S%d to <B%d. good Sd to medium 7'/|d to 7%d, dirty to li'/Ul. slightly flippy 5d to '">% d. badly cut IP/-il to od, dry Od to 8d eacii. badly .slippy 2'/jd to slightly cut UVjd to o%il per lb.

Tallow.—ln casks, best mixed 23s to 23s (id, medium 22s to 22s !lil, inferior 20a to 2!s lid; in tins, mutton 22s to 20s lid, rough fat 14s (id per cwt. Cowtails Is Id to Is 3d per dozen, horsehair Is 2d per lb; bones (passed in), no demand at present. My next sale will be held on lOlli February. ,

, DAU.iKTY'S -HIDE AND SKIN REPORT. Dalgcty and. Co., Ltd., held their fortnightly sale of skins, hides and tallow on Friday, when they offered a large catalogue of all classes to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout the sale. Wool.—Only bag lots offering. Prices were: Crossbred s'/ s d to (|i/id, merino ti'/id to Oy,d, black ivid, crossbred dead s '/id to 5%i1, lamb's' od, locks 2'/jd to 314(1; horcshair Is Id. Sheepskins.—Prices were on par with last sale rates. Crossbred fine lid to 7d, crossbred 4y ( <l to 5% A, crossbred dead 3 1 /jil to 5(1, crossbred shorts 3d to oil, merino o'/ud to s : X|d, merino shorts 3d, crossbred hoggets' ij'/,d, lambs' s'/jd, inferior 2'/(d, pells 2 l / l il to 3%d, black ,1 '/id. pclLs, .salted Is to Is lid, lambs' saJtcd Is (id to 2s, crossbred salted 3s ;.7d to 4s 7d. R' ides.—On prime, lots offering comI petition was keen, especially for cow, ,wh(t'Vi showed a distinct advance. Jle(liutu ox, -i-llbs to (i2lbs, 4%d to .1%(I, (Hit am.l slippy to -l%d; cow, in to f.Wlbs. 5%d to r>y,d; 3011 mto 3'Jlbs, -l 7 / s d to o'/idr cut mid slippy, 2d to 4'Ad: cji'.lf, best 7%(1 to S'/jd; medium 7%d; in ferior -Id .to (i'/xil. I 'Fallow—lll casks 22s (id to 23s (ill; in tins and drums 21s and 21s 3d.