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HIDES. SKINS, ETC. t M tl S , rs - G , ■ W Bln " p y «na Sons report for aides, skins, tallow. et.\, as follows:— i.im'oh 5 ' 681 ?"** , ' 8 snle we off ere<l nn<l cleared a large catalogue of bides, skins and tallow, but owiug to tbe present war crisis values were considerably weaker compared with the previous week's sale. * have to report « fall In prices for macs of abont oue halfpenny per lb for all classes, and from 1/6 to 2/ per skin. 1 allow remains tie same. Hides.—Extra stout ox. S}d to BSd; f* 0 "*- 4», d .t» *J<» : medium. 7Zd t<, Kd light 7gd to 73<1. Cows, extra pood. 73d U) (id; good, ijd to Tld; seconds, ffid to <d: scored ond dirty, r>ld to 6d: cut s}d to 6U; damaged. 4Jd to od; ktps. ffid to Tid: sUbs, Cd to 6}d; yearling, 73d to *}d; calfskins, best »id to 10d; good, SJd to fW; meaty, 7d to "jd; cut and damaged hides, 4jd to 53d per lb. Skins.—Butchers , picked skins, double tleece. C/ 3 to H/6: extra larpe, «' to 6/3; large. ',/ to 5/6: medium, 4/3 to 4/tf; small, 3/6 to :W); extra small, 2/« to 2/9; lambskins, large 5/ to 5/3: medium. 4/ to 4/0: small. V to 3/6: conntry dry skins. 5/ to 5/6: good. 4/6 to 5/; medium, a/ to ■Vβ; ! pelts, large. J/T5 to 1/6: medium, 1/ to l/8j email, 'M to 1/; rat eaten and wecvily skins. 4il In 4»d; pelts and lambskins -'d to 2jd per 11). Tallow.—Best mixed, in shipment casßs, 25/ to 23A5: Rood. 24/ to 24rt3; medium, 2S/ to 23/<5: inferior. 20/ to 21/ per cwt. Rough Kat.—VJd to Ud per lb. OowtaUs.—l/8 per dozen. 1 Horsehair.—Tall, 1/6 to 1,T); mane, nd to ; ji j<l per Hi. Bones.—Good. dry. £1 17/e to £5 per ton. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent JOHNSON'VILLE. Wednesday. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Johnsonvllle sale ns follows:— A bIR entry of sheep and cattle came forward. Sheep were 1/ easier, owine to the uncertainty of the skin market. Bullocks sold nt late rates. Medium bullocks, £11 10/ to £11 15/: lighter, £11 5/ to £11 ~.i\j; extra heavy wethers. 31/6: prlmn heavy wethers, UT/: prime wethers, 24,<r> to 24/1 to 23/4; lighter. 2.V0 to 2+/; extra heavy ewes, 27/ to Xi/S: prime ewes. 23/0: pliilii pwes. W/7 to 21/4. ArfTRAI.iAX MARKETS. SYDNEY, this ilar: Wheat: Buyers 4/. sellers 4 "1. Flour. £10. Oats: Tasmanian. 8/S: Algerian, feed 2/7:.milling 2/G. Barley: English 2/C, Oape. feed 2/6: seed. 2/10. Maize: 3,0 to 4/ Pollar'l: ">.'o. Potatoes: Tasmanlan. £6 7/, Onions: Victorian. £7 ",' to 17 10/: New' Zealand, £0 10-: picUlers. £2 18/ to £3. Butter-. Selected. 122-: secondaries. 102/ t" 104 . Cheese: 8d to !>d. Bacnn: SJd. ADKLAII>K, tbis day. Wheat: 3/11 to 4/9. Pollard: 1/4 10 1/5. MEL-BOURNE, this day. The hlflej tale* ha»e been put off lndefinluiy. en tecetuut of lJu ttk.