HIDES SKISS AND TALLOW.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 53, 2 March 1916, Page 8

HIDES SKISS AND TALLOW.

-'Messrs.-Alfred Buckland and Sons report haying-held their usual weekly sale of hides' skins, wool, etc.. .at the Hayiiiitrkec on Tuesday, with, an extra large catalogue of all lines. Hides. —Market firm. for good grades. •Light ox, butcners' and freezers Ud. 10 '-'sd: medium- ox, 9id to 9Jd; stout, lOd; cow, I best lines, 9d; medium. Bid to B}d; poor I quality steer and cow, 7d to 7Jd; damaged and sloppy, 4d to sd; had shape and meaty, C*d to lid; horsehides, not in demand. 5/ to 7/0, according to size and condition; damaged, practically no value; stag hidtc', sld to 6}d; kips, 7d to 74d for country; Sid to 8J for butcners - ; yearlings, 7*d to Sd for moor condition; Sid to 9d for best grades; calfskins, best, ttlb weights, OJd to lud; medium lines, BJd to 9d; meaty, 7d to 8d; cut otd to 7d; damaged and sloppy, 3d to sd; hard dried. 1/ to 2/ eacn; badly damaged, .no value. SbeepsKiiit'.—butchers' pelts, 4/3 to 5/8 for best; bare pelts," 1/9 to 2/9; lamb skins, 3/9 to 4/11; shorn lambs, 1/6.t0-2/; dried skins, equal to-9Jd per lb for good conditioned lots;, other than damaged lots, 8d to 9d; damaged and- seedy, 3d to 6d per lb; badfy. damaged'and weevil-eaten -pelts, practically no value. . . . Wool.—Bright crossbred, In hags ana dumps, l'2d to 13* d; rough and dingy, 9id to lid; bellies and pieces, 7sd to BJd; locks and pieces, 4Jd/to t%d; dead-wool, inferior, 7d to Sd; clean and sound, 9d to lid. Part seedy and seedy wool much lower in value, with practically no sale for wool woven witbliutawai or biddy-biddy seed; Lambs, clean, 12d to 13d; dingy, lOd to Hid; pare seedy lots, <>d to Sid. Tallow.—ln chimnent casks, 27/ to 30/ for best: in barrels, 25/ to 27/6; in tins, 22/G to 25/; extra hard and clean. 28/ per cwt.' Bones, 5/6 per cwt. Horsenalr:—Tail, 1/5.t0 1/7; mixed, 1/ to 1/3;: mane, 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report as follows:— \Ve" submitted and sold large catalogues of bides, skins, and tallow on Tiiec-day: Hides.—Market firm at late prices. We quote:—Extra stout ox, 10ad to lid; stout ox, lOu to 101: medium ox.. 9Vd'to-9|d; light ox. 9dto Did; cows.'best lines. to'Sjd; good, Sid to SSd; inferior, 7$ to Bid; stags, 6d to 6£d; kips, B}d to Sid; calfekins, best, to lOi'd; good, bid to 9*d; cut and damaged, 5d to 7d. Sheepskins:—Market ' advanced. Best butchers' skins, to 13/: medium, 7/6 to 9/3; small,. 4/ to .6/3; lambs and pelts, 4/9 to 5/6; country dry and woolly skins, best, to OJd per lb; good, 7id to Sid per lb; inferior, 2id. to.6d per lb. , -. - Tallow.—Market firm. Beet mixed,, in shipment casks, to 30/; good, 25/6 to 27/6; inferior, 22/ to 24/3; rough fat, l t d to 2Jd per. lb. ■ ■ - Bones, £5. Cowtails, 1/ per dozen. Horsehair, 1/3 to !/6jd. . .Wool.—ln bags and dumps, selling freely. Bright crossbred. 12d to 13d; coarse crossbred, 101 dto Hid: inferior and log-stained, 9d to 9ifd: lambs, best, .to 12d;good, l'Od to lid: seedy, 2d to 6d; locks-ana pieces, 3d to SJd. i - ; Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., . re- : port having held, their usual weekly sale of i aides, skins, tallow, etc., on Tuesday February 29, 1916. Hides.—The market is quiet, with fair

demand -at reduced prices. Good hides under embargo: weights are selling well.-Butchers' hides, well uayed and - conditioned extra stout, to lOJd;- medium, 9id to 10d*; light, 83d toOjd;:cow, well ilayed and conditioned to Od; wet conditioned, Sd toSJd; dirty, ecored, or.sloppy hides at lower, rates; damaged and cut, 6d ot 7Jd; stags, 4jd to 6id; kips, 71V1 to Od; calf, best lines, to OJd; good,' Sd to ,9d;-. cut, damaged and meaty, 5d to 6d. ... . Sheepskins.—Market firn», with prices improving for butchers' salted skins Dry, woolly skins, best, 9d to 9M per lb; seconds .id to 8d; dry pelts, 1/ to 2/, according to length of wool; skins with weevil-eaten and weather-stained- -pelts -at lower rates; butchers' salted pelts and lambe, best 4/tS to 5/; small.-2/6 to: 4/. \ •Tallow.—iilarket a little lower.: Best in shipment. casks, 27/6; in 4cwt casks good .24/ to .26/; seconds, 20/ to 22/; tins,' 20/ to 26/, according.to nuality.. Cowtaile?.—l/.per dozen. •Horsehair.—Tail, l/6Jd; mixed,.!/ to 1/5; mane, 7d. to .lOd.: . • . ■<■■ -• -'; Bones.—Good- dry,'" £5 per- ton. " '"■ Wool-—ln~ sacks juid dnmps, market firm. We quote:—Bright crossbred, 12id to 14o;----cotted and.dingy. 10d.'te-:il*d; pieced', 6d to 9d; locks, 3d to Sid. - ' ™'» • Messrs.. GW. Binney md Sons report for hides, skins,, tallow, etc.:— -• Hides.—Owing to the restrictions on the h^ rt ,° f ,, hJd , es > from V~i Zealand, values have declined to the extent of Id to lid per lb-for. all- descriptions.- Extra stoii't v? <t*M ■ i'il" 9d; ww ' extr a good 83d to Sid,, good Sid to BSd, seconds Sd to Sid scored and dirty 7-Id to Bd. cut 7*l to Sd damaged 6d to 6}d; kips, Sid-to 8M; stag": 7? - to „,9 d; yearlings,- 84d to Sid; calfskins, m to 9}d, good SJd to.9d, meaty 6d CUt ***'■ damagc(l calfskins, Skins. .— .-Market advanced. Butchers' picked.' skins, full-woolled 10/6 to 14/ extra large; 12/ to 12/6, large 10/6 to 11/6! medium 9/6 to 10/, small 7/ to 7/6 extra smajl.-o/6-to 6/: spring lambs, large 4/6 to.o/, medium 3/5 t0,4/,- small '3/ to 3/3bare pelts, .larger 4/ to 4/6, medium 3/ to 3/6, small 2/ to 2/9; country dry" skins good-Sld -to; 9Jd. medium BJd to 9d- rateaten and weevily skips, 6d ,to-61d;- rat«s*t n « a , nd w l eTi 'y' P elt s and lambskins, 2d to 3d per ;lb. ' ' Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, in !"S, m £ nt cask8 ' 29/ to 30/, medium 27/6 to 28/6,. good in small casks 26/6 to "7/6 medium 25/6 to 26/, inferibr 23/-to "4/B per cwt; in tins and drums, 22/6 to-24/6 Rough Fat.—ljd :per lb. '°" ' Bopes.—GoocU dry, £5 to £5 10/ per ton. Sd to rS 9d air ' S °° d ' 1A t0 1/2; mane ' Wool.—ln bags • and dnnrps. — SunorlSdttfh^it t0 1M: ? ed / nm c ™ssbred, lH?-tp..l/; heavy crossbred, 10Jd,to lld : dingy, Sid'to lOd; bellies and pieces & to Sid: locks. 5W to 6Jd; dead Voo,?'Wd .to 1043;. seedy wool, hard to place Some . line?, no, bid offered. c - °° mc .