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Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1915, Page 2

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TAEANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HEWS AND TALLOW ©ALES. MR. mwrm king's report. On Tuesday, the 23rd November, T held my monthly sale of above produce to a full attendance of buyers. Tbe catalogue comprised: 44 bales and 65 sauks wool, 2300 sheepskins, 15 casks and 37 tins of tallow, HM hides, 44)40 calfskins, and the usual sundries. Tbe wool catalogue was below the quantity offering at the opening sale last year, the wet season having delayed shearing operations. Growers, however, seem anxious to market their wool early and so avoid the seed. Compared with last year all classes of fleece advanced 4d to 4>/»d lb.

Sneepskins again advanced %d per lb, and were eagerly competed for at the higher rate. Over 90 skins were sold at prices ranging from lid to ll%d per lb. Cow and ox hides were firm with a %d per lb advance. Calf generally late rates, with an occasional advance. I quote:— Wool.—Southdown 15d, bright crossbred 13% d to 14d, coarse 12% d to 13d. trutchings fi 8 / 4 d to 9%d, black 9y 4 d, dead 7 3 / 4 d to lOid, locks and pieces 4%d to 6%d. Sheepskins.—Full woolled 10% d to l,y»d, hoggets loy.d to lid, spring lamb?. Sd, rough farmers heavy H'/jd to 10% d, half-wools By; d, damaged !>% to 9%d, dead i)'/ a d, dead and damaged 7d to 7%d, pelts 2d to 4y,d, inferior and damaged 'ld to 3y„d, skin pieces 0y 2 d, damp lines heavy 10s 3d to 13s, medium 7s 9d to Ss 7d, light 3s Gd to 7s 6d, damaged 5s 6d to 10s 4d, pelts 2d to lOd, salted lines heavy As. light 5s 7d to 7s fld, spring lambs 2s 5(1, pelts Is ltd 10 Zs Id, rough 3d to Is. Tallow.—Best mixed 25s Bd, inferior 20s 3d to 235, in tins 22s to 23s Bd. Hides.—Ox heavy 9%d to 10% d, light B</ 2 d to lO'/od, cow heavy Sd to B%d, medium B%d to S%d, light 8d to B%d, cut 7y s d to 7%d, farmers 7d to 7'/od. cut iiy 2 d to 7y B d, slippv 5d to 6%d, dry 0»/id to S%d, stags f>y 2 d, horse 4s 3d to 8s 6d. Calfskins.—'Best 9%d to lOd, seconds O'/sd to 9y 4 d, meatv and small B%d to 8y 2 d, out oy s d to 7%d, slippy 5%d to Gd, dry 4d to 2s Id each, slinks 3d to 6d. goats Is each. Bones, £5 per ton. Oowtails, Is,"'/id per dozen. Powhair. 7d per lb. Horsehair. Is 4'/, per lb.