Wool and Skin Sales.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6699, 17 October 1905, Page 4

Wool and Skin Sales.

There was a good representative attendance of buyers and others interested in the wool and skin markec at the ordinary fortnightly sales held at the yards of the various auctioneers yesterday. The entry of skins was exceptionally large, while the quality, taken as a whole, was also above that of several former sales. Keen competition eDsued for all classes of skins, the major portion of which were sold at per lb. The market, while showing an improvement in crossbred wool*, was slightly easier in merinos. The following are prices:— Merinos—At per skin 3s 95, 5s Id, 5s 3d, 58 6d, 5s 9d, 6a 3d, 7s, 7s 4d, 7s 6d,to9a 4d; at per lb 7d, 7*d, 74d, 7sd, Bd, 8R 81. Hoggets—6s lOd to 7s Id at per skin; at perlb 7£d. Butchers' skins—Crossbreds 7s 2d,'7s 3d, 7s 7d to 8s 5d ; 'merinos 7s lid j half breds 7s Id, 7s 3d, 7s 5d to 8s 9d. Crossbreds—at pet lb, 6fd, 7d, 7-J-d, 7|d, 7fd, Bd, 8-^d to 8Jd"; at per akin, 2a 6d, 3s 7d, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 6d, ss, 5s 2d, 5s sd, 5s 6d, 5s 7d, 5s 9/1, 63 2d, 6s lOd, 7s, 7a 2d, 7s sd, 7s 9d, 8s to 83 sd. Half breds—at per skin, 4a 2d, 5s 3d, 5s lid, 6s 2d, 7s, 7s Id, 7s 3d. 7s Bd, 8s Id, 10s 2d to 13s r at per lb, fifcl, 7£d, 7£d, 7|d, Bd, B£d to B£d. Black skins—3s 7d and 4s. Crutohings—3£d, 6d, 6|d to 6£d per lb. Dead wool—7|d, S*d to B£d. Bides—4s 6d, ss, 7s 6d, 8s 6d, 9s, 12s, 12s 6d, 15s. Fat—Rough Id, lsd, lgd, lsd ; rendered < do, Hd, Hd per lb.