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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 16 December 1912, Page 5

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WOOL SKIN AND HIDE SALES. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd.., report as follows: We offered a fair catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was good for all lots, and prices.maintained their former level. We quote: Bag wool, x bred 9£d to 93d, dead 83d to 9d, locks and piecey 43d to skl; skins, fine x bred 83d, medium Bsd, coarse 81d, i wools 7d, 4 : wools 6kl, lambs 6kl, de «d 63d to 7d, shorts and inferior x brcds s£d to 63d, pelts Is 5d to Is lOd; hides, heavy ox 9d, medium ox 8-J-d, light B£d to B§d, medium cowy Bad, light cows B|d, slippv cows 7gcl, stags 6kl, damaged ox 6(1 to 6|d, din- cows Sd. horses 8s to 11a, vearlings 8-Jd to Sgd, ordinary calf llid.to llkl, damaged 9i; tallow-, in shipping order inferior £25 to £25 10s, srood in tin? £2G. fair £22 10s to £25. Messrs Levin «nd Co.. Ltd.. report: Wo-held our fortnightly sale tod'av, when w offered 2200 sheepskins,350 hides and calfskins, and a. quantity of tallow and horrehair. Wopl eold at*' last quotations. The skin market remained very • firm with keen competition. We quote: Jbreds and fine x brcds 8-Jd to 9d. medium and coarse x birds BJd to 82d, i to 1 wools 53d to 7-kl, dead skins skl to 7kl, lamb *>kin-s fxl to 7d. green skins 6s 9d to 9s. green pelts 2s 7d. salted lambs 2s sd. Tallow—Firm. Parcels in shipping order £2B 10s. tins to £2O to £26 10*'. rough fat £l9. Horsefoaj,.—is \ n !<< To3d oer lb. Horns — 5s to 21s per. 100. Tnils—ls Sid per dozen. Hides—Ox hides remained very firm, except heavies, which advanced v farthinrr. Qnv hides ed an advance all round, while best calfskins fell away to the extent of kl per lb. Wo quote: Ox hides fheavv) 8-kl to Oikl. medium Bkl to 9d, light 8d to B£d, cow hides 73d to 71. out and slippy hides 6d to Bd, stag and bull-Glides skl to 6kl, yearlings 7kl to.lOJd, calf bwrt 12d to 13kl. calf cut and 'slippy lOd to 12d, horse 'hides (heavy) 8s 6d to 12s 6d, horse- hides (light) 5s to 9d. Our next sale will be held on Friday, December 27, 1912.

The. New Zealand Loan and Mor- I cantile Agency Co., tLd.. and Reduced report as follows: Our fortnightly sale was well attended by buyers'on Friday. The large offerings met with ready sale at prices fully equal to last sales' rates. Hides and calfskins continue to meet with a keen demand, and price* are slightly higher for hides. As usual at tins time of the year, only odd packages and bag lots of woo] were . offered. Wo. quote: Wool (in bags) x bred 9d to lOd, dead 81d to 9d, locks and pieces 4sd to 5Jd, bellies and piece? 7s to 7£d; sheepskins, i i bred and fine Bid to 83d, x bred me- j drum 8i to 8-Jd. * bred coarse 8d j to Bjd. short wools 5d to 6M, damp (skins 6s.to 9s 2d, green pelts Is 9d [to 2s 3d; hides, heavy Ox 83d to 9d, [medium ox 8d to 8-Jd, light ox 8d to BJd, cow 8d to damaged hiden 7d to 73d, calf lsts 12d to 14d. calf 2nds 9d to 10i calf damaged s!d to 9d; tallow, in shipping order 27s Rd to 28s 6d per cwt. in odd packages 26s to 26d 9d \- fat. in tins. 25s to 26s ; oowtAils Is 6d to Is 9d per dozen. Tlio Wairarapa Farmers' Co.-Op. Association. Ltd.. Wellington, report as follows: Fortnightly sales of wool, sheepskins, hides, calfskins, tallow, etc.. were held on Friday. Prices ruled as follows: Wool, medium x bred fljd to 104 d, inferior do 8d to 9d ( bellies and pieces 6id to 7kl. locks 4£d to SH I ; «keepskins, i hredfi full woolle<l B<l to 9d, x bred do 73d to 8-3 d. x bred short woolled 6d to 7d. dead 53d to 7d. inferior and torn 5d to 53d, pelts .3£d to 4kl; hides. heavy ox 8d to sd. modhr™ nx 7d to Bd. meditim co-w fid to. Rd, cow cut and Sllippy 53d tr> 7Jd. calf Id. calf medium Wd to lid, calf out and slippy 6d to BVd.