COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 74, 26 March 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

HIDES. SKINS. ETC. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering 'nmuunv report on tne sale of hides ca.t.klns. tallow, et,-., held oa Tuesday, Mar__ ::i i 'a'r wet ! n «w>d demand. Whereas ,_r i.est liii. "at the -Wl- held hist week ,;, wl 4-4,1 ~n Tu'sdav we disposed or 1 Hue at ___d. a record for Auckland. We '"i'lVe^—o_ washed 26.1 to 26_d_ medium 0 heavy 10 23d. light to 22_J. damaged to • 7J.1- cow. washed" 24_d. best _0-l to '22d. l.ma-M lO.d: kips. __: calf, best to ..-id. i•„ r,i'.i. damaged, at relatively lower Tallow.—Shipping .-asks. TO' to 73/ per •wt- barrels and tins fir) to TO per cwt. Hones.—Dry. up to £S 10•' per ton. Horsehair.— Long. _ 11: seconds, long 1 s. mixed -. "3 per 11.. Cow Tails.—Large. '_ per do_. : small. I 4 - _ _ l_._.s Rabbit Skins.— Well stretched v. m.er .kic.s to '.13.1 per lb: second winter, to .od. milk-r does to 4Sd. suckers and gutted .klni to "M. Messrs. Ilnlsetv ..rd Co.. Ltd.. report riving held their weekly sale of hides, etc.. .11 Tuesday March 23. I._»- Uur catalogue -..nsi-ted of upwards ~f l-i«"i hides, and the .vhole was cleared under keen competition. l--rc.-7".ni.- Works hides, heavy ox 10 _.d. medium _..-d. li'-'ht 24d. cows 24.1: best '.u'cher'-i hides ox stunt, to -Oil. medium and light 22,1 to 24.1. second quality ITd to in,.- ~,,w- l„,s; to 24d. seconds 1-..1 to l*.i. ve-irlin- : '"d to 'J.-.I: calfskins, best to 4...1. ncavv and meaty l_d t., 2--.1: cut damaged ■ml 'ilirtv hides :u lower rates: horse hair, •-.il t., 1 « mixe. 1 :'. to 1 ... mane lOd. V, Mow '.o-t in shipment casks, to t. - per -,in: broken packages t_n t.. _t>3 per ton. Bones, dry. £S 3 per ton. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A-ency Company. Ltd.. report having sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow oii Tuesday as follows-:-Iliues.-Market brisk, with good competition 1 ix tides, ext.„ neavy 2:_l to -*'- mecium 21-d to 22..1. light 2nd ""ild; ,-,,w t.e-t old to 22.1. good l'.'.t to l'.i__. interior ITd to l._d: kips. '-..I to 24d: yearlug- t,, 24-1- calfskins, best lines 4od to t.'.id. good -"'.ld to -tid. cut and damaged ltd t..'24d; stags, luid 10 12Jd; damaged hides, Ud t0'14.1. • . ... -,-_-. Tallow —P.cst mixed, m shipment casks. Si. to -.2 -: good, in small casks. ,<_> 10 7.-, ; medium. oO to On ; inferior. 4..; to is 1';- rough fat. bd lb. Hones, ill). Horsehair. 1"1 to IS. . Vlfred Bucklaud and Sons. Ltd of the ___Vro_r_et. report having held their weekly sale of hides, skins ami tallow on Tuesday Heavy hides were keenly competed for. and sold nt record prices, 24d to L-id per lb for sound .._... --".lb weight and upwards lleavv calfskins, yearlings, and kips dropped 4d perjb in^ sympathy with -.-" r .--W''V: at" 4xl'to ...'.'. i. The latter price'was paid for -I cashed calfskins of jib net weight, and Is a record for the firm's Hides.—Cow. heavy 22d. light 21d: ox. light l'.'il to 22.d: ox. mediuiui and stout. 24,1 to 2tid: kliis". 21d: yearlings, 2_d; calfskins, best light grades to ..ud. washed. 32} d; faulty hides and calfskins at prices rclati'velv lower: horse bides, 21/ to -Hi each, according to size and condition. Tallow. —Iv barrels and tins, 3S/ to _~ per cwt. Hon.s —£. 10 to £0 per ton. Horsehair.—l.B to 1 _ tor tail: 1 3 to 1 44 for mixed. Rabbitskins.—Well-stretched, heavy summers, -V per lh: lower _rades I__l to 46d per lb. ' COUNTRY STOCK SALES. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co.. Ltd.. report:— We hell our monthly stock sale at Kati Kali on Thursday. ISth inst.. when we had a full yarding of ail .lasses of stock. There was a good deiuand throughout the sale, and all lines changed hands at satisfactory prices, good weaners. in particular, being in keen competition. Prices were as follow.-: Kat and forward cows. £.s 3 to £'.> lo: good stores. £6 1 to £7 T lj: poor aud oil. £3 lb to £0 16 : 2i-year in-calf heifers igoodi, £8 1 to £.S 17/, £9 T . others £7 T U to £S 7, : ;. to 3*-vear steers. £9 to £'.1 l : 25-year steers. £T to £7 Hi : ls-.iioulb steers. £4 3. to £3 3 : IS-uiouth empty heifers. £4 to £4 14 : weaner steers. £2 1 to £4: weaner heifers. £2 6 to £3 3 : mixed, 26 to £2: hulls. £6 11 to £s 16-. At Mangaroa, on Thursday. 19th. we had a good var.ling. mostly grow-n steers. Competition nils not so keen as at recent sales, hut the hulk of the yarding changed hands at sntisfactorv prices. A line of 34 to 4ivear.dd Polled Angus bullocks from Gisi.orne average.! £13 13". We quote: — Three and a half to 4j-year bullocks. £12 11 to £13 13 : fat and forwards cows, £9 14 : g 1 -lores. £1) 13.' :o £7 5 ; bull. £11: 2-venr in-calf heifers. £.: dairy cows. j;!i io to £1": 6-toorh wethers. 31 '.». \l our Tirail sale on Wednesday. 24th ins: w- var.l,-1 12..J sheep and 114- cattle of all classes. The demand for t.eef was ,',„-„! also for all "lasses of sheep, while grown steers were good buying. We ' Fa. steers. £44 T . to £1T 10 ; heavy fat in 'fresh conditioned cows. £7 7' to £-« 1-, ■ -;ore cows. £3 T 6 to £6 10 ; old and poorer sorts. £3 13 : __-ye_.r to 4-year steers. £11 1" tn £12 19 : 2* to 3-year steers. £9 T 6 to £lo: 2 to 2.-year steers. £6 to £* 1 : 2 to 24-year heifers. £T I<_ _o £-S 3 : 1- to 2n-inon_h heifers. £3 to £6: I.S to 2u-monih steers. £4 _„ ~, _- _f, ■ 23' to 37-6: steer calves, 27 6 to £3: bulls. £7 10 to £9 3 . Fat Sheep.—Mixed. £2 2 6: fat wethers. 30 6to 3-". _: fat ewes. 2S t 0 30 6; fat woolly laml.s. 26 3 to 27 : store ewes. 17 4 to 19 6, others 14, : lanit.s. ;•; to £1. others 13. I'igs.—Weaners. 14' to 17 6: porkers £3 4 to £3 in ; ha. oners, £6 3 to £6 10.'.