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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9094, 21 May 1908, Page 6

MASTERTON WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., re-port-.—Wo held our monthly sale of wool, skins, hides, tallow, etc., yest r ay, when we offered 10 bales and 30 bags wool, 1.200 sheepskins, 180 hides and a quantity of horsehair, tallow and rabbit-skins. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the bidding exhibited somewhat more confidence, although prices necessarily remain in a low basis. Wool— The first crutchings of the season wera offered yesterday, though only in small quantities, and it is interesting to note that they reached 2|d for medium quality. As crutchings are only selling at 3d in London tjie prices here must be considered satisfactory. We quote:-Medium crossbred Sid to 3ld, inferior crossbred 3d to 3Jd, locks and pieces Id to 2Jd, crutchings, 2d to 2|d. Skins Fine crossbreds 3£d to 4*d, medium and coarse crossbred 3d to 4d, dead skins 2d to 2£d, dead hoggets 2d to 2|d, lamb skins 3d to 4d. Hides Medium ox 3d to 3*d, medium cow 3d to 4d, calf un to sd, inferior hides Id to 2£d. Tallow—Casks to 21s, tins to 18s Gd, sacks to lis 6d. HorsehairIs 2d. The next sale will be held on Wednesday, Ist July, 1908. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association and Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., held their monthly sale of wool, skins and hides, yesterday, and report as follows: There was a fair attendance of buyers, but ! very little wool was offering, prices for hides being much better than last sale, skins remaining about the same. We quote:—Skins— Hoggets 3Jd, broken hoggets 2£d, medium crossbred 3fd to 4d, seedy crossbred 2&d to 22d, shorts 3£d, medium pelts 2£d, close wool 3d to 3|d, damp crossbred Is Gd each, green crossbred Is Id each. Hides—Cow 3=d to 4d, cow (slippy) 2gd to 3d, cow (cut) 2£d, cow (part dry) 3id, ox 4£d to 4Jd, ox (slippy) 2Jd , bull 2Jd, yearling 4Jd, yearling (slippy) 2Jd, calf s|d to sfd, calf (cut and slippy) 21d, calf (part dry) 3Jd. Our next sale will be held on Wednesday, July Ist.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETSReceived May 20, 10.36 a.m. SIDNEY, May 20. Wheat, 4a 7d per bushel. Flour, £9 15s to £lO per ton. Oata, Algerian, milling 3s G3; isecding, 3s 9d per bushel. Barley, Cape, 4s 6d per bushel. Maize, 4s 6d to 4s &d par bushel. Bran and pollard, .£8 per ton. Potatoes, Tasmanians, £4 5s to £4 10s per ton. Onions, Victorian, £7 per ton. Butter, 122s to 124s par cwt. Bacon, 8d ner lb. MELBOURNE, May 20. Wheat, 4a Gd per bushel. Flour, £1 per ton. Oats, firm Algerian, 3s 4d per bushtil. Barley, eood malting, 5s 3d ; Cape, 4s Id per bushel. Maize, 4s Bil per bushel. Bran and pollard, Is fid per bushel. Potatoes, £4 7s Gd per ton. Onions, £6 5s to £6 10s psr ton. ADELAIDE, May ?,0. Wheat, 4a 3d per bushel. Flour, £8 15s per ton. Oats, Algerian, 3s 3d per bushel. Bran and pollard, la Gd per bushel.

I AUCTIONEEKS' MEMORANDA. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., add several linea of sheep to their Eketahuna stock sale. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never J fails. J/Ujand 2/6.