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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 303, 17 May 1911, Page 7

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/ jm , , - | LONDON 7 MARKETS. By Oable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 10. I Wool—At the sales there was splendid competition at late rates. Share quotations.—Waihi, Cos and 67s Gd. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN. HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday last I held my usual fourweekly sale of above produce, when I offered to a good attendance of buyers a catalogue of 22 bales and 05 sacks wool, 3078 sheepskins, 28 casks, 1 keg and 88 tins tallow, 1182 hides, 278 calf and 2 goatskins. Competition was keen for • wool and' sheepskins, prices realised being equal to those ruling at my last sale. Hides were easier. Ox hides, for quality offered equal to late rate, heavy and medium weight cow hides declined %d to y 2 d per lb, while damaged and inferior hides were in most cases >/ 2 d tq %d lower. Tallow declined 5s per ton. I quote:— Wool—Fine crossbred B'/ 2 d, medium crossbreds TVJdto 7%d, coarse and clotted •'Ad to 7d, seedy flflece 5y 2 d to 6d, lambs 7d to 7y 2 d, pieces 4%d to 4%d, second pieces 3d to 3%d, locks l%d to 3d, skin pieces 3y 2 d, to 4d. .. Sheepskins.—Medium crossbred, fullwool, 6%d to 6'/ 2 d, half-wool 6d to, 6'/ 2 dj second quality 5%d to 6d; quarter-wool 4%d to sd, lainbs 5d to Sy 2 d, fid to C'/ 2 d, pelts, 2%d to 4y 4 d, damaged 4y 2 d "to 5V4d, dead 4d to black S'/id, lamb pelts 3y 2 d to 4d, dead damaged 4d to 4%d. Damp linos as follows:—Full wool 5s 6d, 5s Bd, 5s 9d to 7s; half-wool, 2s Bd, 3s, 3s 3d, 38 7d, 3s 9d 4s, to 4s 3d;, quar-ter-wool, Is 9d, 2s, 2s 4d to 2s fld; lamb's pelts, Gd, 9d, lid to Is 3d; lambs', 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 6d to,4s; black, 4s 4d; pelts, 6d, lOd, Is, Is 3d to Is 6d; damaged pelts Id to 4d; damaged half-wool, Is to 3s; salted lines, full wool, 5s 4d to 6s Id half-wool, 2s 7d 2s lOd, 3s 2d, 3s Od, 3s 7dj 3s 9d to 4s Id; damaged, Is 4d to 3s; quarter-wool, Is sd, Is 7d, Is lOd, 2s to 2s fid; lambs' pelts, lOd, Is, Is 3d to Is fid.

Freezer hides.—Ox, heavy, 7y 4 d to 7%, medium 6'/ 2 d to <5%, light 5%d to "'/ad, cut ox s'/ 4 d to 5%d; cow, heavy Gd to G'/gd, medium 5%d to 5%d, light 6'/4d to 6%d; cut cow 5d to stags 4M>d, 4%d to 4%d; cut stags, 3%d to 3%-

Butchers' hides.—Ox, stout, 7%d to 7%d, heavy 6%d to G%d, medium 6y 4 d to 6%d, light . 5%d to 6d; cow, heavy s'/,d to 5%d, medium 5y 2 d to 5%d, light Gd to 6!/ 2 d; cut cow, ■p/ g d to sd: superior cow, heavy, (id to 6%d, superior medium 5%d to G ! / S d, light 6%d to 6%d; superior cut, S'/Jd ,Up. • 6%d. Farmers': Cow, heavy 4y 2 d~to,sdi light oy 2 d to O'/jd, slippy 3y 8 d to*4d, dry 2>/ 2 (l to 3d; yearlings, Gd to Gy 2 d, special lines G%d; slippy yearlings, 2y a d to sd; cut, 4'/ 2 d to 5y 4 d.

Horse hides.—Sound, 7s 9d to 8s 6d; eut, 3s 9d to 4s Gd.

Calfskins.—First, 7V4d to 7%d; seconds, 6%d to 7d; put, 5%d to Gd; slipPy, 3%d to 3%d; dry, Is lid each. Tallow—Best mixed, 27s to 27s 3d; medium, 26s Gd to 20s 9d; inferior, 23s to 24s 3d; in tins, best 26s Gd, medium 20s 3d to 23s 9d, inferior 18s. Bones, £5 per ton. Horse-hair, Is Gd per lb. Cow-hair, lOd per lb. Cow tails, Is GVid per doz. Goat skins, lOd each. Our next sale will be held on June 0.

NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, SHEEPSKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE.

L. A. NOLAN & CO/S REPORT.

Wc held our monthly sale of hides, skins, wool, tallow, etc.. last week and submitted ,an average catalogue to good competition. In sympathy with outside markets, hides receded about a halfpenny for most sorts, this being particularly noticeable in heavy and medium cow. Very light cow and heavy ox showing a bit of substance ruled from y 4 d drop to par. Tallow declined slightly. Skins and wool sold at a slight advance on last month's rates. Sundries sold at market value. We quote:— Hides—Ox, butchers' stout medium 7%d, heavy ordinary 7%<1 to 7%d, medium (id to (i'/ 2 d, light Oil to o%d, extra light o%d to fi'/id; cow, butchers' extra heavy C'/ K d, heavy onlina rv * r »%d to Gd, medium s'/ 2 d to ,>%d, light sy„d to 5%d. extra light 5%d to (i%d; settlers' cow, heavy 5d to 5%d, medium ,ji/ s d to s'/,d, light 3d to ii'/ad, extra light 5%d, bulls' 4'/ 2 d, workers' 4%d; horses', sound light 5s to Gs, heavy 7s to i)s (id, cut as ltd, yearlings' G'/ 4 d to (id; calves', sound (i'/,d to 7Mid, heavy 7 Vail, cut sd, slippy 4%' d. • Sheepskins—Salted butchers', full-wool, special, 10s Od, half-wool .'is Sd to 4s 2d, quarter-wool 2s lid to. 3s (id, inferior 2s 3d to 2s 7d, black Is (id; lambs', full-wool to 4s Id, shorn lambs' Is fid to 2s 3d, inferior lOd to Is Gd; dry, butchers' halfwools 3s 4d to 5s 3d, varying from 5%d to fii/jd per lb; settlers' "is 2d to 2s lOd, extra good 3s 4d to 4s 4d, damp 3s to 3s 7d, inferior Is Gd to 2,s 9d, damaged woolly Is to 2s 7d, pelts 4d to fid, pelts (good) Is sd. Tallow —Casks 275, tins 15s 3d to 24s 6d, according to quality. Wool—l'agr", lambs' (I'/i'l to 7%d, fleece (i'/od to id, fmc 7%d, locks 2'/ 2 d, pieces 4d. Sundries—Horsetails Gd each, cowtails Is G'/Sjd per dozen, Itorsehair Is 4d per lb. Our next sale will be held on June 7.