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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 207, 6 October 1909, Page 4

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TAKAXAKI WOOL, SKIX, 111DK, AXJ) TALLOW SALE. Mil. XKWTOX KIXO'S REL'OUT. On Tuesday, 28th September, I hell iny usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised IJUJ hides. 103 vi-.irlinjjs, 11,008 calfskins, 25118 sheepskins. 17 bales and .17 sacus wool, 17 casks and 38 tins tallow, besides the usual assortment of horns, hair, tails, etc. In consequence of thbelter 'one of the market, wool and sheepskins advanced %d to Id per lb. Hides.— Values all round might be quoted on a par with the prices ruling at my last sale. Damaged and infer'ur hides were the only sorts that showed a slight decline. Calfskins again came forward ill large numbers, the quantity sold being close on 12,000, constituting a fresh record. These may also be quoted at last sale's prices, with the exception of a few special lines, which showed jn advance of lid to %d per lb, selling a3 high as 10>/ 2 d per lb. Tallow sold well at late values. The following will give I an indication of prices realised:—

Wool.—Fleece medium crossbred (l%d lo 7d, coarse crossbred (id to fi'/.d. lambs' Cd to C%d, first dead fid to fi'/id. second dead 5d to 5%d, best 3d to medium cnilchin<« Id to 4%d, locks 21/ ad to 2%d, black 3'/ 3 d, skin pieces %d to 2d. •Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred Tl/.d lo Sd, or Cs to Ss 8d each, medium crossbred 6'/ 3 d to 7d, or 5s (id to Ss 10d, coarse crossbred Od to inferior sVjd to (id. lambs' (id to (5%<1, inferior 4%d lo s'/,d, first dead s'/,d to fid, second 4%d to od, broken and damaged 3V4-1 to j%d, inferior pelt* 2d to i!'/™d; damp lines, full wool, 5s id, 5s (Id, (is, Cs 2d.

(Is Od, Os 9d, (is lOd; damp half wools, 3s, 3s od, 4s, 4s (id, 4s Od, os, 5s 3d; damp damaged, 2s Oil. 2s lOd, 3s 9d, to as 3d. damp dead, 2s'lid, 3s, 3s lid, to 4s 3d. salted ivoolly, ss, os 4d, 5s 6d, us, to Cs Oil. salted damaged, Is lid, 2s, 3s, 3s Od; pelts Is, lambs' Is 3d. Hides—Ox stout 7%d to T'/ 2 d, medium C'/ 8 d to 6%d, superior medium 7d to T'/vL light 5%d to Od; cow, heavy "stout O'/jd. ordinary heavy 5%d to 5%i1, medium s'/,d to 5%d.' superior medium (>%d. light S'/id to 6%d, superior light fid, cut cow 4%d to 5y 2 d; farmers' cow, heavy 3d to 5%d, medium 4%d to s'/ 2 il, cut 3d to 41/, d; dry hides Id to 3d, slippy 2i/ 2 d to'4'/jd, stags 4%d to 4%d; yearlings, superior fii/,d to 7d, ordinary 5%il to tl'/id, cut yearlings 4%d to 5%d, slippy 2d to 4%d. Ilorsehides, heavy 7s 3d to Bs, lig'it 3s fid to fid, cut 3s'to 8s each. Pigskins, 2s 2d each. Calfskins, well-tlaved and clean 10d to lOVad. good !>i/,d 'to 0%, seconds 3%d to fid, dirty 7'/ 2 d to B'/ s d, fleshy 7<ml to B'/,d. slightly cut (i'/.d to 7%d, badly cut l ; '/ 4 d to 5%i1. slightly slippy o'/ 2 (l U 7V4'I. slippy 3d to Jid, dry Od to Is lid each. Tallow.—ln casks, host mixed 24s to 24s 3d ; good 2Js Oil; in tins, best 22s Cd to 23s Oil, inferior His Od to 20s Oil. Horsehair Is Id to Is 2'/»d per lb hor-rtails Is ~ac.li. cowtails Is lid per dozen, cow-hair 7>/.d per lb. My next sale "will be held on 20th October.