WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9594, 14 September 1909, Page 3

WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Messrs' Levin and Lim ted. leport as follows regarding Fi day's sale: We offered 75 bales, i I wool, 2,000 skins, 650 hidts and cal: skins and a quantity of tallow an horsehair. There was a good atteiu auce of buyers. Wool.—There is r change to report all wool sellin freely at iast sale rates. We quote —CrosHbred fleece, 5d to 8a; lambi 6d to 7d; superior crutchings, 4sd t 5Jd; medium crutchings, 4d to 4£c inferior crutchings, 3d to 4d; piece and bellies, 2d no 4d; locks, ljd t 3d. Skins.—Strong at late rate; We quote: Fine crossbreds, 7d to 7fd 1 crossbreds, 6d to 7id; lambs skins I sJ*dto6Jd; dead skins, 3d to 5Jd I dead hoggets, 4d to 5Jd; shor I wools, 4d to 4gd: dry pelts. 2£d t< | 4d; green skins, 4s to 6s 8d; gree I skins, extra heavy, to 7s sd. Tal I low.—Firm. Parcels in shipping I order, £23 15s; tins, £lB to £22 5s I rough fat, £lO to £ls. Horsehair. - ! Is to Is 2d per lb. Horns.—ss to 16 I per hundred. Cowtails. —Is 3d t3 Is I 7d per dozen. Hides.—Market firn at last pale prices. We quote: O; hides, heavy 6£d to 7d; ox hides medium, 6dto6|d; ox hides, light 5d tc 6£d; cow hides, 5d to s§d; cu anj slippy hides 2d to sd; stag hides 2&d to4jd; bull hides. 2d to 4|d yearlings, 5d to 6Jd; calf best, 7( to 9£d; calf medium, 5d to 6id; call cut and slippy, 3d to sd. Our nexl sale will be held on Friday, 24tr September. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, I report as follows:—Our fortnightly sale was held on Friday, and we are pleased to report an excellent sale for everything offered. Price were I firm, and there was a good attendance of buyers, representing operators in all parst of the Dominion. We quote:—Wool.—Crossbred rough. 5d to 6Jd; crossbred inferior and seedy, 4d to sd; crutchings, good, 4|dto4|d; crutchings, inferior and seedy 3Jd to 4d; oellies, 4£d; locks and pieces. 2Jd to 4d; dead, 4d to 5Jd. Sheepksins.—Fine crossbred. 7d to 8d; coaise crossbred, 6d to 7d; lambskins, s|d to 6Jd; dead and faulty skins, 4dtos£d; good pelts, 3id to 4Jd; damaged pelts, ljd to 2Jd; green and damp skins, 3s 6d to 6s 3d. Hides.—Ox medium, 6d to 6Jd; cow and light ox, s|d to s|d; i yearlings, 4fdtosJd; faulty bidas, fd to sd; calf sound, B§d to 9£d; calf damaged, £d to 5Jd. Tallow.—ln tins, to £2s 6d per cwt. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report as follows:—We offered a good eataluoge of all classes to the usual attendance of buyers. The following gives an indication of prices realised:—Wool. —ln good demand. Prices on a par with last sale rates. Crossbred inferior, 5Jd; crossbred dead, sJdto.s|d; crossbred crutchings, 4d to 4gd: merino crutchines, s£'d; merino eye pieces, 6d; lambs. ai?edy, s£d; washpieces, 5d to s£d; rabbit skins, Bd. Sheepskins.—Firm at last sale rates. Good half bred, 7£d to 8d; inferior halfhred, sgd; crossbred, s|d to 7Jd; shorts, 3|d to sd; crossbred hoggets, 6 hd to 7id; hoggets, clead, sd; pelts l|d to 4'Jd; black, 4Jd; merino, 5d to sgd; crossbred, damp, best, 6s 2d to 6s 6d; inferior, »2s lOd to 3s. Hides.—J?irm at last sale rates. No prime heavy ox offering. Heavy ox, 6£d to 6£d; medium, sjjd tos£d; cut, 4Jd; cow, 4gd to 5g(l; cut and slippy, 3&d to 3gd; yearling, to cut, 4gd; calf, best, B|(lto9§d; medium, 7o to 7|d; inferior; 2|d to 5-jSd; dry hides, 3£d; cowtails, Is. Tallow.—ln shipping, order 23s 9d to 245; in tins, 22s 9d.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report:—We ottered a large catalogue of wool, skins and hides to a full attendance of buyers. Bidding was keen for everything offered, and a splendid sale resulted. Wool.—Prices were from par to £d higher than last sale. Skins.—All our skiii& were in tiptop condition, and amply repaid owners for the extra attention given them. Our top prices was 8s for a firstclass line. Prices showed a £d to lid rise as compared with last sale. Hides. — These showed a slightly easier tendency. We quote.—Wool: Half bred fleece, B£d; bright clean medium [crossbred, 8d; rough crossbred, 6d; best crutchings, 5d to 5Jd; medium, I4d to 4jd; inferior, 3£d; bailies and j piecea, 4gd. Skins.—Half bred, BJd; fine crossbred, 8d; medium crossbred, 7&d; hoarse crossbreds, 6|d; halt wools, s£d to 6d; dead. s£d; inferior and damaged crossbred, -id to 4£d; butchers' dry light, 4s 9d to 5s 3d to 5s 7d; good weights, 6s Sd to 6s lid; heavy, 7s 5d to 7s lOd to 83. These skins were all in splendid condition. Hides.—Heavy ox, fair condition, 6§d medium, 6Jd to 6|d light, s|d to s|d medium cows, s|d to s|d light, partly dry sd, calf, medium, Bfd ordinary, 6|d to Bd.