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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 199, 27 September 1909, Page 4

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TIIE WUOL MARKET. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright J.OXDON, Sept. 24. Wool. Thorp is keen competition and prices arc fully maintained. American buyers are active. DALCiETY &. CO.'S HIDE AND SKIN KEI'ORT. Daljtely and Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale of wool, skins and hides on Friday, when they "H'eml a good catalogue of all classes t<> the UMial attendance of 'buyers. l r i sympathy with tlie rise in the Home in vki'l prices for lots were in stllers' lini.r. ami everything met with keen npinpetitiiin. l'rices were as follow:

AVool— I'rom J /id to y.d in advance of last sale rates. Our catalogue. w.i«i mostly composed of crutchings. Crutch'tigs !J%d to "j'/td; [mixed mitclungs and pieces. io -iy t d; inferior ci'o<n. bred log-stained, <s%d. Horsehair. Is.

.Slivcpskins—Aliout V-d in most oases, and in snmr cases of retra "owl lots fully Id, in advance of last sale rates. Dump skins. !)d to Is; best balf-brel. !>d to '/?;tl; good. Jiiio crossbred, 7'/i'l to B'/|d; coarse crossbred, 5%d to 7'/ 2 d; crossbred shorts, to o%d; dead, to j'/jd; hoggets, G'/id to 7'4d; in furior pel Id to 3d; new season's lamb skins, Is Id; crossbred damp, best, 5s 3d to 7s (id; inferior, 3s 9d. Hides—Prices on n .par with last sale rates. Heavy ox, o%d to 7%d; medium 3%d to o'/|d; cut. 5%d; cow, 6%d to »%d; cut anil slippy, S'/Jd to sd; stag, 4'/Id; calf, best S'/ 8 d to o%d; medium, (i-y,d; inferior, Id to 5%d; dry hides, 3d to .">%d; liorsc hides, lis, Tallow—ln shipping order. 245; in tins, 22s Cd to 22s Bd.