HIDE SALES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 4 June 1903, Page 13

HIDE SALES.

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—

We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores on Thursday, May 28, when there was on average attendance of buyers. Bidding was keen up to a certain Jimit, but it was at once apparent that the extreme prices paid for heavy hides a month ago were not to be obtained Light and heavy-weight hides held their own, extra heavy ox hides being a shade easier than last quotations. This was expected owing to a heavy fall in the Australian market for heavy stout ox hides. Our best prices for ox were 6id for two lines averaging 80tt> nnd 711 b ; 6sd for three lines averaging 811 b, 80H>, and 67It> ; and 6d for two lines averaging 731t> and 70It). In cow hides we sold three averaging 631T? at sfd, four averaging 681t> at s*d ; 16 averaging 63Tb and 601 bat 5f d ; two averaging 601 bat s*d, and two same weight at 5Jd. The highest money price we obtained was £2 5s for one hide weighing 961 b. which sold at s£d. Otar catalogue comprised in all 341, and actual prices paid at our sale were as follow : — Prime heavy ox hides, sfd to 63 d ; medium, 4&d to sfd ; light and inferior, 2fd to 4£d ; prime hea\y cowhides, 5d to s|d ■ medium, 4fd to 4Jd ; light and inferior, 3gd to 4sd ; yearlings, 3s 6d to 5s Gd ; calfskins, 4d to 2s lOd.