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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 69, 11 August 1914, Page 2

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NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HTDE, SKIN AMD TALLOW SALES. L. A. NOLAN & CO'S REPORT. We held our four-weekly sale of tlie above in our Gill street store on Tuesdey, July 28th, and submitted our usual quantity of stuff to an average attendance of buyers. All lines wore keenly competed for, with the exception of salted skins, whicii were dull and hard to quit at fair prices. Hides—All lines were rui and sold at fully late rates, with nn occasional lot making a little above lust month's rates. Calfskin.].—Keenly competed fjr, Is per lb. being paid for a specially good skin. A good average line of medium weight* nmde l]'/ 2 d. Sheepskins.—Salteds were dull and hard to quit at prices on a par with those paid for dry skins. The latter were keenly competed for and realised full market rates. Tallow. —Sold at aliout last month's rates. Wc quote: — Hides, —Ox, no stout catalogued, extra light, 7%d to S%d, light, BV>d; medium, B%d to 9d; uo heavy, extra heavy cut, 7%d; cow, butchers', light, B'/Cd, B%d; medium, 8y t d, B'/ 2 d; heavy, Bd, 81/4; slightly wat, light 7%d to Bd, medium Bd, heavy 7%d, 8j; uct light 7 3 /4 d, heavy 7y 2 d, farmers light, 7y 2 d, 7%d, 7%<1, 7%d, 8d; cut light 7%d, heavy, 7Vad; farmers' light, 7yod, 7%d, 7%d; ox, 7%d; bulls, light 5%d; medium, sy>d; heavy, s Vicl; worker, 5y 3 d. Calfskins. —Special heavy, Is per lb., heavy, 10'/.d; medium, ll%d; light, ll s / 8 d; cut B'/ a d; part dry, Is each; slippy Sy»d, 4 1 /, d; horses, 8s; cut 9s fld; yearlings, liglith B%d, heavy 8y t d. Sheepskins.—Dry, butcliers, %-wools 7%d to 8d; ! / r wools, settlers 5%d Oy t d, 6%d, 7d; lambs, 7%d; damaged, sd, 5%d, 5%d; dead damaged, Gd; damp, 4s, 4s sd, 5s 3d, 5s -Id, 5s Gd, 7s '2d; salted butchers' ss. 5s sd, 5s 7d, fis. We passed several lines at fls Bd, Os Gd; settlers 4s Id, 4s Gd, 4s id; pelts, Is, Is 6d, 23. Wool. —Crutchings, bales 7d; bags 7%d, 7 i/ t cl; lambs, 7; pieces, sd, 6d; locks, 2d, 3d, dead, Gy>d; black and dead GMjd; fleece and crutchings, 6 1 / 2 d; skin pieces, I '/^d. Tallow. —Casks, 245; tins, 20s fid, 21s 9d, 22s fid. Sundries.—Mohair horsehair, Is 6y 2 d; cowhair, 9d; cowtails, Is fid. Our next sale will lie held on August 25.