HIDES. SKINS AND TALLOW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 55, 6 March 1935, Page 4

HIDES. SKINS AND TALLOW.

SALE AT PARNELL. At yesterday's sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow at Parnell, there was a good attendance of buyers representing shippers and local tanners. There was steady competition in all classes, with values firm at late rates. Tallow continues in keen demand, with values still higher. Following are Quotations:—

Sheepskins.— Ury: Halfbrod and fine crossbred, OVid per Ib: medium crossbred, 4%d Ib; eoaiwe crossbred, 4'/nl; halt' to three-quarter wool, s'Ad; quarter to half wool, 4(1; quarter wool, 3%d; lambs, O'Ad; pelts, 3%d. Salted: Best woolly, 4/3' each; medium, 1/8 to 2/1; lain be, 1/(3 to -V. Hides.—Abattoirs: Extra heavy ox, 6%d per Ib; heavy, 6%d; medium, 6Vid; light, S'/id; extra heavy cow, sd; heavy and medium cow, 3d; light, 4%d: kips, 5V4d; yearlings, 7%d: best calf, 9d; good, 8d; inferior and damaged, 3d to 6Vul. Country butchers: Extra heavy ox. o%d: heavy, 5%d; medium, 5%d; light, 4%d; extra heavy cow, heavy and medium, 4V6d; light, 4V4d; kipe, 4M>d; yearlings, sVid; best calf, S'/ad: good. "Vid; inferior and damaged, 3d to Gil. Tallow.—Bent mixed. 22/0 per ewt; medium, 20/; poor, 16/0. CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN. Writing under date January 24, Messrs. W. Weddel and Co. state: — Business is extremely quiet so far as hides are concerned, and it looks as if we are going to experience this nosition until there are more settled conditions in the States. It certainly seems at the present time as if the North American market is the only one which is in a position to take the lead. .European markets have been doing very little trading, chiefly through the unsettled political and financial situation.

In colonial hides business has been extremely poor. This is entirely due to the lack of offers during the past week. We have cabled everv day to try to obtain something from New Zealand, but the renly has always been in the negative. We quote 4%d for New Zealand freezer cows, 30-501b, and abattoirs could probably be obtained at %d less.