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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 127, 7 September 1910, Page 3

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,TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE ..AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. r On Tuesday, August 30, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 18 'bales and 120 sacks wool, 3225 sheepskins, 22 casks and 80 tins tallow, 1358 hides, and 3213 calfskins. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was brisk. Orutchings were in better demand, and sold as high as Od per lb., showing an advance of y 4 d to y 2 d. Dry and damp sheepskins met with excellent competition, and showed a rise of. y 4 d to y a & per lb. 'Salted lines sold at prices equal to those ruling at my last sale. Cow hides advanced %d, while ox were %d to y 2 d higher; in fact, a few lines of good-conditioned ox showing substance were %d to Id above late rates, and sold as high as 455, 60s 6d, 52s to 57s per hide. Calfskins sold about the same as last sale, with the exception of a few special lines, which were y 2 d per lb higher. Tallow declined 5s per ton. I quote: Wool—Best crutchings 5%d to fld, medium 5y 4 d to 5%d, seedv erutchinigs 4y 2 d, fleece 7d to 7V 4 d, lambs' 7y 2 d, dead 6y 4 d to 6%d, second dead 5d to sy,d, locks liy 2 d, black 6d, scoured pieces 8y 4 d, skin nieces -SV^d.

crossbred 7y 4 d to 7%d, or 5s 10d to 8s 2d each; medium crossbred 8d to or 6s 2d do 8s 6d each; lambs' B%d to 7V 4 A; hoggets 7d to 7y 2 d; spring lambs 3%d, dead skins 6d to 6y,d, damaged 5?/ 4 d to 58/ d. Sec ond quality: Coarse crossbred 6%d to 6%d, lamb 6d to fiy,d: second dead 3d to 4%A, dead larolb 4V»d to 5%d. damaged 4dto 4Vjd. Damp lines as follows^— Heavy wool 7s 9d. 8s fid. 9s 7d to lfls Id; I full-wool 6s Id, 6s 4d, 6s 6d, 6s 9d, 6s lOd to 7a 4d; hoggets 4s, 4s 4d, 4s 7d, 4s lOd, ss, 5s 3d, to 5s 6d; lamb, 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 4d, .to 3s 1(M; dead 2s 2d, 3s, 3s 6d, 4s Id to 5s lid; damasred 3s, 3s 4d, 3s 6d. 4s to 6s; dead lamb 6d, lOd, Is, to . Is 8d; pelts Bd, 9d, lOd to Is: damaged pelts 3d to 7d; salted lines, full-wool 4s lOd, 5s 3d, 5s 7d, 5s 9d, 6s. 6s 5d to 6s lOd; hoggets 3s lOd, 4s. 4« 4d. 4s 6d, 4s 8d to 4s 1W; lambs 3s 3d, 2s yd, 3s to 3s 3d; damaged Is Bd, 2s, 3s, to' 3s 8d; damaged pelts Id to sd; pelts 6d to lid. ox, stout 7%d to B S / R d, sivoerior medium 7 J /d to 7%d; superior light 6%d to 7d; superior heavv cow 6y 8 d to 6%d; superior medium 6 3 / 8 d to 6%d; superior light 6y 2 d to 6%d; ordinary heavy ox, stout 7%d to 7 B / B d, medium 6%d to. 7V 4 d, lisiht ox 6%d to' 6%d, cut ox 5%d to 6d; ordinary cow, *, heavy M to 6%d, medium 5%d to 6y 4 d, light cow 6y 8 d to 6ygd, cut cow 5y 4 d to stag 5y 4 d to sy a <r", farmers' heavy cow 5%fl to 5%d, medium 5V«d to 5%d, farmer's cow light S J /4d to 5%d, farmers' heavy ox 6d i to 6%d, medium 5y 8 d to 6d, cut cow 4%d to slippy, 3d to 4 7 / B d, sound yearling 6y 4 d to 7y 4 d, cut yearling 5y 2 d to 6y B d, slippy 5y 2 d to 5%5, dry 3d to 3'/ 2 d. Horse hides—Heavy 10s 6d to 12a 3d, medium 8s to 10s, light 6s to 7s 8d; , cut horse 4s to 9s. Calfskins—iSpeeial lOd to 10y B d, firsts 9y 3 d to '9% d, seconds «y 2 d to 9y 4 d, dirtv IVtA to T%d, first cut 7d to 7y 2 d, second. <mt 6V 2 d to 6%d, slightly slippv 7d toi badly slippy 4y 8 d dry calf I Is 2d to la 7d each. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed 27s to' 275. 3d* medium 26s 3d to 26s 9d,' inferior •23s to 23s 9d; in tins, best lines 26s 3d, milium 21s to 24s -3d. . Horsehair, Is 6-1 r>pr lb; cowtails, la 8d per dozen: pigskins, Is each; bones, £S Is per ton. ' • Mv next sale will be held on September 27.