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HTDFj SALES

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows * i ■ We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford street, on Thursday. 16th inst., when there was present a rather smaller attendance of buyers than usual. Competition was keen, however, and under spirited bidding we sold all except two hides, these not reaching our ideas of value. Light and medium weight hides may be quoted, Bay, id to id lower than values a

fortnight ago, and prime heavy hides on a par with last ? °£^£ ns ' Our catalogue comprised 216, and included jtn it were several lines of splendidly-flayed hides, which soW, remarkably- well, and averaged a good return. One l>ne of seven hijdes from a client averaged £1 13s 3d ? ilt %' n £ Dd anot^er the weights of which ran from 541 b to 701 b, average*! £l 12s a-piece. These are good paying prices, and should prove highly satislactory to vendors. Actual prices paid at our sale were as follows :— Prune, heavy ox hides, 6*d to 7d per lb ; medium do, 4fd to «id ; light and inferior do, 3sd to 4fd ; prime heavy cow hides, 5d to s*d ; medium do, 4d to 4ld :