WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7733, 1 March 1909, Page 3

WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

ASHBURTON, MONDAY, MARCH 1

The attendance of buyers at the wool and skin sales held at the yards ot the various auctioneers was representative, and the entries were well up .ta those of the last sale, the quality it anyincr being slightly better. Taken as a ■whole, the sales were more satisfactory to vendors than those held two weeks ago. The following are prices : Skins.—Halfbreds, 2s Bd, 3s 3s 6d, 4s 5 4s 6d, 4s 7d, 6s to 6s Id per skm, and at 7id per lb; crossbred*, Is 7d, 2s, 2s 7d, 2s 10d, 3s'3d, 4s 4d 5s 6d to & 9d per skin: black skins, ls.2d to Is 6d, 7d, 2s 2d to 2s 6d per skin, and at 7d per lb: hoggets, Is, 2s 4d, 2s 6d. 3s 3s 7d, 4s 4d to 5s 3d per skin; lambs 6d, Is 1« Id," Is 2d, Is M. 2s 3d to 3s /d per skin; black skins, Is 2dto Is 6d; pelts, Bd| lOd, Is, Is Id, U 8d 2s, 2s 3d,-2s sd, 25.7 dto3s 7d per pelt. Fat—Rendered fat, l|d per lb; bag .fat, lid, ljd to lid per lb. Horsehair.—lOd and Is Id perlb. Hides.— Up to 17s 6d ; calfskins, Is j 6c\vool —Lambs'- wool, 8d per lb ; dead •wool, 6d ami 7id per lb; pieces, 3id to 6{SL per lb; locks, 3d per lb; menno' fle"ce wool, 8d tier lb; crossbred, 5Jd told per lb; hogget wool, 7*d to 73d Tier lb. s"