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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 105, 11 August 1910, Page 3

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TAiRANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

On Tuesday, August 2,1 held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 18 bales and 88 sacks of wool, 2932 sheepskins, 17 casks and 55 tins of tallow, 1<378 hides and 402 calfskins. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout. Wool sold at prices equal to those ruling at my last sale. Prices for sheepskins were firmer, and. all, lines met with a strong .dejnand ; . af; an advance of %d per ife;above 'late 'rates. Ox hides were on a par with last sale. Best lines of cow hides were, y 8 d lo>yer, while ordinary lines of co.ws were' in =>t cases y 4 d -lower. Tallow advanced -Js per ton. I quote: V>. -Crutchings 5d to 5y 2 d, fleece 7d to 7y*d, lambs' 7y 2 d, dead Cy 3 d, black 6d, locks iy 2 d to 3y«d, scoured pieces 6%d, sikin pieces 2d.'..:: i, ~r, t.,,.--. ; Sheepskins—Coarsei crossbred '.i6y 2 d to 7d, or 5s 2d, 5s 9d, 6s, 6s 6$ 7*.to 7s 6d each j medium crossbred 7d to 7y 4 d, or 5s 3d, 5s M, 6s 6d, 7s 3d, 7s lOd to 8s 5d each; lambs' to 7d, dead lambs' 5d to 6%d, half-wools 6d,to 6y 2 d, fine halfwools 7d, damaged 5d to 5y 4 d, dead 5 ] / 8 d; second quality, coarse crossbred 5y 4 d to 5%d, balf-woola 5%d to sd, dead and damaged 3y 4 d to damaged pelts 2d to 2y a d. Damp lines as follows: Heavy wool 7s, 7s od to 8s 3d; coarse full-wool 4s 9d, 4s Hd, 5s Id, 5s 4d, 5s sd, 5s 9d, 6s, 6s 2d, 6s 6d to 6s 9d; lambs' 2s 4d. 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 2s lOd, 3s, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; pelts, Id, 2d, 5d to 8d; dead, 3s Id, 3s 4d, ss, 5s 6d; black, 4s 4d to 4s 9d; damaged 2s, 2s 4d, 2s 10d, 3s 6d, 3s lid, 4s 7d to 5s 3d; salted lines, full-wool 4s 7d, 4s 9d, ss, 5s 2d, 5s 6d, 5s 9d to 6s 2d; halfwool 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 2s lid, 3s to. 3s lOd; damaged Is, 2s, 2s 6d to 3s 7d; black 3s. Hides—Freezer; Ox, heavy stout 7d to 7y 4 d, heavy ordinary 6y 2 d to 7d, medium 6y 4 d to 6%d, light 6y 4 d to 6%d, cut ox 5%d to 6d, cow heavy 6y 4 d to 6%d, medium 6y 4 d to «y 2 d, light Gy s d to 6y 4 d, cut cow 5y 2 d to 6d. Butchers' hides: Superior ox stout 7y 8 d to 7%d, superior medium ox 6%d to 7d, superior heavy cow6%d to 6y B d, ordinary heavy ox, stout 6%d to 7d, medium 6%d to 6y 2 d, light 5%d to 6y B d, cut ox 5d to 6%d, ordinary cow, heavy 5y 2 d to 6d, medium 5y 2 d to 6y B d, light cow Sy 2 d to 5%d, cut cow 4y 3 d to 4y B d, heavy stag 5d to 5y 2 d, light stag 5d to 5%d; farmers' cow 5d to medium 4%d to 5y 2 d, slippy cow 3y 2 d to 4%d, yearling 5d to 6%, cut vearling 2y s d to 3d, slippv yearling 2'/ 2 d to 3y 2 d. Hor«e hides—Heavv lis to 14s 6d, medium 8s 6d to Ids'fid, light 6s 6d to Bs, cut horse 8s fid to 12s each. Calfskins—Best, .lines 9>/ 8 d to, 9%d, good 8% to B%d, medium 8d to 8y 4 d, cut \ 6%d to 7y B d, slippy 5y 8 d to 6%d, slinks I 9d to Is Id, dry Is to Is od each. . I

Tallow—'ln casks, best mixed.27s 6d to 27s 9d, good 2bs* 9d to 275, medium 265; in tins, 25s to 27s 6d. Horsehair Is 6y 3 d per lb; cowtails Is 7y 2 d per doz.; bones, £5 per ton.

My next sale will he held on August 30.