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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 268, 22 March 1911, Page 3

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TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 14th inst., I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, when I offered to a large attendance of buyers a catalogue of 4.7 bales and 184 sacks of wool, 2548 sheepskins, 25 casks, 1 bag, 39 tins and 13 drums tallow, 1723 hides, 031 calfskins, and the. usual assortment of bones, horse-hair, cowtails, etc. Wool—ln consequence of the better tone of the market since my last sale, fleece, lambs' andtlead wool advanced '/id, pieces and locks advanced y»d per lb, Dry and damp sheepskins sold at prices equal to '/>d per lb above late rates. . Hides —My catalogue included abous 900 cow and ox hides from the. Waitara and l'atea freezing works. There was again a strong demand for heavy-weight stout ox hides, these commanding special competition, and sold at Bd, SVid, B'/>d to B%d per lb. Cow hides sold well at late rates. Tallow declined 10s per ton. I quote: Wool—Medium crossbred 7'/id to 7%d, coarse crossbred f>'/ 2 d to 7d, inferior and cotted Gd to OV4d, stained and seedy 5 V4d to Gd, fine lambs' 7',4d to 7Vad, coarse lambs' G'/ 2 d to 7d, seedy lambs' 4d to sd, black lambs' 4d, black fleece 5%d, first dead 0y 3 d to o%d, inferior dead 4VSsd, crutchings 4%d, first pieces 4*4(1 to 4%d, second pieces 3'/4d to 4d, first locks 3d. to 3'/ 2 d, dirty locks Id to 2d, skin pieces 2 '/id. Sheepskins—Medium crossbred fullwool Od to O'/jd, or 5s Gd to 8s Gd each; coarse crossbred o'/gd to Od, damaged full-wool 4%d to sd, half-wool od to o'/ 2 (l, quarter-wool 4d to 4 1 / i d, damaged quar-ter-wool 2d to 2y 2 d, bare pelts. 3d to 314(1, (lead od to S'/jd, damaged pelts Id .to 2dj ltimK wi to (iy 2 d, second lambs' Gd to oi/id. Damp lines as follsnys;— Full-wool, ss, 5s 9d, Gs, fls 2d to 7s Id; lambs', 2s 9d, 3s, 3s Gd; half-wool, 2s I'd, 2s 4d, 2s Gd, 2s 7d, 2s 9d to 3s; quarterwool, Is 3d, Is Gd, Is 8d to 2s; dead pelts id to Gd, lambs' pelts 8(1 ,to -9d, bare pelts Gd, Bd, 9d, lOd, t(J Is; full-wool, damaged, 2s Id, 3s Gd, 4s to 6s Id; damaged pelts, Id, 4d, Gd to Is Gd. SaltGu lines as follows:—Woolly, ss. 5s ad to Sg iu- half-wool, 2s Del, 2s lid, 3s, 3s Id, 3s 3d Iff °d; quarterwool, Is Gd, Is Sd, Is lid to 3a; damaged pelts, 4d, 9d, Is to Is 7d; lamtis' pelt?, l»d to Is 2d; lambs', 2s, 2s 3d, 2s Gd to 2s 9d. Freezer hides—Ox, extra stout, S'4d io 8%, stout 7'/ a d to Bd, heavy 7d to T'/id, medium G'/.d to 7(1, medium weight (good substance) o%d to 7%d, light o%d to o%d, cut ox Gd to ti'/nd, cut ox (stout) G%d to 7'/id, heavy cows G'/ 2 d to o%d, medium G'/,d to o%d, light G'/ 4 d to 6%d, cut cow 5%d to G%d, heavy stag 5d to s>/ B d, light stag sy s <l to >s%d. Butcher hides—Heavy ox 7d to 71/jd, medium o%d to G'/ 2 d, light ox G'/jd to ] G%d, superior hqavy cow G'/jd to G%d, superior medium 6%(1 to o%d, superior light 6%d to G%d, superior cut cow 5%d to G'/jd, ordinary heavy cow G'/jd to O'/jd, medium to G%<l, light cow Gy 4 d to G%d, wet and slippy Gd to 0y B d, cut cow o'/jd to 5%<1; farmers' cow to s'/ 2 d, light o'/jd to 5%d, cut cow 4Vid to 3d, slippy cow 3Va(l to 5(1, dry cow Gd to G'/jd, stag 4y B d, yearling Gd to o%d, special lines 0y 2 d to 6y s d, slippy yearling 2%d to 4>/ 2 d,,cut yearling 5d to s'/,d. Horse hides—Sound Ss 3d to 9s 3d, cut 3s to ss. Calfskins—Firsts 7%d to Bd, seconds 7(1 to 7%d, slippy 4'/id to o'/ 2 d, cut o'/jd to 5%d, dry Is 3d to 2s Gd. Tallow—ln casks: Best mixed 2Gs 9d to 275, medium 20s to 2Gs 3d, inferior 24s 3d to 24s 9d. In tins: Best lines 20s. 3d, medium 24s Gd to 24s 9d, inferior 15s Gd. Horsehair, Is 7'/>d to Is Sy 2 d per lb. Cowtails, Is Gd per dozen. Bones, £5 3s per ton. My next sale will be held on April 11.