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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 368, 20 April 1910, Page 3

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TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR, NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, AprU 12th, I held my usual four-weekly sale of the above produce, The catalogue was comprised of 49 .bales and 257 sacks of wool, 2 ( J01 sheepskins, 20 casks and 36 tins of tallow, 418 calfskins, 1403 hides, including COO from the freezing works, and the •usual assortment of hair, tails, etc. Prices for sheepskins were on about the same level as last sale, any change bsing in buyers' favor. The bulk of the wool offered, was' of rather inferior quality and in nearly all cases declined %d per lb. Hides—-There was keen competition for all lines. Values all round might be quoted on a par with the prices ruling at my last sale. Tallow advanced 20s to 25s per ton. I quote: — Wool—Medium crossbred 7%d to Bd, coarse crossbred 7d to 7 x / 2 d, cotted 6»/ 2 d to 6%d, black 6d to 6%d, lambs' (clean) 7y g d to Bd, medium 7d to 7y 2 d, stained 6d to 8»/ 4 d, seedy B%d to 5%d, nellie* 4y 2 d to 4%d, pieces 3y 2 d to 4d, locks 21/2(1 to 3d, dead 5 %d fcf6%d. Sheepskins—Coarse crossbred full wool 6d to 6y 4 d, or 6s, 6s 6d, 6s 9d, 7s 3d, 7s 9d, Bs, 8s 6d each; full-wool lambs 6y 2 d to 7d, or 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 6d, 3s 9d, 4s Id, 4s 4d each; half-wools, 6d to 6y 2 d; quarter wools 5d to 5 ] / 3 d, bare pelts 4y 4 dto4%d, damaged pelte 3y 2 d to 4d, lambs' pelts 4d to 4 1 / 4<l, second quality (dry) lambs' 3y 2 d to sd; half-wools 4d to 5y 2 d,i quarter-wools 3 ] / 2 d to 4d, bare pelts l%d to 3 y 3 d, damaged y 3 dto3d, dead 4d toj 4%d, half-wool damp lines, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s Sd, 3s Bd, 3s lOd to 4s each; quarterwool damp, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 2d, 2b 3d, 2s 6d, 2s 9d; lambs', 3s, 3s 6d, 3s M, 3s lid; salted half-wools, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 2d, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; quarter-wools, la. 6d, Is Bd, Is lOd, 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 6d; damaged, Is, Is 7d, Is 9d to 2s; lambs' pelts Is 2d to Is 4d; lambs', 2s lOd to 3s 6d each. Freezer hitfes—Medium ox 7%d to 7%d, light 7d to 7%d, cut ox 6y 4 d to 6%<i, heavy cow 7d to T%A, medium 6%d to 7, light 6%d to 7y B d, cut cow 0y 8 d to 03/ B d.

Butcher hides—Heavy 7y 2 d to 7%d, medium 7d to 7y 4 d, light 6%d to 7y B d, cut ox 5%d to 6yjfd, superior medium 7y 2 d to 7%d, superior light 7y 8 d to 7 8 / B cL superior cowi (heavy) 7d to 7%d, superior medium 7d to 7%d, super, light 6%d to 7y B d, ordinary heavy cow 6%d to 7d, medium Gy 3 d to 6%d, light 6y a d to 6%d, sloppy 5%d to o%d, cut cow «%d to 0y 4 d, heavy stag 5y 4 d to 5y 3 d, light stag 5y 3 d to 5 5 / B d, farmers' cow 5y 2 d to 6%d, slippy 4y 4 d to sd, yearling 5%d to 6y 2 d, slippy 4d to sd. Horse hides—Sound 10s to 12s 6d; cut horse 7s. Pigsikins, 2s 5d each. Calfskins—Good B%d to 9%d, medium Sd to 8y 3 d, dirty 4%d to 6y z d, cut 5y 4 d to 6%d, slippy 4d to 4 1 / 2 <L Tallow—ln casks, best mixed, 27s 3d to 27s 6d, (good 26s 9d to 275, medium 25s 9d to 265; in tins, best, 28s 3d, medium 23s 6d to 24s fid. Horsehair, 13 2d per lb. Cowtails, Is Gd per doz. My next sale will be held on May 10.